By creating peaceful feelings in the body, the mind is absorbed in those feelings. Many writers are occupied with mere word games and theories. Many politicians promote their ideas only to gain power. Many rich people are trapped by the drive to amass more wealth or the fear of losing what they have. Many intellectuals are blinded by arrogance or intolerance.
Many spiritual teachers run a business show or go on an ego trip to gain power over others.
Many poor people, in their hard struggle for survival, are unable to take any pleasure from life. It can seem daring to open the door to healing. And yet cultivating peace of mind is actually not so strange or alien. It can help if we rekindle a memory of some quiet time when no outside pressures or worries were bombarding us. Such memories give us a clue about the mind in its true, peaceful nature and can become the focus of meditation.