Mushin

Mushin (無心; Japanese mushin; English translation "without mind") is a mental state into which very highly trained martial artists are said to enter during combat.^{[citation needed]} They also practice this mental state during everyday activities. The term is shortened from mushin no shin (無心の心), a Zen expression meaning the mind without mind and is also referred to as the state of "no-mindness". That is, a mind not fixed or occupied by thought or emotion and thus open to everything. For the origin of the mushin concept, see Muga-mushin. It is somewhat analogous to flow experienced by artists deeply in a creative process.