Exploring the flow state - Practically Spiritual Posts by Baru

To survive a battle with a dragon, one needs to flow!

People thrive in a low vibration survival state because it creates an addictive state of flow.

Its do or die, there is no try when a person is living to survive. It induces a spiritual state of being because survival is the only thing that matters - the ends justify the means. Life is simple and clear when i know that all i have to do is one thing - survive. That is the definition of a flow state: hyper focus on one task.

This can be a reason soldiers get addicted to the battle field, Why martial arts prefer the dojo, and workers prefer the job site over the complicated interactions of everyday life - that shit is distracting to the pleasures of the flow state.

Being in a survival state is an easy way to obtain flow but is is not optimal for a thriving existence. Anyone can do it. It is the easy path to “enlightenment”. The challenge is to achieve the ease of luxury and still flow. The highest ideal is to strive when you dont “have to” but rather because you “want to”

This why on samsara the gods can not achieve enlightenment - they don’t have to. Their is no impetus to strive for more when give everything, except for that nagging feeling that they should give shit about something more than their own satisfaction.

Flow is easiest achieved in survival - lower chakras and harder to sustain in luxury - higher chakras.

This is why the middle path is the best of both. middle way of about caring because you know its the accurate thing to do. We want to survive and relax simultaneously - the best of both worlds. Survival keeps people engaged. Luxury provides time to think about stuff like “how can i improve this situation, optimize it, and evolve?”

Luxury allows time to connect with others about other things than: feasting fucking and fights. This “down time” allows for compassion, sympathy or empathy. When we care about the flow state of others we want to help them as much as our selves

Caring about others can encourage someone to improve their life above the basic self centred need to survive or indulgence. When healthy, a parent wants to provide for their children above just food and shelter. A friend wants to assist their partner. An employer should want to find ways to make the job safer!

The trick is allowing the flow state to happen when we are distracted by caring for others needs concerns and issues! Yes, people can abuse this initiate desire to assist each other - that is a topic for an other post. A shift in perspective from viewing helping others as a distraction to contributing to society can make all the difference in the world. This desire gives meaning and purpose to existence.

Just imagine a world where the focus of the flow state was how do I improve the situation for everyone, including me!

Now that would be a life worth living.

Defining flow state:

you have very focused attention on your task – The ability to control and focus your attention is critical. If you get distracted by anything that is outside of the activity you are engaging in, the flow state will dissipate.

you are working with a specific, clear, and achievable goal in mind – Whether you are singing, fixing a bike, or running a marathon, the flow state comes about when you have a specific goal. You then keep that focused attention and only let in information that fits with the goal. The research shows that you need to feel that you have a good chance of completing the goal in order to get into, and hold onto, the flow state. If you think you have a good chance of failing at the goal, then the flow state will not be induced. And, conversely, if the activity is not challenging enough, then you won’t hold attention on it and the flow state will end.