Kerry Harmanis is chairman of Talisman Mining. He is 74 and lives in the Perth suburb of Swanbourne. His wealth of $766 million ranks him at No. 175 on the 2022You sold Jubilee Mines for $3.1 billion at the peak of the cycle in 2007. How did you know it was time to sell?comes in. I already had a good antenna. But meditation gives you the antenna supreme to read what’s going on because you’re less affected by extraneous static.
You never stop the chatter of the mind, but you just surrender to it. You don’t attach to it. You let it come and pass. When you get really experienced, you’ll come to and go: “Wow it’s been half an hour and I haven’t had a thought.” It’s the space between the thoughts.We teach teachers, through the education system, to teach children about meditation and mindfulness. We have taught 17,000 to 18,000 kids, and we want to grow.
What benefit do you get by practising meditation? Will you become more centred and make better decisions?