Focus on only one thing...
Your ability of concentrating on only one thing is the key of success!
t's always interesting and fun to meet someone who is the best in any field. Because you can learn more if you spend time with them. For example, an artist becomes a completely different person when he plays music or dances. He is completely immersed in what he is doing, so he has no interest in what happens around him. He focuses only on what he's doing, and don't really see anything else around. He can be relaxed and completely in love with the music or dancing he is playing. He doesn't really care if people cheer or praise him. Those artists can become genuinely joyful while doing their own art.
There are so many amazing people in the world who have this special ability. The ability to fully concentrate on what they're doing, that's meditation. And that's why artists often say that doing art is their meditation.
These artists know how to completely relax before they start the work. And when they start to do what they have to do, that's when they become a little tensed. They have that ability to get immersed. And that's what "meditation in movement" is.
But normal people, when they get busy, they're like, "I have to finish this, I have to do this." They can't relax, they haven't even started, but they become completey tensed! Then you waste a lot of energy. That's what we call a waste of mental energy. That's how you waste your energy. You can't relax because you are already too nervous and thinking too much about it before before you start. Then you can't use your mental energy to get things done.
Therefore, you need to learn the optimal way to use your energy through repetitive training. You relax. Relaxing means to rest. You slow down and calme yourself. It means you need to be at ease physically and physically. Lower your tension by dropping your arms and shoulders as well. Check to see how your back and neck are. If you're under tension, just relax. If you're not relaxed, it's easy for you to be tensed. Close your eyes and try to calm down. Then you'll be like, 'Oh no. my upper body is tense. my neck is tense.' If you become aware of it, then you will be able to relax naturally.
Usually when you want to get something done, you have these thoughts, 'I have to do this. I have to go over there first to do this.' You have this desire to finish what you are doing at the moment. That's why you become tense. So don't think about it. You simply commit what to do, for example, 'I am going to go over there.' or 'I'm going to go to the bathroom.'. And you simply walk to the bathroom. You don't have to think, 'I'm going to go to the bathroom, I'm going to go to the bathroom' while you're going. Observe your mind carefully. If you notice, you'll be able to stop and relax.
Usually, when we say we're going somewhere, our mind is attached to it. And we give a rise to a thought, 'Oh! I have to go there!' Once you set a direction, you don't have to keep thinking about it. Once you get to it, you drop the attachment to succeed. It is called mindfulness. You just relax. You are not thinking about the destination anymore. You are only aware that you are on the way there right now! That is Chan禪.
