Place of Peace

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

place of peace amid the bustle of modern life must be found within self, by external moderation and internal meditation. Modern life, with its pressure and pollutions, is bringing the need for relaxation from anxieties and the worth of meditation to modern man's attention.

It is no longer the monk's privilege, no longer the unconcern of practical men. After he has exhausted all worldly means and hopes, in any particular direction, where else can a man turn except backward — back to his own divine source? Meditation must become a daily rite, a part of the regime that is, like dinner, not to be missed, but regarded with a sacredness the body's feeding does not have.

Those people who object that their lives are too problem-filled, their minds too agitated by pressures, their days too busy with demands to find time or inclination to sit down and meditate are the very people who need meditation most.... Extreme fatigue may be one obstacle to the practice, the want of leisure may be another, and unsympathetic or crowded surroundings a third obstacle to it.

How valuable are those few minutes deliberately removed from the daily routine for this practice of mental quiet!... The businessman who moves through his days at top speed need not, therefore, be bereft of these serene consolations.

Let him find 20-30 minutes in which to open himself up to the Overself. If he uses them aright, they will suffice to keep open his line of sacred communication throughout the day.