Right Concentration, or Absorption, is the eighth point of the path. Usually one is absorbed in absentmindedness. One's mind is completely captivated by all sorts of entertainment and speculation. Right Concentration means that one is completely absorbed in Now-ness, in things as they are. This can only happen if one has some sort of discipline, such as sitting meditation. We might even say that without the discipline of sitting meditation, we can't walk the Eightfold Path at all. Sitting meditation cuts through our absentmindedness. It provides a space or gap in our preoccupation with ourselves.