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Coimbatore: “You are not with your family. But, I am with you. There is always a place in my heart for you", told Sadhguru, Founder of Isha Foundation in a heart-warmimg message to the Prison inmates of Tamil Nadu.
In an hour long interactive online session organized by Sunil Kumar Singh, DGP, Tamil Nadu Prison Department, Isha's Founder addressed the prison inmates and recalled to them icons like Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela who used their prison terms for inner transformation and made lasting contributions to humanity.
“Make good use of the time you spend in prison. No one can fix what happened yesterday. We can create what needs to happen tomorrow", he advised them.
Stressing on the futility of resisting the inevitable, he said that prisoners must work towards creating a joyful state within themselves, regardless of external circumstances. For this, one must understand the basics of the mind and offered the best resources and programs of Isha Foundation to help them.
"Whatever you say, you don’t want, will happen in your mind. Do not decide what you don’t want. Decide what you want,” he urged his listeners and demonstrated the mechanics of the mind by involving them in a short experiment.
“For the next 10 seconds, do not think of monkeys. Give it a try. Can you do it? Your mind is full of monkeys, isn’t it? Your mind is not doing what you want it to do. If you say, ’I don’t want monkeys', it will think only of monkeys", he told the inmates.
He answered several questions from the prisoners mostly related to mental wellbeing and dealing with crippling negative emotions such as fear, loneliness, guilt, shame and anger and encouraged daily practice of Isha Kriya and other modules that will help them recover from psychological trauma.
In response to the DGP’s question on how to make it easier for prisoners to find employment, once they complete their term, Sadhguru suggested speaking with industry leaders to introduce a process that would make it easier for former inmates to find mainstream jobs.
Isha trained Yoga teachers conducted online Yoga sessions for a total of 8165 male prisoners, 3453 female prisoners and 3971 prison staff during the pandemic. The sessions were held at the request of the State Prison Department.
Disclaimer: This news is carried based on a release from Isha Foundation.