‘Zen dens’ established for police personnel to meditate
The Hindu
Initiative aimed at helping the men in khaki handle stress
Aiming to nurture a humane approach among police personnel and to increase their productivity, the Tamil Nadu Special Police (TSP) has established dedicated silent spaces called ‘Zen zones’ and ‘Zen dens’ for personnel in all 16 battalions spread across several parts of the State. Here, police personnel will be allowed to spend time meditating to get over stressful circumstances. Earlier, yoga had been taught once a week by instructors. Now, they have earmarked a place on the campus and converted it into a silent space exclusively for the purpose of meditation. Imparting training on meditation and yoga to police officers would help them understand how they could nurture and maintain their inner spirit of compassion, connectedness and render quality work, police officers said. Additional Director General of Police, K. Jayanth Murali, who was instrumental in starting this initiative, said, “Meditation is very important and useful for our police personnel. One of the important matters police deal with is the public. If personnel are agitated and aggressive, their relationship with the public will not be harmonious. That is the reason conflict between the police and the public has been reported often. We live in a very stressful society. When a person meditates, his productivity improves. When a person is with a calm mind, he will always produce more and better than any other human being. The productivity of organisation will also improve.”More Related News