'Invest in Thyself to
Tap Inner Potential'
Spiritualist Tells Cops

'Invest in Yourself' was the topic for a talk by eminent spiritual exponent Jaya Row at the Police Club in Mumbai recently.
Invited by Police Commissioner D. Sivanandhan specially to address a select gathering of more than 200 officers and men of the Mumbai Police, Ms. Row said that most solutions to life's problems sprung from within and were not provided from the external world.
Stressing the point that everyone was born for perfection, she said the untapped potential that lay within was far greater than the externally tapped one. She asserted that this was because man was trapped by the Three Es - namely Entertainment, Excitement and Exhaustion. One 'E' led to the other and thereafter created a vicious circle, she added.
“An individual is able to perform well if his mind is calm and at ease, leading to perfect and brilliant action. This needn't happen just once but can be a repetitive process,” Ms.Row said. If the mind got agitated performance became bad. So according to the Vedic texts, brilliance was the outcome of a focused mind, she explained.
“Stress can be realized and managed by oneself. The intellect played the role of the deciding factor in all actions. While the mind was driven by instant pleasures caused by desires that were within, an important aspect in a man's life affecting performance was motivation. Deficiency in motivation led to poor performance,” Ms. Row said.
Earlier, introducing the distinguished speaker, Sivanandhan said that Ms. Row, a microbiologist-turned-spiritualist, provided self-management solutions which had their origins in the Vedas. Her mission was to enable people to understand and realize their potential through methods contained in the Vedas, the top cop added.
Emphasizing the need for stress management by policemen, Sivanandhan pointed out that the process of self-realization and introspection was the first step towards self-management.
Choosing one's vocation solely on the lure of higher remuneration and not for the love of the job limited performance. Actions could be categorized as being selfish, unselfish and selfless. All actions with the intention of giving invariably always succeeded, Ms. Row said.
Changing one's attitude towards life and vocation in particular was most important as that would be the guiding force in deciding goals. Moving to a higher ideal in life unlocked positive energy and eventually gave peace. It was advisable to approach a chosen vocation with love and affection and not as a hobby, she said.
Ms. Row ended on an optimistic note where she talked about the need to bring about change through introspection.
There were a few questions raised after the talk based on the importance of Swadharma v/s Paradharma. On this issue she said that Swardharma is what everyone should pursue as that alone was the true rule while Paradhrama was action based on body-consciousness. Man was caught up in a life, birth and death cycle and paid very little or no attention to higher goals and ideals.
Speaking to THE PROTECTOR after the talk Ms. Row said that she would be willing to be involved more in such sessions to create positive thoughts in the police force as she owed a special gratitude to them at a personal level.
Additional Commissioner of Police (Headquarters) Sandeep Bishnoi who was also present at the talk said, “Positivity and contemplation are the keys to success. Enhancing intellect and reducing dependency on mind is most important.”