Acharya Prashant explains that the stories of Shri Buddha and Swami Vivekananda remaining calm while being spat upon are not merely about tolerance, but about being profoundly occupied with a higher state of being. He defines meditation as being focused on a goal, which for Shri Buddha was peace. Using the analogy of a lover who is so engrossed in the company of their beloved that they ignore minor distractions like cold popcorn or bird droppings, he suggests that a realized being is similarly 'busy' with the ultimate truth. For such a person, peace is the beloved, and they cannot afford to break that connection to engage with trivial or foolish provocations.