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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