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Rationale behind Spirituality, Science and Public Policy Network
Our current societal structure has led to widespread divisions across the globe, with nations, religions, and cultures creating barriers between people. These divisions stem from a fragmented mindset that attaches itself to beliefs, identities, and past experiences, perpetuating an illusion of separateness. This way of living, rooted in past ideas, desires, and fears, has fuelled conflicts worldwide.
This illusion has become so ingrained that we now inhabit a reality where individuals only prioritise what they identify with, focusing solely on self-preservation and expansion, and acting based on their own desires and fears. Consequently, the policies and actions originating from these fragmented, divided minds have failed to establish order and peace. This is because their source lies in fragmentation, identification, division, greed, and fear. Most policies, hence focus on the benefit of a few than meeting the challenge and the problem holistically.
Furthermore, those governed by these policies are themselves driven by desires, fears, and self-interests, only adhering to policies when it benefits them or to avoid punishment and seek reward. Unfortunately, their adherence is not rooted in a genuine understanding of what is right and essential for the whole of earth including nature, animals and plants.
We have come to recognise that without a spiritual transformation in the human psyche, any action undertaken by these fragmented individuals will inevitably result in chaos and division. It is only through a spiritual transformation in the human mind that actions can be holistic, optimal, and free from divisiveness.
At SSP Network, we aim to create a platform for individuals and organisations, who are guided by compassion and love, capable of acting with awareness and presence rooted in a spiritual way of life. Our objective is to stimulate transformative change by promoting policies founded on a profound comprehension of human nature and consciousness. By engaging in articulation, education, and research at the convergence of spirituality, science, and public policy, we aim to foster holistic governance, societal advancement, and individual transformation.
Vision
We envision a civilisation where humanity embraces the interconnectedness of all life, guided by profound understanding of the oneness of human consciousness and nature, rooted in the convergence of spirituality and science.
Mission
To ignite transformative change by advocating for policies that reflect deep comprehension of human nature and consciousness. Through articulation, education, and research at the nexus of spirituality, science, and public policy, we inspire holistic governance, societal development and individual change.
Meet The Secretariat
Prof. (Dr.) Naresh Singh
President
Dr. Singh Is Professor and Executive Dean, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy; Director of the Centre for Complexity Economics, Applied Spirituality and Public Policy (CEASP), Co-Director of the Centre for Legal Empowerment of the Poor and Senior Fellow at the Jindal India Institute. He has a transdisciplinary PhD in Environmental Sciences, with more than three decades of public policy experience in senior positions in the United Nations and the Federal Government of Canada.
He does research and teaches in areas of Complexity Sciences, Systems Thinking and Applied Spirituality as Strategies for Sustainable Development Policy. He has published several books and journal articles. His last edited book published in December 2023 by Emerald (U.K) was entitled “Applied Spirituality and Sustainable development Policy”.
Professor Singh was a visiting scholar at several universities, including Boston, Harvard, Fordham, McGill, Waterloo and Guelph. He has been a consultant to the United Nations Development Program, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Pan American Health Organization, the International Labour Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization.