Trance and Meditation...

It is not essential to enter the trance state in order to experience sufficient depth of meditation, although many do seek it in the popular belief of its necessity.

The advanced Short Path treader develops the capacity without the necessity.

That is to say, he can enjoy the benefits of a stilled mind in an instant whenever outer circumstances permit him to relax but without having to fall into a condition oblivious of outside scenes, sounds, and shapes.

- Paul Brunton