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13 July 2023
GEP Speaker Presents Global Education Policy to Indian PM Narendra ModiThe Speaker of the Global Energy Parliament, Dr. Kiran Vyas, met with the Prime Minister of India, Shri. Narendra Modi in Paris on July 13th. They discussed the activities of the GEP and Dr. Vyas presented the PM with a copy of the GEP’s Global Education Policy for Total Consciousness.
The proposal is for a comprehensive education policy on the transformation of education worldwide into a humanistic, holistic, forward-looking form of eduation. Such an education has been envisioned to transform society through individuals who are happy, healthy, and fulfilled and capable of living meaningful lives of peace.
Based on the philosophy of Education for Total Consciousness, which itself results from the implementation of GEP’s scientific foundation, the I-Theory, the 127-page Policy proposes a restructured, universal curriculum and pedagogy for lifelong learning. Stages of learning outlined reach from the prenatal development of a human being up to the end of life, focusing a strong bond between the trinity of the teacher, parents and student and a transdisciplinary approach which fosters a close relation between knowledge, skill and production for holistic, complete development. Moreover, The Global Education Policy for Total Consciousness introduces Pranic Science as a new branch of knowledge which holds the key to healthy growth and energy balance on every level of a human being’s existence.
All governments around the world have received a copy of the policy proposal.
17 June 2023
GEP Education Policy "Should Be Read By Each Minister Around the Globe" Says BelgiumWorld leaders are appreciating the GEP’s proposal of a Global Education Policy for Total Consciousness.
The Speaker of the Parliament, Dr. Kiran Vyas, and the Secretary of the Parliament, Dr. M.R. Thampan have sent copies of the 127-page policy proposal to every government around the world, and the responses are beginning to come in.
“The Global Education Policy for Total Consciousness should be read by each Minister all around the globe,” wrote Caroline Desir, Minister for Education for Wallonie-Bruxelles, Belgium. “The promotion of human values and of a peaceful world education [in the policy] has been at the core of the policies implemented as a Minister as well as my political and personal commitments.”
Austria’s Federal Chancellery was also in agreement with the principals of a global education policy and pointed out that “education, higher education and research systems can only operate successfully and develop their full potential in international cooperation.”
Colombia’s Minister for Education wrote that “This will undoubtedly be a great contribution to education.”
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14 June 2023
EU Passes First Artificial Intelligence ActTechnology moves fast, especially in the age of digitalization.
It was this knowledge, and some foresight, that made GEP hold its 12th annual session on the theme of digitalisation. Members passed a detailed ‘Humane Digitalization Act,’ calling for restraint and humaneness in dealing with new technologies in all sectors. (Read the summary here.)
The European Parliament has passed the world’s first piece of legislation to regulate the use of artificial intelligence, by approving the Artificial Intelligence Act. It contemplates complete bans of intrusive or discriminatory uses of AI, such as cognitive behavioural manipulation targeting specific categories of vulnerable people or groups and social scoring. Regulation is imposed for high-risk AI systems and foundation models.
The law is not expected to come into effect until 2026, which is a long time in the life of technology.
We can expect to see more legislation from the US focusing on soft law, privacy and ethics, from the UK concentrating on soft law and a decentralised principle-based approach, and China which wants explainable AI algorithms and to demand companies to have transparency about their purpose for using AI.
Aside from AI, GEP had also discussed important topics at last year’s session on Humane Digitalization like digital currencies, digital weapons, and the changing workplace. Members laid out very clear guidelines to help legislators give the best tools to the world but without exploitation of users, society or the natural world.
23 December 2022
AI, Digital Currency and Energy Imbalance - Main Concerns at GEP 2022Of the several themes that came to the forefront at the session of Parliament held last week on Humane Digitalization, perhaps the most consistently voiced message was that digitalization is not negative or positive in itself, but it is up to the human beings who program it and those who use it who decide its impact. Therefore education around humane digitalization is crucial for the general population, decisions makers and tech companies. This was the 12th annual session of Parliament.
Several positive aspects of digitalization were raised and its various contributions in each sector were noted by guest speakers and GEP Ministers in each different sector.
However, the main points of discussion were about the specific drawbacks and future risks that digitalization poses.
Undoubtedly, the rise of Artificial Intelligence was one of the biggest topic of discussion. AI is still young and already it spreads across the spectrum of sectors, but there are few regulations on it. Members noted that fear of AI is not the correct response, and humanity must learn to use new tools in a rational and human-centered way. Yet many concerns about AI were expressed, for example its potential to replace human effort, thought and social interactions. "What will happen if everything is to be done by machines? What will be left for human beings to do, and what will it mean to live as a human being?" asked Prof. Achutsankar R. Nair, a Professor of Bioinformatics. There were several calls for ethics and responsibility in the design and deployment of AI and the preservation of human dignity and freedom. The Bill for Humane Digitalization which was passed on the second day goes into detail about the regulation of AI.
GEP Founder His Holiness Jagadguru Swami Isa shared many insights into the vast differences between the human being and digital machines, seemingly in response to the growing fear in society that humans are easily replaceable by machines and/or no more than biological machines. He went into great detail about the complex makeup of the human being, from the gross (physical), subtle and causal levels of matter, to the three states of waking (deep sleep, dreaming and wakefulness), to the various historical means that humans have employed other beings and equipment to make their lives easier.
Another area of concern was the vast potential of digitalization to energetically disrupt both living and manmade systems, by converting natural processes and systems into artificial ones. "Without awareness of the energy balance inherent in any natural system, new technologies and processes are being deployed that have the potential for planetary-scale disruptions like we see with climate change," said Dr. Christophe Dumas, Minister for Science and Technology. "It is essential to use science and technology based on the fundamental knowledge of energy balance and the I-particle," he said, referring to the fundamental particle that has been introduced in Swami Isa's unified theory. The Ministers for Natural Resources and Environment echoed his concerns. Members called for greater global education about energy.
The present laws on digital surveillance and privacy were discussed. Members agreed that more robust legal protections and education for users need to be implemented worldwide, and that the GEP should have a role in designing such policies and programs.
Digital currency came up at several points through the two days, concluding with Swami Isa giving a stark warning about the use of digitalized currencies in any form (either cryptocurrecy or nationalized digital currency). He noted that since digital currency is a form of wealth that is not based on a physical reality like gold, the further the abstraction into "shadows," the more easily it can be manipulated or undermined and the entire global economic system is at risk. "Real wealth is physical, not virtual," he said.
All in all, many thought-provoking recommendations were made for framing a human-centered digitalization. Swami Isa's reminders about the vast potentials, gifts, complexity and excellence of the human being gave inspiration for a new vision of digitalization in service to the higher nature of humankind and the living world. Undoubtedly, without clear knowledge of the energy that makes up the human being, the digital world, and the systems they live in, the way forward is bleak. Now is the time, says GEP, to make a clear and proactive path forward that ensures energy balance, happiness and harmony for all.
The Bill for Humane Digitalization was passed on the second day.
Videos of full talks are available on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1VKKwZ3ycM&list=PLuUBsXn59BPPtPq8IOfmtKDKZx2JuWf64
GEP 2022 Session Summary and Photos: https://www.global-energy-parliament.net/gep2022
12 December 2022
25 Countries attend GEP 2022GEP Members of Parliament from around the world assembled on December 9-10 in person and online to hold the 12th annual session of Parliament on the theme "Maintaining Our Humanity in the Digitalized Future."
MPs and guest speakers from 25 countries around the world discussed how to welcome the advances that digitalization brings to human civilization, while at the same time ensuring that its new culture does not mean we lose touch with what it means to be a human being.
Participants hailed from Austria, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Nepal, Nigeria, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Philippines, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States.
The event was open to the public for registration to become a Member of Parliament, and anyone was able to ask questions and participate in debates.
At the Question Hour, participants had the opportunity to ask GEP Ministers a question about digitalization. Many were concerned about the long-term effects of various technologies and tools that have not been studied well for their impacts on human wellbeing and environmental integrity before being deployed.
Guest speakers, GEP Ministers and GEP Members addressed the positive and negative aspects of digitalization in each sector, from Education to Agriculture to Finance.
The event was inaugurated by the Hon'ble Governor of West Bengal, His Excellency Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose.
Read the full summary and see the videos and photos at: https://www.global-energy-parliament.net/gep2022
09 December 2022
Governor of West Bengal C.V. Ananda Bose inaugurates GEP 2022The 12th annual session of the Global Energy Parliament was inaugurated by the Hon'ble Governor of West Bengal, His Excellency Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose on December 9th. In his Inaugural Address, Dr. Bose congratulated the Global Energy Parliament on assembling over many years to discuss important and forward-looking topics for the global scenario. He noted that many topics of the upcoming G20 sessions have already been addressed by the GEP. He said, “What Jagadguru Swami Isa thinks today, the world will think tomorrow.”
Dr. Bose spoke of the noble vision of Swami Isa and his educational system of Education for Total Consciousness which Dr. Bose had presented to the President of India last month.
The theme of the 12th session of GEP is "Maintaining Our Humanity in the Digitalized Future."
18 November 2022
GEP Speaker CV Ananda Bose named GovernorThe Hon. Speaker of the Global Energy Parliament, Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose, has been appointed as the new Governor of West Bengal by the President of India.
Dr. Bose has been a key supporter of the activities of the Isa Viswa Prajnana Trust for more than 20 years, and the Speaker of GEP since its inception in 2010. He has chaired sessions of the GEP at Geneva, Madrid, Chiang Mai, and numerous times at Thiruvananthapuram and online. His able leadership and oratory brilliance make the GEP sessions enlightening and refreshing for all.
Dr. Bose has represented the Isa Viswa Prajnana Trust at the United Nations, where it holds Consultative Status. He has addressed the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council to promote IVPT’s concepts of Education for Total Consciousness and energy balance.
He was responsible for the inauguration of the Delhi Chapter of the GEP at the residence of the President of India, and for organising many other activities to promote the IVPT and GEP.
Author of 32 books in English, Malayalam and Hindi, Dr. Bose has also published many articles about the teachings of Swami Isa and Education for Total Consciousness.
A retired civil servant and expert in Habitat, Dr. Bose has received the Global Best Practice Award by the United Nations for his work.
He has headed numerous committees and commissions for the Government, and also represented India at CERN during his time at the Department of Atomic Energy.
Earlier, Dr. Bose was the district collector of Kollam district in Kerala, where he was well loved by the people.
Recipient of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship, Dr. Bose is also the first ever Fellow of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie.
The Global Energy Parliament conveys hearty congratulations to our Hon. Speaker!
04 October 2022
12th GEP to be held on Humane DigitalizationThe Global Energy Parliament, together with experts from each sector, will be gathering for its 12th annual session of parliament on December 9 and 10, 2022.
The topic for the annual event is "Maintaining our Humanity in the Digitalized Future."
Secretary of the GEP Dr. M.R. Thampan said "The main questions we will be asking this year are about a humane future of digitalization. What does it mean to be a human being in an increasingly digitalized world? What is the relation between information and consciousness? What guidelines can we give to ourselves and to our governments to ensure that digitalization remains a tool for freedom, peace and prosperity, and not for enslavement?"
The session will invite experts in various fields to talk about digitalization in the future, and Members of Parliament will work together to develop recommendations to all governments and international entities to enable the best of digitalization for humanity.
GEP invites every human being to become a Member of the Parliament and part of a growing international community working for innovative, balanced solutions to the world’s most critical problems. The event is free of charge.
The parliament will be held virtually on Zoom from 4-8pm IST. View in your time zone
Learn more and register at: https://www.global-energy-parliament.net/gep2022
30 June 2022
Theme Announced for GEP 2022Happy International Day of Parliamentarism to all our Members!
We honour you, the world's first Members of Parliament in a global parliament, for your commitment to ensuring a balanced and sustainable world.
On this significant day, we're announcing the theme of 12th Annual Global Energy Parliament (GEP 2022): "Maintaining Our Humanity in the Digitalized Future."
We all know that every sector is changing rapidly due to digitalization--whether it's education, finance, governance, business, healthcare, etc. How can we ensure that humanity retains its essential characteristics in a digitalized world? This session of Parliament will contribute to policy proposals and public initiatives that encourage rootedness in humanism as well as balance, peace and harmony in the digitalized future.
GEP 2022 will be an online event in December (dates to be announced). Members are invited to send their proposals for written and oral submissions now.
21 June 2022
IVPT Celebrates International Day of YogaInternational Day of Yoga was celebrated worldwide today. The Isa Viswa Prajnana Trust, parent organization of the Global Eneregy Parliament, held an online event with members around the world. They listened to a discourse by Swami Isa, the Founder, describing what real yoga is. Two teachers led participants through yoga postures (asanas), students chanted the vedas, and the function concluded with a song (bhajan).
You can watch the video of the entire event:
See Swami Isa's speech on What Yoga Is:
12 December 2021
Sri Lanka's Minister for Education says the Global Education Policy will be invaluableThe Sri Lankan Minister for Education, Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, joined the Concluding Function of the 11th Global Energy Parliament on December 12th to deliver the Valedictory Address.
He said, "The resolution which you have produced over the course of the 11th Parliament represents years of cumulative contributions from the worlds brightest minds."
"If education is to be the fundamental key to overcoming differences of culture, income and geography then the product of this parliament shall prove invaluable in that noble aspiration," he continued.
"As such I wish to thank and congratulate both the organizers and members of the Global Energy Parliament for the fruitful and robust discussions held over the course of the previous three days & wish that the outcome reached at this Parliament translates into realities that will serve both Humanity and Planet Earth."
Hon. Gunawardena is also the Leader of the House of Parliament for Sri Lanka and former Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Watch the entire speech at: https://youtu.be/aA23j7X6vRI
12 December 2021
11th GEP passes Global Education PolicyFollowing three intensive days of submissions and discussions, the Members of the Global Energy Parliament unanimously passed the Global Education Policy for Total Consciousness in the final hours of December 12.
The 11th session of the Global Energy Parliament brought together education experts from all around the world in a huge online conference. Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose, Speaker of the Parliament, presided over the sessions, with assistance from Deputy Speaker Dr. Kiran Vyas. More than 80 experts and distinguished guests were invited speakers during the 3 days.
His Holiness Jagadguru Swami Isa, founder of the GEP, was present throughout, and delivered the Founder's Address on the first day and contributed suggestions during the discussions.
The Members were very pleased with the outcome. The final policy document will be made available after the holidays, and will be sent to all national governments and international bodies concerned with education and sustainability, including the United Nations.
10 December 2021
External Affairs Minister for India inaugurates 11th GEPShri. V. Muraleedharan, Hon'ble Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of India, inaugurated the 11th session of the Global Energy Parliament on December 10, 2021 online.
In his Inaugural Address, Shri. Muraleedharan said “The Global Energy Parliament has gathered great global thinkers and practitioners in education from around 40 countries to create a new global education policy... GEP is taking such a vital topic, which is most relevant to the world.”
Prof. K.V. Thomas, a former minister of India and former chemistry professor, gave the Keynote Address at the Function.
Dr. CV Ananda Bose, Speaker of the GEP, read out a message from Shri. Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, in which he expressed appreciation for GEP’s endeavours to create a global education policy as an “assimilation of best global practices in the education sector for the betterment of humanity”.
A new film on Jagadguru Swami Isa's "Education for Total Consciousness" was released during the function. View it here: https://youtu.be/ufmsT1m66Vo
See other Inaugural Function videos below:
Min. V. Muraleedharan's Inaugural Address: https://youtu.be/JmSt9-HoCps
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Message: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMPkrkxB0w
27 September 2021
Dates announced for Global Education ConferenceAt long last, we are pleased to announce that the Global Education Policy Conference will be held from December 10-12, 2021!
We are bringing you an enhanced program that will now allow the conference and policy discussion to culminate in the 2021 annual session of the Global Energy Parliament. All are invited to participate as Members of Parliament.
Please check the Conference webpage for more information. You can also register there to get direct news to your inbox.
22 September 2021
Int'l Peace Day Meditation and Chanting SessionInternational GEP membes held an online group meditation and chanting session to celebrate the International Day of Peace on Tuesday, September 21st.
Recognising that the world, and all of us, are in need of the positive energies of peace, harmony and balance, the event was organized for the second year in a row, online. Meditation and chanting are powerful ways of changing the energy in ourselves, creating a protective layer, and sharing it with our environment.
A meditation on light began the session, followed by a group chanting of "The Human Mantra," a simple but powerful song composed by GEP Founder His Holiness Jagadguru Swami Isa especially for this pandemic time.
02 September 2021
New EPIC courses starting Sept & OctNew 8-week courses in our Emotional, Physical & Intellectual Immunity Against Coronavirus (EPIC) program, taught online, are starting in French, English and German in September and October.
Please check the EPIC page for further details and to register.
22 June 2021
International Day of YogaOur international centres celebrated the International Day of Yoga on June 21st with an online yoga session for the public. More than 100 people participated from India, France, Germany, Spain, Sri Lanka, and US and learned some basic asanas as well as a new meditation practice.
The International Day of Yoga is widely celebrated around the world since its institution by the United Nations. We have been celebrating it annually with public classes in our international centres, and discourses on yoga by Swami Isa.
04 March 2021
Global Education Conference 2021GEP is pleased to announce an upcoming conference on the theme “Visualising a Global Education Policy for Total Consciousness,” to be held online in 2021.
The GEP's Global Education Commission invites you to help create a Global Education Policy that achieves fundamental, integrated and humanistic education around the world. The Global Education Policy would be rooted in the best of today’s educational philosophies, scientific thought, and modern practices, and adaptable to differences of geography, culture, economics, language, ability, and belief.
Rather than more divisions and narrow interests, we want to see the shared human experience bring everyone together. The next generations should be empowered to realize the interconnectedness of all life, energy and consciousness.
Expert Groups in the Commission, consisting of passionate specialists in education, will develop a holistic vision of education and steps for its implementation in various contexts.
If you are interested in new ideas and new policies for education, you can register now and receive updates about the Commission and the Conference. Whether you are an academic, a researcher in education, a policy maker, a principal, a teacher, a student, a parent, or just interested in education, we welcome you!
Visit the Conference page for full details and registration.
31 January 2021
“The Energy Balance is Broken”: GEP publishes peer-reviewed research on SARS-CoV-2The Global Energy Parliament Research Centre has published an article on the Covid-19 virus in the February 2021 issue of Advances in Microbiology, a peer-reviewed journal. H.H. Swami Isa and Dr. Christophe Dumas co-authored the article, entitled “An analysis of SARS-CoV-2 on the molecular and subatomic levels through applied I-Theory.”
Looking at recent evidence, the authors indicate that the virus is genetically modified. By examining the modification at the subatomic level, the authors illustrate the probable reasons why the virus is so destructive physiologically.
H.H. Swami Isa and Dr. Christophe Dumas co-authored the article. H.H. Swami Isa, founder of the GEP and developer of the I-Theory, a unified theory on which the research is based and Dr. Dumas is a physicist who heads the GEP Research Center.
According to them, the significance of this research is that the natural energy balance gets broken through genetic modification. In this particular modification, there is a deficiency of fermions (a type of subatomic particle). This leads to an excess of the repulsion force. The subatomic level is a more fundamental plane of energy, so the potential for destruction is much higher.
Usually medical science is concerned only with the molecular level. Genetics, medical treatments, and vaccines, for example, all operate at the molecular level.
But, the authors say, this is not enough. Medicine should be closely examining the subatomic level too, in order to understand the problem and develop better treatments and vaccines.
In the case of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the authors explain, the virus is stable at the molecular plane, so it seems to be no problem. But if you magnify everything and look at the atoms and subatomic particles that make up those molecules, you will see that this is a highly unstable virus. And if you understand the enormous forces at play, you realize why the pandemic is such an emergency.
As the authors’ previous research has shown (in an article titled “Entropy and Negentropy Principles in the I-Theory,” published last year in the Journal of High-Energy Physics, Gravitation and Cosmology), in a normal state of health, entropy and negentropy are balanced. Having an excess of fermions causes negentropy, while having an excess of bosons causes entropy. Negentropy is the force of creation and attraction (the authors ask you to think about the force that would make a normal, healthy cell uncontrollably divide and spread, as in cancer). Entropy is the force of repulsion and dismantling (envision the immune system fighting against itself, and cells fusing together or rupturing, as is seen with severe Covid cases). A healthy state, the authors emphasize, is balance between these two forces.
The authors advise caution about other forms of genetic modification used in medicine, unless and until those subatomic forces are well understood. The GEP is urging the WHO and governments everywhere to look into this area of research as the world races to protect against the virus.
Read the full article in Advances in Microbiology.
21 September 2020
Chanting for PeaceA global chanting session was organized online by the Global Energy Parliament for the International Day of Peace (September 21). GEP's meditation teachers led a session of meditative chanting as members joined from various places around the world.
Creating positive sounds is a powerful tool in building inner peace. GEP has been spreading public awareness of the power of sound energy since 2012, when it held an international session of parliament on the same topic in France. The link between inner peace and outer peace, too, was established in 2014 in Geneva.
The mantra which was selected was composed by GEP Founder Swami Isa especially for Coronavirus time, called 'the Human Mantra'. Both English and Sanskrit version were shared. These practices are part of the GEP's EPIC (Emotional, Physical, Intellectual Immunity against Coronavirus) program.
A recording of them was made into videos in these "works in progress":
