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True Yoga: The Discipline of Mind and Intellect
The greatest legacy that Indian culture has offered to the world is undoubtedly the science of Yoga. It is so profound and comprehensive that it can enable a person to lead a life that is balanced, complete, and even divine. Yet, the question remains: have we truly understood the real essence of this science? This…
Brahma – The Forefather of All Humanity
If we liken the emergence and development of various religious traditions over the course of history to the growth of a tree, we find that Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism are the main branches of the human family’s tree. The adherents of these religions make up the major chunk of the world’s population. While Christianity began…
The key to ultimate freedom
This world, in truth, is a grand drama on a cosmic stage. Each soul plays many parts across lifetimes. Just as an actor puts on different costumes for different scenes, the soul takes on new bodies and roles. Shakespeare’s timeless line captures it well: “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women…
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 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…
The Quiet Revolution That Heralds a World Without Fear
India has a rich history of spiritual leaders who have significantly influenced the country and the world with their teachings and philosophies. An inconspicuous figure among them stands out for what he did. Prajapita Brahma founded the Brahma Kumaris, a spiritual organisation led by women, which is the largest of its kind in the world.…
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…
Celebrating World Values Day: How Our Values Can Transform the World
The world today can feel like it’s spinning faster than ever, with so much change happening all around us—whether it’s social, economic, political, or environmental. We’re constantly faced with news of conflict, natural disasters, and uncertainty, which can be overwhelming at times. But amidst all the chaos, there are glimmers of hope. People everywhere are…
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…
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,…
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 – 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 – 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 – 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…
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 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 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.
Boundaries
In this time of the pandemic, boundaries have surfaced in public consciousness. Quarantine and lockdown have meant that we may no longer have private physical spaces to retreat to when we feel it is necessary to ‘step away’ for a moment. Having our physical movement confined and restricted has made us more aware and sensitive…
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…
Freedom – Part 1b
Relationships We are all social beings and so we all interact with one another. It is helpful to adopt the attitude that we are all actors playing our different roles in the drama of life. I may be playing the role of a mother, a teacher, a householder and so on. This analogy enables us…
Models Of Perfection Vs Authentic Living
Spiritual awareness enables us to stand back from any situation and not get caught up in temporary ideas of models of perfection, ie, an image of what the ego would like us to be. Examples might include a model in our mind of how a perfect student, or a perfect nurse, or a perfect mother…
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…
Cultivating values in everyday life
Question: How to cultivate values in everyday life? Answer: Each morning, making time for silence to connect with the inner being gives the experience of the original qualities of the self – which are peace, love, truth, purity and happiness. As I connect with these innate qualities, and emerge them in my awareness, I remember…
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 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…