Aimlessness (Buddhism)

Aimlessness or uncommittedness or wishlessness (Sanskrit apraṇihita अप्रणिहित; Chinese wúyuàn 無願, lit. 'non-wishing', or wúzuò 無作, lit. 'non-arising') is a form of "concentration" (samādhi) in some schools of Buddhist meditation. The concept is particularly associated with the teachings of Thích Nhất Hạnh, who counts "aimlessness" as the third form of "concentration" or "third door of liberation" after "emptiness" (śūnyatā) and "signlessness" (animitta) or "marklessness" (alakṣaṇa). The term apraṇihita literally means 'to place nothing in front' and is used to designate someone who has no aims for the future and no desire for the objects of perception.

Aimlessness (Buddhism)

Aimlessness or uncommittedness or wishlessness (Sanskrit apraṇihita अप्रणिहित; Chinese wúyuàn 無願, lit. 'non-wishing', or wúzuò 無作, lit. 'non-arising') is a form of "concentration" (samādhi) in some schools of Buddhist meditation. The concept is particularly associated with the teachings of Thích Nhất Hạnh, who counts "aimlessness" as the third form of "concentration" or "third door of liberation" after "emptiness" (śūnyatā) and "signlessness" (animitta) or "marklessness" (alakṣaṇa). The term apraṇihita literally means 'to place nothing in front' and is used to designate someone who has no aims for the future and no desire for the objects of perception.