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Poem: Inside the Lighthouse
Housed in a sturdy structure Ingenious design So many functions at my disposal Part of a proud line Situated on the topmost floor Key instruments at hand Sensitive to the elements I seldom sleep Shifting scenes, unusual sightings Vessels bound on mysterious missions Laden with cargo, mundane and the magical I am both…
Nourishing the Soul: The Link Between a Healthy Mind and Diet
From the earliest stages of our lives, we are drawn to the profound mysteries of the human soul. This innate curiosity about the essence of our being often leads us on a journey of self-discovery, seeking answers to life’s most profound questions. One aspect of this holistic approach to wellness is the role of diet…
Unveiling the True Meaning of Motherhood
Motherhood is a journey filled with countless moments of love, sacrifice, and strength. Beyond the biological ties, it is a role that encompasses empathy, resilience, and selflessness. Empathy allows mothers to connect deeply with their children, understanding their needs, fears, and joys on a level that transcends words. It is this empathetic bond that nurtures…
Cooking with Compassion
Cooking with compassion The spiritual element “As a person eats, so he thinks. As a person thinks, so he acts. As a person acts, so he is.” So how do I get the passion for cooking with compassion at the Brahma Kumaris encourages individuals to take a more spiritual approach to all aspects of life including…
Create a “Team spirit” to be sucessful
The successful industrialist of the world, Henry Ford, gives the credit of his life’s success to the team spirit and says that – “Getting together is the beginning of progress towards success, staying together is the development and working together is the beginning of success.” The achievements of any institution, organisation or association are the…
Raja yoga meditation is an effective way for Stress Management
Stress and anxiety have become a global problem of today’s time. Today there is hardly any person who is completely free from stress. Many types of physical, psychological, intellectual and yogic methods as well as medical therapy are used for stress management today. Some of their dimensions are showing progressive results, although along with this,…
Some reflections on war and the conflict in Ukraine
War is the ultimate expression of accumulated individual and collective ‘negative’ emotions such as anger, fear, bitterness, resentment, regret, anxiety and insecurity. Such emotions trigger the well-known ‘fight or flight’ reaction, which we are currently witnessing on our screens at this historic moment in time. In this state, reason often goes out the window and we say and…
Excess Baggage
When we travel from one place to another, be it city to city or one country to another, one major element besides the ticket or passport is baggage! Ever notice how we check what allowance we have even before booking or buying the ticket? Most of us are pretty familiar with the rules that also go with baggage allowance…
The Illusion of FEAR
How many times have we used the phrase “I’m afraid I can’t do…” or “if I go ahead with this I’m afraid…”, I’m afraid so and so will…”. I’m sure many of you may be nodding your head right now, thinking yes I have used these phrases. Well let me tell you, by using the word afraid…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Zeal
When one is zealous they have an extra boost that is energy to pursue there aim and objectives. This also enables them to fly over obstacles which may come in their way. So where does this energy come from? All energy that we have exists within the soul and we can decided how we would…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Yield
There are two meanings for Yield. One is to cultivate that is to produce good results, two is to surrender – this sometimes means to give in. In the spiritual context it means to dedicate. The two meanings go hand in hand, when we dedicate our lives to a higher purpose or power that of goodness…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Xenial
Xenial is the ability to live as a guest – our mind should understand we have come to earth to live here temporary but we need to also have a way of living here? The way of being hospitable and friendly to our brothers and sisters who share the same earth. Friendship is one of…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Wisdom
Knowledge is about accumulating facts and information, while wisdom is about using judgment in applying that knowledge in life’s situations. This means knowledge is a gift that comes to us with a big responsibility – of churning on it, applying it in life and converting into wisdom. Wisdom shows us how to think and how…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Victory
To be victorious I must understand what values I need and offer to others, when I do this I have a clear aim and direction. I ask myself which values I want to live with, is it time, others, respect. According to my values so will be my qualities, this enables me to have peace,…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Unity
Everything always works better when there is unity. Whether in our home or workplace. Unity is a mutual respect that is to see all as equal and individual. It is an acceptance with less expectations. It is when each one comes together and cooperates with each other. When there is unity there is naturally strength.…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Tolerance
True tolerance is about respecting and accepting differences. It means giving up any expectation that we have or want over people and situations It requires the realisations that we do not need control people and circumstances to make things go right at that time. We need to be able to create a space for quality…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Sweetness
The fastest way to someone’s heart is to be sweet to them. Maybe the reason we all crave and love sweets is because we all crave to taste the sweetness of life. To avoid any kind of bitterness in my interactions I need to let go of mistakes both my own and those of other…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Responsibility
‘Responsibility’ which means the ‘Ability To Respond’. In order to respond right in every situation, our first priority should be a stable mind. Tending to the needs of the mind with love helps us master the Self, and thereby master our World. In order to respond well we first need check in with myself first…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Quality
Universal values, such as happiness, peace and love, are innate qualities in the soul of every human being. They bring quality to our lives and dignity to our species. For this reason values are possibly our most precious possession. They give life its sparkle. Every soul has seven qualities which are the original nature of a soul. They…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Positivity
Meditation allows us to accumulate a stock of pure and positive thoughts, this will easily and automatically finish all waste and negativity. Where there is light darkness does not exist, in the same way, wasteful and negative thoughts are just a lack of a pure and positive state of mind. Our mind likes to think,…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Obedience
Obedience means understanding everything that comes my way and allowing it to guide life in the right way – because nothing comes without a reason. An obedient mind is able to see the positive aspect and understand why there is that kind of a situation and humbly allows the situation to do its work. To…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Nobility
Nobility – Royalty and Purity are all one in the same because a noble persons qualities and high principles can be said to be truly royal….. If you say that someone is a noble person, you admire and respect them because they are unselfish and morally good. Whoever comes in contact with such a Nobel…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Mercy
Mercy does not mean to condone wrong acts. To have true mercy on the self and others we need to empower the self spiritually so that we can conquer our weaknesses. We can empower the self and others by looking at only the good. “There is no good or bad person. Circumstances trigger their right…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Love
What is true love? People may have different definitions of it, but many of us must agree that true love is altruistic and unconditional; it means loving others without expecting something in return from them. However, we find it difficult as we want a return for everything we give, including love. We begin to expect…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Kindness
Kindness is the act of showing respect to other s whilst being in your own self respect. It begins with small gestures such as saying ‘please’, ‘thank you’, ‘excuse me’, or ‘I am sorry’. It can also be offering a helping hand, waiting for your turn, returning a phone call, or even responding with a…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Joy
Human beings have lost the experience of true, lasting joy. There is a state of being or experience that transcends the need to engage or indulge in sensual pleasures. It is not dependent on situations or people’s behaviour towards us. It is much more than happiness–it is known as supersensuous joy – this is what…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Introspection
In a world where things have become showy, noisy and full of superficialities, it is difficult to appreciate the power of introspection. Though it is the greatest means to refresh ourselves, we sometimes forget to use the art of introspection which simply means becoming still for a few moments. When we experiment by using a…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Humility
In spiritual language humility is about being egoless. As we drop the labels of the body, our roles, performances and all those details of body consciousness, we automatically become egoless, which means humble. Humility is an innate quality within the soul, one has no ego about anything because someone who has humility is simply in…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Generosity
Being generous is not only about contributing money to charity, or volunteering your time for a worthy cause. It’s about creating an attitude of giving, anytime, anywhere. Giving up your seat on the train for someone else, giving way whilst driving, listening to a friend who needs a shoulder to lean on, are all fine examples of…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Faith
Faith is the energy of understanding, that helps us realies that anything is possible, even if its not visible in-front of our eyes and more then that even when it is not visible within our reason. The success that comes from faith is closely linked to what we can let go. When we let go…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm is a quality that naturally belongs to us, it is found within the spirit, and it just needs to be ignited from time to time. Much like the muscles in the body, they need to be exercised in order to be toned and shaped. So when we raise our level of consciousness, we raise…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Determination
When you believe in something deeply – you will find that you easily have the determination to see it through, no matter what obstacle comes your way but in-order to keep the determined thought active you need ensure you are checking-in various times of the day to ensure you are on track in fulfilling your goals.…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Contentment
Contentment is when I show love and appreciation for myself and the role I am playing. It is looking at my own goodness and spreading that good vibration around. Contentment allows me stay in my self respect and having faith that everything I need is provided in abundance and therefore I can give unconditionally and…
Creating a non-violent community
Recently the safety of women has come to the frontline in the news and this is because we are still experiencing threats to our lives due to the growth of vice. However if we understand who we really are, that is a spiritual being made-up of values we would never come to see such actions…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Beauty
Todays virtue on Beauty teaches us a lesson that Beauty is light personified – that is light/ a star being given life and form which can be experienced. Beauty within – has power and this power can only grow when you recognise the light you are within, the spirit is filled with many qualities and has…
Self-Soothing – Stillness in the Storm
Welcome to our Stillness in the Storm (SITS) blog. Each month we look forward to introducing you to one of the seven tools for coping with fear and uncertainty explored in our recently published SITS book. We aim to briefly introduce a theme and give you a selection of practices you can try out during…
Your A-Z Guide to Divine Virtues – Accuracy
We are all made of innate divine qualities. These contribute to both our mental and physical well being. Understanding the importance of each of these allows us to start using them in our everyday activities. We will be exploring the A-Z of divine virtues in these series. Posted once or twice a month. Todays…
Compassion Challenge Day 7 – Good Wishes
Good Wishes Our thoughts have power, this power can transform the vibrations in the worlds and these vibrations in turn can bring about the change required to shift any obstacle. We often live unconsciously letting these thoughts go to waste. In meditation we are consciously becoming aware of these thoughts and start using them more…
Compassion Challenge Day 6 – Self-Compassion
Self-Compassion It is easy to care for others or material possesions when we know that they belong to us. When it comes to the self we may sometimes forget our true values and qualities we possess. We take ourselves for granted, falling into a habit that may not be healthy for us and the impact…
Compassion Challenge Day 5 – Giving
Giving Nature is always giving to us the support of light, food, water and a place to live in. It’s important to acknowledge how the earth has supported us. People around us are also giving, it could be through the services we receive or the support we may require. If you look at the bigger…