Robert Koho Epstein tells us about the acting tool called the Three Circles of Attention. The smallest circle is the one that contains the individual, just focused on themselves. The next one contains the the individual and those in close contact. The third and largest circle extends beyond the limits of the physical environment, breaking through the 4th wall into the ten directions and three times.
Sounds a lot like Zen practice to me. Except the practice isn't always round--sometimes it's messy and doesn't stay between the lines. Water takes the shape of the container, the bodhisattva manifests in whatever the situation demands.
