Once upon a time, a king with his huge army was passing through a thick forest in India. Along the way he saw a sadhu sitting silently with his eyes closed. Being curious, the king stopped and asked the sadhu, "What are you doing?" The sadhu answered, "I am meditating."
In his turn the sadhu asked the king what he was up to. The king said, "Can't you see, I have come with my whole army to conquer the world." There was a benign smile on the sadhu's face who said, "Is that so? You must have a purpose for embarking upon such a stupendous task. What will you do after the conquest?" The king replied that he would engage himself in silent meditation after completing his desire.
If one knows that ultimately peace is attained by meditating, by being still, why not do it right now?
Bhagawan Baba says that many people come to him and pray that they want peace. He invariably tells them, "Cut out the 'I' that wants peace as well as the desire and you are left with the abiding peace." Peace cannot be had from pieces in the world. Permanent peace can only be had from that which is permanent itself.
(From the book "I am I" by Ratan Lal)
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