Taansen Fairmont Sumeru has spent his life exploring the meeting point between higher consciousness and everyday life. Raised across North America and Europe, he learned early on how to adapt and stay centered no matter where he was. That adaptability later became the foundation of his work helping others find calm, balance, and clarity in complex times.
In the 1970s, while studying at Maharishi International University and Maharishi European Research University, Taansen experienced what he describes as a glimpse of the “Golden Age” — a moment of deep insight that reshaped his purpose. From then on, his focus turned toward sharing systems and teachings that bring more light, peace, and self-understanding to people’s lives.
Through his company, Brilliance in Commerce, he’s taught others how to combine practical wisdom with inner stability — whether through lawful systems, meditation, or simply learning to trust one’s inner compass. But his influence reaches far beyond business. His talks, books, and quiet presence have reminded people that success means little without peace of mind.
Taansen’s life shows that the outer and inner worlds don’t have to compete. They can work together. His journey — from meditation halls in Switzerland to conference stages across the world — reflects a rare mix of grounded realism and spiritual vision. Those who meet him often leave with one thought: maybe the next step in evolution isn’t faster technology, but deeper awareness.
Q&A: Finding Light in Action with Taansen Fairmont Sumeru
Q: What inspires you the most right now?
It’s the quiet moments after meditation — when everything is still. That’s when the best ideas come. I remember once sitting near Lake Lucerne in Switzerland in the 1970s, and during meditation, I saw a vivid picture of what humanity could become — peaceful, creative, free. That vision became my lifelong motivation. Every system I’ve built since then, every talk I’ve given, came from wanting to help others reach that same space of clarity.
Q: How do you inspire others through your work?
I try not to tell people what to believe. I give them tools and let them see what happens. Years ago, someone came to one of my seminars feeling trapped in both debt and self-doubt. We didn’t talk about numbers. We talked about fear. We practiced silence. Months later, they told me they had resolved their financial problem and started a meditation group of their own. That’s inspiration to me — seeing someone move from confusion to confidence without losing kindness.
Q: You’ve been described as both spiritual and practical. How do those sides connect?
They’re not opposites. Meditation taught me focus, and focus built my career. When I ran my first large trust management project in the 1990s, I realized that the same calm that keeps you centered in meditation helps you make clear legal or business decisions. If you can stay still in your mind, you can move mountains outside.
Q: Where do you find confidence when facing setbacks?
I’ve had many. One of the biggest was trying to create a film production company dedicated to spiritual themes. We had the vision, the team, the scripts — but no investors. I remember one night sitting on the floor of an empty office in California, realizing the project was paused indefinitely. I closed my eyes and meditated. Instead of frustration, I felt a deep sense of renewal. The lesson was clear: even when a door closes, the energy behind it can take a new form. That moment inspired my later work with Brilliance in Commerce. It wasn’t failure; it was redirection.
Q: What’s your approach to helping people find inspiration in their own lives?
It’s simple: Add the fourth state daily to your other three states. If you presently experience the waking state (which I assume you are in right now 🙂), alternated with the dream state and deep sleep state at night, those are the common three states everyone goes through every day. But the fourth state is equally necessary for everyone’s routine. There are various ways and means of learning how to go into the fourth state. One of the better ways that you can learn how to experience that is by taking the TM course. See www.tm.org.
Q: How can people build confidence in their own ideas?
By alternating the experience of the fourth state with experimentation with those ideas. The longer one has gained experience with the fourth state, the more powerful will be one’s ideas. That is because they will be coming from the unbounded ocean of bliss consciousness deep within, with less and less distortion or dilution. When an idea is directly from the unified field, its successful implementation is powerful and effortless.
Q: What advice would you give someone afraid to take a risk on something new?
The daily experience of the fourth state infuses the mind and heart with “the peace that passeth understanding”. At the same time, one’s discernment gets refined. This allows one to distinguish which risks are more worth taking. When I started speaking at international conferences, I was confident, because the daily periods of deep rest in the fourth state gave both clarity and confidence. Give yourself that daily dive into the direct experience of pure consciousness each day, and effortlessly, both confidence and clarity will grow day by day.
Q: Looking back, what keeps you going?
The small signs that the work is making a difference. An email from someone who found peace after a long struggle. A letter from a student who finally trusts their intuition. The truth is, I don’t think of myself as inspiring others. I think of it as sharing a spark that everyone already has. My job is just to remind them it’s there.
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