International Peace and Security🔗

> “The pure space of peace manifests only from Oneness. The moment dvandva (duality) comes to exist, the fear > or greed becomes the cognized reality.” > > ~ the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism > Bhagavan Nithyananda Paramashivam

Our contemporary world is showing no signs of a decline in the intensity of violent conflicts, crime, displacement, and the prevalence of a continued state of tension in many regions of the world. According to a UN report⁴³⁰, in the year 2019 alone, about 55 percent of 358 political conflicts worldwide involved the use of violence. Geopolitical tensions, which have been on the rise even before the COVID-19 pandemic, have only prolonged violent conflict, making it difficult for policymakers to come together and resolve their differences peacefully and amicably.

The impact of these conflicts on the general population is highly skewed, with women and children being much more vulnerable to conflict-related violence and other human rights violations. In 2019, the UN verified over 25,000 grave violations against children, including, sexual violence and abduction, killing and maiming, recruitment of children as soldiers, as well as 927 attacks on schools and hospitals.⁴³¹

The last decade witnessed the highest number of people internally displaced by conflict and violence. 79 million people witnessed displacement between 2010 and 2019, primarily as a result of violent conflicts, and natural disasters.⁴³² The number of refugees doubled from 10 million in 2010 to 20.4 million in 2020.

A 2017 UN ECOSOC report on crime trends, crime prevention, and criminal justice revealed that although most of the regions in the world are witnessing a very subtle decline in homicide rates (taken as a proxy for overall crime statistics), mainly due to some effective crime prevention measures by policymakers and improvements in the criminal justice system, the overall crime rates remain pretty high all across the globe.⁴³³ In the wake of rising global tensions and the possibility of an increase in instability as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Secretary-General, in March 2020, appealed for an immediate global ceasefire.⁴³⁴ However, the pandemic has and is still expected to spark further violence and conflict as countries witness more civil unrest, political destabilization, an increase in crime, anti-refugee sentiment, and suspicion of humanitarian workers. There is also an increase in racist and xenophobic sentiment, shockingly in the developed world as well. All these factors are expected to exacerbate existing insecurity, making it even more difficult not only for the global community to live in peace and harmony, but also to heal from pre-existing psychological wounds inflicted by the causes discussed above and other similar factors. Additionally, the possibility of resorting to justice as a means to internal and external peace, as well as both individual and collective healing, instead of a military solution, is also getting reduced in this atmosphere of continuous tension and insecurity. Since justice, not violent revenge, is an essential precursor to peace, the chances of establishing long-lasting global peace have been diminishing in recent years.

and criminal justice, May 2017

In the backdrop of this grim situation discussed above, it becomes essential to discuss the tireless humanitarian work done by the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism (SPH) Bhagavan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, who in his capacity of being the incarnation of Paramashiva (Supreme Consciousness) according to Hinduism, has acted as an apostle of peace and non-violence, continuously inspiring people to seek inner completion and peace as a means to achieve collective peace.

The SPH, who has been forced by Hinduphobic terrorist forces present inside and outside India to flee His country, disconnecting Him from His people, especially the Adi Shaivite Minority Tradition (ASMT) community, an ancient enlightenment-based indigenous tradition that He belongs to. This community, which is on the verge of extinction, has a rich tradition of living by the principles of Oneness (Advaita) and peaceful co-existence with humanity, living beings, and nature at large. In India, the SPH was subjected to repeated atrocities and human rights violations including assassination attempts, mob lynching attempts, terrorist attacks on various Indian embassies of Kailasa, media trials, lawfare, and hate speech to name a few. Leading by example, the SPH has chosen to maintain His non-violent and compassionate stance, and instead intensify the work He has chosen to do, that is enriching the human society with the best gifts that Sanatana Hindu Dharma (Hinduism) has to offer.

The SPH has set an example for millions of His disciples, seekers, and the general public, on how to handle yourself and continue to contribute to society in the most life-positive and non-violent manner, even when you are brutally attacked from all sides. His initiations and solutions have not only healed and brought inner peace to the hearts of the people but empowered them by turning their powerlessness into powers, an ancient science unique to Hinduism. Power Manifestation Science is one of His biggest contributions to modern-day humanity, through which He seeks to establish the spiritual legitimacy of Sanatana Hindu Dharma (Hinduism).

The SPH is the founder and spiritual head of KAILASA, the revival of the ancient, enlightened Hindu civilizational nation, which is being revived by displaced Hindus from around the world. The SOVEREIGN ORDER OF KAILASA led by the SPH and NITHYANANDA ORDER of monks, nuns, and Hindu diaspora are working for global peace and to give a superconscious breakthrough to humanity.

It is the SPH’s mission to re-create a Conscious world where the global issues at the climatic, economic, social, health, and humanitarian levels, cease to exist from their very root; turning the problems of poverty, hunger, violence, discrimination into powerful living through the experience of Oneness.

The SPH has been working from the very grassroots level to usher in an era of peace at all levels– individual, societal, national, and global. His deep insights into the workings of the human mind-body emotions have enabled him to powerfully and directly address various social and emotional problems facing humanity today. The life solutions based on the ancient Hindu tradition, the meditation and yoga techniques from the scriptures, the cognitions rooted in the highest truths, the lifestyle based on living and radiating the higher values of life, and powerful way of living and realizing one’s ultimate potential, form the foundation of the SPH’s teachings which by their inherent nature provide the foundation for peace on planet Earth.

In a short period of public life, He has contributed to humanity in the areas of meditation, healing, health and wellness, yoga, medicine, education, lifestyle, and science and technology. The SPH has been working on creating and teaching people:

1. Significance of peace and how to achieve it

2. Working for higher consciousness, life, and lifestyle

3. Reducing collective negativity in thoughts, words, actions

4. Living in oneness- peaceful co-existence with humanity and nature

5. Manifesting superhuman powers for a better quality of life

More than 20 million people in 347 cities in 196 countries over 6 continents revere and follow the SPH.

Deepening our cognition about peace, in the light of Sanatana Hindu Dharma, the SPH, in a grand public discourse organized on the International Day of Peace, 2020, expounded on the peace-centric nature of Hinduism, deepening the cognition about peace and giving the solution to achieve real peace on the planet. Following are some of the excerpts from that satsang:

“Never allow the dvandva, dvaita as cognized reality even if it is objective reality because cognized reality is the decision maker, game changer about your objective reality. There are three realities, objective, subjective, cognized. The cognized reality changes the quality, quantity, definition, perception, experience of subjective reality that changes the objective reality perceived by us. Cognized reality is the only zone where you can work consciously, alter the cognition. Unfortunately, instead of working on the cognized reality, you go on working on the objective reality…The ideas which makes you work on objective reality showing objective reality is your first priority is what I call pious fraud. It makes you feel objective reality is too important, too real and needs to be attended immediately. Anything which is told to you in a loving, caring way for your interest, only then you start listening. So maya enters into you in a very pious way convincing you it is for your good and which is why she is doing what she is doing. This is what I call pious fraud. The objective reality makes you believe that it is for your good that you are asked to make certain decisions, live in a certain way and move in certain ways. O God! Sons of Devils – the so-called chaos instigators of society!

Today is International Peace Day. Whoever inspires the real peace brings liberation and all the best things of the world to you. Whoever is constantly instigating chaos – like media which thrives on creating chaos to catch eyeballs, which creates crimes, scenes...to get TRP, they will do anything....Let us understand peace. Peace manifests from the beings who consciously declare oneness. The chaos mongering social, political, religious power centers disturbing the peace of humanity, keep you as slave and destroy your life.

Hinduism may not have had its own criminal strategies to create chaos in the world and retain its land or accumulate more land. But it is the most beautiful religion for human beings which can really really give you ultimate peace. Hinduism is the only religion that never supports terrorism nor conversion. Physically killing is terrorism; mentally killing in the course of time, is conversion. Conversion is where your third generation is killed. If you convert the father, the son becomes more involved in your religion and by the time the grandson comes, he becomes a fanatic in the religion. Whereas terrorism is killing you immediately. Conversion and terrorism is one and the same but with a time difference. Hinduism does not accept terrorism or conversion. It doesn't accept either in its constitution or the ecosystem it creates. Many religions talk about peace in their constitution, but it is all about pieces in the ecosystem level. Hinduism is all about oneness, extreme joy, ecstasy, spiritual bliss, enlightenment. If you are standing up for Hinduism, you are standing for real peace. And if you are standing up for real peace, you are standing for Hinduism.

Hinduism is the most peace loving, peace practicing religion. Look around and pick up each religion - how many people they converted in the last two hundred years and how many people they killed in the religion related terrorism activities. I am not even talking about 1000s of years of history, i am talking about just 200 years ago. I guarantee you, even the worst fanatic people will realize Hinduism is the most peace loving, peace keeping, peace living religion.

lokāḥ samastāḥ sukhino bhavantu

let the whole world be happy, blissful.

Every chanting, every prayer in Hinduism ends with shanti shanti shanti - 3 times, meaning peace, peace, peace.

Hinduism is the real religion - loving peace, living peace, at the individual level, social level, global level. Hinduism lost all its 56 nations, 200 states, 10,000 kingdoms - samsthanas. It is not a loss to Hinduism; it is a loss to planet earth and human beings. Wherever Hinduism is practiced, kept alive, the ideal of global peace is kept alive. You yourself google and study the top ten religions. List how many people they converted and how many people they killed in last 200 years. I can be 200% sure and you yourself will realise Hinduism is the most peace loving and peace living religion, with neither conversion nor terrorism.

Being the Supreme Pontiff of the most peace loving, peace living religion, i give you all my blessings on this International Peace Day. It is we Hindus who need to keep the global peace as a living possibility and we need to make this global peace as reality. Just talking about global peace will not work. Working for global peace is the responsibility of the real living Hindu. Anyone who wants to claim themselves as a Hindu or practising Hindu would work for global peace. Global peace is our responsibility.

For all the living and practicing Hindus all over the world, i have a sincere request today: on this International Day of Peace, 21 September 2020, let us all take the responsibility for global peace. We need to keep the global peace ideal alive. Hinduism is the most authentic way to bring peace to you individually, socially, and globally. Today i wanted to take the responsibility along with whoever wants to join. This is my invitation to all the living and practicing Hindus who want to be part of this global responsibility to bring global peace as a reality.”

> “Working for global peace is the responsibility of the real living Hindu. Anyone who wants to claim > themselves as a Hindu or practicing Hindu would work for global peace. Global peace is our > responsibility.” > > ~ the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism > Bhagavan Nithyananda Paramashivam > (International Day of Peace, September 21, 2020)

Reports of various governments and research organizations have shown that throughout the world, the crime rate is least in Hindu communities. It means, for a given population, the number of people that resort to crimes is least amongst Hindus. The following slides show the prison population in various countries such as the US, UK, India, etc.

Consistently it is seen that the proportion of the Hindu population in prison in all countries is much lesser than the proportion of the total Hindu population of the countries. Hindus are the most peaceful and crime-free community in the world, leading even Buddhism in this regard. Terrorism and extremism are also the least in Hindu communities.

Least Prison Population of Hindus

Amongst the prison population, the increase in the number of prisoners from the Hindu community is the least, rather the number of Hindus in prison is decreasing.⁴³⁵

Percentage rating of religious extremism among inmates of each religious group

Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, religious extremism has been a topic of high public interest in the United States. Some experts specifically have raised concerns that prisons could be a breeding ground for home-grown terrorists and have suggested that prison chaplains and other prison administrators need to monitor religious activity more closely.

In pursuit of insights into this subject, on 22 March 2012, the Pew Research Center carried a 50-State survey of US prisons. The research found that that Hindus had the least religious extremist ideas amongst all prisoners in the US.⁴³⁶

Mean religious affiliation of inmates in U.S. prisons, as reported by prison chaplains in 2011

Although Hindus are 2% of the total US population, they are less than 0.2% of the prison population.⁴³⁷

As per the government reports, in the UK, although the Hindu population is 2% of the total population, Hindus constitute only 0 · 4% of the prison population.⁴³⁸

As per the official Indian Government National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), in 2014 Hindus committed the least crimes and were least likely to be undertrials and convicts.⁴³⁹

Indian Prisoners' Proportion by Faith

Hindus are less likely to be substance abusers

Following are the statistics compiled by Govt. Of UK.

Adults from the Asian or Asian British and Chinese or other ethnic groups generally had the lowest levels of last year drug use. Levels were similar among those identifying as Asian-Indian (3.2%), Asian-Pakistani (3.4%), Asian-Bangladeshi (4.0%), and Chinese (4.0%).⁴⁴⁰

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Hindus have the lowest divorce rate of any group -- only 5 percent have been divorced.⁴⁴¹

A study by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), UK has found that people belonging to the UK Hindu community are the happiest people in the country. The ONS study analyzed the happiness and personal well-being of more than 300,000 people over three years, between 2012 and 2015. Here are the highlights of the report: The average happiness rating was 7.38 out of 10. Hindu community scored 7.57 for happiness, well above the average and highest among all communities.⁴⁴²

The SPH launched the Minutes4Peace initiative which aimed to reduce crime globally by conducting mass meditations around the world in parallel. In 2014, just after 2 years of launching the program, it crossed over 1 billion minutes of meditation. Scientific studies have shown a reduced crime rate after participation in the meditation and completion techniques. In scientific research in 1976, it was found that when 1% of a community practiced meditation (pujas) the crime rate was reduced by 16% on average.⁴⁴³ The current tally on the Minutes4Peace website is more than 4.3 billion cumulative minutes of meditation logged. If we include all the events, programs, and festivals where people have gathered in large

Dillbeck and Kenneth L. Cavanaugh, 2016

numbers and participated in meditations and rituals, the total count comes out to be a staggering 409 billion minutes for peace so far.

The SPH, Nithyananda Paramashivam personally conducts Global Akhanda Nirvikalpa Samadhi Jnana Yajna establishing each individual to experience inner peace

In a world plagued by conflicting identities, whether they be related to one's place of birth, country, gender, race, language, color, ethnicity, socio-economic status, etc, the SPH has given humanity the wonderful gift of Unclutching℠ initiation and meditation. Unclutching℠ is a simple, yet powerful meditation technique taken directly from Upanishads, the source scriptures of Sanatana Hindu Dharma, which lead the seeker into the state of Nirvikalpa Samadhi, a state of consciousness beyond any identity based on a false sense of Self. The moment individuals begin to taste this state of Unclutching℠, all their fears and reactionary patterns associated with previous identifications automatically start withering away and they get more and more grounded in the state of Paramashanta Swaroopa (alive and active yet in complete peace and restful awareness). This is, by far, the most potent technique for

Kumbh Mela, Ujjain, 2016

(about 5000 devotees gathered and participated in a 48-day meditation program called Shuddhatdvaitam)

achieving real and ever-lasting peace on planet Earth, that the SPH has introduced to modern-day humanity.

Kumbh Mela is the world’s largest spiritual gathering and marks the greatest celebration with a violence-free environment. It is inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible

2015 - Kumbh Mela, Nasik largest peaceful religious spiritual convocation in the world - millions of enlightened beings

September 2006, the first confluence for world peace to honor the memory of those who lost their lives saving others on September 11, 2001, at Irvine, California, USA. The second confluence for peace was held in Los Angeles in 2007 in collaboration with Vedanta Society, BAPS, ISKCON, Siddha Yoga and other organizations. The Kumbh Mela festival spread fast to other countries including Australia, Canada, etc.

Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The SPH has been the largest contributor to Kumbh Mela – the world's largest spiritual confluence of those with devoted faith. His camps hosted over 3000 residential guests in 2015 and 2016, serving over 300,000 vegetarian meals a day.

Nithyananda Sangha is entrusted as the only organization to host Kumbh Mela outside India by the Akhila Bharatiya Akhada Parishad, which has hosted Kumbh Mela for thousands of years. The SPH has hosted Kumbh Mela USA in Los Angeles since 2007. In September 2006 the SPH organized the first confluence for world peace to honor the memory of those who lost their lives saving others on September 11, 2001, at Irvine, California, USA. The second confluence for peace was held in Los Angeles in 2007 in collaboration with Vedanta Society, BAPS, ISKCON, Siddha Yoga, and other organizations. The Kumbh Mela festival spread fast to other countries including Australia, Canada, etc.

In 2009, the SPH organized a month-long Peace Walk covering 1000 km and 1000 villages, to bring together in harmony from all walks of life, to promote feeling connection and Oneness among people. During the walk, health camps were conducted in villages along its path. His Holiness has conducted large-scale collective meditations on September 21st International Peace Day, to raise the collective consciousness and awareness of peace.

Through the years, The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam embarks on numerous ‘Peace Walk’ initiatives, healing and empowering masses into superconsciousness

Koddikan Ratha Yatra: Kodikkan Ratha Yatra in Coimbatore with the Mobile temple carrying Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari Deities to bless prayers and give darshan to crores of eyes (Kodikkan)

The SPH has revitalized the monastic tradition of Sanyas by initiating hundreds of people into the Nithyananda Monastic Order. The all-renouncing monks contribute the best things to human civilization living their life with the cognition, "Life is for others." "These monks and nuns act as the harbingers of peace and empowerment for the human society distraught with violence, depression, and other forms of life-negativity."

The SPH has also revived the ancient practice of embarking on pilgrimages (spiritual journeys) taking spiritual aspirants to high-energy sacred spots such as the Himalayas, Kailash, Varanasi, Angkor Wat (Cambodia), and various powerful temples of India. Even though prevalent in India, this practice is rapidly losing its original context, turning into a recreational family vacation. Reviving the original spiritual context, the SPH has made it possible for modern-day human beings to benefit from the spiritual energy present at these centers and accelerate their journey of spiritual evolution, hence ensuring individual and collective peace as a natural consequence.

The SPH is also employing powerful mass worship as a means to realizing collective peace and harmony. Young monks of the Nithyananda Order conduct mass fire rituals in the temples

across all de-facto embassies of Kailasa, both daily and during major Hindu festivals, involving the public, thereby creating profound healing energy for a peaceful mind and healthy body in those living in the surrounding areas. The rituals have powerful benefits like:

• Effect on personal health and well-being-Enhanced cognitive function, verbal memory, decrease in thoughts per second, steadiness in mind, reduction in mental stress, reduction in depression, epilepsy and anxiety, balancing of blood pressure, gene expression, and immunity

• Healing effect on the health and environment even after nuclear or chemical or nuclear disasters. Such fire rituals are conducted as a means to connect to the universal Existence and thus reinforce the sense of connectedness with the whole world. They bring about peace and harmony and purify the space in which they are conducted.