Film Comparison
The two films, Enlighten Up and Naked in Ashes show the two different sides of yoga in the eastern and western cultures. Nick Rosen is an unemployed journalist who comes along with Kate Churchill, a filmmaker, in order to see what happens when a novice is exposed to the practice of yoga. Santosh Giri, a 14-year old boy from India who is training for the life of a yogi. Together, Nick Rosen and Santosh Giri illustrate the two different spectrums of yoga in the world today.
Nick and Kate spend a couple months together to travel and explore the different practices of yoga in order to find its secret to enlightenment. In the beginning, Nick believed that physical fitness brought happiness, and that he couldn’t relate to spiritual …show more content…
He now knows that true yoga is that with God. Asanas were more of a practice in western yoga. Also, in life, you cannot do things yourself, so you take on the help of something else such as God. At the end of his journey, doing things in the morning made him feel good, and he also had increased flexibility. Nick was able to mentally open the black box of his mind, and gained personal insight and a second perspective of himself. This made him more compassionate and understanding. The physical aspect of yoga was minor and didn’t have much impact on his life, but he did feel that life was different and that he is happier with life. Nick stated that yoga has no simple definition. All of his teachers never really defined the final destination of yoga. They all offered different variations of “keep practicing” and “you will find it within …show more content…
They live on what others give them, relying on the support of charity. The hermits gave their lives for the sake of their souls, and believed that they can only become yogis through the mercy of the lord. Doing good unto others is the greatest virtue in this material world. In contrast to Nick Rosen’s journey, Santosh Giri was first found wandering alone in at a religious festival at the age of 11 before being taken in by his guru, Shiv Raj Giri, who trained him for the life of a yogi. Shiv Raj Giri believed that life is to help others, and in doing so, God will help them. These gurus are also known to constantly move between holy places so that they don’t become attached to the land. Shiv Raj Giri was a believer in natural foods and only drinking from the sacred water of the Ganges. His one fear was that yogis will eventually become extinct in fifteen
The two films, Enlighten Up and Naked in Ashes show the two different sides of yoga in the eastern and western cultures. Nick Rosen is an unemployed journalist who comes along with Kate Churchill, a filmmaker, in order to see what happens when a novice is exposed to the practice of yoga. Santosh Giri, a 14-year old boy from India who is training for the life of a yogi. Together, Nick Rosen and Santosh Giri illustrate the two different spectrums of yoga in the world today.
Nick and Kate spend a couple months together to travel and explore the different practices of yoga in order to find its secret to enlightenment. In the beginning, Nick believed that physical fitness brought happiness, and that he couldn’t relate to spiritual …show more content…
He now knows that true yoga is that with God. Asanas were more of a practice in western yoga. Also, in life, you cannot do things yourself, so you take on the help of something else such as God. At the end of his journey, doing things in the morning made him feel good, and he also had increased flexibility. Nick was able to mentally open the black box of his mind, and gained personal insight and a second perspective of himself. This made him more compassionate and understanding. The physical aspect of yoga was minor and didn’t have much impact on his life, but he did feel that life was different and that he is happier with life. Nick stated that yoga has no simple definition. All of his teachers never really defined the final destination of yoga. They all offered different variations of “keep practicing” and “you will find it within …show more content…
They live on what others give them, relying on the support of charity. The hermits gave their lives for the sake of their souls, and believed that they can only become yogis through the mercy of the lord. Doing good unto others is the greatest virtue in this material world. In contrast to Nick Rosen’s journey, Santosh Giri was first found wandering alone in at a religious festival at the age of 11 before being taken in by his guru, Shiv Raj Giri, who trained him for the life of a yogi. Shiv Raj Giri believed that life is to help others, and in doing so, God will help them. These gurus are also known to constantly move between holy places so that they don’t become attached to the land. Shiv Raj Giri was a believer in natural foods and only drinking from the sacred water of the Ganges. His one fear was that yogis will eventually become extinct in fifteen