Meditative absorptions are flow states that occur in meditation, and are traditionally referred to as jhāna. Tradition also defines the specific factors required for entering jhāna. They are: directed and sustained attention (vitakka-vicāra); exclusive focus and unification of mind (cittas’ ekagata, ekodibhāva); and joy and pleasure (pīti-sukha). If all these conditions are present, you will be in a state called access concentration (upacāra-samādhi).
