Right meditation is not escapism; it is not meant to provide hiding-places for temporary oblivion. Realistic meditation has the purpose of training the mind to face, to understand and to conquer this very world in which we live.
-Nyanaponika Thera, "Power of Minfulness"
It seems a bit odd to see a quotation about meditation using the word "conquer," but, otherwise, I like this quote. It's tricky--for me, anyway--getting to a state of non-thought without escaping into temporary oblivion--and that kind of escaping is very tempting on some days.
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I just don't see anything wrong with temporary oblivion.
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