The Misguided Monk (animation)

[Erdenelfe]

<3 should be ♡♡♡

[Erdenelfe]

how nice  <3 <3 <3

[deanne609]

I loved this..speaks to me on so many levels . I love when he picks the dog up after the dog wakes up..His facial expression says it all..Sometimes we don't see ourselves until we look in the face of another. I also liked @ClaireBoyles question above about who you identify with more? The answer given was spot on! I would add that in any practice there has to be time for play to keep us 'light'

[OptiMystic8]

7 people have no soul :-|

[Ninama1125]

Ecellent!!!

[EmpathicGabriel]

Beautiful video!

[edeltm]

again rec from a friend and again ... a big smile :-)))

[ACSVIDEOS1]

Thank you so much for this video !

[kathleenhannan]

So very beautiful! Thanks so much to all who created this. So moving and so true. Your video clearly chronicles the days when I push everything away, and reminds me how deadening that is to my experience of life. Then, like the monk, somehow, on some gracefilled days, I happen to be awakened by some little zen master dog, or cat, or ladybug, or rainstorm.... and I suddenly see the miracle in every sound, every movement, every shining leaf and even in the poison ivy and mosquitos. Namaste!

[powerbooms]

CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!!!

[pigsrings]

Beautiful! Beautiful story and graphics. Thank you

[ClassicalBookworm]

Very Taoist! The tai chi player must always be ready to change direction and adapt to circumstances, and have a sense of humour!

[sachmofranklin]

What a fantasic journey you took us on. :-) The dog's unconditionally loving reflection of the monk's inner self...leading the forgotten back to the oneness within.

[Tessquintana]

just beautiful, thanks for sharing your art.

[Zebbakes]

Thank you, this is a lovely piece of work, beautifully done. Hope to see more of your work soon. all best wishes Joanna

[TheCrunchkin]

Thanks, Thomas. I adore this. I hope there is more to come from you! (Is there already?)

[japisme]

poor things i thought the dog died i mean srrsly 

[Roxy00726]

Absolutely beautiful movie. Fantastic animation and a great meaning . Thank you for sharing this video

[muumol]

Beautiful! Absolutely loved this! Thank you for sharing and creating this lovely message!

[mimsmagz]

Love this.Love it,love it,love it.

[MozMyster]

Beautiful piece of work. I'm going to share this on all my networks. When the little dog jumps up at the end to catch the ball, your heart fills with happiness. Very inspiring. I hope you continue to create similar things :)

[tropicalgypsy]

It's good to be reminded. Thank you!

[markh256]

A fun and deeply meaningful video. Thanks.

I have this experience inner and outer. I am the monk and the dog (usually the monk) and love how this reminds me of my own gurus, Trixie and Cheetah. The dogs that protected and loved me as baby n boy. They taught me this so I could forget it, and remember it - and them - whenever needed.

The stillness in the final moment of the dog catching the ball is perfect. I can sit with that image and tears rise up with joy in my heart!

[little1dickens]

I enjoyed this. However I wouldn't say it is about the true meaning of companionship but rather the consequences of selfish actions on others lives.

[55birdsong]

I love this so. Thomas Long you're a genius. Watched, shared and re-watched many times and always a delight. As part of my Tai Chi practise, it reminds me not to get so caught up in *seeking* that I miss life's moments of pure joy, which are all around :))

Thank you ♡

[mrtsunny]

my eyes watered :,)

[RevDavidAult]

beautiful example of cooperation. Thank you for the expression of heart in your work.

[mrtsunny]

aww, this made me smile :)

[Atothefourth]

Wow great ending!

[jhobandom1]

Great, charmy, gently, beautiful.

[mostenan]

wonderful....

[edward073065]

A great little tail. Thanks, Ed (an ex-monk!)

[quechidisimo]

great vid ! contratulations !! it's a nice wey to lern !

[NikeTao]

This is such a cool video and so touching.. Great animation! and modelling!

[talyadavies]

The dog's behaviour is very charming and realistic. I like the part also where the focus changes from background to foreground when the monk finds the ball,, very effective :)

Thanks for sharing.

[LovelyRoses3]

Awww, Touched my heart. Thank you for sharing this video and I added to my favorite. :)

[wootschg]

I saw this before, but never congratulated for the great job! I like it!

[taisen12]

This video is the business. Love it when the dog wakes up. Love it when he realises his practice is adaptable and is not the be all and end all. Maybe I practice too much sometimes to.

[thomaslong78]

@taisen12 yep we can all become a bit self absorbed somtimes, and it usually takes a bit of a kick to bring us back to our senses. thanks. im glad you found the core value in the film, about learning to adapt and progress.

[kollkowski]

What a beautiful work! For me its about looking for the positive in everything that happens to us on our life path. Rather than fighting something we can try to integrate the new and by being open to it, we can turn an initial nuisance into something that can enrich our life. If we look at the possibilities rather than the limitations that a situation or someone presents to us, we can always benefit and grow on our path. And find friends. :) Thanks for this wonderful food for thought! :)

[thomaslong78]

@kollkowski thanks very much for such a thoughtful comment, im glad you have found this meaningful.

[amicamiabella]

great work! I love it! Identifying with the dog...no doubt

[RoyalDragonusa]

You should do a whole series of these!!

[DubaiGuy08]

A very WISE and WONDERFUL piece of work, Tom!

[saladgreen]

love!

[elofts]

very good

[lusitanobarbaro]

very nice.

[taichimatt]

superb, well done!

[stupeex]

Beautiful

[EndlessSky777]

Thank You! It's Beautiful!!!

[Casmige]

=OoO=

I realise humbly .... that I am only a fractal of the ball......

[AaronCrossNZ]

Good one mate. Go to Unity3d.com and drop it into a game engine and let the adventures begin!

[Mamizia2]

Totally love this vid!!! Have shared and favourite-d! :) xx

[karenfayekal]

wonderful:-D

[ClaireBoyles]

I wrote a blog post about this and someone left a comment for me- "Who do you identify with most, the Monk, or the puppy?" Brilliant question, what's your answer?

[thomaslong78]

@ClaireBoyles Hi Claire, thats a great question and i suppose it really depends on the individual as to who you most identify with. originally the monk was the main focus but you could almost say the plite of the puppy is more identifyable. i would say more people could empathise with being rejected when all they want was a friend. but saying that many people would have also been the one rejecting and eventually learning that they had lost someone special. Thanks again for your interest.

[IzzyGumbo]

this is very special... I hope you don't mind that I share it. xo

[thomaslong78]

@IzzyGumbo thank you very much and of course you can share it.

[juliorivasp]

Hi, Thomas!

It's a wonderful little film --GREAT!!!!! :)

All best wishes,

Julio

[TheBj70]

beautifully made... all the emotions are captured JUST perfectly... you'll go far no doubt..x.

[minxie22]

If you think monks are 'never' angry... you don't know much about monks

many thanks to the filmaker...most beautiful

[weallare1]

I came across this yesterday and loved it, I've tweeted it & shared it on facebook because I can't believe it hasn't yet had 100,000's views, I want to do what I can to change that, I see you've had 100 views since yesterday, so I'm delighted! I will continue to share it thanks :)

[thomaslong78]

@weallare1 hey thank you very much, i appreciate you help. i think i have almost had 900 hits since you shared it. thanks again.

[weallare1]

@thomaslong78 yup! That's awesome 1,500 at the moment, it was just over 700 when I first saw it, in a year. I'm excited it starting to be shared like I wanted. I'm going to write a blog post about it too :)

[weallare1]

@weallare1 it's now got 14,212 in a month! I'll keep sharing it & encouraging others to share it & enjoy it's beauty too :)

[PeterMock]

I love it and thank you for this wonderful animation .... its truly spiritual :-)

[weallare1]

This is beautiful, really beautiful!

[colloredbrothers]

very very nice, I'm subbed to VFS (vancouver film school) and thus see many of these graduation movies, this would be among the better ones.

[thomaslong78]

@colloredbrothers thanks very much im glad you like it.

[Dudefish420]

Fake, Monks are never angry.. Duh..

[thomaslong78]

@Dudefish420 hence the title, idiot

[eeksta27]

looks like you,not the monk.the dog silly!

anyways good stuff

[mickout1]

well done nice clip