That’s quite demanding. If one is in a dark place then one surely must first light one’s own path before reaching out? Augh, sorry about the horrible poetics.

That’s quite demanding. If one is in a dark place then one surely must first light one’s own path before reaching out? Augh, sorry about the horrible poetics. What I meant to say there is IMO nothing wrong in utilizing meditative practice for mental self-help and relaxation. Just trying to survive in a bleak world without going insane is not evil, even though the level of - um, “enlightenment” you remain at is “not depressed”.