Venerable Thich Quang Duc was able to sit peacefully even while fire was blazing all around him. He was burning, but he was still sitting on a lotus. That is the ultimate capacity to sit peacefully in any circumstance, knowing that nothing is lost.
This is the guy who set himself on fire in protest of the Vietnam War, right? And this was the best example he could think of?
I aspire to many things, but sitting quietly and peacefully after setting myself on fire is not one of those things.
