stovepipe Posted April 12, 2018 I didn't understand "flow" until my first profound spiritual experience. How would you explain flow to someone who's never experienced it consciously? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lost in Translation Posted April 12, 2018 Flow is the tendency of a fluid material to move from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure, ultimately to achieve homeostasis. How would you apply this definition to your spiritual experience? Did the experience "unblock" you, allowing you access to a zone of lower pressure, or did it "energize" you? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonesboy Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) The flow is energy. One way of describing it is through increased levels of silence. The first thing people notice when they experience silence in daily life is The Witness. They are able to observe their thoughts. With increased silence one is able to notice those thoughts as continuous flows of energy. Our body isn't any different. As we progress we can feel energy flowing through us, in us, as us. Some from root to crown, others from crown to root, while others may notice it coming in from the heart and going whichever direction. Often times you hear the term "going with the flow". This is about going with what is or if you want to refer to the first description as thoughts as flows of energy. You can think of it as being those flows and when you stop going with the flows, with what is and get caught up. You get caught up back in thoughts, in issues and suffering. Just my take, Tom Edited April 12, 2018 by Jonesboy 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wandelaar Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) Flow is the experience of getting completely absorbed in some activity, be it dancing, reading, playing, painting, or whatever. The sense of you doing something and the notion of the passage of time recede into the background. I think it's a rather common experience and not something especially esoteric or religious. But it's precious nonetheless. Edited April 12, 2018 by wandelaar 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted April 12, 2018 flowing toward balance always... energy flows toward balance drawn bows settle at rest water settles in the lowest from push to pull and pull to push unceasing no hesitation complete release free fall open always flowing toward balance never quite balanced yet always balancing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gerard Posted April 13, 2018 (edited) Humanity follows the Earth ---> Earth follows Heaven ----> Heaven follows the Tao ----> The Tao follows Nature It is continuous and never ending flow. Edited April 13, 2018 by Gerard 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wandelaar Posted April 13, 2018 As I read all the different comments I am wondering what the topic starter meant by 'flow'. My comment took it to be the psychological term 'flow' introduced by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
