無心 (mu-shin) “no-mind”

A state of mind when you are free from disturbing and intrusive thoughts. You are focussed wholly on the action you are performing at this moment.

You are free to act and react based on inner-wisdom and instinct, without being influenced by desires and assumptions.

Zen Buddhist practitioners seek to achieve this state of mind.

The British Buddhist nun Reverend Jiyu-Kennett (who studied in Japan and founded a zen monastery in the UK) once said of mu-shin: “It’s nothing… but it’s the fullest kind of nothing there ever was!” When your mind is clear, and you are free from ego and can act naturally and spontaneously.

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