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Know and use the powers of your subtle body
With the support of science we should clearly understand that as human beings our existence is three-layered, that is, divided into three levels. 1. Our physical body made of the five inert elements (Physical Body) 2. The subtle body created from the light (Aura) or cosmic energy associated with the physical body (Subtle or Astral…
The Real Union: Celebrating International Yoga Day with the Power of Rajayoga
The Spiritual Power of Rajayoga: Healing the Self, Society, and the Earth In celebration of International Yoga Day – June 21, we explore how the ancient wisdom of Rajayoga offers practical tools for inner healing, outer harmony, and planetary transformation. Rooted in the teachings of the Brahma Kumaris, Rajyoga is more than a practice—it’s a…
The Human Heart – A poem on love
If its deepest chamber could be opened What we would see? Some other kind of strength perhaps. A way of loving that wraps harmony around the human family A heart that holds sunshine inside Like the sunniest, strongest flower imaginable Stay still enough, Look deep enough inside And you will see it. A memory…
The Festival of Holi
Amongst the main festivals of Bharat, Holi-Dhuleti holds a significant place. It is a Hindu festival that has gained popularity in countries like the Republic of Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, UK and Nepal. It is also known with different names such as Dolyatra, Rangotsav or Vasantotsav. In Andhra Pradesh, it is known as “Kaam Dahan”. In…
Peace and Reconciliation
I see around me a world of tears and pain and great sadness where brothers fight, and inflict injustice. The family of mankind now lies wounded, on the field of sorrow and Mother Earth bends her head in grief. Yet now from its centre of love – it’s centre of light – the soul opens…
A Thought for Today
A chilling tagline from Steven Spielberg’s second Jaws movie, “Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…” has a resonance for many in today’s world. Human predators seem ready to exploit others at every twist and turn. At all levels in our societies, we see the damage caused by selfishness…
A poem on silence
Settling into silence Sometimes easy, often not Consequent upon the myriad of matters Filling the space of my mind Wild, unruly child of mine Unwittingly allowed a freedom which pleases neither of us Will order and harmony ever return? Awakening to my responsibility Detached from guilt and blame Faith that anything can be…
A poem on courage
Taking courage into our hands Hands that cope in crisis That care and caution Hands that create the future Extending our compassion Holding the world in our heart Keeping the commitment to carrying through An instinct to preserve Moving past the many barriers Seen and unseen Which block our progress Becoming who we are in…
Global Emotional Warming and Climate Change: A Spiritual Approach
As COP29 is in full swing, the annual United Nations conference where nations pledge to address global warming, it’s inspiring to see world leaders gathering to make a difference. But as I reflect on these efforts, I wonder, how can I, as a spiritual individual, contribute to healing our world? We all know the tangible…
Seeing from the centre point – A poem on identity
Seeing from the centre point – A poem on identity Super vision, subtle sight Hidden from the senses Sender and receiver of signals Seat of intuition Finer faculties at my disposal Functioning together To inform and direct expression Open to influence, capable of deceit Unlimited potential, endlessly creative Manifesting into matter The metaphysical and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 – 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…
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 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…
Compassion Challenge Day 4 – Forgiveness
Forgiveness and Reconciliation Forgiveness means to “give” this means to offer compassion love, affection, good wishes and have pure feelings towards the self and others. It is also about letting go of the past and focusing on the now. It’s also vital not to play the blame game but to accept what is and see…
Compassion Challenge Day 3 – Positivity
Positive Thinking The mind likes to think, to explore, to ponder and to consider. It is, of course, necessary to think. However, it is not necessary to overthink, but that is exactly what, only too often, we do. If we think wasteful thoughts, the mind will go into the depths and breadth of that waste thought, turning it over and…
Compassion Challenge Day 2 – Letting Go
Letting Go In order to bring about permanent change there comes a time when we need to look at what are we holding on to that is holding us back. Reflecting on this can allow dependencies to become supports to help us move forward instead. To be truly free there is a level of faith…
Compassion Challenge Day 1 – Gratitude
In today’s world, we need to change our focus from “What is wrong” to “What is right” when we make this shift in our consciousness then we automatically bring new light to our very being. Gratitude lifts the spirits and when this occurs your health improves and relationship become healthier. Consequently, the vibrations around you…
Compassion Challenge
With a turbulent year in 2020 Wellbeing is now at the forefront of all our mind. The hope of a the New year ahead in all of our hearts is igniting the feeling of positive change. One way we can go about doing is this to start our New year with our Compassion challenge. We welcome you to join us for this 14 days challenge to start the 2021 with a Compassion. This deep emotion plays a massive part in our lives, for our being the soul to survive. In order to grow your compassion for yourself and other as well, it is vital to work the compassion muscle in your mind and get it toned and tuned up for the betterment of our world.
As the Dalai Lama quotes ” Compassion , connotes love, affection , kindness, gentleness, generosity of spirit and warm-heartedness. We will send you a short daily challenge that will ensure you imbibe and inculcate the goodness of this special virtue.
Healing Our Earth – Nourishing body and soul – Vegetarian pure cooking
In today’s information age, we are continually bombarded with details about the physical aspects of what we eat and the effects that different ingredients may or may not have, and naturally this is important. But in this welter of information, we tend to overlook one crucial factor: the consciousness of the person cooking and the…
A Day in Silence
Generally being an outspoken and free person, I had a fear of being in silence from a very young age. I did however know there were benefits in keeping silent at times, so I experimented with this several times in those days. It was always ok on the day, but I felt limited and sort…
THE ART OF NON-ATTACHMENT
How does the ego convince us that it is real? Emotions sustain the ego because emotions feel real. Emotions come from the ‘my’ value we project onto things or people but that value is not a part of the object or person we call ‘mine’. My car has value for me but that ‘my’ value…
Freedom – Part 2b
Time Being present enables us to be contented all the time. Constant happiness can only be experienced when we are present. Why? All sadness/regret is based on something in the past that has already happened and all fear is based on something in the future that has not yet happened. If we are pre-occupied with…
The Subtlety of Self-Respect
We create an external personality which we call the ego from the external and material influences of our lives and it is the ego that is the source of our sorrow and lack of self respect. The self, the soul, the real I, is already perfect, a peaceful, loving, wise and happy being, infinitely worthy…
Attitude in relationships
Our attitude creates our perception of what is happening in our relationships in life. If I have the attitude that someone is irritating, I will always find something irritating in that person’s behaviour so my attitude is a mind set that determines my experience of the relationship. That attitude of irritation comes from the ego…
How to overcome adversity?
It is true that in life challenges and adversity are a certainty, but do they have to overwhelm and overpower us? Some respond to adversity incredibly well, dealing with them skillfully, optimistically, enthusiastically and appropriately. Whilst others often feel disheartened, perhaps defeated, disempowered – with feelings of “why me?”, as though life holds a personal…
True friendship
They say that true friends are hard to find, we all want true and good friends in our lives but are we that to our own self? The most important relationship in our life is the one that we have with our self. We tend to be kind, caring and thoughtful towards those around us,…
Overcoming Temptation
Question: How to overcome temptation? Answer: An attractive proposal that I can’t take up. A bar of Belgian chocolate that my aunt just gave me, even though my doctor prohibited chocolate only last week. An alarm clock trying to wake me up at 5 a.m. after I got to bed at two. Dilemmas and temptations…
Overcoming Negative Influences
Question: How can we stop the negative influence of people who are close to us and enable them to change their thinking pattern? Answer: This is a curious question. I don’t know if you have ever made the attempt to change anyone. I don’t believe I have met anyone who has been successful in that…
The Power of Tolerance
There are different situations that come in life where the power to tolerate is necessary. One is bad words and assault from others, one is when it comes to trying to establish the truth, one is discontent in small or large matters.Tolerance is required when going through sickness. If you speak about a sickness it…
The Power of Zeal and Enthusiasm
What is the first thought you have when you open your eyes in the morning? Is it a positive thought or a negative one? The first thought you have in the morning will usually determine how your day goes by. I am working on keeping the thought that ‘I am loved’ to make my day…
The power of the soul
“Ninety-five percent of our time is wasted on thinking about others; we go on and on with a string of expectations, which becomes like a hammer of demand on other people’s heads. Take a combination of expectations and demand, and what does it equal? Conflict!” At this time in the world Drama, everybody has some…