1 00:00:03,699 --> 00:00:07,094 could be the gateway to another realm. 2 00:00:07,137 --> 00:00:09,096 There's a place somewhere in Tibet 3 00:00:09,139 --> 00:00:11,054 that's some kind of vortex. 4 00:00:11,098 --> 00:00:12,925 GIORGIO A. TSOUKALOS: It is said that this was 5 00:00:12,969 --> 00:00:15,145 the abode of the gods. 6 00:00:15,189 --> 00:00:18,714 NARRATOR: With thousands of reports of UFOs... 7 00:00:18,757 --> 00:00:22,718 Suddenly they saw an oval-shapedobject pass over them. 8 00:00:22,761 --> 00:00:26,069 NARRATOR: ...accounts of terrifying monsters... 9 00:00:26,113 --> 00:00:29,594 These yetis are able to appear and disappear at will. 10 00:00:29,638 --> 00:00:32,510 NARRATOR ...and mysterious mass vanishings... 11 00:00:32,554 --> 00:00:35,165 JONATHAN YOUNG: This kingdom had power, it had glory. 12 00:00:35,209 --> 00:00:37,428 And then it disappeared. 13 00:00:37,472 --> 00:00:41,215 NARRATOR: ...could Tibet be an extraterrestrial outpost 14 00:00:41,258 --> 00:00:44,566 -on Earth? -TSOUKALOS: The reason why 15 00:00:44,609 --> 00:00:47,090 this area of the world has become a religious center 16 00:00:47,134 --> 00:00:51,529 is because of the arrival of the extraterrestrials. 17 00:00:54,010 --> 00:00:56,012 NARRATOR: There is a doorway 18 00:00:56,056 --> 00:00:58,884 in the universe. 19 00:00:58,928 --> 00:01:02,975 Beyond it is the promise of truth. 20 00:01:03,019 --> 00:01:05,761 It demands we question everything 21 00:01:05,804 --> 00:01:08,111 we have ever been taught. 22 00:01:08,155 --> 00:01:11,506 The evidence is all around us. 23 00:01:11,549 --> 00:01:15,597 The future is right before our eyes. 24 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,295 We are not alone. 25 00:01:18,339 --> 00:01:21,733 We have never been alone. 26 00:01:30,046 --> 00:01:33,136 NARRATOR: On the northern side of the Himalayas 27 00:01:33,180 --> 00:01:38,010 lies the highest geographical region on Earth: Tibet. 28 00:01:38,054 --> 00:01:41,101 Known as "the roof of the world," 29 00:01:41,144 --> 00:01:45,583 it has an average elevation of nearly 15,000 feet. 30 00:01:45,627 --> 00:01:49,805 There is 40% less oxygen tobreathe here than at sea level, 31 00:01:49,848 --> 00:01:53,983 and the weather can be dangerous and unpredictable. 32 00:01:55,941 --> 00:02:00,990 Yet more than three million people call Tibet home. 33 00:02:01,033 --> 00:02:03,732 Millions more brave the harsh conditions to travel here 34 00:02:03,775 --> 00:02:07,301 each year and visit Tibet's sacred peaks, 35 00:02:07,344 --> 00:02:10,695 including Mount Everest, which reaches 36 00:02:10,739 --> 00:02:14,569 nearly five and a half miles into the heavens. 37 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,662 Tibet we call "Land of Snow." 38 00:02:31,151 --> 00:02:35,111 YOUNG: Here is this mountain kingdom, very hard to get to, 39 00:02:35,155 --> 00:02:38,854 with an exotic culture allits own, amazing architecture... 40 00:02:40,595 --> 00:02:44,642 ...and the dizzying heights of its location. 41 00:02:44,686 --> 00:02:47,428 DEEPAK SHIMKHADA: There are a lot of mysteries involved, 42 00:02:47,471 --> 00:02:50,431 with the origin of, uh, Tibet, and also a lot of history. 43 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:56,741 Tibet is usually referred to as a land of gods. 44 00:02:56,785 --> 00:02:59,179 It is a kind of exotic land 45 00:02:59,222 --> 00:03:01,703 where many people-- Westerners-- wanted to go there. 46 00:03:03,357 --> 00:03:06,534 YOUNG: The secrets of the Tibetan culture 47 00:03:06,577 --> 00:03:12,148 have eluded us and held our fascination since early times. 48 00:03:12,192 --> 00:03:17,893 NARRATOR: Humans have inhabited Tibet for at least 20,000 years. 49 00:03:17,936 --> 00:03:20,983 Little is known about the earliest inhabitants 50 00:03:21,026 --> 00:03:23,594 of this forbidding environment, 51 00:03:23,638 --> 00:03:26,554 but ancient Tibetan texts identify 52 00:03:26,597 --> 00:03:30,210 the region's first rulers as the Zhangzhung people, 53 00:03:30,253 --> 00:03:33,256 who emerged around 500 BC. 54 00:03:33,300 --> 00:03:38,435 Much about this earlycivilization is still a mystery. 55 00:03:38,479 --> 00:03:40,785 But their spiritual tradition, called Bon, 56 00:03:40,829 --> 00:03:45,834 remains a powerful force in Tibet. 57 00:03:45,877 --> 00:03:48,358 The native indigenous Tibetan religion, 58 00:03:48,402 --> 00:03:50,882 which is known as Bon or Bon po, 59 00:03:50,926 --> 00:03:54,234 that, in many ways, is similar to Taoism. 60 00:03:54,277 --> 00:03:56,932 It connects nature and spirituality. 61 00:03:56,975 --> 00:04:00,022 Certain spots are very powerful spots. 62 00:04:00,065 --> 00:04:04,287 There's a lot of magic involved,like, with demons and exorcisms. 63 00:04:04,331 --> 00:04:08,813 NARRATOR: In the eighth century, Tibetan king Trisong Detsen 64 00:04:08,857 --> 00:04:10,424 introduced a new religion 65 00:04:10,467 --> 00:04:13,775 and philosophy to the area: Buddhism. 66 00:04:13,818 --> 00:04:17,779 Followers of Buddhism share a belief in reincarnation 67 00:04:17,822 --> 00:04:21,609 and don't acknowledge a supreme god or deity. 68 00:04:21,652 --> 00:04:24,220 They instead focus on achieving enlightenment, 69 00:04:24,264 --> 00:04:27,789 a state of inner peace and wisdom. 70 00:04:27,832 --> 00:04:31,053 The combination of Bon, Buddhism, 71 00:04:31,096 --> 00:04:32,663 and other local traditions 72 00:04:32,707 --> 00:04:37,668 resulted in what is known todayas Tibetan Buddhism. 73 00:04:37,712 --> 00:04:42,064 At the same time Buddhism wasintroduced, Tibet also gave rise 74 00:04:42,107 --> 00:04:44,849 to the world's most mysterious spiritual leader, 75 00:04:44,893 --> 00:04:46,460 the Dalai Lama. 76 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,652 YOUNG: The great Tibetan thinkers strongly believe, 77 00:05:04,695 --> 00:05:07,655 along with the rest of the population, 78 00:05:07,698 --> 00:05:13,617 that this is, in fact, the 74thincarnation of the Chenrezig. 79 00:05:13,661 --> 00:05:17,621 And it is a continuation of the Buddha himself. 80 00:05:17,665 --> 00:05:20,232 So, the current Dalai Lama is a continuation 81 00:05:20,276 --> 00:05:21,799 of this great energy. 82 00:05:23,801 --> 00:05:26,848 SHIMKHADA: These Lamas and all these great personalities 83 00:05:26,891 --> 00:05:30,460 lived in Tibet, so perhaps there is something 84 00:05:30,504 --> 00:05:34,464 to be learned from these great masters in Tibet. 85 00:05:34,508 --> 00:05:37,554 DAVID CHILDRESS: Having traveled in Tibet a number of times, 86 00:05:37,598 --> 00:05:39,730 it really expands your mind. 87 00:05:39,774 --> 00:05:41,558 And in many ways, 88 00:05:41,602 --> 00:05:46,650 Tibet is that magical, mysticalplace where anything can happen. 89 00:05:46,694 --> 00:05:50,828 NARRATOR: Tibet not only stands at a crossroads 90 00:05:50,872 --> 00:05:55,137 of Eastern religious traditions,but is believed by many 91 00:05:55,180 --> 00:05:59,489 to be a place where heavenlybeings actually reside on Earth. 92 00:05:59,533 --> 00:06:04,668 TSOUKALOS: It is said that this was the abode of the gods. 93 00:06:04,712 --> 00:06:07,976 The Himalayan region is filled with stories 94 00:06:08,019 --> 00:06:11,588 of so-called "celestial beings" 95 00:06:11,632 --> 00:06:15,592 that descended from the sky in flying vehicles 96 00:06:15,636 --> 00:06:21,772 that they're referred toas dragons and flying furnaces. 97 00:06:21,816 --> 00:06:25,994 According to someof the earliest Sanskrit texts, 98 00:06:26,037 --> 00:06:29,345 the first Buddha that ever walked the Earth 99 00:06:29,389 --> 00:06:33,523 was nine feet tall, had light blue skin, 100 00:06:33,567 --> 00:06:38,267 and his arms reached all the way down to his knees. 101 00:06:38,310 --> 00:06:41,488 And there are multiple statues all throughout that region 102 00:06:41,531 --> 00:06:47,189 of the world that depict exactly a Buddha like that. 103 00:07:01,333 --> 00:07:04,293 TSOUKALOS: Visitation did happen, 104 00:07:04,336 --> 00:07:09,080 and this was something that hasremained in the consciousness 105 00:07:09,124 --> 00:07:12,083 of the local people over millennia. 106 00:07:12,127 --> 00:07:15,652 The reason why this area of the world 107 00:07:15,696 --> 00:07:17,872 has become a religious center 108 00:07:17,915 --> 00:07:21,832 is because of the arrival of the extraterrestrials. 109 00:07:21,876 --> 00:07:24,792 NARRATOR: Is it possible that the culture of Tibet 110 00:07:24,835 --> 00:07:28,578 was influenced by ancient alien visitors? 111 00:07:28,622 --> 00:07:31,668 And if so, could they still be present 112 00:07:31,712 --> 00:07:34,062 in this mountainous region today? 113 00:07:34,105 --> 00:07:37,544 According to both Hindu and Buddhist traditions, 114 00:07:37,587 --> 00:07:41,112 the gods reside in a hidden kingdom in the Himalayas 115 00:07:41,156 --> 00:07:43,245 known as Shambhala. 116 00:07:51,514 --> 00:07:53,385 CHILDRESS: Shambhala is ruled by kings 117 00:07:53,429 --> 00:07:55,910 who live for hundreds of years. 118 00:07:55,953 --> 00:07:57,520 They are all-knowing. 119 00:07:57,564 --> 00:08:02,394 And they, particularly, are guiding the planet. 120 00:08:02,438 --> 00:08:06,224 Very much as we often think thatextraterrestrials are doing. 121 00:08:06,268 --> 00:08:09,227 They have wonderful technology. 122 00:08:09,271 --> 00:08:11,795 There's electricity. There's airships. 123 00:08:11,839 --> 00:08:14,102 So what is going on in Shambhala? 124 00:08:14,145 --> 00:08:16,931 Is it some mystical city of the masters, 125 00:08:16,974 --> 00:08:19,803 where extraterrestrials and humans 126 00:08:19,847 --> 00:08:21,588 are living and working together? 127 00:08:21,631 --> 00:08:23,807 I mean, that's what many people believe. 128 00:08:23,851 --> 00:08:28,159 NARRATOR:Is the lost kingdom of Shambhalareally a secret city 129 00:08:28,203 --> 00:08:30,553 of advanced extraterrestrial beings, 130 00:08:30,597 --> 00:08:33,730 as some ancient astronaut theorists suggest? 131 00:08:33,774 --> 00:08:37,560 And if so, might evidence of its alien origin 132 00:08:37,604 --> 00:08:40,171 be found somewhere in Tibet? 133 00:08:40,215 --> 00:08:44,349 Perhaps clues can be found in one legendary expedition 134 00:08:44,393 --> 00:08:47,701 into the very heart of the unknown. 135 00:08:58,059 --> 00:09:00,148 WILLIAM HENRY: We're told that people live thereNARRATOR: Russian painter, philosopher 136 00:09:00,191 --> 00:09:02,759 and archaeologist Nicholas Roerich 137 00:09:02,803 --> 00:09:05,806 embarks on an unprecedented expedition 138 00:09:05,849 --> 00:09:09,505 into the uncharted territory of the Tibetan plateau 139 00:09:09,549 --> 00:09:13,030 on a quest to find the lost kingdom of Shambhala. 140 00:09:13,074 --> 00:09:16,860 On August 5, 1927, 141 00:09:16,947 --> 00:09:20,516 Roerich notes a strange object in the skies while traveling 142 00:09:20,560 --> 00:09:24,868 through the mountains along thenortheastern border of Tibet. 143 00:09:24,955 --> 00:09:27,523 Roerich writes that they were looking up at the sky, 144 00:09:27,567 --> 00:09:31,179 watching an eagle fly around, and then suddenly they saw 145 00:09:31,222 --> 00:09:36,358 a sort of oval-shaped object, moving from north to south 146 00:09:36,445 --> 00:09:39,840 at very fast speeds, pass over them. 147 00:09:39,883 --> 00:09:42,973 HUGH NEWMAN: At one of his later lectures in 1935, 148 00:09:43,017 --> 00:09:47,543 Nicholas Roerich described his sighting as a spacecraft 149 00:09:47,587 --> 00:09:51,852 or an aerial vehicle that musthave come from Shambhala itself. 150 00:09:54,637 --> 00:09:56,770 NARRATOR: Did Nicholas Roerich witness 151 00:09:56,813 --> 00:10:00,251 an alien craft in Tibet nearly a century ago, 152 00:10:00,338 --> 00:10:04,995 decades before the era of modern UFO sightings began? 153 00:10:05,039 --> 00:10:08,259 And if so, is it possible that the traditions 154 00:10:08,346 --> 00:10:10,479 that have endured here for centuries 155 00:10:10,522 --> 00:10:13,830 reflect not only a profound spirituality, 156 00:10:13,874 --> 00:10:17,225 but are tied to an otherworldly presence? 157 00:10:17,268 --> 00:10:20,402 Perhaps further clues can be found 158 00:10:20,489 --> 00:10:23,274 by examining an early Buddhist civilization 159 00:10:23,318 --> 00:10:27,627 that suddenly and mysteriously disappeared. 160 00:10:29,019 --> 00:10:33,894 Ngari Prefecture, Tibet, 2020. 161 00:10:33,937 --> 00:10:37,593 Towering at over 12,000 feet, 162 00:10:37,637 --> 00:10:40,074 these ancient ruins are all that is left 163 00:10:40,117 --> 00:10:42,859 of the mysterious Buddhist kingdom of Guge. 164 00:10:42,903 --> 00:10:45,253 Established in the tenth century, 165 00:10:45,340 --> 00:10:49,387 this civilization flourished for 700 years. 166 00:10:49,431 --> 00:10:52,956 But then, according to local legend, 167 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,742 its inhabitants vanished. 168 00:10:55,785 --> 00:11:00,094 The ruins of this early city are truly amazing. 169 00:11:00,137 --> 00:11:02,662 They're in the southwest cornerof Tibet, 170 00:11:02,705 --> 00:11:05,752 and there are thousands of what were temples 171 00:11:05,839 --> 00:11:08,363 and palaces, mostly gone now. 172 00:11:10,626 --> 00:11:14,543 This was a kingdomof great influence in its time. 173 00:11:14,586 --> 00:11:18,634 This magnificent capitalhad artwork over all the walls, 174 00:11:18,721 --> 00:11:20,723 images of the Buddha, sacred carvings 175 00:11:20,767 --> 00:11:22,333 and images of all kind. 176 00:11:22,420 --> 00:11:24,596 It had power, it had glory, 177 00:11:24,684 --> 00:11:26,860 and now it is nothing. 178 00:11:28,688 --> 00:11:31,125 HENRY:Guge was in continuous operation 179 00:11:31,168 --> 00:11:34,606 until it mysteriously, virtually disappeared. 180 00:11:34,650 --> 00:11:36,783 Nobody knows exactly what happened there 181 00:11:36,826 --> 00:11:38,785 or why people stopped living there 182 00:11:38,828 --> 00:11:40,134 or why they-- where they want. 183 00:11:40,177 --> 00:11:43,311 NARRATOR:Guge was brought under the rule 184 00:11:43,398 --> 00:11:46,357 of the central Tibetan government in 1680, 185 00:11:46,401 --> 00:11:49,273 but remained largely isolated and independent 186 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:51,798 for more than 200 years. 187 00:11:51,885 --> 00:11:55,323 Then, in the early 20th century, 188 00:11:55,366 --> 00:11:57,368 the Tibetan government decided to finally 189 00:11:57,412 --> 00:12:00,284 start taxing the residents of Guge. 190 00:12:00,328 --> 00:12:02,939 But when soldiers arrived to collect, 191 00:12:02,983 --> 00:12:04,680 they were shocked to find 192 00:12:04,724 --> 00:12:09,772 that the entire population, an estimated 100,000 people, 193 00:12:09,816 --> 00:12:12,340 had disappeared. 194 00:12:12,383 --> 00:12:15,822 Where they went remains a complete mystery, 195 00:12:15,865 --> 00:12:19,042 and many Tibetans believe the reason why 196 00:12:19,086 --> 00:12:24,004 is because the people of Guge traveled deep underground. 197 00:12:24,047 --> 00:12:28,748 CHILDRESS: The fortress of Guge had all kinds of tunnels 198 00:12:28,835 --> 00:12:31,663 and hidden staircases that went underground 199 00:12:31,751 --> 00:12:33,187 and went inside this mountain. 200 00:12:33,230 --> 00:12:36,886 So even though it was, uh, ruins already 201 00:12:36,930 --> 00:12:38,758 when archaeologists went there, 202 00:12:38,801 --> 00:12:42,500 they were astounded that this city of Guge 203 00:12:42,544 --> 00:12:45,590 apparently led inside the Earth. 204 00:12:45,634 --> 00:12:47,462 What people seemed to believe was that 205 00:12:47,505 --> 00:12:50,378 if you were to follow these tunnels far enough 206 00:12:50,465 --> 00:12:52,423 into the Earth, you would eventually 207 00:12:52,510 --> 00:12:55,731 come to that hidden city of Shambhala... 208 00:12:55,818 --> 00:13:00,518 an active city full of light and-and power. 209 00:13:00,562 --> 00:13:03,783 NARRATOR: Did the people of this ancient civilization 210 00:13:03,826 --> 00:13:06,611 flee underground on an epic pilgrimage 211 00:13:06,698 --> 00:13:08,918 to the mythic kingdom of Shambhala? 212 00:13:09,005 --> 00:13:13,227 And if so, where did their path lead? 213 00:13:13,270 --> 00:13:16,926 Some researchers believe the tunnels of Guge 214 00:13:16,970 --> 00:13:19,276 lead to a holy mountain to the east 215 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:21,931 that can be clearly seen from these ruins... 216 00:13:21,975 --> 00:13:24,760 Mount Kailash. 217 00:13:24,804 --> 00:13:28,808 Every year, thousands of pilgrims 218 00:13:28,895 --> 00:13:30,418 make the treacherous journey to the base 219 00:13:30,505 --> 00:13:32,420 of this sacred peak. 220 00:13:32,463 --> 00:13:35,771 STEAVU: Every year, there are pilgrimages 221 00:13:35,815 --> 00:13:39,427 around Mount Kailash in order to gain the blessing 222 00:13:39,470 --> 00:13:41,429 and maybe even some of the powers 223 00:13:41,472 --> 00:13:43,910 associated with the residing gods 224 00:13:43,953 --> 00:13:47,435 and, and Buddhas and deities of Mount Kailash. 225 00:13:47,478 --> 00:13:51,918 It lasts up to four weeks if it's done correctly, 226 00:13:51,961 --> 00:13:54,007 with full prostrations at every step, 227 00:13:54,050 --> 00:13:57,619 and it's also a very unforgiving landscape, 228 00:13:57,706 --> 00:14:01,231 so many people end up giving up, and some of them 229 00:14:01,275 --> 00:14:02,363 also end up dying. 230 00:14:04,974 --> 00:14:06,933 NARRATOR: According to ancient Buddhist texts 231 00:14:07,020 --> 00:14:09,587 known as the Kalachakra tantra, 232 00:14:09,631 --> 00:14:11,198 the kingdom of Shambhala 233 00:14:11,241 --> 00:14:13,330 can be found "behind" Mount Kailash, 234 00:14:13,417 --> 00:14:17,117 or, as some interpret it, within. 235 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:19,946 And many who have stared up at this sacred peak 236 00:14:20,033 --> 00:14:23,950 have observed mysterious objectsin the sky. 237 00:14:26,256 --> 00:14:30,347 Mount Kailash is at the center of all sorts of mysteries. 238 00:14:30,391 --> 00:14:33,698 UFO sightings, the hint that there might be 239 00:14:33,742 --> 00:14:36,353 something hidden there, but it's unknowable. 240 00:14:36,397 --> 00:14:40,749 HENRY:There are many myths and legendsand strange things 241 00:14:40,792 --> 00:14:42,533 that have gone on at Mount Kailash. 242 00:14:42,577 --> 00:14:44,535 People go there on pilgrimages, 243 00:14:44,622 --> 00:14:46,189 but they're told not to stay there long, 244 00:14:46,276 --> 00:14:47,321 because there's something radioactive 245 00:14:47,364 --> 00:14:48,713 inside the mountain. 246 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:50,846 And we're told that people live there, 247 00:14:50,890 --> 00:14:53,980 both in physical form and in nonphysical form. 248 00:14:54,023 --> 00:14:55,851 It has to be one of 249 00:14:55,895 --> 00:14:58,158 the strangest places on the planet. 250 00:14:58,201 --> 00:15:01,639 NARRATOR: Is it possible that the mysterious phenomena 251 00:15:01,683 --> 00:15:03,815 occurring at Mount Kailash, 252 00:15:03,859 --> 00:15:05,992 and its association with Shambhala, 253 00:15:06,079 --> 00:15:10,213 is connected to extraterrestrial activity? 254 00:15:10,257 --> 00:15:14,348 Ancient astronaut theorists suggest answers can be found 255 00:15:14,391 --> 00:15:16,698 by studying the sacred Buddhist monuments 256 00:15:16,741 --> 00:15:20,354 known as stupas, found all throughout Nepal, 257 00:15:20,397 --> 00:15:25,098 India and Tibet,including at the ruins of Guge. 258 00:15:25,185 --> 00:15:29,363 HENRY: For centuries, people have been sighting UFOs 259 00:15:29,406 --> 00:15:32,453 or unexplained craft coming in and out of Mount Kailash. 260 00:15:32,496 --> 00:15:34,890 And it's very interesting when you compare the shape 261 00:15:34,977 --> 00:15:37,153 of the stupas that we find in Tibet, 262 00:15:37,197 --> 00:15:40,722 these dome shapes, and how they highly resemble 263 00:15:40,765 --> 00:15:44,682 some kind of extraterrestrial craft sitting on the ground. 264 00:15:44,726 --> 00:15:46,510 So perhaps people saw 265 00:15:46,554 --> 00:15:49,078 these craft entering into Kailash and decided, 266 00:15:49,122 --> 00:15:52,038 "We're gonna build stupas in remembrance of what they saw." 267 00:15:53,735 --> 00:15:55,737 TSOUKALOS: A stupa, by definition, 268 00:15:55,780 --> 00:15:59,784 is a vehicle with whichto reach the realm of the gods. 269 00:15:59,828 --> 00:16:01,917 That is the definition of a stupa. 270 00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:05,181 Well, just change the wording, "a vehicle 271 00:16:05,225 --> 00:16:08,271 with which to reach space." 272 00:16:08,315 --> 00:16:11,840 These stupas can be seen, for example, 273 00:16:11,883 --> 00:16:15,104 in the Ajanta Cave, with smokeand fire at the, at the bottom. 274 00:16:15,191 --> 00:16:17,106 And what more do you want? 275 00:16:17,193 --> 00:16:20,153 It's no longer a symbol. It is the truth. 276 00:16:20,196 --> 00:16:23,765 NARRATOR: Might the Buddhist stupas of Tibet be monuments 277 00:16:23,808 --> 00:16:25,941 to alien craft witnessed flying 278 00:16:26,028 --> 00:16:28,552 in and around Mount Kailash, 279 00:16:28,596 --> 00:16:32,426 a site believed by many to be the kingdom of Shambhala? 280 00:16:32,469 --> 00:16:37,083 And if so, how has it remained hidden for millennia? 281 00:16:37,126 --> 00:16:40,956 Could it be that somewhere on the slopes of Mount Kailash 282 00:16:41,043 --> 00:16:45,091 is the entrance to a hidden extraterrestrial realm? 283 00:16:45,134 --> 00:16:49,312 While countless expeditions have tried and failed 284 00:16:49,399 --> 00:16:52,446 to find the legendary kingdom of Shambhala, 285 00:16:52,533 --> 00:16:55,188 there are some who claim to have found a way 286 00:16:55,231 --> 00:16:59,018 to communicate with its otherworldly inhabitants. 287 00:17:05,894 --> 00:17:08,418 NEWMAN: Was she somehow in contact 288 00:17:08,462 --> 00:17:12,118 Famed Russian mystic and philosopher 289 00:17:12,161 --> 00:17:14,642 Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky 290 00:17:14,685 --> 00:17:18,472 publishes her seminal book The Secret Doctrine. 291 00:17:18,515 --> 00:17:21,910 In it, she offers detailed descriptions 292 00:17:21,953 --> 00:17:23,651 of the legendary lost continents 293 00:17:23,694 --> 00:17:26,567 of Atlantis and Lemuria. 294 00:17:26,610 --> 00:17:31,137 She claims not only that these ancient civilizations existed 295 00:17:31,180 --> 00:17:34,488 but that they possessed highly advanced technology, 296 00:17:34,531 --> 00:17:38,970 including flying machines, thousands of years ago. 297 00:17:39,014 --> 00:17:43,236 Madame Blavatsky maintained that human lineage 298 00:17:43,279 --> 00:17:45,629 is vastly older than we understand 299 00:17:45,673 --> 00:17:48,632 and that primordial civilizations, 300 00:17:48,676 --> 00:17:50,939 like Atlantis or Lemuria, 301 00:17:50,982 --> 00:17:53,333 formed the foundation of human history 302 00:17:53,376 --> 00:17:56,640 and were much older than Egyptian culture, 303 00:17:56,684 --> 00:17:58,164 than Vedic culture, 304 00:17:58,207 --> 00:18:01,471 than any culture known to humanity. 305 00:18:01,515 --> 00:18:05,432 This, to her, was an occult history that humankind, 306 00:18:05,475 --> 00:18:09,131 uh, had forgotten about, had failed to understand. 307 00:18:09,175 --> 00:18:11,699 LACHMAN: Atlantis, we know, goes back to Plato. 308 00:18:11,742 --> 00:18:14,354 Uh, he's the first one to really talk about it. 309 00:18:14,397 --> 00:18:17,487 And both Atlantis and Lemuria at some point, 310 00:18:17,531 --> 00:18:19,707 they sort of turned dark. 311 00:18:19,750 --> 00:18:22,579 They became fascinated with a kind 312 00:18:22,623 --> 00:18:25,191 of form of black magic,and a kind of hyper technology. 313 00:18:25,234 --> 00:18:27,236 And this led to their demise. 314 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:31,458 NARRATOR: Madame Blavatsky claimed she received this knowledge 315 00:18:31,501 --> 00:18:34,113 from a mysterious entity she described 316 00:18:34,156 --> 00:18:38,508 as a "mahatma," a Sanskrit wordthat means "great soul." 317 00:18:38,552 --> 00:18:43,296 He called himself Koot Hoomi and resided in Tibet. 318 00:18:43,339 --> 00:18:47,082 Koot Hoomi communicated with her telepathically. 319 00:18:47,126 --> 00:18:49,302 In other words, she kind of channeled him. 320 00:18:49,345 --> 00:18:52,392 SHIMKHADA: The way she described him 321 00:18:52,435 --> 00:18:56,091 is almost like an eternal baba,eternal soul, 322 00:18:56,135 --> 00:18:58,267 so, you know, he is, like, immortal. 323 00:18:58,311 --> 00:19:01,052 MICHAEL SALLA: Also, he was able to manifest himself 324 00:19:01,096 --> 00:19:03,707 in her apartment in New York City, 325 00:19:03,751 --> 00:19:05,144 even though it was thousands of miles away. 326 00:19:08,321 --> 00:19:10,192 NEWMAN: We have to question what was going on here. 327 00:19:10,236 --> 00:19:12,194 Was she somehow in contact 328 00:19:12,238 --> 00:19:15,719 with some kind of hidden world in the Himalayas? 329 00:19:15,763 --> 00:19:19,114 NARRATOR: In 1875, 330 00:19:19,158 --> 00:19:22,465 Madame Blavatsky founded the Theosophical Society. 331 00:19:22,509 --> 00:19:25,120 It was made up of prominent thinkers 332 00:19:25,164 --> 00:19:28,428 who sought to explore Eastern religions and the occult, 333 00:19:28,471 --> 00:19:31,039 and create a kind of universal brotherhood 334 00:19:31,082 --> 00:19:33,259 based on the teachings of Koot Hoomi 335 00:19:33,302 --> 00:19:35,391 and other Mahatmas. 336 00:19:35,435 --> 00:19:39,134 LACHMAN: Theosophy means, uh, "the wisdom of the gods." 337 00:19:39,178 --> 00:19:42,703 The Theosophical Society was incredibly, um... 338 00:19:42,746 --> 00:19:44,574 successful and popular and influential. 339 00:19:44,618 --> 00:19:46,794 Not only in the occult world, 340 00:19:46,837 --> 00:19:49,231 but she was also influential in the cultural world. 341 00:19:49,275 --> 00:19:52,321 Uh, people like, uh, the-the painter, Mondrian, 342 00:19:52,365 --> 00:19:55,716 and Wassily Kandinsky were early Theosophists. 343 00:19:55,759 --> 00:19:58,153 L. Frank Baum, who wrote the Oz books. 344 00:19:58,197 --> 00:20:00,721 Abner Doubleday, who invented baseball. 345 00:20:00,764 --> 00:20:03,114 Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. 346 00:20:03,158 --> 00:20:04,551 These were all very early members 347 00:20:04,594 --> 00:20:06,205 of the Theosophical Society. 348 00:20:06,248 --> 00:20:08,685 NARRATOR: While many important figures 349 00:20:08,729 --> 00:20:10,905 joined the Theosophical Society, 350 00:20:10,948 --> 00:20:14,648 Madame Blavatsky had aparticularly profound influence 351 00:20:14,691 --> 00:20:16,606 on a young Indian law student 352 00:20:16,650 --> 00:20:18,913 who came to visit her in London... 353 00:20:18,956 --> 00:20:21,132 Mohandas Gandhi. 354 00:20:21,176 --> 00:20:23,787 HOROWITZ: Gandhi wrote about this as one of the pivotal 355 00:20:23,831 --> 00:20:25,920 encounters of his life. 356 00:20:25,963 --> 00:20:29,576 He maintained that Madame Blavatsky gave him 357 00:20:29,619 --> 00:20:32,840 the first sense of universal 358 00:20:32,883 --> 00:20:35,973 brotherhood that later came to form 359 00:20:36,017 --> 00:20:38,454 the core of his philosophy, 360 00:20:38,498 --> 00:20:43,242 not only of radical equality but of radical nonviolence. 361 00:20:43,285 --> 00:20:46,027 Now, this is quite astonishing,when we think about 362 00:20:46,070 --> 00:20:49,248 the potential here that perhaps an entity, 363 00:20:49,291 --> 00:20:51,293 this strange Tibetan entity 364 00:20:51,337 --> 00:20:53,600 that's making psychical contact with Blavatsky, 365 00:20:53,643 --> 00:20:56,255 has now reached out to someone who would go on to be 366 00:20:56,298 --> 00:20:59,345 one of the most famous persons in history, 367 00:20:59,388 --> 00:21:02,043 and would have made this radicalchange in India that would, 368 00:21:02,086 --> 00:21:03,740 you know, really shock the world 369 00:21:03,784 --> 00:21:06,090 and change the face of the British Empire. 370 00:21:06,134 --> 00:21:09,572 NARRATOR: Was Gandhi's transformative leadership 371 00:21:09,616 --> 00:21:13,968 and Indian independence in parta result of influence 372 00:21:14,011 --> 00:21:17,624 from these mysterious, enlightened masters in Tibet? 373 00:21:17,667 --> 00:21:22,281 And if so, who were these so-called mahatmas? 374 00:21:22,324 --> 00:21:26,372 Ancient astronaut theoristsbelieve the answer can be found 375 00:21:26,415 --> 00:21:30,289 by examining an encounter with a similar entity. 376 00:21:33,292 --> 00:21:36,991 New York City, 1918. 377 00:21:38,471 --> 00:21:42,170 British occultist and writer Aleister Crowley engages 378 00:21:42,213 --> 00:21:46,870 in a magic ritual he calls the Amalantrah Working. 379 00:21:46,914 --> 00:21:50,439 He claims the ritual opens an interdimensional portal, 380 00:21:50,483 --> 00:21:54,617 allowing him to interact with an otherworldly being. 381 00:21:54,661 --> 00:21:57,838 Aleister Crowley is probably the most famous, 382 00:21:57,881 --> 00:22:01,711 or, rather, infamous,magician of the 20th century. 383 00:22:02,843 --> 00:22:06,194 And Crowley took it upon himself to revive 384 00:22:06,237 --> 00:22:09,197 the ancient black arts-- the dark arts, as it were. 385 00:22:11,286 --> 00:22:13,027 He was contacting lots of different beings 386 00:22:13,070 --> 00:22:15,246 from other dimensions. 387 00:22:15,290 --> 00:22:19,294 But there was also a visionCrowley had of this individual, 388 00:22:19,338 --> 00:22:21,427 this entity that he called Lam. 389 00:22:22,732 --> 00:22:24,299 NARRATOR: According to Crowley, 390 00:22:24,343 --> 00:22:27,955 this entity claimed to residehigh in the mountains of Tibet, 391 00:22:27,998 --> 00:22:31,132 just like the mahatma that Madame Blavatsky said 392 00:22:31,175 --> 00:22:32,916 she encountered. 393 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:37,486 Lam claimed to be a Tibetan master of wisdom, 394 00:22:37,530 --> 00:22:39,749 somewhat in the footsteps of some of the figures 395 00:22:39,793 --> 00:22:42,709 that Madame Blavatsky had been in touch with. 396 00:22:42,752 --> 00:22:47,409 And he was a kind of mystical or otherworldly adept, 397 00:22:47,453 --> 00:22:49,542 in his own description, according to Crowley. 398 00:22:49,585 --> 00:22:53,894 PICKNETT: Aleister Crowley drew a sketch of this creature. 399 00:22:53,937 --> 00:22:56,810 And if you look at this sketch,one thing that hits you 400 00:22:56,853 --> 00:22:59,378 very forcibly-- in fact, startlingly-- 401 00:22:59,421 --> 00:23:02,990 is the fact that this looks likea Grey alien. 402 00:23:04,687 --> 00:23:09,170 NARRATOR: More than 70% of alleged alien abductees 403 00:23:09,213 --> 00:23:12,608 describe encountering what havebecome known as the Greys, 404 00:23:12,652 --> 00:23:14,393 or Grey aliens. 405 00:23:16,351 --> 00:23:18,832 Is it possible that there is a connection 406 00:23:18,875 --> 00:23:21,748 between these beings and the Tibetan masters 407 00:23:21,791 --> 00:23:24,577 that both Aleister Crowley and Madame Blavatsky 408 00:23:24,620 --> 00:23:26,405 claimed to have contacted? 409 00:23:26,448 --> 00:23:31,366 And if so, does this suggest that there is a hidden 410 00:23:31,410 --> 00:23:34,500 extraterrestrial realm within Tibet? 411 00:23:34,543 --> 00:23:37,503 Some ancient astronaut theorists believe 412 00:23:37,546 --> 00:23:39,722 that physical proof 413 00:23:39,766 --> 00:23:42,029 of an alien presence in Tibet was uncovered 414 00:23:42,072 --> 00:23:44,335 more than 80 years ago 415 00:23:44,379 --> 00:23:48,122 by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. 416 00:23:53,997 --> 00:23:56,739 LACHMAN:The idea is that the statue hassome kind of mystical, 417 00:23:56,783 --> 00:23:59,525 May, 1938. 418 00:23:59,568 --> 00:24:04,443 Roughly one year before the start of the Second World War, 419 00:24:04,486 --> 00:24:08,098 German explorer and zoologist Ernst Schafer 420 00:24:08,142 --> 00:24:11,972 leads a Nazi-funded expedition into Tibet. 421 00:24:12,015 --> 00:24:15,279 Schafer's official objective for the expedition 422 00:24:15,323 --> 00:24:18,979 was the creation of a complete scientific record of Tibet. 423 00:24:19,022 --> 00:24:22,678 But unofficially, he was given another directive: 424 00:24:22,722 --> 00:24:27,901 to determine whether Tibet was the cradle of the Aryan race. 425 00:24:27,944 --> 00:24:31,861 This was allegedly inspired by a 19th century book written 426 00:24:31,905 --> 00:24:34,690 by British author Edward Bulwer-Lytton called 427 00:24:34,734 --> 00:24:38,172 Vril, the Power of the Coming Race. 428 00:24:39,695 --> 00:24:43,743 He describes this extraordinary race of beings 429 00:24:43,786 --> 00:24:47,181 that have magical powers-- sort of superheroes, really. 430 00:24:49,270 --> 00:24:52,273 And they have the "Vril" power. 431 00:24:53,666 --> 00:24:57,496 And sadly, this idea also permeated 432 00:24:57,539 --> 00:25:03,066 into the very early Nazi ideologues' worldview. 433 00:25:03,110 --> 00:25:06,940 The idea that a man can be a superman, 434 00:25:06,983 --> 00:25:10,639 and in order to do this, in their eyes, 435 00:25:10,683 --> 00:25:14,208 you had to be of the Aryan race. 436 00:25:16,471 --> 00:25:20,301 NARRATOR: Some within the Nazis' ranksidentified the Tibetan mahatmas 437 00:25:20,344 --> 00:25:25,001 described by Madame Blavatsky as a race of supermen, 438 00:25:25,045 --> 00:25:29,745 and sought to prove that the Aryans were their descendants. 439 00:25:29,789 --> 00:25:33,967 But even more important to the German expedition than proving 440 00:25:34,010 --> 00:25:39,276 Nazi superiority was findingthe hidden kingdom of Shambhala. 441 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:42,628 COLLINS: The Nazis took an incredible interest 442 00:25:42,671 --> 00:25:46,457 in looking for that entrance to Shambhala. 443 00:25:46,501 --> 00:25:49,286 The Nazis were almost certainly influenced 444 00:25:49,330 --> 00:25:52,420 by the works of Madame Blavatsky, 445 00:25:52,463 --> 00:25:58,513 because she said if somebody could find access 446 00:25:58,557 --> 00:26:00,994 into Shambhala, 447 00:26:01,037 --> 00:26:07,217 they would also be able tocontrol the destiny of humanity, 448 00:26:07,261 --> 00:26:09,219 and the world as a whole. 449 00:26:10,394 --> 00:26:12,440 LACHMAN: While they were there, 450 00:26:12,483 --> 00:26:15,095 the war broke out in 1939, so they were called back. 451 00:26:15,138 --> 00:26:18,751 So, uh, they didn't really return with any positive proof 452 00:26:18,794 --> 00:26:20,753 about what, you know, what they were looking for, 453 00:26:20,796 --> 00:26:23,233 but the story is, they did comeback with this statue. 454 00:26:23,277 --> 00:26:27,063 NARRATOR: Among the items Schafer brought back to Germany 455 00:26:27,107 --> 00:26:30,545 was a mysterious 22-pound iron statue 456 00:26:30,589 --> 00:26:34,070 of what was presumed to be a Buddhist deity. 457 00:26:34,114 --> 00:26:38,858 The figure had a swastika on itsclothing, a symbol of divinity 458 00:26:38,901 --> 00:26:43,036 that predated the Nazis by thousands of years. 459 00:26:44,603 --> 00:26:47,562 One of their discoveries was a little nine-inch statue 460 00:26:47,606 --> 00:26:51,610 of a being wearing a swastika on his chest, 461 00:26:51,653 --> 00:26:54,830 which certainly would have got the attention of the Nazis, 462 00:26:54,874 --> 00:26:57,093 having adopted the swastika as their symbol, 463 00:26:57,137 --> 00:27:00,749 although they put itinto its counterclockwise form. 464 00:27:00,793 --> 00:27:04,013 The swastika was originallya Tibetan symbol for prosperity 465 00:27:04,057 --> 00:27:05,885 and for good luck. 466 00:27:05,928 --> 00:27:09,062 NARRATOR: In the late 19th century, the term Aryan 467 00:27:09,105 --> 00:27:12,065 referred to an Indo-European language group 468 00:27:12,108 --> 00:27:16,330 that included German, Romance and Sanskrit languages. 469 00:27:16,373 --> 00:27:19,986 The ancient symbol of the swastika became associated 470 00:27:20,029 --> 00:27:23,163 with "Aryan" due to where it was found. 471 00:27:23,206 --> 00:27:26,645 But when the Nazis redefined the term to identify 472 00:27:26,688 --> 00:27:30,692 what they called "the masterrace," they adopted the swastika 473 00:27:30,736 --> 00:27:36,176 as a symbol of their heritageand self-proclaimed superiority. 474 00:27:36,219 --> 00:27:40,136 We can assume that this is what stood out to them, 475 00:27:40,180 --> 00:27:43,357 was this, you know, swastika emblazoned on the chest, 476 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:47,013 and they decided that this is a representation 477 00:27:47,056 --> 00:27:49,580 of one of these entities that are somehow involved 478 00:27:49,624 --> 00:27:51,800 in the backstory of the Aryan race 479 00:27:51,844 --> 00:27:53,933 and their sort of greatness in the world. 480 00:27:53,976 --> 00:27:57,327 NARRATOR: Could the "Iron Man" statue depict 481 00:27:57,371 --> 00:28:01,854 one of the powerful mahatmas described by Madame Blavatsky? 482 00:28:01,897 --> 00:28:05,640 Was it perhaps a sign that the Nazi expedition 483 00:28:05,684 --> 00:28:08,861 was close to finding Shambhala? 484 00:28:08,904 --> 00:28:12,995 While most researchers have beenpreoccupied with determining 485 00:28:13,039 --> 00:28:15,171 what the statue is meant to depict, 486 00:28:15,215 --> 00:28:19,523 80 years after its discovery, a scientific study uncovered 487 00:28:19,567 --> 00:28:23,789 an even more intriguing aspect of the Iron Man. 488 00:28:26,574 --> 00:28:30,491 NARRATOR: Stuttgart University, 2012. 489 00:28:30,534 --> 00:28:34,147 A team of German geologists that have performed 490 00:28:34,190 --> 00:28:36,976 a new examination of the Iron Man statue 491 00:28:37,019 --> 00:28:39,848 publish their analysis in the scientific journal 492 00:28:39,892 --> 00:28:43,286 Meteorics and Planetary Science. 493 00:28:43,330 --> 00:28:47,073 They estimate the figure was created in the 11th century 494 00:28:47,116 --> 00:28:50,250 and have found that it was not made of earthly iron, 495 00:28:50,293 --> 00:28:53,427 but was carved from the Chinga meteorite. 496 00:28:53,470 --> 00:28:55,908 POPE:It turns out this thing is made 497 00:28:55,951 --> 00:29:00,608 from one of the rarest meteorites in human history, 498 00:29:00,651 --> 00:29:07,223 that fell to Earth over Tibet around 15,000 years ago. 499 00:29:07,267 --> 00:29:09,617 It's the most unusual 500 00:29:09,660 --> 00:29:13,360 and hardest meteorite ever discovered. 501 00:29:13,403 --> 00:29:18,365 The ancient Tibetans who carved this into a statue 502 00:29:18,408 --> 00:29:23,283 clearly suspectedthat this thing had great power. 503 00:29:23,326 --> 00:29:28,288 CHILDRESS:The Tibetans themselves seem torealize that this was special. 504 00:29:28,331 --> 00:29:31,552 And you have to wonder, is this meteorite, 505 00:29:31,595 --> 00:29:35,121 was it perhaps part of a spaceship? 506 00:29:35,164 --> 00:29:39,690 Something that had crashed there in Tibet, 507 00:29:39,734 --> 00:29:42,302 and the Chinga meteorite is all that's left of it? 508 00:29:44,043 --> 00:29:47,263 NARRATOR: Is it possible that the Iron Man statue 509 00:29:47,307 --> 00:29:49,526 was made from part of an alien craft 510 00:29:49,570 --> 00:29:53,748 that crash-landed on Earth thousands of years ago? 511 00:29:53,792 --> 00:29:56,403 Could it be a remnant of an event 512 00:29:56,446 --> 00:29:59,710 that marked the arrival of otherworldly visitors, 513 00:29:59,754 --> 00:30:02,975 and the beginning of the legend of Shambhala? 514 00:30:03,018 --> 00:30:08,807 Ancient astronaut theorists sayyes, and suggest that the reason 515 00:30:08,850 --> 00:30:11,897 this alien realm remains so elusive can be found 516 00:30:11,940 --> 00:30:14,638 by examining stories of a Tibetan monster 517 00:30:14,682 --> 00:30:16,989 known as the yeti. 518 00:30:22,821 --> 00:30:25,171 CHILDRESS: Were they murdered by, 519 00:30:25,258 --> 00:30:28,348 April 29, 2019. 520 00:30:28,391 --> 00:30:33,309 Just a few miles south of theTibetan border, the Indian Army 521 00:30:33,353 --> 00:30:37,139 reports the discovery ofenormous footprints in the snow 522 00:30:37,183 --> 00:30:43,058 measuring an astounding 32 inches long by 15 inches wide. 523 00:30:43,145 --> 00:30:46,279 They identify the footprints as having been made 524 00:30:46,322 --> 00:30:49,978 by the legendary monster known as the yeti. 525 00:30:50,022 --> 00:30:53,982 SHIMKHADA: The yeti is some kindof a Himalayan monster 526 00:30:54,026 --> 00:30:57,551 that looked like a man, that looked like an ape. 527 00:30:57,638 --> 00:31:00,815 This is a composite, uh, figure. 528 00:31:00,859 --> 00:31:05,733 Local people have seen it in the snow, in the mountains. 529 00:31:05,820 --> 00:31:09,868 NARRATOR: Tales of the yeti stretch back to pre-Buddhist Tibet, 530 00:31:09,911 --> 00:31:12,871 where the shamanic mystics of the Bon religion 531 00:31:12,914 --> 00:31:15,699 told of wild men that guarded a hidden place 532 00:31:15,743 --> 00:31:19,225 of power and perfection called Olmo Lung Ring, 533 00:31:19,268 --> 00:31:24,012 known in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition as Shambhala. 534 00:31:24,056 --> 00:31:26,362 The yeti have this reputation of being extremely violent 535 00:31:26,406 --> 00:31:28,408 and aggressive towards humans. 536 00:31:28,495 --> 00:31:30,845 And one explanation for this is because they're considered 537 00:31:30,889 --> 00:31:33,326 to be the guardians of Shambhala. 538 00:31:33,369 --> 00:31:36,764 Keeping away all those that are not pure of heart 539 00:31:36,851 --> 00:31:40,072 from entering into this holiest of holy places. 540 00:31:40,115 --> 00:31:42,813 CHILDRESS: When the early British expeditions 541 00:31:42,857 --> 00:31:44,859 went through India into Tibet, 542 00:31:44,903 --> 00:31:46,905 they would stop at Tibetan monasteries 543 00:31:46,992 --> 00:31:48,689 on their way to Mount Everest 544 00:31:48,732 --> 00:31:50,343 and they would be told about yetis. 545 00:31:50,386 --> 00:31:52,693 And that yetis were guardians 546 00:31:52,736 --> 00:31:55,304 of the entrances to Shambhala. 547 00:31:55,391 --> 00:31:59,918 NARRATOR:Monsters guarding the entrancesto the land of the gods? 548 00:32:00,005 --> 00:32:03,182 While it may sound like the stuff of legend, 549 00:32:03,225 --> 00:32:05,793 ancient astronaut theorists suggest there is 550 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:07,795 disturbing evidence that may prove 551 00:32:07,882 --> 00:32:11,233 such stories are, in fact, very real. 552 00:32:13,366 --> 00:32:16,717 Uttarakhand, India. 553 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:20,068 16,000 feet high in the Himalayas, 554 00:32:20,112 --> 00:32:23,028 just 40 miles from the Tibetan border, 555 00:32:23,071 --> 00:32:25,247 lies Roopkund Lake. 556 00:32:25,291 --> 00:32:29,077 While it has become a popular tourist destination, 557 00:32:29,121 --> 00:32:32,254 those who approach this small, picturesque body of water 558 00:32:32,298 --> 00:32:34,778 are confronted with a chilling sight... 559 00:32:34,822 --> 00:32:37,216 because Roopkund Lake is littered 560 00:32:37,259 --> 00:32:41,568 with the remains of over 600 human bodies. 561 00:32:43,439 --> 00:32:46,921 For decades,scientists assumed that the dead 562 00:32:46,965 --> 00:32:50,620 had fallen victimto a single massive catastrophe. 563 00:32:50,664 --> 00:32:54,668 But in 2019, DNA sampling 564 00:32:54,755 --> 00:32:56,800 revealed that the bodies contained 565 00:32:56,844 --> 00:32:58,933 in what has been dubbed "Skeleton Lake" 566 00:32:58,977 --> 00:33:01,066 did not all die at once, 567 00:33:01,109 --> 00:33:02,981 but at different points in time, 568 00:33:03,024 --> 00:33:07,507 over a period of at least a thousand years. 569 00:33:07,594 --> 00:33:11,206 Some of the skeletons, uh, had, uh, what they said were, 570 00:33:11,293 --> 00:33:16,342 um... unhealed compression fractures on the head. 571 00:33:16,385 --> 00:33:20,476 Were they murdered by, like, being hammered on the head 572 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:22,609 and then thrown into this lake? 573 00:33:22,652 --> 00:33:26,134 So researchers were baffled by this whole thing. 574 00:33:26,178 --> 00:33:27,918 And the more information that came out of this lake, 575 00:33:27,962 --> 00:33:29,877 the stranger it became. 576 00:33:32,053 --> 00:33:36,231 SHIMKHADA: Recently, Indian scientists have performed 577 00:33:36,275 --> 00:33:40,888 DNA testing on those bones in Roopkund. 578 00:33:40,975 --> 00:33:43,934 They have found many South Asians 579 00:33:43,978 --> 00:33:45,458 and some East Asians-- 580 00:33:45,501 --> 00:33:48,548 meaning Chinese and Koreans-- 581 00:33:48,635 --> 00:33:50,854 and of course some from the West, 582 00:33:50,898 --> 00:33:54,162 you know, for example Mediterranean region. 583 00:33:54,206 --> 00:33:56,860 So that is really intriguing, you know, how these people 584 00:33:56,904 --> 00:34:00,603 wound up there, uh, that's baffling. 585 00:34:00,690 --> 00:34:03,998 NARRATOR: What could have drawn people from all over the world 586 00:34:04,042 --> 00:34:07,175 to make the treacherous journeyto this very small 587 00:34:07,219 --> 00:34:09,525 and remote mountain lake? 588 00:34:09,569 --> 00:34:12,180 And not just at a single point in time, 589 00:34:12,224 --> 00:34:15,401 but continuously for hundreds of years? 590 00:34:17,490 --> 00:34:18,839 LACHMAN: Roopkund Lake is 591 00:34:18,882 --> 00:34:20,971 on the pilgrims' trail, uh, to 592 00:34:21,015 --> 00:34:22,582 uh, Mount Kailash, which is, 593 00:34:22,669 --> 00:34:25,715 uh, one of the central, uh, uh, 594 00:34:25,759 --> 00:34:29,545 geographic sites in-in, um, Hindu 595 00:34:29,589 --> 00:34:31,721 and-and Tibetan and Buddhist, uh, religion. 596 00:34:31,765 --> 00:34:34,855 These people at different timescould have been 597 00:34:34,898 --> 00:34:37,075 on the pilgrimage path. 598 00:34:37,118 --> 00:34:40,600 HENRY: If the yeti is consideredto be the guardian of Shambhala, 599 00:34:40,687 --> 00:34:43,907 and if Shambhala is Kailash, then it makes perfect sense 600 00:34:43,951 --> 00:34:47,346 why the yeti is somehow taking these people, killing them, 601 00:34:47,389 --> 00:34:49,391 harming them, and throwing themin Skeleton Lake. 602 00:34:49,478 --> 00:34:51,263 [growling] 603 00:34:51,306 --> 00:34:54,353 NARRATOR: Could the bones found at Skeleton Lake 604 00:34:54,396 --> 00:34:56,920 belong to pilgrims who were seeking 605 00:34:56,964 --> 00:35:00,098 Shambhala and fell victim to the yeti? 606 00:35:00,141 --> 00:35:02,883 Although there have been numerous reported sightings 607 00:35:02,926 --> 00:35:06,408 of yetis in Tibet, no reliable physical proof 608 00:35:06,452 --> 00:35:09,716 of their existence has been successfully retrieved. 609 00:35:09,759 --> 00:35:14,112 In fact, these mysterious beingsare often reported 610 00:35:14,199 --> 00:35:18,377 as simply vanishing into thin air. 611 00:35:18,420 --> 00:35:22,468 In 1951, the world-famous mountaineer Eric Shipton 612 00:35:22,555 --> 00:35:24,383 was on his way to Mount Everest. 613 00:35:24,426 --> 00:35:26,733 He's at 19,000 feet. 614 00:35:26,776 --> 00:35:29,388 And all of a sudden, he sees these giant 615 00:35:29,431 --> 00:35:31,912 footprints in the snow. 616 00:35:31,955 --> 00:35:34,349 And he follows them for over a mile 617 00:35:34,393 --> 00:35:36,612 until they disappear into the glacier. 618 00:35:36,656 --> 00:35:39,920 The yeti could, in fact, be an interdimensional creature, 619 00:35:39,963 --> 00:35:42,227 capable of either cloaking itself 620 00:35:42,270 --> 00:35:44,925 or disappearing into other realms. 621 00:35:44,968 --> 00:35:48,624 Perhaps they are not physical biological beings, 622 00:35:48,668 --> 00:35:50,583 but are some sort of interdimensional 623 00:35:50,626 --> 00:35:52,280 class of entities, which is able 624 00:35:52,324 --> 00:35:54,804 to appear and disappear at will. 625 00:35:54,848 --> 00:35:58,112 And manifest themselves at willto stop those 626 00:35:58,156 --> 00:36:00,462 who are not supposed to enter certain areas. 627 00:36:00,506 --> 00:36:04,162 NARRATOR: Is it possible that both the yeti 628 00:36:04,205 --> 00:36:06,642 and the kingdom of Shambhala that it is said to protect 629 00:36:06,686 --> 00:36:09,819 are not only extraterrestrial, 630 00:36:09,863 --> 00:36:11,995 but also interdimensional? 631 00:36:12,039 --> 00:36:16,348 Might this explain why they remain so elusive? 632 00:36:16,391 --> 00:36:20,961 Some modern researchers, people like Jacques Vallée, 633 00:36:21,004 --> 00:36:23,006 John Keel, amongst others, 634 00:36:23,050 --> 00:36:26,358 have drawn the conclusion that maybe we're not really 635 00:36:26,401 --> 00:36:30,318 dealing with extraterrestrials from outerspace, 636 00:36:30,362 --> 00:36:36,455 but ultra-terrestrials were coming from parallelspace. 637 00:36:36,498 --> 00:36:40,807 That's exactly what masters of mysticism 638 00:36:40,850 --> 00:36:43,026 and experiences of the prophetic traditions 639 00:36:43,070 --> 00:36:44,985 have been saying for thousands of years. 640 00:36:45,028 --> 00:36:47,205 NARRATOR: If a gateway 641 00:36:47,292 --> 00:36:49,990 leading into another dimension exists somewhere 642 00:36:50,033 --> 00:36:53,036 in Tibet, as ancient astronaut theorists suggest, 643 00:36:53,123 --> 00:36:56,388 could it be a site where extraterrestrials-- 644 00:36:56,475 --> 00:36:58,694 or, perhaps, ultra-terrestrials-- 645 00:36:58,738 --> 00:37:01,044 are entering our world? 646 00:37:01,088 --> 00:37:06,049 And might it also be possible for us to enter theirs? 647 00:37:06,093 --> 00:37:09,052 Ancient astronaut theorists believe 648 00:37:09,096 --> 00:37:11,881 that the key to accessing this cosmic paradise 649 00:37:11,925 --> 00:37:16,059 may not lie in travelingto a secret location in Tibet... 650 00:37:16,103 --> 00:37:20,499 but in mastering an ancient technique of the mind. 651 00:37:26,461 --> 00:37:28,376 NARRATOR: Seda County, China. 652 00:37:28,420 --> 00:37:32,075 December 11, 2015. 653 00:37:32,119 --> 00:37:35,905 In the southeast region of the Tibetan plateau, 654 00:37:35,949 --> 00:37:38,212 renowned Tibetan Buddhist monk 655 00:37:38,256 --> 00:37:41,911 Lama Thubser has been ina state of continuous meditation 656 00:37:41,998 --> 00:37:44,349 for seven straight days, 657 00:37:44,392 --> 00:37:47,352 engaged in a practice that is said 658 00:37:47,395 --> 00:37:50,703 to go back some 10,000 years. 659 00:37:50,746 --> 00:37:53,183 He is attempting to attain what is known 660 00:37:53,227 --> 00:37:56,099 as the "rainbow light body." 661 00:37:56,143 --> 00:37:59,189 Tibetan Buddhists believe that through meditation practices 662 00:37:59,233 --> 00:38:04,107 like this, it is possible to access alternate realms. 663 00:38:04,151 --> 00:38:07,589 And that this may be where the kingdom of Shambhala 664 00:38:07,633 --> 00:38:10,026 truly exists. 665 00:38:10,070 --> 00:38:14,466 You will find people within Tibetan Buddhist tradition 666 00:38:14,553 --> 00:38:18,165 who believe that Shambhala isan actual place. 667 00:38:18,252 --> 00:38:21,951 But it may be what we mightcall an interdimensional place. 668 00:38:22,038 --> 00:38:27,479 So it cannot be accessed through ordinary material techniques. 669 00:38:27,522 --> 00:38:32,005 But it exists in another dimension, so to speak. 670 00:38:32,092 --> 00:38:35,922 NARRATOR:Is it possible that the conceptof the rainbow light body 671 00:38:35,965 --> 00:38:38,490 holds the key to reaching an alien realm 672 00:38:38,577 --> 00:38:40,666 that exists on Earth? 673 00:38:40,753 --> 00:38:44,278 And is there any evidence that such a transformative process 674 00:38:44,322 --> 00:38:46,933 could actually take place? 675 00:38:46,976 --> 00:38:50,632 Recently, scientists havediscovered that the human body, 676 00:38:50,676 --> 00:38:52,591 particularly in the brain, 677 00:38:52,634 --> 00:38:57,465 naturally produces light in the form of biophotons. 678 00:38:57,509 --> 00:39:03,123 The average person emits 14 to 20 photons 679 00:39:03,166 --> 00:39:06,692 by centimeter square per second. 680 00:39:06,779 --> 00:39:09,129 This is very, very low. 681 00:39:09,172 --> 00:39:12,872 But in a state of meditation, 682 00:39:12,959 --> 00:39:16,005 you are able to raise that number 683 00:39:16,049 --> 00:39:20,749 by 100,000 photons per centimeter square per second, 684 00:39:20,793 --> 00:39:23,796 which is extremely bright. 685 00:39:23,839 --> 00:39:25,972 This tells us that when we are in a higher state 686 00:39:26,015 --> 00:39:31,369 of consciousness, our bodies emit a huge amount of light. 687 00:39:31,412 --> 00:39:35,895 And perhaps that is the reason why we call it enlightenment. 688 00:39:39,855 --> 00:39:43,163 NARRATOR: Tibetan Buddhists say that when a highly trained priest 689 00:39:43,206 --> 00:39:46,166 commits himself to attainment of the rainbow light body, 690 00:39:46,209 --> 00:39:49,561 his material body will fade away. 691 00:39:49,648 --> 00:39:52,781 Photographs taken by those in attendance 692 00:39:52,825 --> 00:39:55,654 on the seventh day of Lama Thubser's meditation 693 00:39:55,697 --> 00:39:59,048 provide an incredibly rare documentation 694 00:39:59,135 --> 00:40:01,224 of this sacred process. 695 00:40:01,268 --> 00:40:05,925 As his breathing stops and his physical body begins to die, 696 00:40:06,012 --> 00:40:09,015 it dramatically decreases in size. 697 00:40:09,058 --> 00:40:11,017 According to the monks, 698 00:40:11,060 --> 00:40:13,933 he has dissolved into light. 699 00:40:14,020 --> 00:40:18,198 And a final photograph reveals a beam of light shooting up 700 00:40:18,241 --> 00:40:22,028 into the sky from the site of his transformation. 701 00:40:38,218 --> 00:40:40,699 HENRY: In the Tibetan tradition,they tell us that once a Lama 702 00:40:40,742 --> 00:40:42,440 has achieved this state of being, 703 00:40:42,483 --> 00:40:46,269 that they're able to then travel to 12 star systems 704 00:40:46,356 --> 00:40:48,576 where this teaching is taught, that are all connected 705 00:40:48,620 --> 00:40:51,449 with the Earth, and that beings come and go, 706 00:40:51,492 --> 00:40:53,929 bringing this teaching and enlightening 707 00:40:53,973 --> 00:40:57,977 all other civilizations they come into contact with. 708 00:40:58,064 --> 00:41:00,719 The rainbow light body, it is an extraterrestrial teaching 709 00:41:00,762 --> 00:41:04,766 that was imported to Earth from other star systems. 710 00:41:04,810 --> 00:41:09,292 TZADOK: Right now, very few make the efforts 711 00:41:09,379 --> 00:41:12,774 to learn how to expand consciousness, 712 00:41:12,818 --> 00:41:15,516 to interact with our parallel dimensions. 713 00:41:15,603 --> 00:41:19,085 But the future is to bring the worlds together. 714 00:41:19,128 --> 00:41:22,958 This is what the biblical tradition teaches 715 00:41:23,002 --> 00:41:25,439 when it says everyone will know the truth. 716 00:41:25,483 --> 00:41:27,485 There will be enlightenment for all. 717 00:41:28,921 --> 00:41:30,444 NARRATOR: Could it be that high 718 00:41:30,488 --> 00:41:32,098 in the mountains of Tibet, 719 00:41:32,141 --> 00:41:35,318 there is a gateway into another dimension? 720 00:41:35,405 --> 00:41:40,149 And if so, is it possible that this alternate realm 721 00:41:40,193 --> 00:41:44,110 can only be accessed through a state of enlightenment? 722 00:41:44,153 --> 00:41:48,157 Perhaps as science begins to understand more 723 00:41:48,244 --> 00:41:50,333 about human consciousness, 724 00:41:50,377 --> 00:41:52,292 we will learn what the Tibetan masters 725 00:41:52,335 --> 00:41:55,164 have known for centuries. 726 00:41:55,208 --> 00:41:57,776 That we can reach the stars not only 727 00:41:57,819 --> 00:41:59,778 by mastering technology 728 00:41:59,821 --> 00:42:04,478 but by mastering the power of the human mind. 729 00:42:04,522 --> 00:42:07,699 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A E NETWORKS