Gurudev, I work with the Police, and deal with very negative people, in a very negative work environment. How should I deal with this?
If a doctor tells me that I have to be with patients all day, what can I say? It is a sacred job! If you are working with people who are feeling sick, negative, and stressed; in such an environment, if you have a calm and positive state of mind, then you will be the most needed person. Please don’t run away from there, they all need you. What you can do to alleviate the environment, is to make your colleagues take one or two doses of M&M (music & meditation sessions).
The police force, the military forces, and for that matter, even schools and colleges are places of high stress. Do you know, the latest statistics in Europe show that 40% of the school teachers are depressed? Are you surprised to hear that? If teachers are depressed, what will they give to the children? It is alarming! We need to bring meditation to the teachers, the armed forces, the police; everyone needs it, because we are living in stressful situations!
Do you know the definition of stress? Too much to do, too little time and no energy - this is the formula for stress. Meditation helps overcome stress!