09/15/2026
The Zen concept of "Mushin" (無心), or "no-mind," represents a state of effortless action, non-attachment, and perfect synchronicity, much like a flower blooming and a butterfly arriving without hidden motives or forced intent.
花は無心にして蝶を招き、蝶は無心にして花を尋ぬ
われもまた人を知らず
人もまたわれを知らず
知らずして帝則に従う
良寛
Poetry of Ryōkan.
"Mushin"
The flower, without intention, invites the butterfly.
The butterfly, without intention, seeks the flower.
When the flower blooms, the butterfly comes.
When the butterfly comes, the flower blooms.
I, too, do not know others.
Others, too, do not know me.
Without knowing it, we follow the way of nature.