Absorption
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything. The act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear. An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action. In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs. Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Preoccupation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: the state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallmentthe act of occupying something before someone else
Example sentence: It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.