Well thought out answer by Sam Harris (this guy is really intelligent and very compassionate - that may be my fantasy, but I always find compassion in his eyes and the way he talks as opposed to some other new atheists). This generally refutes the Abrahamic position (and its mimicry within hinduism) ... correct mysticism neither tries to hide from death nor from the bliss of every living moment in this life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7bcMmnZo9o