noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
free from all distracting thoughts; clear mind; empty mind
A yojijukugo describing a state of mental emptiness, free from worldly thoughts and ideas, often associated with Zen meditation or a serene, detached mindset.
I sit in zazen and enter a state of empty mind.
彼は無想無念の表情で海を眺めていた。
He was gazing at the sea with an expression free of all thoughts.
A variant yojijukugo with the same meaning, but the order of characters is reversed. 無想無念 is the more standard form.
A yojijukugo composed of 無 (without), 想 (thought, idea), 無 (without), and 念 (thought, sense). The phrase originates from Buddhist terminology, referring to a state of mind free from all thoughts and attachments.