On 18th January here at the Brahma Kumaris we celebrated the day of Prajapita Baba (or Brahma Baba), the Father of the people. This is the day which he left his mortal coil. He was an extremely pure soul and very faithful to God. He had excellent leadership qualities and was...
Taking Pain Leads to Giving Pain
In my early childhood days, a magical pot story captured my interest. The innocent kid in me felt that impossible dreams could be realized if you possessed something magical. The essence of the story was that the magical pot fulfilled people’s wishes. The owner of the pot would deposit a...
Understanding Self = Understanding Others
You might have heard the story about Pied Piper of Hamelin. The Pied Piper claimed that he could free the entire city cursed with a plague from rats. He played his pipe and the shrilled note drew every mouse out of people’s houses. The mice followed him to the river and...
Making silence practical
I’ve been thinking a lot about silence recently, especially silence of the mind, and how to make it practical. Silence retreats are great—time for reflection and change. But I want to be able to experience this even when I can’t take time off and escape day-to-day life I had a...
Environment
Welcome. This Green blog is dedicated to caring for and healing our natural world.Recognising our role as souls who are custodians of the planet, students of the Brahma Kumaris endeavour to live in harmony with our natural world. Our spirituality means living a life that naturally embraces the wellbeing of...
Meditation
The door only you can open When you meditate, you are in a place that no-one else can enter... this place is yours alone... and in this place you can see yourself clearly. Here is spiritual energy... a creative energy... a power that is yours. You can come here when...
Meditation
Now, perhaps more than ever, we think about peace, we talk about peace... we look for peace. Peace for the world needs everyone—every country, every race, every religion. There are no exceptions. We cannot offer what we do not have. Peace for the world cannot begin, until we each find...
Sabudana/Sago Khichadi
Ingredients: 500 grams medium size pearl sago, washed and soaked over night 3 medium size potatoes, diced 5 green chilies, coarsely chopped ½ lemon, squeezed 50 grams fresh cilantro leaves (coriander / dhania leaves), chopped 1 tablespoon cumin seeds ½ cup roasted peanuts, semi coarsely chopped in a food processor...