However, mushin is not just a state of mind that can be achieved during combat. When he strikes, it is not the man but the sword in the hand of the man's subconscious that strikes. The man has effaced himself as the wielder of the sword. He just stands there with his sword which, regardless of all technique, is ready only to follow the dictates of the subconscious. When the swordsman stands against his opponent, he is not to think of the opponent, nor of himself, nor of his enemy's sword movements. In the case of the swordsman, it means death. The mind must always be in the state of 'flowing,' for when it stops anywhere that means the flow is interrupted and it is this interruption that is injurious to the well-being of the mind. On page 84 of his 1979 book Zen in the Martial Arts, Joe Hyams claimed Bruce Lee read the following quote to him, attributed to the legendary Zen master Takuan Sōhō: In fact, those people will no longer even consider themselves as "fighters" but merely living beings moving through space.
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Some masters believe that mushin is the state where a person finally understands the uselessness of techniques and becomes truly free to move. The mind could be said to be working at a very high speed, but with no intention, plan or direction. It is not a state of relaxed, near-sleepfulness, however. At this point, a person relies not on what they think should be the next move, but what is their trained natural reaction (or instinct) or what is felt intuitively. There is an absence of discursive thought and judgment, so the person is totally free to act and react towards an opponent without hesitation and without disturbance from such thoughts. Mushin is achieved when a person's mind is free from thoughts of anger, fear, or ego during combat or everyday life. Suzuki as "being free from mind-attachment". That is, a mind not fixed or occupied by thought or emotion and thus open to everything. 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". The term contains the character for negation, "not" or "without" ( 無), along with the character for heart-mind ( 心). They also practice this mental state during everyday activities. Zen and Daoist meditators attempt to reach this state, as well as artists and trained martial artists. Mushin in Japanese and Wuxin in Chinese (無心 "no mind") is a mental state. ( September 2012) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. This article possibly contains original research.
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