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Chasing the Present

There are an infinite numberof pleasures and possibilities and desires and thoughts,but...

There are an infinite number
of pleasures and possibilities and desires and thoughts,
but there's only one I, because it's there in every
thought, every desire

Full Transcript

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There are an infinite number of pleasures and possibilities
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and desires and thoughts, but there's only one I,
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because it's there in every thought, every desire.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:30
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A materially successful young man, riddled with anxiety embarks on a worldwide journey of self inquiry, uncovering deep truths about who and what he is.
Every lack, there's an I there. - Chasing the Present 00:04
Every lack, there's an I there.
And if you just keep going after that I, - Chasing the Present 00:06
And if you just keep going after that I,
And you keep watching, keep asking, now, where is James? - Chasing the Present 00:06
And you keep watching, keep asking, now, where is James?
And you find out that in fact, James isn't a real thing. - Chasing the Present 00:06
And you find out that in fact, James isn't a real thing...
Every time, James will meet somebody, a different person... - Chasing the Present 00:04
Every time, James will meet somebody, a different person...
You talk to Mark, or if you talk to Anna, - Chasing the Present 00:09
You talk to Mark, or if you talk to Anna,
You watch carefully, you can see there are two different Jameses - Chasing the Present 00:04
You watch carefully, you can see there are two different Jam...
And if you watch yourself in the course of day, - Chasing the Present 00:04
And if you watch yourself in the course of day,
How important can James be if he's got whole pack of them? - Chasing the Present 00:08
How important can James be if he's got whole pack of th...
If you put yourself in the scanner, - Chasing the Present 00:05
If you put yourself in the scanner,
You can say, hold it, we can't find James anyplace. - Chasing the Present 00:06
You can say, hold it, we can't find James anyplace.
We can find lots of Jameses, but James - Chasing the Present 00:09
We can find lots of Jameses, but James
Scientifically, we can show you there is no James there. - Chasing the Present 00:04
Scientifically, we can show you there is no James there.
You're only now, now, now. - Chasing the Present 00:05
You're only now, now, now.
It's difficult not to evaluate the experience almost - Chasing the Present 00:05
It's difficult not to evaluate the experience almost
There was nothingness for a while because on some level, - Chasing the Present 00:08
There was nothingness for a while because on some level,
You stare too long in a mirror, you freak yourself out - Chasing the Present 00:05
You stare too long in a mirror, you freak yourself out
It gets to a point where you think, - Chasing the Present 00:04
It gets to a point where you think,
I would start by asking, tell me about yourself - Chasing the Present 00:18
I would start by asking, tell me about yourself
Can you tell me about yourself? - Chasing the Present 00:05
Can you tell me about yourself?