Abstract

Drag down your mind from “throne of recognition”!
A book to equip you the ability to keep on questioning.

In the age of VUCA with “no correct answer”, what works effectively is Zen-like thinking method to “think through questions with no answers”. Toryo Ito, a Buddhist monk proposes the method to keep distance from the correct answer principle that admits only one answer, and to keep on questioning until reaching a state of oblivion. This method is based on the online Zazen session, UnXe that was held total 100 times amid Corona pandemic and gathered attendees from over 47 countries. Being refined each time, it was sublimated into “EXP Method” composed of four steps.
Zen is the foundation of wisdom stimulating a driving force to live through positively. This book explains the power to keep on questioning filled with that essence.

【Points of the Book】
■ We are suffering from “sense of self-denial” in an effort of affirming “the self”.
■ If you train your ability to keep on questioning, your life will get more freedom.
■ Free yourself from the “mind” centrism.
■ Distance yourself from the correct answer principle – Dualism of “Correct answer vs Wrong answer” damages your mind.
■ Restore yourself with soft nature by EXP Method created by Mr.Ito.
【What is EXP Method?】Four-steps method to relax yourself starting from questioning
⇒You will acquire an ability to keep on questioning and can restore yourself with soft nature.
1 Exploration▶2 Expression▶3 Experiment▶4 Expansion

Author’s Information

Born in 1980. After practicing at Kenninji Temple Senmon Doujo, he has been engaged in Zazen instruction at Ryosokuin Temple since 2005. Continuously pursue a connection with the tradition beyond the boundaries of the field, mainly modern art. Also engaged in the international activities such as Zen seminar at then-Facebook head office in US, and Zen teaching in France, Germany, and Denmark. In 2020, launched InTrip, an application to collect oneself. Presided UnXe, a global meditation community from 2020 to 2022. Involved in the well-being mentoring for overseas companies and executive coaching for domestic companies.