In the early 1990s, a 27-year-old Motoki and his friend travelled to India; just before going, at the friend's recommendation he read Shin'ya Fujiwara's Memento Mori (Latin for "remember that you will die").
Pada awal tahun 1990-an, Motoki yang berusia 27 tahun dan temannya berkunjung ke India; sebelum berangkat, ia membaca buku Momento Mori (Ingatlah bahwa engkau akan mati) karangan Shin'ya Fujiwara.