Karma: The New Revolution
Karma Yoga: The New Revolution is an upcoming international film shot on location in the United States, United Kingdom, France, England, Japan, Switzerland, Canada and India. It will explore all aspects of Karma and the axiom of "what goes around comes around" in a modern day context combining both Eastern and Western philosophies. It will also showcase real-life testimonials from Westerners who have used the principles of Karma or Karma Yoga to overcome serious challenges including adult and pediatric cancer, crime, the credit crunch and escaping from war-torn refugee camps. The film is presented by Zen Acharya who uniquely combines Western Motivational Speaking with Eastern Philosophies and has been dubbed "The Future of Self-Help... Tony Robbins meets Deepak Chopra" by members of the media . Zen Acharya hails from the oldest Buddhist lineage of India, and is now promoting the authentic spiritual traditions of his ancestors in a modern and unique manner for all generations and demographics. He is also the founder of the Zenji Museum - the world’s first and only centre to allow visitors to spiritually interact with a peerless collection of historic Buddhist and yoga-themed masterworks, artefacts and antiquities.
Zen Acharya
The film is presented by Zen Acharya (Sankrit: Dhyanacharya) is the only Western acharya to share lineage with Indian Buddhist visionaries like Bodhi Dharma, Padmasambhava, Nagarjuna, Atisa, Sariputra, Maudgalyayana, Shantideva, Buddhaghosha, Shantarakshita and their peers. Zen Acharya is also the only Western expert in Buddhism to hail from an unbroken line of sages that built dozens of temples near the Buddha's home in Magadha during the last Buddhist empire of India during which time Mahayana Buddhism reached its peak and spread all across Asia. The temples preserved the traditions of Amitabha, Shakyamuni, Lokeshwara, Tara, Maitreya and Vajrapani even after Buddhism disappeared from India. The temple complex also maintained a monastery for monks who promoted Buddhism down the Silk Road to China from where it moved on to Korea and Japan. These monks taught at the most important Buddhist Centers in history including Nalanda and Vikramashila and were referenced by famed Chinese historians from Huen Tsang to Fa Hein. These monks also brought the secrets of the Vajrayana to Tibet where it later on became known as Tibetan Buddhism. To honor the legacy of his ancestors, Zen Acharya's approach is to bring Buddhism into the mainstream and therefore prefers to adopt a modern approach where he uses film, fashion, motivational speaking and art conservation and exhibitions to reach out to the youth and young at heart who embody the future.
Production
The film is shot all over the world from the Louvre Museum of Paris and Asakusa Temple of Tokyo to the sal forests where the Buddha taught his sermons in India and Mahatma Gandhi dreamed of changing the world. A sequence is also being filmed inside the Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris.. The film will also feature rare artwork from the Zenji Museum which houses the world's oldest spiritual antiquities and artefacts including some of the earliest and most influential depictions of Lord Buddha not found in any other museum.
Synopsis
The film will explain Karma and Karma Yoga in a modern day context through pop culture events as well as from a Buddhist, Hindu, Judeo-Christian and Scientific perspective. It will feature an unprecedented number of teachings of the Buddha and Bodhi Dharma as well as other Eastern sources that compliment Buddhist philosophy including Bhagavad-Gita, The Upanishads, Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda, Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore and Paramahansa Yogananda. Western Sources will include Jesus Christ, Albert Einstein, Mark Twain, Bertrand Russell, Benjamin Franklin, George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells, Carl Gustav Jung, Carl Sagan, Voltaire, Arthur Schopenhauer, Julius Oppenheimer and others. The film will also feature powerful testimonials of Westerners who have used the principles of Karma to overcome serious challenges from cancer and strokes to homelessness and health-care to victims of abusive and unhappy childhoods.
The film will also explain the Eastern approach to Karma and Redemption that has been publicly embraced by Tiger Woods. Zen Acharya has been quoted by various news agencies as having said "in Verse 173 of the Dhammapada, the Buddha states that ‘a person who makes amends for the wrong he has done can light up the world like the moon merging from the clouds'. This suggests that Tiger Woods has a real opportunity to become an even bigger inspiration by proving that a true role model is not one who never makes mistakes; but one who always makes amends. The Buddhist Path is based on Shakymuni’s last words “Appo Deepo Bhava” or “Be a lamp unto Yourself.”
Zenji Museum and Center
Donations from the film will benefit The Zenji Museum which has been called "the world's most inclusive gallery of spiritual arts and antiquities" as well as "the Western world’s most comprehensive and interactive museum of Buddhism and Yoga". The collection features the world’s most influential artifacts from all schools of Buddhism -- from Pure Land and Zen to Nichiren and Theravada as well as the earliest and most influential depictions of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Devas that comprise the rarest artwork of the Gandhara, Gupta and Pala Empires of India's Golden Age. It also includes Lord Buddha’s own Footprint and His earliest aniconic representations of the Triple Gem and Wheel of Dharma - all over 2000 years old, a 4th century Gupta masterwork from Nalanda; a rare antique sculpture of the emaciated Siddhartha and the last full-size prayer bust of Amitabha in the trademark Black stone of the 8th century Pala Empire. Furthermore, the assemblage includes the oldest statue of Amitabha, the world's longest antique thangka in 24K gold and a tribute to Bodhidharma who resurrected to the Pure Land. In addition, it features masterworks by famous Buddhist artists of Japan who inspired the likes of Europe’s Monet, Renoir and Van Gogh. They include Sesshu, Hokusai, Hiroshige, Hakuin, Takuan, Ikkyu, , Obaku Kosen, Nantembo and Miyamoto Musashi - the famous Samurai Zenmaster. There will also be a rare collection of Hindu deities who all evolved into Guardians of the Buddha and collectibles of Gandhi, Tagore and Vivekananda who all venerated Lord Buddha. There will also be the oldest manuscripts from Ramayana and Gita to Pitakas and Lotus Sutra by Nichiren to build a bridge to unite all Buddhists, Hindus, yoga practitioners and spiritualists worldwide.
While immersing himself in research into the original Buddhist traditions of India as well as the earliest Buddhist traditions of Asia, Zen Acharya realized that a great deal of what passes off for Buddhism in the West is really different from what his ancestors had intended. The Zenji Center will therefore conduct classes on all aspects of Buddhism - be it Mahayana, Vajrayana or Theravada but from an original and authentic Indian perspective. It will also teach workshops and classes on Karma, Buddhist philosophy, spiritual and physical yoga, healing and wellness, stress relief, chanting, Shaolin martial arts and all forms of meditation.
Release
The film began production as of April 2010 and release dates are to be announced in 2012. Like The Secret, Karma Yoga will be released online and will be available via Digital downloads in both High-Definition and iPhone formats, DVD's and MP3s.
Reception
In a preview, a member of the Canadian media, Randy Morton, dubbed it "The Future of Self-Help.... a young Tony Robbins meets Deepak Chopra with a posh English accent and major MTV Generation/ Generation Y appeal. It may become as big a pop culture phenomenon as "The Secret" or "" . The film has also earned praise from international scholars who have called it "the definitive film on Karma... can change people's lives and give them the power to deal with all of life's challenges during these difficult times"..
Zen Acharya
The film is presented by Zen Acharya (Sankrit: Dhyanacharya) is the only Western acharya to share lineage with Indian Buddhist visionaries like Bodhi Dharma, Padmasambhava, Nagarjuna, Atisa, Sariputra, Maudgalyayana, Shantideva, Buddhaghosha, Shantarakshita and their peers. Zen Acharya is also the only Western expert in Buddhism to hail from an unbroken line of sages that built dozens of temples near the Buddha's home in Magadha during the last Buddhist empire of India during which time Mahayana Buddhism reached its peak and spread all across Asia. The temples preserved the traditions of Amitabha, Shakyamuni, Lokeshwara, Tara, Maitreya and Vajrapani even after Buddhism disappeared from India. The temple complex also maintained a monastery for monks who promoted Buddhism down the Silk Road to China from where it moved on to Korea and Japan. These monks taught at the most important Buddhist Centers in history including Nalanda and Vikramashila and were referenced by famed Chinese historians from Huen Tsang to Fa Hein. These monks also brought the secrets of the Vajrayana to Tibet where it later on became known as Tibetan Buddhism. To honor the legacy of his ancestors, Zen Acharya's approach is to bring Buddhism into the mainstream and therefore prefers to adopt a modern approach where he uses film, fashion, motivational speaking and art conservation and exhibitions to reach out to the youth and young at heart who embody the future.
Production
The film is shot all over the world from the Louvre Museum of Paris and Asakusa Temple of Tokyo to the sal forests where the Buddha taught his sermons in India and Mahatma Gandhi dreamed of changing the world. A sequence is also being filmed inside the Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris.. The film will also feature rare artwork from the Zenji Museum which houses the world's oldest spiritual antiquities and artefacts including some of the earliest and most influential depictions of Lord Buddha not found in any other museum.
Synopsis
The film will explain Karma and Karma Yoga in a modern day context through pop culture events as well as from a Buddhist, Hindu, Judeo-Christian and Scientific perspective. It will feature an unprecedented number of teachings of the Buddha and Bodhi Dharma as well as other Eastern sources that compliment Buddhist philosophy including Bhagavad-Gita, The Upanishads, Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda, Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore and Paramahansa Yogananda. Western Sources will include Jesus Christ, Albert Einstein, Mark Twain, Bertrand Russell, Benjamin Franklin, George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells, Carl Gustav Jung, Carl Sagan, Voltaire, Arthur Schopenhauer, Julius Oppenheimer and others. The film will also feature powerful testimonials of Westerners who have used the principles of Karma to overcome serious challenges from cancer and strokes to homelessness and health-care to victims of abusive and unhappy childhoods.
The film will also explain the Eastern approach to Karma and Redemption that has been publicly embraced by Tiger Woods. Zen Acharya has been quoted by various news agencies as having said "in Verse 173 of the Dhammapada, the Buddha states that ‘a person who makes amends for the wrong he has done can light up the world like the moon merging from the clouds'. This suggests that Tiger Woods has a real opportunity to become an even bigger inspiration by proving that a true role model is not one who never makes mistakes; but one who always makes amends. The Buddhist Path is based on Shakymuni’s last words “Appo Deepo Bhava” or “Be a lamp unto Yourself.”
Zenji Museum and Center
Donations from the film will benefit The Zenji Museum which has been called "the world's most inclusive gallery of spiritual arts and antiquities" as well as "the Western world’s most comprehensive and interactive museum of Buddhism and Yoga". The collection features the world’s most influential artifacts from all schools of Buddhism -- from Pure Land and Zen to Nichiren and Theravada as well as the earliest and most influential depictions of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Devas that comprise the rarest artwork of the Gandhara, Gupta and Pala Empires of India's Golden Age. It also includes Lord Buddha’s own Footprint and His earliest aniconic representations of the Triple Gem and Wheel of Dharma - all over 2000 years old, a 4th century Gupta masterwork from Nalanda; a rare antique sculpture of the emaciated Siddhartha and the last full-size prayer bust of Amitabha in the trademark Black stone of the 8th century Pala Empire. Furthermore, the assemblage includes the oldest statue of Amitabha, the world's longest antique thangka in 24K gold and a tribute to Bodhidharma who resurrected to the Pure Land. In addition, it features masterworks by famous Buddhist artists of Japan who inspired the likes of Europe’s Monet, Renoir and Van Gogh. They include Sesshu, Hokusai, Hiroshige, Hakuin, Takuan, Ikkyu, , Obaku Kosen, Nantembo and Miyamoto Musashi - the famous Samurai Zenmaster. There will also be a rare collection of Hindu deities who all evolved into Guardians of the Buddha and collectibles of Gandhi, Tagore and Vivekananda who all venerated Lord Buddha. There will also be the oldest manuscripts from Ramayana and Gita to Pitakas and Lotus Sutra by Nichiren to build a bridge to unite all Buddhists, Hindus, yoga practitioners and spiritualists worldwide.
While immersing himself in research into the original Buddhist traditions of India as well as the earliest Buddhist traditions of Asia, Zen Acharya realized that a great deal of what passes off for Buddhism in the West is really different from what his ancestors had intended. The Zenji Center will therefore conduct classes on all aspects of Buddhism - be it Mahayana, Vajrayana or Theravada but from an original and authentic Indian perspective. It will also teach workshops and classes on Karma, Buddhist philosophy, spiritual and physical yoga, healing and wellness, stress relief, chanting, Shaolin martial arts and all forms of meditation.
Release
The film began production as of April 2010 and release dates are to be announced in 2012. Like The Secret, Karma Yoga will be released online and will be available via Digital downloads in both High-Definition and iPhone formats, DVD's and MP3s.
Reception
In a preview, a member of the Canadian media, Randy Morton, dubbed it "The Future of Self-Help.... a young Tony Robbins meets Deepak Chopra with a posh English accent and major MTV Generation/ Generation Y appeal. It may become as big a pop culture phenomenon as "The Secret" or "" . The film has also earned praise from international scholars who have called it "the definitive film on Karma... can change people's lives and give them the power to deal with all of life's challenges during these difficult times"..
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