Dialogue: Imagine

Master

It is hard to achieve peace, if there is a demon, never leaving.

Contemplation is like the silence in the eye of the storm.

You start to fade. You have no strong roots to this world.

You are losing touch with yourself.

You must purify yourself, regain your equilibrium. I can help you.

Sit down.

V

1AOK, I'm listenin'.

Master

1AIn the city you are cut off from nature.

1AMetal, concrete canyons, neon eyes... The filth of the world suffocates you.

V

1ASure isn't no Zen garden.

Master

1AYou must become still – restore the bond within yourself.

1AYou are the source. All which you must do is draw from it.

1AAre you ready?

V

2AI'll give it a shot, why not.

Master

2AI will give you a meditative braindance that will liberate your consciousness.

V

2A"Give me?"

Master

2AYou can pay me however much you wish.

V

3AWell, in that case I'll just take it for free.

3AYou can't be doin' this just for the eddies.

3BThis should cut it.

Master

2AVery well.

2AThe initial techniques of meditation are best undertaken with supervision.

2ALet us begin – I will guide you.

V

2BWhatever you're sellin', I ain't buyin' it.

Master

2BAs you wish. Come back when you are ready.

V

4AYou still here...?

Master

4AI have been waiting for you. Would you like to learn a meditation technique?

V

5AYou know what? Changed my mind.

5BNah, not really.

2CI want specifics. What's in it for me?

Master

2CSelf-fulfillment. You shall hear your voice – and only yours.

2CAll else will become silent.

V

2CLittle more specific than that...?

Master

2CYou cannot exile yourself from your own life.

V

1BIs this some kinda prank? Someone scrollin' all this?

Master

1BNormally, you are open to new things, but now you are afraid?

V

1BFine – what's all this about?

Master

1BMeditation.

V

1BYou mean, like, bein' Zen?

Master

1BPrecisely.

V

Um... hello?

V

6ANice vanishing trick.

Master

This is a meditation of the Earth element.

Spirit of nature, Mother Earth, I send you greetings. We are of one blood – I am you, you are me.

O, Mother Earth, I and all other creatures from you created.

Cleanse my body and soul from pain, sickness, impurity and the negative energy from negative people, worlds and dimensions.

Give me the energy of life – give me health, youth, wisdom, knowledge, strength, joy, happiness and inner peace.

We walk the earth, through meadows, nature in full bloom.

We remove our shoes, feel our bare feet touch the soil. We absorb the earth's energy.

We sense joy, tranquility, lightness, purity – our heart and soul.

We walk the earth – a butterfly rests on blooming flower, bees are gathering nectar.

Warmth and joy surrounds us. Our legs absorb the earth's energy, filling every cell of our bodies. Our souls and spirits are cleansed.

We thank you, Mother Earth, with our mind, body and soul. There is no life without you, or the other elements.

Master

You seem rather lost.

Too many agents of chaos? Overwhelmed by discontent?

V

You again.

Master

Did you enjoy our first meditation?

V

1AFelt good as new after.

Master

1ADeep contemplation must be regular in order to yield results.

1AOne drop of rain shall not quench your thirst.

1AWould you like to try again?

V

1AHow much for another one?

Master

1AThat is for you to decide.

V

2AWhoever said no to free stuff?

2BShould be enough.

Master

1AGood. I will watch over you during the meditation.

V

1BEhh, not really up my alley.

Master

1BDeep contemplation must be regular in order to yield results.

1BOne drop of rain shall not quench your thirst.

1BI shall be waiting.

V

3AChanged my mind. Gotta be something to this.

1CWhere did you vanish to?

Master

1CSomeone else needed me.

V

4AGone, just like the last time.

Master

This is a meditation of the Water element.

We are in the forest, before us is a waterfall.

Spirit of Water, I send you greetings! Eighty per cent of our flesh and blood is made of you.

O! What a mystery you are, Spirit of Water!

One moment you are liquid, the next you are ice – another you are snow, vapor and fog. One minute you heal, the next you drown.

Wash me of sickness, pain, the impurity of my body and soul, the negative energy of negative people, worlds and dimensions.

Give me youth, wisdom, knowledge, health, strength, joy, happiness, and lasting inner peace.

We draw the spirit of water into ourselves. Together, we are one body.

We are water. We are the ones who flow over the waterfall's edge.

We thank you, Spirit of Water, with our mind, body and soul. There is no life without you.

We honor the beauty hidden within you and the other elements...

Master

The contours of your awareness are much clearer now.

The knot in your mind is beginning to unwind.

You are drowning in the here and now.

V

1AI think I'm starting to get a hang of all this.

Master

1AInner harmony is like coming home from a long journey.

1ADo not cling too tightly to your thoughts, but allow them to flow freely.

1ADoes a toad clench its fists when it swims?

V

1AWhat's the sound of one hand clapping?

Master

1AThat depends – is someone clapping with you?

V

1AI wanna try another one.

1BI don't know what this is all about, but I like it.

Master

1BInner harmony is like coming home from a long journey.

1BYou are on the right path.

V

1CDon't have time for this airy fairy crap.

Master

1CDo not do anything against your own nature. Do not act with uncertainty.

V

2AI wanna do another session.

Master

How much would you like to pay this time?

V

3ANothing.

Master

3AVery well.

V

3BWill this be enough?

Master

3BYes.

You may begin, I will guide you.

V

4A'Course that would happen.

Master

This is a meditation of the Fire element.

We are in the forest. We see rays of sunlight pierce the canopy, dancing and weaving into the tongues of flame below.

Spirit of Fire, Spirit of the Sun – I send you greetings. You give beauty to all other things.

I am you, and you are me. There is no life without you. From you I was created, and to you I will return.

Spirit of the Sun, Primordial Fire, burn all impurity from my body and soul, and the negative energy of negative people, worlds and dimensions.

Cleanse every cell of my body. Give me the energy of life, health, youth, wisdom, knowledge, strength, joy and happiness.

Give me lasting inner peace, so that no one may shake me from my sacred equilibrium.

Through half-closed eyes, we absorb the sun's divine energy.

Through our eyes, the energy of fire, of the sun, touches our heads and flows down through every organ, until it arrives at our toes.

Each and every cell within our body, including the subtle and etheric, is replenished with the sun's energy.

And from within us, light emerges.

We are the sun.

We thank you, Spirit of the Sun, element of Fire, with our mind, body and soul.

Master

There is not a soul on the earth who would wait for you as I have.

V

Y'know, I'm starting to get used to these little meetings.

Master

I sense you have many questions. I may answer only one.

V

1AWhat is it you're teaching me?

Master

1AI am preparing you so that when the time comes, you will make the right choice.

V

1AWhat choice? When?

1AOh, right. One question.

Master

1AAre you ready for the final meditation technique?

V

1AThe last one?

Master

1AYes. It will cost however much you want.

V

2AHow does "free" sound?

2BHope this'll do.

Master

1AI will guide you through the meditation.

V

1BWho are you? And why do you keep disappearing?

Master

1BYou can only ask one question.

1BYou cannot climb on two separate trees at once.

V

1BAre you fucking serious?

Master

1BCursing also cleanses the soul.

V

1CYou know what's happening to me, don't you?

Master

1CYou are dying. You have two souls within you – one wants to fight, the other is afraid.

V

1CWhich one's mine?

Master

1CBoth.

V

1DI don't want to talk right now. I-I have to think.

Master

1DVery well.

V

3AI already know what I want to ask.

Master

3AI am listening.

V

4AAaand he's gone. Least he left something.

Johnny

4AFuck, I feel like a dog's shit.

V

4ASee that? There-- there was a Zen master here. Poof! Vanished like that.

Johnny

4AThe fuck are you talking about?

V

4AHe taught me how to meditate. It was kinda weird.

Johnny

4ANot my scene. Go and talk to... to Misty if it bothers you.

V

4AYeah, good idea.

Master

This is a meditation of the Air element.

We are in the mountains, heading toward the peak. We squeeze between two boulders.

On the first boulder sits an eagle. The spirit of the Air passes through every fibre of this eagle.

Spirit of the Air, Primordial Wind – I send you greetings. We are of one blood, you and I.

You are within me, and I am within you. Without you, life would not last even a few minutes, so vital are you to us.

O! Great Spirit of the Air, please – cleanse my body and soul, relinquish pain, sickness, the negative energy from negative people, worlds, and dimensions.

Give me the energy of life. Give me health, wisdom, knowledge, strength, joy, happiness, and lasting inner peace.

I am an eagle. The wind cushions my wings, caresses my feathers, enters every fiber of my body, fills the spaces of every atom and molecule.

The wind cleanses the body, the soul, and the subtle body.

Circling upwards, we rise up high.

We feel lightness, purity, joy. Our body is filled with happiness, peace and harmony.

We thank you, Spirit of the Air, with our mind, body and soul.