Peacefulness Institute
Peacefulness is represented in Norway by the Peacefulness Institute which offers various programs to support individual peace and peaceful communities.
Our Purpose
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to promote peace in the world.
To achieve this goal, we encourage self-development and evolution of consciousness for all to become ambassadors for peace in our families, in our circles of friends, with our colleagues, in our living communities, our villages or towns, in our countries, in the world.
The Institute offers simple Peacefulness and Heartfulness tools for individuals, groups, and communities.
Peace starts with us!
“Cultivating peace in our hearts extends to our words, thoughts, behavior, actions and all aspects of life that allow our innate nature to be unveiled, this is peace. Peace is not merely an absence of war; it is an inner harmony. This individual harmony is the key to global peace. War is not the only threat to the peace and survival of humanity, but to our biosphere as a whole. When we develop a meditative state that becomes our nature, our mere presence alone promotes peace.”
Kamlesh D. Patel, known as Daaji, guide of the Heartfulness movement.The Daily Guardian, India, December 2023
Who we are
Who we are
Peacefulness Institute is a non-profit association registered in Norway and member of an international movement serving humanity with the mottos Peaceful Intentions and Meditation for Human Integration.
The world headquarters is in India, in the state of Telangana, at Kanha Shanti Vanam (near Hyderabad).
Our philosophy
Our philosophy
Our philosophy has its roots in the philosophical and spiritual traditions of ancient Indian literature such as the Vedas and the Upanishads, and classical yoga texts like Patanjali`s Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita.More recent texts on the philosophy of yoga, e.g. those by Swami Vivekananda, are also important references.
Our philosophy has its roots in the philosophical and spiritual traditions of ancient Indian literature such as the Vedas and the Upanishads, and classical yoga texts like Patanjali`s Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita.
More recent texts on the philosophy of yoga, e.g. those by Swami Vivekananda, are also important references.
Scientific approach
Peacefulness is also underpinned by a modern scientific approach integrating the philosophical and spiritual traditions and experiences with the mental constructs, physiological states, and neuroscientific concepts addressed in scientific research. Studies have explored and documented the effects that the associated Heartfulness meditation practices have on human beings.