Flow - Derek Bryant

When I think about the concept of "flow" I wonder how this comes to be really. Could it in fact be something controlled? And if it were, would the effects be a zen like state we see our favorite kung-fu sensais in? If flow is merely putting ourselves completely in an experience and to move freely. Most of the time when we realize we are in a flow like state the state is already over, or we realize it and the feeling seems to fade. But perhaps there was a way to obtain the "flow" state deliberately but without consciously acknowledging it. Could we learn to take a sort of shaman approach to meditation where in clearing our minds of all things and total openness can the truth be revealed. Of course shamans use this meditation to identify their spirit creatures and several other practices but the principle is the same. In order to experience things in a different light, it seems almost a requirement for us to "turn off" our brains.