During a recent world lecture tour, I had a two-hour
conversation with a prominent government official. He
had a deep sense of inner peace and serenity. He said that
all the abuse he receives politically from newspapers and the
opposition party never disturb him.
His practice is to sit still for fifteen minutes in the morning
and realize that in the center of himself is a deep still ocean of
peace. Meditating in this way, he generates tremendous power
which overcomes all manner of difficulties and fears.
Some time previously, a colleague called him at midnight
and told him a group of people were plotting against him.
This is what he said to his colleague, “I am going to sleep now
in perfect peace. You can discuss it with me at 10:00 A.M.
tomorrow.”
He said to me, “I know that no negative thought can
ever manifest except I emotionalize the thought and accept
it mentally. I refuse to entertain their suggestion of fear.
Therefore, no harm can come to me.”
Notice how calm he was, how cool, how peaceful! He did
not start getting excited, tearing his hair, or wringing his hands.
At his center he found the still water, an inner peace, and there
was a great calm.