Cordial invitation to participate in an Annual Yagya/World Service oriented Event
“BK India IT & Communications Retreat 2012”
March 17-18-19th,2012 (3 full days) at Shantivan, Abu Road, Rajasthan, India. Only BK brothers/sisters associated with IT, Communications & allied sectors and want to serve BK IT projects Remotely or/and at Madhuban using their Skills, please register online for the Retreat and as Member at BKITC Website: http://it.brahmakumaris.com Any query write mail at itncomm@bkconnect.net
SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA SMT. PRATIBHA DEVISINGH PATIL AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE PLATINUM JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS OF THE BRAHMA KUMARIS AT ORC GURGAON ON 16TH SEPTEMBER 2011.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a pleasure to inaugurate the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya, 75 years is an important milestone in the journey of any organization.Brahma Kumaris is not a religion, but a spiritual fraternity, and with its message of the importance of a spiritually rich life and value-based living, it has touched the lives of thousands of people from all walks of life from different nations, cultures, creeds and races. It is, therefore, apt for such an organization to have chosen the theme “One God, One World Family” to celebrate its Platinum Jubilee……….
I hope that the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations will spread the message of compassion and oneness; and inspire people to build bridges of unity amongst all cultures and creeds. I once again congratulate the Brahma Kumaris on this momentous occasion, and wish them success in achieving the noble vision of creating a World of Peace and Harmony.
Om Shanti. Jai Hind!
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Dadi Gulzar – 1st February 2011 (pm) – Shantivan
It’s time to become stable
The essence of this knowledge is BapDada and drama. If you remain in remembrance of BapDada and in the awareness of drama then your state of mind will never fluctuate. By remembering BapDada the inheritance and everything we receive from them comes into our awareness. In fact, we receive a great deal from Brahma Baba as well as from Shiv Baba because nothing could have happened without Brahma Baba. There will definitely be test papers. No-one can pass an exam without being given a test paper. Things will come and situations will try to confuse and shake you. When a soul continually faces challenges it can get disheartened. However, it is by staying in the awareness of this being a drama that we can remain powerful and emerge the strength to deal with those situations. In fact, your own role and your own part is not new. We were here before, we are now and we will be… I have passed through everything before and I am passing through it again. The knowledge of this being a drama gives a great deal of strength to the soul. I am simply playing my part in the drama. I just have to play my part to the best of my ability.
Baba has told us not just to say ‘Baba’ but He has told us to say ‘My Baba’. Why? He knows that His children always remember whatever is theirs. By saying ‘mine’ in regard to Baba you claim all rights over Him. Pay attention: My mind and intellect now have to become stable. How can I make them stable? People remember their relatives and also those they attain something from. So Baba is my direct relation isn’t He? Yes, He is the Father of all but I have my own personal relationship with Him. He also gives me many attainments. My duty is to stay in relationship with Baba and in the awareness of the attainments I have received. Remember that no-one else in the whole cycle can give the type of inheritance Baba is giving now. Can anyone say they will give you a complete inheritance – 21 births filled with peace, bliss and happiness? Look at the type of business Baba is doing with you! It is just a matter of saying ‘My Baba ’ and Baba saying ‘My child’ and the deal is done! This deal gives the soul a sense of belonging. Whatever relationship you wish to have, you can have that with Baba.
When you sit in meditation, practice this: I am a peaceful and pure soul, seated in the centre of my forehead and Baba is giving drishti to me. Do this and see what experiences you have. This drill will stabilise your mind. We have to learn to put a full-stop in a second. We are seeing how sorrow and peacelessness is increasing in all four corners of the world. Baba has been drawing our attention to 1) putting a full-stop 2) to finishing the sanskaras of previous births. It is when we come into contact with others that our sanskaras come into play. Baba has told us to do the drill of ‘who am I’ again and again throughout the day. I am the child of the Ocean of Peace, the Almighty Authority. In front of this awareness any sanskara becomes weak. When you stay in the awareness of yourself being an almighty authority nothing will have influence over you. Staying in the awareness of being a soul and being the child of the Almighty Authority automatically changes the drishti and attitude of the soul. By paying this attention on the self, tension is removed. A soul who pays such attention will always be cheerful. We know about temporary happiness but only by paying attention on the self can a soul remain happy all the time.
To make others smile is a type of service. When I remain in stable relationship with Baba and in the awareness of the attainments I have received I can remain internally happy and this will show on my face. Yes, we have challenged maya and so she will come but by remaining happy we won’t get involved in maya. If a situation comes then remember it is maya’s test paper. Our task is to conquer that maya we have challenged and to achieve victory! Keep the aim of being victorious! If you follow Baba accurately, you will become so powerful that any type of maya will seem like nothing in front of you. Remember that happiness is the gift given by Baba – don’t lose the gift! If you want to keep the gift then remember only ‘My Baba’.
If you keep bringing yourself into the awareness of being the child of the Almighty Authoriy again and again throughout the day then you will eventually be able to stay in this awareness. Read the list of self respect and emerge those points of self respect in the self: we are world benefactors…Use the titles Baba has given! Baba has provided me with a seat, my task is to sit on it. This is a very short time and we have to use it for transformation. Remember that transformation requires attention.
Om Shanti.
