His incredible life could only become a movie. Finally, it is unique rather than rare to live in Tibet first in a monastery from an early age because he is thought to be the reincarnation of a revered Tibetan lama, and then suddenly – at the age of 18 – after throwing away his tunic to save the life of a normal European boy who prefers Ibiza’s most attractive beaches, fun parties and friends to the sacrifice of the monastery.
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Osel Hita Torres and the change of life
In fact, at the age of 14 months, Osel Hita Torres was recognized by the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of a religious who died in the scent of holiness. However, when he turns 18, Osel decides to leave the refined world of Tibetan Buddhism behind, lamenting that he never had a normal childhood of TV, snacks, soccer and girls. After many years of silence, although his story was told with great force by the newspapers at the time, Osel decided to narrate this period in a TV series broadcast in Spain on HBO Max.
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The chosen one
Born in 1985 in a small village in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Spain, Osel Hita Torres quickly became the object of Buddhist attention. At the age of a few months, he was believed to be a chosen one – the reincarnation of a monk. His parents were staunch followers of Lama Yeshe, a Tibetan spiritual leader who had worked extensively to bring Buddhist teachings to Westerners. The child had been taken to India and on that occasion it was announced that he was indeed the reincarnation of Lama Yeshe. At the age of six he was therefore transferred to a monastery in southern India to undertake intensive study, discipline, prayer, mortification and asceticism.
Without the large family, loneliness quickly made itself felt. The little boy was uncomfortable sitting on a throne all day and blessing the heads of the people who came and prostrated themselves before him. Perhaps he would have preferred a caress, a soccer game, a hug from his mother. It was only when he turned 18 that he was able to focus on his destiny and informed the monastery that he was leaving the community to return to Spain.
When he found out that Lucas Figueroa, an Argentine film director and producer, was planning a film or series based on his life, he decided to tell the most important passages of his life. The series, titled Osel, captures unique moments and abysmal loneliness, traumatic experiences for a child but at the same time the human and spiritual formation received. Of course, he is still a disciple of the Dalai Lama and continues to maintain ties with members of the Buddhist community.
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