The Art of Focus
Think of all the images you can associate with the Zen term (peace, clarity, strength) and you can see how they apply to a state of intense focus as well, the two themes are one and the same, and learn to master this approach art or (Zen) can release incredible power in your life.
The focus may be to do one thing at a time, but it is also about noticing one thing at a time, the focus is a state of consciousness that goes beyond actions, a mind that is filled with ten different thoughts is scattered, A mind that pays attention to only one element at a time is focused, calm, balanced.
The most important thing to recognize is that the approach is something natural, it is the reason that returns you to the original state of alertness that your inner being is accustomed to feel, think about the things that you enjoy the most and you will notice that they all have this sense of concentration , on the contrary, the activities that you fear are those that allow your mind to disperse. The point is that you enjoy being focused and you do not like to have a scattered mind, the focus is where you experience the greatest joy and have the greatest impact, the focus is where you should be, and if you made an effort to look for this state, you would have an effect positive in your life.
The focus is not just something you can leave to chance, you can consciously create this experience when you want, you just have to concentrate at that moment, something difficult because most of us have learned to disperse our minds with thoughts of the past or the future, paying little attention to the present realities that are in front of us, you can handle whatever the future may bring, and you can not change the past, so you must let go of those thoughts, you need to be in the present, in whatever is happening in the moment.
The approach is effective, it is practical, it does things, your actions will always be effective when they come from true consciousness, begin to allow all the disorder to dissolve, ignore time and become aware of what is most important, what you have in front of you. that moment, the main objective of Zen is not to make your life effective and successful, on the contrary, it is to allow you to focus on your daily experience, it brings you fullness to your life by focusing your attention on the present, you can find An immense joy sweeping the floor with a focused mind, no matter what you are doing, if you do it with pure consciousness, recognize that whatever you are doing right now is the most important thing you have ever done.
