Heartfulness – July 2019

The SoH Forum is a global platform
where world leaders gather, share
views and experiences, and meet in
a positive, supportive and
harmonious atmosphere, promoting
a spiritual approach to global
problems. The main theme of this
year’s event was ‘Discovering
Harmony in a World of Difference’.
Iceland’s Prime Minister, Katrin
Jakobsdottir, opened the event with
a passionate speech about Iceland’s
history of conflict resolution and its
place in promoting peace in today’s
world. She mentioned the 1986
talks between President Ronald
Reagan of the US and the Soviet
Union’s General Secretary, Mikhail
Gorbachev, which took place in
Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital. These
talks are now viewed as the turning
point in ending the Cold War
between the two countries.

Iceland is a beautiful, clean and
welcoming country. Although the
climate is harsh and the winter
nights interminable, its people are
very warm, open and generous. The
country has no military presence
and over the past three decades it
has continued to promote peace.
There is a Peace Centre founded by
the University of Iceland and the
City of Reykjavik, and Iceland has
been voted the most peaceful

Reykjavik school children

Heartfulness Media Team with Mary Gordon

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