Yujiro Seki

Documentary film about the life of a modern-day #Busshi – practitioners of 1400 year lineage of #Japanese #Buddhist #woodcarving #tradition #仏像 #仏師 のドキュメンタリー映画

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Not having enough time in a day? No problem! Check out 15 second trailer of Buddhist Art Documentary movie Carving the Divine!
#Buddhism #Japan #documentary

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Carving the Divine TV is going to make an transformation. We'll invite Buddhist practitioners. Today, we have Minister, Rev. Dr. Kenji Akahoshi from Buddhist Church of America. What is Shin Buddhism (Jōdo Shinshū)? Let's find out! #Buddhism

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“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
-14th Dalai Lama #Buddhism

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Carving the Divine won the Best Director Award of a Foreign Language Documentary at the Milan International Filmmaker Festival (World Cinema Milan) 2019. Ladies and gentlemen, Carving the Divine is real. #filmfestival

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“Whatever comes, don’t push it away. When it goes, do not grieve.”
- Mooji #Zen

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Did you know there are different categories of Buddhist statuary? There are four major categories of deity within the Buddhist cosmos. To learn more, check out our blog Butsuzōtion, “Putting Buddhist Deities in their Place”! #Buddhism
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“But my dear man, reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know.”
- Alan Watts #Buddhism

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Today we have an opportunity to talk to a Shugendo master Shokai Koshikidake @shokai37  Rev. Koshikidake is kind enough to share the photos and videos of practices that go with the interview.  So I promise this will be one hell of an episode! #Buddhism

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“If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything, it is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few. ”
- Shunryu Suzuki #zen

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The reception of Todaiji’s twin guardian Kongōrikishi in 1203 by Kei school was so overwhelming that some sculptors started replicating these statues and left a huge footprint in history. Check out our blog “The Vulgar Anatomy of the Kongōrikishi”!
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“Suffer what there is to suffer. Enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life”
- Nichiren #Buddhism

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Today, our extraordinary guest will explain Theravada Buddhism in great detail. Bhante Bhikkhu Ananda is a full time Theravada monk who spreads the idea of peace and harmony through Buddhist teaching. Check it out! #Buddhism #Theravada
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“It's too late to be ready.” 
― Dōgen #Zen

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Today's Carving the Divine TV, we'll be talking about Buddhism in Post WW II Japan.
So after the fall of the imperial government of Japan, what happened to Buddhism? What are Shin Shukyo (new age religions?) Did it have its glorious comeback? #Buddhism
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“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
– Buddhist Proverb #Buddhism

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We have a new facebook group "Long Live Butsuzo" Come and share your story about Buddhist statues and make friends! This is not about me but about you! Without your participation this group will die. Come chill with us! https://t.co/bHvDIae2NH
#Buddhism #woodcarving

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“We should know that Amida’s Primal Vow does not discriminate whether one is young or old, good or evil, and that true entrusting alone is needed, for it is the Vow that seeks to deliver sentient beings burdened with foolishness and blind passions.”
― Shinran Shonin #Buddhism

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Curious about the release date for the documentary Carving? Stay updated! Sign up for Carving the Divine mailing list and get the latest information on the project!
#Buddhism #Buddha #Japan

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“Sleep is the best meditation.”
⁃14th Dalai Lama #Buddhism

[Yujiro Seki @CarvingDivine]

“But my dear man, reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know.”
- Alan Watts #Buddhism

[Yujiro Seki @CarvingDivine]

Today we have an opportunity to talk to a Shugendo master Shokai Koshikidake @shokai37  Rev. Koshikidake is kind enough to share the photos and videos of practices that go with the interview.  So I promise this will be one hell of an episode! #Buddhism

https://t.co/0BajCd9Fbe