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Alexandra David-Neel s'intéressa fort jeune à l'Asie. Voulant en apprendre les coutumes, sa recherche de spiritualité bouddhiste la conduit au Sikkim en 1912. Elle se rend à Lachen, où elle rencontre Lachen Gomchen Rinpoché qui va lui enseigner le bouddhisme, les coutumes et la littérature. En 1914, elle fait la connaissance de Aphur Yongden. Elle cherche alors à se rendre à Lhassa, la capitale du Tibet, nouvellement indépendant. Mais elle est arrêtée par les autorités britanniques en raison de la guerre. Ils tentent alors de passer par le Nord, à travers le désert de Gobi. Ils atteignent finalement Lhassa en 1924, déguisés en mendiant.
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02:38Gently, gently
02:40To you
02:50Everything's fine, I have nothing
03:18Come on, I'm almost there.
03:19You gave us quite a fright, Ms. David Nell.
03:39THANKS
03:40Ah, Mrs. David Nell, I've heard a lot about you.
03:43Welcome, I am Prince Kumar
03:45Delighted to welcome you to Sikkim
03:48You are interested in our traditions, aren't you?
03:50Since the 17th century, all the rulers of Sikkim have been of Tibetan origin.
03:54This is where our Buddhist faith comes from.
03:57I would like to deepen my knowledge
03:59Especially with regard to your philosophy
04:02It is in the heart of Tibet that the foundations of our culture lie.
04:05But it's impossible to go there right now.
04:08The war is raging
04:10However, at Tchène, on our northern border, there is a monastery that will interest you.
04:15The superior is a venerable Tibetan lama
04:17Will he want to see me?
04:19Of course, I will accompany you
04:31God, what a magnificent landscape!
04:34This is the monastery
04:38You know, the lama spends most of the year in his hermitage.
04:42Without seeing anyone
04:43He very rarely comes down from his mountain
04:48Their primary function is to remind us that good cannot exist without evil.
04:56That's why, here is a holy woman from Europe
04:59She embarked on the path of knowledge
05:02Furthermore, she is highly educated.
05:07Do you feel like you are seeing something authentic here?
05:11What does appearance mean?
05:12It is not by her that things can be judged
05:14Yes, all of this is just an illusion.
05:17It's good for those who can't understand
05:19The true light is within.
05:21Each of us is a whole
05:22Like day and night, life and death
05:25Opposites that are but one beyond words
05:29You have seen the ultimate light
05:31After that, there's nothing left.
05:33It seems that your current life is the culmination of your karma.
05:37That's probably what brought us together.
05:39Continue your quest and come back one day.
05:42With this scarf, he pays tribute to you.
05:44It's a blessing
05:45You managed to please him.
05:49This is where your escort will leave you.
05:51I also have to go back
05:52I took the liberty of choosing an aide-de-camp for you.
05:54You're going to need it
05:55He is a very trustworthy boy
05:57His name is Ashu Ryangden
06:00Pleased to meet you
06:00What a wise man this Tibetan monk is!
06:02If only I could go to Tibet
06:04You'll see, you'll see my children
06:06She will go there one day despite the obstacles
06:09Nothing can stop this will
06:10Which she has been demonstrating since her earliest childhood
06:15Decide on a lifestyle that you will maintain both alone and in the presence of others.
06:19At the beginning of the 20th century, there was a growing interest in Buddhism.
06:22To the culture of Asian countries
06:23Alexandra more than anyone else
06:25At 20, she had learned Sanskrit and Chinese
06:30Melting power to go to Tibet
06:32She will travel thousands of kilometers
06:35And to do what no Westerner had done before her
06:40In Nepal, she goes to where the Buddha
06:42She experienced enlightenment
06:51I am going to die
06:55Is it really that important?
06:56In any case, this whole life is just a dream.
07:09The place is pleasant, we'll stop over
07:11We need supplies
07:15Let's welcome foreigners properly.
07:18Welcome among us, foreigners
07:34But where are the men?
07:37Tell me, where are the men of the village?
07:39They travel, venerable stranger
07:41They will sell or trade our products and bring back others.
07:44All men?
07:46Yes, everyone, only the women, children, the elderly, and the notables remain, of course.
07:50Ah good ?
07:51Can you tell your friends that I need some lumberjacks to cut some wood for us?
07:55I pay a good price
07:59Come on, I want a whole bunch of them!
08:12We are a social community, you know.
08:16Only the council has the right to distribute the work and appoint the workers
08:20In the meantime, the wages from work must go to our community.
08:23At the banquet cashier's desk
08:26Yes, potatoes
08:28We need thirty bags
08:29Only large ones, they're easier to prepare
08:41THANKS
08:45According to our constitution, no one should be given preferential treatment.
08:48Potatoes are born small, medium, and large.
08:53They must be eaten by everyone, small, medium, and large.
08:57Furthermore, since no one should be favored, these are not the people you chose.
09:00Well, all the villagers who are supposed to supply you with small, medium, and large potatoes.
09:33In the meantime, the money is confiscated.
10:03This cannot be accepted
10:07But I told you that no one should be favored, didn't I?
10:11You should have contacted us
10:13And you would have sent us one dog per family
10:15No, no, we don't have that many dogs.
10:1740 more
10:23It was time for us to leave; we would have had 40 dogs.
10:29A little later, back at the oak tree
10:31It's extraordinary, I dreamt of the Gomchen and now he's inviting me to visit him
10:35By expressing his desire to see you again, the hermit is doing you a great honor.
10:40The Gomchen hermitage is at an altitude of 4000 meters.
10:44You need a good horse to achieve that.
10:46Do you want a horse to go into the mountains?
10:49Yes
10:49Follow me
10:56He's my sweetest horse
10:58We'll see.
11:07That's incredible
11:09Yet he is as gentle as a lamb
11:11Look
11:14I tell you, a lamb
11:15It's true
11:17I know that horse
11:19He is always very gentle
11:20It's the foreigner's fault
11:22She is dressed as a Buddhist
11:23But she is a Christian who came to corrupt our beliefs
11:25It seems she wants to go to the Gomchen hermitage
11:28It's the hermit's fault
11:29There are demos around him
11:30The horse doesn't want to go
11:33Are you the lady llama?
11:35My master from Gomchen is sending you this mare
11:37She knows the way
11:39You just have to let her go
11:55Go back where you came from, foreigner.
11:57We don't want you here
11:58Yes, go away
11:59We don't want you
12:00Only strength impresses them.
12:01Should we strike?
12:02If we don't do it, they're the ones who will strike.
12:06So strike, but hard and fast.
12:26One more step and we'll be firing into the crowd.
12:34Oh, look!
12:35Welcome, glad to see you again
12:37It seems you encountered some difficulties along the way.
12:39I suspected as much.
12:40But everything is fine now
12:41We are not very far away now.
12:42Follow me
12:43Here we are in Fenatang
12:45You'll need to build a hut around here.
12:47I will ask the people of the village to help us
13:11Here I am, a property owner in the Himalayas
13:14Isn't that fantastic?
13:16It's time to go see our hermit
13:28Come and sit down
13:29How time passes
13:32You see, that was twenty years ago.
13:33That I came to settle here, far from the world
13:35Meditation and crowds don't mix well.
13:38Alone on a mountain, lying on the bare rock
13:40We feel free and without fear
13:42Bigger than a prince
13:43The equal of a god
13:44To help you understand Tibet
13:46I will teach you the language first.
13:48And other things too
13:49Look, here we read Chin Tao
13:52Crazy tchéoupé crazy tchinchiao
13:54It is important to control your breathing
14:09The world is our dream
14:10Illusion is created at every moment by our thoughts.
14:12The constant tension prevents us from getting lost in this illusion
14:15Yes, I agree with your words
14:17Because Buddha said that ceremonies, even religious ones, are an obstacle to salvation.
14:27Your initiation is complete.
14:29The light that dwells within you now must serve you to guide others through the darkness
14:33You will be called the lamp of wisdom
14:35As for you, Yongden, you will be an ocean of compassion
14:38It's time for you to go and discover Tibet
14:45Alexandra David Nel, we have come to inform you of your expulsion from Sikkim.
14:48This is war
14:49The governor representing His Majesty
14:51No longer allows the presence of civilians in this region
14:54Our sources tell us that you want to go to Tibet
14:57You know, it's forbidden
14:59Yes, it's very unfortunate.
15:01Having to turn back so close to the goal
15:03But that's not what's going to stop Alexandra
15:05To make themselves forgotten by the British authorities
15:08She embarks for Calcutta
15:11Alexandra, what you went through there is fascinating, almost unbelievable.
15:15Here, look, my dear.
15:16What spiritual strength it must take for six holy men to renounce everything
15:22You know what to do
15:24Let's not always trust appearances.
15:26We will soon find out if this man has given up everything
15:28Even for the good of this world
15:34In value! In value!
15:39From Calcutta, she will travel to Burma
15:41Then in Malaysia, Japan, Korea, China
15:43And finally, in Mongolia
15:45From there, she will cross the border clandestinely.
15:47To finally enter Tibet
15:50We will first go to the Kumbum monastery
15:52I was told that there is a library of very old texts there.
15:55Yes, and 3500 less to not live there
15:57It's almost a city
16:12Let's go
16:17Look, there's Gatsang, the lord of Kumbum!
16:20A very great lama was reincarnated in him
16:23But he is still too young to reign.
16:25And here is the reigning monarch.
16:31Alexandra will spend 18 months in Kumbum
16:33Learning at the library with the wise scholars who are there
16:41She will eventually be ordained a grand lama
16:43I will try to live up to the honor you bestow upon me.
16:47And to spread the wisdom you instilled in me
16:56I would now like to go to Lhasa
16:58The capital, you're not thinking about it
17:00It's a forbidden city
17:02Ah, those young people
17:03You would have to cross war-torn regions
17:06And the epidemics, cholera, the plague
17:08I've come this far, I'll get there.
17:11We are, after all, an escort.
17:13It's safer
17:17It's best not to tell them anything about our destination.
17:20Superstitious as they are
17:22They were afraid that the gods might cause some catastrophes.
17:25To prevent us from reaching Lhasa
17:38Back up
17:38It's up to you to back down.
17:41Come on, back up!
17:42But that's impossible.
17:44We have over 100 camels
17:45You only have a few mules
17:48Obviously, he's not wrong
17:49But we cannot afford to lose face
17:51It would be a disgrace to give in to the demands of these Mongols.
17:55Our men would not forgive us.
17:56In this case, back up
18:00But... but... but...
18:02You're going to back away faster than that
18:04We have guns too.
18:06Clear out, come on, clear out
18:08You see, they're wearing masthead outfits
18:10These may be very important people
18:13Yes, I think it's best to let them through.
18:20We're setting up camp for the night here.
18:28Topgial, go to the stream and get some water, please.
18:31They approach
18:32Shh!
18:37Stay hidden, you idiot.
18:39You're going to get us noticed
18:41Shh!
18:48Over there, over there, there are bandits
18:51Don't look at them
18:52Let's pretend nothing happened, okay?
18:54You're going to tell the others to reload our things
18:56And you, go get my pistol from my mule's saddlebag.
19:07While you were at it, you should have taken the biscuits too.
19:10We would have invited these bandits for tea
19:16They're laughing, chief
19:18They are not afraid
19:19That's how it is.
19:20Well, I'll show them.
19:23Attack!
19:25Come on, guys!
19:26Come on !
19:29They're good, boss.
19:31Hey, come back!
19:33They didn't make the joke
19:34They didn't make the joke
19:41Quickly, turn to the side
19:50THANKS
19:53Let's see if they can put us up for the night
19:58My mistress, who is a great lady, Lama
20:00Looking for shelter to spend the night
20:02But with joy, our you and yours, noble traveler
20:05Would you like some yak butter tea?
20:08Gladly
20:10You are welcome
20:11Take a seat on the kang
20:13I'm going to heat it up
20:20Here
20:21It smells good
20:24If you are a lady, Lama
20:25You surely possess great healing powers.
20:28So tomorrow, the villagers will come to receive your blessings.
20:31Of course, with great pleasure
20:33Tomorrow
20:34We'll leave you now; you're probably tired.
20:36The kang will keep you warm
20:41Are you hungry?
20:43That's luxury today.
20:45Our mistress receives all the villagers to bestow her blessings upon them.
20:49So, to thank her, he offers her what they have
20:52A little bit of mutton
20:55I have to leave on a long and dangerous journey
20:58Do you have a charm to protect me from accidents?
21:03Gong Yang
21:05Here's a sweet song to ward off misfortune from your path
21:09I have a lot of work
21:11I also have to take care of my children
21:12But a demon has taken up residence in my head
21:15And I have pain there
21:17It's ring, rilbou
21:19Longevity pills
21:20With this, you will banish the demon in your head.
21:23And you won't be in pain anymore.
21:24My father died recently
21:26Can you tell me what became of him?
21:28Did he have a happy rebirth?
21:31Give me a moment
21:32Next, I'll tell you what's going on.
21:37Your father has already been reborn in our world
21:40He is the son of a wealthy merchant
21:41Have no more sorrow
21:42He is loved by his new family.
21:44And he will live in comfort
22:00Stop, where are you going?
22:01My mistress, the venerable Lama
22:03The ambrosia of wisdom and myself
22:04We make a pilgrimage to the hall, the capital
22:07Impossible, there's a war in the region
22:09We are obliged to take you to Jackyendo
22:11And under escort
22:14We spent the whole winter here
22:16And I've had enough
22:16I want to leave again
22:18Yes, but how?
22:19The Tibetans categorically refuse
22:21To let us pass into the Chinese zone
22:23And the Chinese are blocking access to Tibetan areas.
22:25They won't let us through.
22:26Because we are important people
22:29If we were merely simple beggars
22:31Who would care about our route?
22:38But whatever the case may be
22:39Despite your llama outfits, you remain European.
22:42No problem, we'll ditch our llama clothes
22:45Our escort, our mules
22:46As for me
22:48This will be sorted out quickly.
22:51And there you have it, now I look like Bikou!
22:54The mendicant nuns
22:57Who will recognize me now?
22:59I will be your old mother
23:00Are you ready for this final stretch, my son?
23:03I will go everywhere, you will go
23:05Alexandra will therefore try her luck again.
23:07In conditions more difficult than ever
23:09She makes a wide detour through Yunnan, China
23:13Cross the Mekong again
23:14And disappears completely for four months.
23:25Yongden, there, look
23:28Oh, there, that
23:50Yes, yes, of course, but that's it
23:51Next week
24:13And now, what are you going to do?
24:17Nothing, I've already met the most prestigious Lamas in Tibet
24:21I came to Lhasa because they wanted to stop me.
24:24Never forget, Yongden
24:26Go as your heart leads you and according to the sight of your eyes
24:29Now I'm going home
24:30Do you want to come to Europe with me?
24:32You will be there like my son
24:34My heart tells me to follow you, lamp of wisdom
24:39I thought I'd be leaving for a year or two
24:42It's been fourteen years since I left
24:44Here I am, sixty years old.
24:46Ah, Yongden, I would need to live a hundred years to be able to tell everything I've experienced
24:52She didn't know how right she was.
24:54From her adventures, Alexandra David-Nel would go on to write several novels.
24:57And the translations of the sacred texts that she brought back
25:01They will occupy him for many years
25:03In 1937, she returned to Asia
25:05And she will stay there for nine years.
25:07Blocked by World War II
25:09After his return and until his death
25:12She would go on to write eleven more books on Tibet.
25:14Its philosophy, its magic, its mysteries
25:17This incredible woman even goes so far as to request a new passport
25:20While she is a hundred years old
25:22Probably in preparation for one last trip
25:31The explorers
25:34Discover the world
25:35They made the earth
25:36Rounds
25:37These innovators
25:39They will still find ways to forge their own paths.
25:42And then offer them to the souls
25:45Like offering a peace apple
25:47To you, to us, to me
25:49I believe
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