Early on in the film there is a series of slow motion scenes at temples and sacred sites around the world. The religious rituals and sacred art are complex and dramatic. How and in what ways does this relate to course themes of religion, rituals and engagement with the supernatural?

The movie has recurring images of alienation: sexual alienation is strongly addressed. What's the message? What do the still portraits and extreme close$-$ups of people and replicas of people in the film accomplish?

The movie graphically depicts the industrial mode of food production and contrasts that with the consumption in the developing world. Recalling our discussions of food production strategies, what's the message? Elaborate on your feelings please after experiencing the industrial mode of food production.

Do you agree or disagree that the use of time lapse cinematography seems dehumanizing since individual people are lost within the larger patterns of car and pedestrian movement. Do you agree or disagree with the film's message that as society moves further away from nature the end result is dehumanization, widespread war and over$-$consumption.

In a closing statement, how did Samsara provoke you to consider the relationships that humanity has one with another? What role did culture play in the film? Does the film challenge you at all to desire some change in the world? What would that change be and how would begin to affect it$?$