robotism

Robotism in this context means the suppression
of the conscious "observer-self," or conscience, so
as to remove all fear and circumspection, all
encumberances to an ideal performance. Such
a man, as Suzuki says, "becomes as the dead,
who have passed beyond the necessity of
taking thought about the proper course of action.
The dead are no longer returning /on/; they are
free. Therefore to say 'I will live as one already
dead' means a supreme release from conflict."

-- The Global Village, page 67 (McLuhan and Powers)