Is there such a place in the world where mind is at absolute peace? I read an interesting article that says that though mind is a powerful being that has immense capability to create, this creation process gets a huge boost in a conductive environment. The mind has to work harder to achieve focus which otherwise would have been easier in a different environment.

Also a thought - is it all willpower driven to think and not to think? I am sure there is therapy and such, there are exercises which help to think otherwise but making a decision to not-to-think, is that sufficient? Or is a massive distraction necessary to steer mind away from such thoughts?