What have you gained through meditation. The Buddha replied, Nothing at all. Then, Blessed One, what good is it. Let me tell you what I lost through meditation: sickness, anger, depression, insecurity, the burden of old age, the fear of death. That is the good of meditation, which leads to nirvana.

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