Genshōmu

/Genshōmu / From Japanese "genshō" ( 幻象, illusion) + "mu" ( 無, nothingness) Definition: A spiritual condition of a quiet detachment where the body remains, but awareness of life’s impermanence fades. The state of endless waiting, seeing movement, hearing joy, but never stepping in. Symptoms include: – perceiving time, yet never acting – standing before the pinball machine, but never pulling the plunger – waiting at the station, but never boarding any train – watching the video game screen, but never pressing start