In order to discipline the mind, it is essential to devote part of one's life to the practice of meditation...[However,] disciplines are stepping stones, but they are not a way of solving problems. The mind's cunning tricks are endless; therefore one should develop one's own way of freeing oneself from frivolousness. Meditation provides an immediate opportunity to bring one's neuroses to the surface, examine them, work with them and recognize them as materials of the path rather than villains. — Chogyam Trungpa