Saturday, September 19, 2026

Day Two of Filming. If I Let Go of "Me," I Can Gain Everything.

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Filming, day two!

In the warmth of the crew I feel the body heat of comrades.

A team of professionals!

Even the stand-in looks cool!

In a cramped space, they shoot a big picture for us.

Thank you so much!

Making sure the cast don’t get caught in the shot…

Thank you so much!

In a meaningful place, we shot something meaningful!

Thank you so much!

Today is day two.

Yesterday we captured scenes that gave me shivers,

and today we captured scenes that set me on fire.

You capture one instant of a life’s story.

It becomes a point against the x, y and z axes,

and by lining those points up, a new story starts to move.

You cut out space-time with a frame.

It’s a lie, if you like,

and sophistry, if you like,

and a farce, if you like,

and, if you like, “that is exactly why it’s real.”

Words create the story,

a gaze tells the story,

and body heat brings the story back to life.

Here’s Professor Morii’s latest conversation video (^^)

https://youtu.be/MbcLlyfkag4?si=vTJmm3Y0d-37EO08

Use “desire” correctly and your life grows rich

〜 A way of living that releases the “god within” 〜

1. The existence and structure of the “god within”

① The turn from outside to inside

Conventional awareness: We have sought god on the outside, but that makes spiritual progress difficult.

The original structure: Deep within the spiritual structure of the human heart’s core (shinjin), the true “body of the soul (the god within)” exists.

② The essential identity of god and human being

The metaphor: Just as, when you divide a flame from a large candle to a small one, the nature of the flame is the same.

The essence: Human beings, too, originally possess every one of the same abilities and qualities as god.

2. The mechanism by which ability is sealed away (ego and mind)

① Being blocked by the “mind”

Clinging around the sacred soul is the spiritual structure of the “mind” (the ego and so on).

The more you act with the “ego (I)” at the center,

the more the mind clouds over black,

the more the soul’s original light is blocked,

and as a result your abilities end up sealed away.

If I let go of “me,” of “I,”

I can gain everything.

② How to handle the ego correctly (the booster-rocket metaphor)

Its early role: To hold a wish for self-inquiry, for growth, for liberation, the “ego and desire” are absolutely essential (the role of the “booster rocket” that pushes a space shuttle up to the edge of the atmosphere).

The need to separate: If you cling to that rocket forever, you crash. When the right stage comes, you have to let it go cleanly.

3. The “four pillars” for fulfilling the purpose of a life

There are four elements to living a rich life, and integrating them correctly is said to be what matters.

Dharma (law, the law of the universe, the purpose of a life)

The foundation of everything you say and do, and the single most important pillar, never to be forgotten.

Moksha (liberation, awakening)

Release from suffering and the awakening of the soul. This too is an essential pillar to keep always in mind.

Artha (material and social gain)

Wealth, social standing, power and so on.

Kama (love, sexual desire, sensory pleasure)

Joy through the five senses (eating something delicious, enjoying music), and the love that carries on the family line.

💡 Placing “artha” and “kama” correctly

Harmony: So long as you keep “dharma” and “moksha” as your foundation (your first priority), you may enjoy artha (money and honor) and kama (sensory desire) to the full.

A caution: If you forget dharma and pursue them as selfish desires for yourself alone, you fall outside the law of the universe and end up creating bad karma.

Giving back to society: Because making money and having desires are extremely powerful engines for society, it is vital to use them in a way that accords with dharma — “for the whole, for the earth.”

4. Daily practice and true richness

① Throwing yourself in seriously, and noticing

Without being caught up only in what you like or dislike or what is fun, by “throwing yourself seriously” into what is in front of you, the mind naturally becomes clear and your vessel grows larger.

A life needs a suitable amount of busyness, and trials and failures (a continuous stream of noticing).

② The difference between outer desire and inner bliss

Outer desire: The satisfaction of material success and the like reaches its limit very quickly.

Inner bliss: The bliss that comes from exploring the inner world continues eternally and without limit.

③ The real purpose, which begins after awakening

“Awakening” is not the goal; it is no more than a waypoint.

If human beings awaken the god within and become able to wield the same authority as god, we can make this world itself into a world of god (a relay point).

As the first step toward that, purifying the mind is what matters most.

📺 Related video: Watch on YouTube

This links up with that idea of “going deeper” I heard about the other day.

Which maybe also means raising the level of abstraction?

I woke up to business at twenty.

Until then, my dream had been to become a P.E. teacher.

Somewhere along the way I wondered whether I’d turned into a slave to money.

So I stopped for a moment and thought about it.

Why was it that I wanted to be a teacher?

“I want to walk alongside other people’s lives and help them make those lives better.”

Oh! That’s the same whether it’s work or teaching.

No — as a teacher it’s three years, but through work I can do it my whole life! That’s what I thought.

Why do I think that?

Why did I feel that?

Deeper still.

Higher still.

Further still…

On the evening of the 19th the Japan Meteorological Agency released the latest information on the large Typhoon No. 25 (Dujuan). Compared with the morning forecast the rainfall projection has been raised substantially, and southern Kanto now faces the risk of up to 300 mm of heavy rain. ▶▶[Typhoon approaching — see the wind and rain simulation] Typhoon No. 25 to approach Kanto at “strong” intensity — maximum instantaneous wind speed 50 m/s, closest approach on the 21st (Mon., public holiday) — risk of 300 mm of heavy rain in southern Kanto The typhoon is expected to strengthen further into a “strong typhoon,” and from the night of the 20th (Sun.) to curve sharply eastward. From the 21st (Mon., holiday) through the 22nd (Tue., holiday) it may approach and pass from eastern to northern Japan while still carrying a storm zone, and it looks likely to have a major impact on plans for the second half of the long weekend.

“Doing” it is what achieving the goal means.

Stay in the middle of the journey.

That is the purpose.

You do it because doing it is fun.

That’s all.

That’s enough.

“Achievement” comes from having done the thing that thrilled you.

Achievement is a by-product.

Doing what you want to do is the goal!

It thrills you.

You don’t need any reason beyond that.

Bashar!

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Link to Takumi Yamazaki’s ENGLISH Book “SHIFT”
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Translated from the original Japanese post by Takumi Yamazaki: https://ameblo.jp/takumi-yamazaki/entry-12979206527.html

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Wednesday, September 16, 2026

I've Put Together My Thoughts on How to Build a Community!

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AI keeps getting smarter and smarter.

Writing text.
Creating images.
Putting documents together.
Coming up with plans.
Talking things through with you.

Things we believed only humans could do until quite recently — AI has been taking them on, one after another.

And as robots evolve further, physical labor may shrink even more than it already has.

So what is left for human beings then?

Lately I've been thinking about this quite seriously.

And one of the answers, I think, is

“community.”

That's where I keep landing.

People gathering with people.
Having someone remember your name.
Having a turn that's yours.
Being counted on.
Cheering someone on.
Laughing together.
Making something together.

None of this can be explained by efficiency alone.

If anything, it's interesting precisely because of human clumsiness, chance, and emotion.

From here on, just as much as “what can this person do,”

“what kind of people gather around this person”

is going to matter.

I think of this as

“skill × community power.”

That's how I see it.

No matter how extraordinarily capable you are, if there's no one around you, it's hard to extend that ability.

Conversely, even if you have no standout skill of your own, if you have the power to gather people, you can call in excellent people and create a space.


And someone who has both skill and community power — that person is strong indeed.

So how do you actually build a community?

I tried to sort it out in my own way.

The first thing you need is “super content.”

“Super content” sounds difficult, but what it really means is

“something you could talk about passionately even if only one person were listening.”

That's all it is.

Doing it because it's trending.

Doing it because it looks profitable.

Doing it because everyone else is.

That alone won't last.
You love it, so you end up talking about it.
You end up spending time on it.

You end up spending money on it.

You end up looking things up about it.

Is there something like that for you?
And on top of that:
You love it.

You're good at it.

It's useful to other people.

There are people who'd pay to have it.
When these start to overlap, you've got the core of a community.
“I haven't found anything like that yet” —
some people will say that.

In that case, you don't have to start a community right away.

Start by championing someone else — be their supporter first.

Cheer on interesting people.

Join a community you like.

Help out at events.

Introduce people to each other.
And while you're there, ask yourself:
“Why do people gather in this place?”
Just observe.

Before long, what you yourself love will start to come into view.

Another important thing is

the sense that a community organizer is a “village chief.”

When you receive participation fees or membership dues,

don't just think, “My revenue went up.”

Instead,

think, “I've been entrusted with the village's tax revenue.”

That's the better frame.

What should you spend that money on to make the villagers happy?

What kind of space would make it comfortable to be here?

Who should be given which role so that they shine?

Even the kid who doesn't stand out at school might have the job of “goldfish keeper.”

Once you're the goldfish keeper,

“Thanks for feeding them,”

someone says.

And just like that, that child has a place of their own.

A community works the same way.

It's not just about showing up.

Having “a turn that's yours”

is what matters.

MC is fine.
Reception is fine.
Photographer is fine.
Presenter is fine.
The one who comes up with the plan is fine.

When you're useful to someone,
that's where your own place gets made.

And one more thing.

In a strong community,

“the stars keep changing.”

That's what I believe.


Only the organizer ever speaks.

Only the same person ever MCs.

Only the same person ever gets recognized.

When it's like that, everyone else slowly turns into an audience.

On a strong baseball team,

today it's the number-two batter.
Next time, the number seven.
After that, the pitcher.

The person who shines changes from day to day.

A community is the same.

This month, A plans it.
Next time, B MCs.
The time after that, C presents.

The star changes.

The organizer changes.

Even the host role gets handed over, little by little.

New gaps open up, and new people come in to fill them.

So what if you're starting from zero?

You don't need to gather 100 people from the start.

Five is enough.

A get-together to watch soccer is fine.
A birthday party is fine.
A dinner is fine.
A tasting of some kind is fine.

“I'm doing this thing soon — want to come along?”

Whether you can say that.

That's the start.

In fact, building a community may be less about

“the skill of gathering people”

and more about

“getting used to inviting people.”

That might be all it is.

Invite, again and again.
Create the space, again and again.
Fail, again and again.

Through that, your capacity grows, little by little.

Next, decide

“who is this space for?”

Settle that.

If you try to do it for everyone, it usually reaches no one.

One person is enough.

“I want this person to come” —

decide who that is.

And then create a space where that person can feel,

“This — this is a place for me.”

That's what you're building.

And once five, then ten people have gathered, ask them.

What was good?
What fell flat?
What do you want next time?

Don't think it through alone.

Ask the villagers.

At the same time, go visit other communities too.

“Why does this place feel so good?”
“Why do I want to come back?”

Take in what's good.

At the next stage,

try holding an event that faces outward.

Not an insiders-only gathering, but

an event where people can bring their friends.

A showcase is fine.
A festival is fine.
A study session is fine.

What matters here is

not doing all of it yourself.

A takes the MC role.
B presents.
C handles reception.

Hand out the roles.

You become the conductor.

When participants take the stage, their friends come to watch.

And from there, new people come in again.

As it grows bigger still,

you connect beyond your own community,

with people who run communities of their own.


X's community.
Y's community.
Z's community.

Invite those leaders as guests.

And then,

from “the person who grows one community”

to

“the person who connects communities to one another” —

your role starts to change.

Once you can do that, the number of people who gather changes all at once.

And as a community grows, the kind of people it needs changes too.

At first you need someone who brings the energy.

Next you need someone who creates order.

After that, someone who runs the events.

Bigger still, and you need people who organize the information, and leaders for each region.

What's interesting is that

“every time a problem arises, the next role you need comes into view.”

That's how it works.

In other words,

the trouble itself becomes your next content.

Right now, I'm rethinking several of my own communities, too.

Up to now, I stood at the front.

I did the talking.

I did the teaching.

That was usually the shape of it.

But from here on, it's a little different.

Rather than remaining the lead myself,

I want it to become “a place that gives birth to the next lead.”

That's where I want to take it.

For those who can coach,
I'll build a system that actually refers clients to them.

For those who can create events,
I'll entrust the events to them.

For the young ones,
I'll hand over a stage where they can shine as next-generation leaders.

From “a community you come to in order to learn”

to “a community where work and turns in the spotlight are born.”

That's the shift I'm making.

I think the way seminars run will change, too.

Until now, it went:

the teacher teaches.
The participants take notes.
They go home and put it into practice.

That was the model.

But in reality, once you get home, you don't do it.

So — do it right there, on the spot.

Message your friend on the spot.

Set the event date on the spot.

Post to social media on the spot.

Invite people on the spot.

Not a lecture room, but

an “execution room.”

That's what we make it.

The teacher isn't someone who teaches,

but someone who executes alongside you.

The deeper we go into the AI era,

the more the value of simply having knowledge shifts.

Search, and the answer appears.

Ask AI, and a plan comes out.

It'll write the text for you, too.

Which is exactly why —

Who you're with.

Who you laugh with.

Who you're useful to.

Who you make something with.

The value of these, I suspect, goes up instead.

A community isn't about fencing people in.

It's about creating a place where someone can feel,

“Here, I can bring myself fully to life.”

That's what it is.

And in the end —

it runs even without you.

New stars are being born.

The next leaders are growing.

When it gets that far, that community is strong.

What we'll need from here on isn't

someone who gathers people, but

someone who can create a place where people shine.

In the AI era, I think people like that will be wanted more and more.





Link to Takumi Yamazaki’s ENGLISH Book “SHIFT”
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Translated from the original Japanese post: https://ameblo.jp/takumi-yamazaki/entry-12978926818.html

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The Script Arrived! “You're a Weird One〜” Don't Overlook the Ways You Differ from Others. That Is What We Call Difference.

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The script arrived!



Typhoon, please stay away〜〜〜
Rain, please don't fall〜〜〜



To all the influencers out there,
please come be in the movie!

Hey!
If you're thinking “nobody's asked me!”
get in touch with Takumi Yamazaki.
Please do!

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I'll be waiting〜〜〜

Things have been hectic,
so I've probably missed people・・・

Open Chat: “The Society to Support Director Takumi Yamazaki”
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Nobuko Watabiki's paintings are on show in Ginza.

So lovely!

I found it in Ginza.
The artist herself may well have been sitting right there in the gallery?!

NOBUKO WATABIKI

Based in Hamburg, Germany since 2008, where she continues to work. She studied printmaking at the Musashino Art Institute and began making work while employed at an advertising agency and at facilities for people with disabilities. Starting from objects that used photographs in a collage-like way, she arrived at her current style using washi paper, textiles and oil pastel. Her work is highly regarded for the unforgettable resonance it leaves behind — themes that dig deep into self-reflection and into one's relationships with others, motifs that hold mysterious expressions, and prose-like titles. In 1997 and 1998 she was nominated two years running for the VOCA exhibition, regarded as a gateway for emerging artists, and she has since exhibited not only in Japan but across Europe — Germany above all — and in South America. Since 2011 she has been presenting “TEGAMI,” a project on the theme of FUKUSHIMA.

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“You're a weird one〜”
Don't overlook the ways you differ from other people.
That is what we call difference.

Try growing the ways you differ from other people.

“I wish I could be like that person〜”
You've thought that, haven't you.

They're a good speaker.
They have great taste.
They hit it off with anyone, instantly.
You admire them, and you try to imitate them.
There's a lot you can learn that way.

But
if you only ever look at what you don't have,
you'll miss what you do have.

The thing you can't help getting passionate about.
The thing everyone else walks past,
but that somehow stops you in your tracks.

The fussiness that makes people say,
“You care about it that much?!”

Somewhere around there,
the seed of your appeal may be waiting.

For example,
someone who, on a trip, is drawn less to the famous sights
than to a signboard in a back alley.

Every single time, they're photographing signs.

They themselves might be thinking,
“Who on earth would want to see this?”
Quite possibly.

But
try adding to the photo why it caught your eye.

The way the lettering has faded.
The combination of colors.
The shopkeeper's handwritten note.

Keep doing that, and
people start wanting to walk the city with you.

Because on the very same street,
you're seeing something they aren't.

Find your difference from others, and magnify it.

This isn't about
forcing yourself to become an oddball.

It's about taking “ah, so this is what catches my attention”
a little more seriously.

Look into it more.
Try it.
Tell someone about it, in your own words.

And as you grow it that way,
a small preference turns into
“oh, that's so-and-so's thing, isn't it.”
That's how it goes.

That said,
it isn't that anything different
automatically becomes appealing.

Sometimes your own fixation
puts the other person in a difficult spot.

So go one step further:
“How could I hand this difference over so that it delights them?”
Think that far.

If you notice the fine details,
maybe you can make directions no one gets lost with.

If you speak slowly,
maybe you can wait while someone searches for their words.

The very thing you couldn't find a use for
sometimes turns out to have one.

The thing you think,
“this is completely ordinary, isn't it”
about —

is it really ordinary to everyone?!

Today, just once,
try talking about one of your “strange fixations”
without hiding it.

“Actually, I really love this〜”

There may be someone out there waiting
for the story that follows.

“You're a weird one〜” is
a compliment・・・




Thank you to everyone, everywhere I go!


Former Prime Minister Hosokawa!


The fusuma paintings at Ryoanji.


With his handsome grandson.

〜〜〜

At Ryoanji in Kyoto, all 92 panels of the “Unryu-zu” (Cloud Dragon) painted by my father will be unveiled together for the first time this autumn.

A special viewing, where you can see them up close with commentary from Ryoanji's curator, will be held for a limited 20 visitors per day (advance reservation required).
It is an overwhelming masterwork depicting the life of a dragon, painted across the fusuma of the entire main hall (laid end to end they would stretch about 110 meters), making for a truly remarkable space.

The fusuma paintings in the room facing the famous rock garden can be seen during normal viewing hours, but to see all 92 panels you must apply in advance for the special viewing.

If you have the chance to visit Kyoto this autumn, I do hope you'll make your way to Ryoanji.

📅 Dates: Saturdays and Sundays, September 26 – November 29

⏰ Time: from 16:00 (advance reservation required / limited to 20 people per day)

💰 Admission: 5,000 yen (includes a curator's guidance)


Driverless taxis are starting, aren't they.


Sleep deprivation is the same as being blind drunk?!

Sleep is
enormously important to an athlete's life. Be an athlete — and run your business that way.


It isn't music that moves the heart —
it's the something you remember while listening that moves you

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There are moments when music brings tears, or makes your chest go warm. We often say “this music moved me” — but is that really what's happening?

In fact, perhaps the music itself isn't what's directly stirring our emotions.
“It isn't music that moves the heart — it's the something you remember while listening that moves you.”Today, let's think about music, memory, and the depths of the human heart.

1. The Moment a Melody Becomes a Trigger
For the songs we love, or the ones that stop us in our tracks when we happen to hear them, there is almost always a memory of that time attached.

  • The indie song you listened to on the walk to school
  • The radio hit that was playing when you went for a drive with someone important to you
  • The album you listened to alone in your room, on a night when you stood at a crossroads in your life

The instant that music plays, we aren't only savoring notes and rhythm. The scenery, the smell, the temperature of that moment, the feelings you could never put into words — all of it comes rushing up from deep in the brain. Music isn't just “sound”; it'sa key to a time capsule that connects you to who you used to be.That's what it is.

2. What's Being Moved Isn't Your “Present Emotion” but Your “Past Self”
When our hearts are moved, we are unconsciously setting a past memory against our present self.

Sometimes we remember a happy time and feel warm; sometimes we remember time that won't come back, or a person we parted from, and sink into wistfulness. In other words, when we shed tears or draw strength, we aren't reacting to the sound playing in front of us — we're reacting toour own story, set off by the drama inside the memory.That's what we respond to.

Music is, in a sense, a film's score. The lead role belongs entirely to you — the one projecting a scene from your own life onto the screen while that music plays.

3. The “Power to Remember” Enriches a Life
When the busyness of daily life takes over, we tend to forget our memories and the pure passion we once held. But when you shuffle a favorite playlist, a song that comes on unexpectedly can bring back a promise or a feeling you'd forgotten mattered.

Perhaps the reason music moves us is that it'sthe moment your past self quietly hugs your present self and says, “the me from back then is still right here.”Perhaps that's it.

In Closing
The next time you meet music that shakes you deeply, or a nostalgic song tightens your chest, try asking yourself this:

“What in this song am I actually moved by? And what am I remembering along with it?”

It isn't the music moving your heart — it's the something you remembered, with the music as the trigger, gently pushing you forward.

What memories come back to you, and with which songs? If you'd like, tell me the one song that has stayed in your heart.


I really like this girl's singing〜
uyuki_cosmic

Something about the quirk in the way she sings — I love it!



The gut-brain axis
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The gut-brain-bacteria-heart axis

In the end, it all comes down to the gut!



Link to Takumi Yamazaki’s ENGLISH Book “SHIFT”
https://amzn.to/2DYcFkG

Translated from the original Japanese post: https://ameblo.jp/takumi-yamazaki/entry-12978925625.html

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