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The end of meditation is, therefore, direct knowledge of Truth, God, and the realization of divine and profound peace.
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“The end of meditation is, therefore, direct knowledge of Truth, God, and the realization of divine and profound peace.”

James Allen

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The Way of Peace
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1901
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Allen describes meditation as a disciplined route toward direct understanding and settled inward peace rather than as passive daydreaming or escape.

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The Way of Peace, “The Power of Meditation”; Allen closes his account of meditation by connecting sustained contemplation with knowledge of truth and profound peace.

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