When Saxon is drinking by the pool and is leaving his glass is almost empty, and when he stands up the glass is full.
The Ratliffs visit what appears to be a traditional Thervada Buddhist temple, but almost everything Luang Por Tira tells Timothy is antithetical to Theravadin beliefs. Theravada does not prescribe that a person's spirit returns automatically to an "ocean of consciousness" upon death, nor that one should seek fulfillment by communing with family, nature, or the spirit realm. Theravadins believe that when one dies, one is reincarnated according to one's karma, or the intentional acts of one's mind, speech, and body.
A real Theravadin monastic teacher would probably advise Timothy that the path to fulfillment upon death is to renounce greed, abstain from alcohol and drugs, treat others with love and respect, avoid violence including self-harm, and seek mental clarity so he can stop deceiving himself.
A real Theravadin monastic teacher would probably advise Timothy that the path to fulfillment upon death is to renounce greed, abstain from alcohol and drugs, treat others with love and respect, avoid violence including self-harm, and seek mental clarity so he can stop deceiving himself.