The first part of the text is the “cry of dereliction,” a quotation also found in the Scriptures (** you do not have permission to see this link **).

Ther’s no decisive evidence for or against the historicity of the cry as Jesus’ actual words.

But it could be interpreted as the Gnostic did, that on the cross the spiritual soul left Jesus behind to die alone. Or like in modern times, where for theological purposes has been explained as the highest point in the relationship between Jesus and His Father, what Rossé (Professore emerito di Teologia Biblica) defines as: “the loss of God for the love of God.“

So the internal understanding of the text is complex and subject to different interpretations. It tells more about the reader than the text itself. It relies on his ability to intensionally respond to it, basing his analysis on his previous true world experiences.

On the other hand, if the text is accepted as proposed, so if looked externally, then the “cry” is the confirmation that Jesus has been defeated as aspirant Messiah. But after all, it’s just a “cry” of desperation and suffering.

Now the reference to the title is clear since someone can be described as a zombie if his behavior is unconscious. And it’s a non mediated response, robot-like, to the external stimulus, for instance like when someone steps on our foot. And this last observation relates to Marie Antoinette’s story (completely: Pardonnez-moi, monsieur. Je ne l’ai pas fait exprès.)

According to neurobiologists, zombie agents might trigger aggressive or sexual behavior simply on the smells of a wet dog. And bypass consciousness. 

Milarepa citation, from “Contes des sages du Tibet” by Pascal Fauliot plays with the idea that according to Tibetans there is no inherent reality in the physical world (samsara) or in death. Ther’s no need to dwell on Buddhism to understand the meaning of impermanence suggested by the text or even to agree with it.

But repeating what Milarepa said (or allegedly) is just a way to reinforce one’s “mental states.” The Mind is like a screen in a cinema, and the mental factors are like the images projected on the screen. So if in a theater were screening a movie like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies no one would be sent to early 19th-century England, when a zombie plague had spread across the country and to meet Miss Elizabeth Bennet and her four sisters.