[epalmer]

How is meditation like or different than flow? This is an interesting question. I see it as a paradox. When I meditate in the early phases there is wide awareness but when I quiet the mind, for me, there is no awareness and time disappears. Some days I can quiet the mind quickly and go into what you might describe as a trance. But in that trance I can hear / sense what is around me if I chose to.

I don't think the quiet mind phase is flow however. It is just that time disappears.

Meditation makes me peaceful and can provide me with more energy reserves for the rest of the day. Flow makes me satisfied but usually tired and at the same time wanting more flow.

So how do you HN participants see these different states?