...Someone once asked the Buddha skeptically...

... - What have you gained through meditation...

...The Buddha replaied...

... - NOTHING at all...

... - Then , Blessed One , what good is it...

... - Let me tell , what i lost thtough meditation...

...SICKNESS...

...ANGER...

...DEPRESSION...

...INSECURITY...

...THE BURDEN OF OLD AGE...

...THE FEAR OF DEATH...

...That is the good of meditation , which leads to nirvana...