"“When there is a gentler spirit at work in leadership, there is love and truth, and leadership takes on a force for good.”."
Spirit of Humanity Forum, 2014: morning gathering at Harpa Centre, Reykjavík, IcelandThe Brahma Kumaris is a partner organisation for the global leadership initiative, 'Spirit of Humanity', which brings together leaders from all backgrounds to explore the possibility of governance based on love rather than legislation. Sister Jayanti, a leading figure in this Iceland based forum, facilitates a process of 'inside-out' leadership, which invites leaders to join her on an inner journey to see the goodness within and ask the question 'how shall we be?' rather than 'what can we do?'
Sister Jayanti is also a key figure in The Call of the Time dialogues which bring together high-level leaders from many countries and sectors of society, meeting regularly on all five continents, as well as at The Brahma Kumaris Headquarters at Mt Abu, India. The dialogues, which have been held since 1998, cover a variety of topics based on the pressing questions of the day, alongside periods of silence and personal reflection.
Sister Jayanti is a visionary, values-based leader who brings feminine inspired qualities to her leadership role within The Brahma Kumaris, the world's largest spiritual organisation for men and women to be led by women. Women are seen to embody the qualities needed to carry us forwards to a new era for humanity - qualities such as care, compassion, selfless service, honouring the collective well-being and seeing the impact of our actions today on future generations.
Spirit of Humanity Forum, 2017: Sister Jayanti participating in a panel on the topic of “Spiritual Leadership - How might leaders nurture themselves and inspire others to sustain a spiritual foundation for a caring society?” Facilitated by Kurian Thomas, the Fetzer Institute, with HE Ambassador Philip McDonagh, Lungelwa Nothemba Makgoba and Dr William Vendley.
Spirit of Humanity Forum, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2023
With the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, 2023
With Clover Moore, Hon Lord Mayor, City of Sydney, Australia, 2023
The Golden Rule - A Game Changer, World Economic Forum, Davos, 2018
With Narendra Modi at the Brahma Kumaris Spiritual Headquarters, Shantivan, India, 2023
The Making of a Strong Heart and a Happy Mind" with mental health specialists, Durban, South Africa, 2023
With Ashok Bhatt, Speaker of the House of the Gujarat State Assembly, 2015
With Bob Carr, former New South Wales Premier, Australia, 2023
With Andre Young, Charmaine Soobramoney and others, Call of the Time Dialogue, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2023
With Hon Michael Kirby, former Puisne Justice of the High Court of Australia, 2023
With Madam Sadat, 1984
With Hon David Lange, Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1984
With Robert Muller, UN Assistant Secretary-General, Mt. Abu, India, 1983
With Ragnar Ängeby - Former Head, Conflict Prevention in Practice Programme, SoH, Iceland 2013
With Former President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grimsson, Dorrit Moussaieff and Dadi Janki, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2012
With Lord Mounbatten, 1971
Spirit of Humanity Forum organisers, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2012
4th SoH Forum 2019
With Dr Lee McGunnigle, Mayor of Tannersville at Peace Village, Haines Falls, NY 2018
With Jón Gnarr, Mayor of Reykjavik, and Dadi Janki, 2012
With Lord Bhikhu Parekh and Emily Buchanan, London, 2018