Focus
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Focus has several meanings:
- Focus as a cognitive process) means concentrating selectively on a single aspect of one's environment or thoughts while ignoring other things
- Focus in Buddhist meditation means concentrating the mind selectively on a single aspect of one's thoughts or images while letting go of all other things until the mind become "single-pointed" ("samadhi") through relaxed focused awareness ("shamatha"). According to Buddhism, focus is related to the "fire element" of the mind and nervous system.
- A focus is a point along a fault where an earthquake begins (hypocenter versus epicenter.[1]
References
- ↑ Wile, Dr. Jay L. Exploring Creation With Physical Science. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000