...Life is so startling
it leaves little time for anything else...
Emily Dickinson

Monkey: A Journey to the West

Themes: the journey to enlightenment. Overcoming the monsters within. The nature of earth and heaven. The journey through Samsara to a higher goal.

The monk, Tripitaka must make a journey to the west to collect sacred texts.

For his journey he is to have three companions: Monkey Pigsy and Sandy.

Monkey: A Journey to the West from Sebastian Lockwood on Vimeo.

This story, written down in China in 560, runs to a hundred chapters and is loved by the Asian world. We cover the origin of Monkey, his journey to heaven, his disgrace and release to join the monk Tripitaka and their Journey to the West. Themes: the journey to enlightenment. Overcoming the monsters within. The nature of earth and heaven. The journey through samsara to a higher goal.