the total absorption could be referred to as one of dhyānas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhy%C4%81na_in_Buddhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhy%C4%81na_in_

the total absorption could be referred to as one of dhyānas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhy%C4%81na_in_Buddhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhy%C4%81na_in_Buddhism Experiencing dhyāna is possible without achieving samadhi, but it is very unstable Csikszentmihalyi flow state implies that one is involved in some activity, but in dhyānas you don't need to do anything.