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简介:“Absolutelyamazingandwondefullyshot.AfterwatchingitIwastruthfullyextremelyrelaxedandreadytotakeonmorestressfrommyeverydaylife.Icannotrecommendthisfilmenough.ItshowcasesthemostbeautifultemplesinKyotoandbroughtbackmanyfondmemories.BraeleydidafirstclassjobandItakemyhatoftohim.”DonWarrener,Hollywood,California.09/27/2007 Wehavealwaysbeenfascinatedbyzen.Whatdoesitdo?Whatisit?Howdoyoupractice?.Sohowdoyoumakeadocumentaryofsomethingthatyoucannotseeortouch?Well,Ithinkwesucceeded,bythegreatreviewswekeepreceiving.ThisstorycouldnotbetoldwithoutthegreatmusicofJapan’stopShakuhachifluteplayer–ChristopherYohmeiandthemelodiesofSynthezerplayer,Uehara.Thesoundtrackisalsoavailable. First,wedecidedtofilmonlocationinJapanandatthewidestrangeofzencentersandmonasteries–fromthezencentersindowntownbustlingTokyotothemountainsaboveKyoto,itisanincrediblefilmofcontrasts.Secondly,wetalkedtoeveryteacherandroshithatwecouldfind–andthennarrowedthisdowntosomeofthebestinterviewsonzenlifeandzendailypractice.TravellingfromthetoptothebottomofJapanandacrossitsbreadth.DeepintothecountrysideofKyoto,toaRinzaizencenterforforeignerstothelargestSotozenmonasteryinJapan.Inthisuniquefilm,weareallowedtowitnessthedailylifeofthezenmonk,preparingfood,atwork,andlearningandseekinganswers.YouwillwatchtheritualsinsidethezendoormeditationhallandofzazenanduseofKoan’stogodeeperanddeeperintothesubconscious.Itisafascinatingjourneythatcouldchangeyourownlifeforever.…