STRESS
AND
POLICE


DR.
SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR
Yesterday and today it has been reported in the electronic media that; in a check up organized by the Jain organization and rotary club in Beed in Maharashtra; over 50 % police were detected to be suffering from diabetes, hypertension and other diseases resulting from stressful working conditions.

We tend to be disturbed by such news and start worrying about. When we start looking for solutions, we come across, the typical solutions offered and hyped; such as the practice of yoga, change in life style, regular check up and so on.

But is this honest? Is this true? Is this fair?

If we are not involved in the mercenary games of marketing, selling and encashing hathayoga techniques voraciously; or we are not immersed in exploiting others through the exotic, individualistic, selfish and tempting ways of stress management; or if are not naïve/dishonest; then we would never superstitiously believe that; individualistic and selfish hathayoga and stress management techniques are panacea and can replace holistic perspective, holistic policy making, holistic planning, holistic administration and actual holistically working towards holistic health.

If we are honest to ourselves; then we would appreciate that; inner blossoming is possible only if it goes hand in hand with suitable or conducive social transformation. Conversely, the accurate direction of conducive social transformation; is possible only if we are simultaneously blossoming from within.

To put it differently; we have to give holistic dimension (of individual and global blossoming); to the techniques of yoga or stress management on the one hand; and quality of being conducive to the inner blossoming; to the process and steps of social transformation.

If we are against NAMASMARAN, unaware of NAMASMARAN; or idle and indolent practitioners of NAMASMARAN; then that we must wake up most urgently; to realize; that this is possible through the universal practice of NAMASMARAN.

NAMASMARAN can enhance and catalyze; the actual evolution of universally beneficial perspective, laws, policies, administration and functioning through the inner blossoming and the public understanding, appreciation of all these; and global mobilization in their support and implementation!

We are bound to suffer from unbearably malignant, global and inescapable stress and its ill effects; whether we are police or otherwise; in absence of enlightened wisdom of the leaders on the one hand; and absence of our own growth so as to recognize, appreciate, respect and follow such enlightened wisdom (possible only if we wake up to the omnipotence of NAMASMARAN) on the other!