Zen Is Not Content: Mushotoku and the Dictatorship of Utility

This article provides a profound analysis of the concept of Mushotoku, or "mindless profit," in the context of a contemporary culture focused on constant optimization and efficiency. The author argues that Zen is not just another product or a tool for improving performance, but a radical act of resistance to the "dictatorship of utility." In a world where meditation is often reduced to a technique for debugging the soul to increase KPIs, authentic zazen practice restores a space free from market valuation. The text explores concepts such as Mokusho and Hishiryo, exposing spiritual fraud and encouraging the abandonment of transactional logic in relationships with oneself and the world. It is a call to regain clarity of vision beyond the framework of profit and loss.