LATUR (Maharashtra)

Amit Deshmukh, MLA, Latur, BK Prem Bhai, National Coordinator, Social Service Wing and other dignitaries attended the programme.

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

Celebration of the 42nd Anniversary of Pitashri Prajapita Brahma’s Ascension
to the Subtle Regions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

As the month of January arrives everyone is reminded of the Avyakt form of BapDada and one’s own Avyakt stage. And 18th January marks the climax of that experience of being in complete avyakt stage and celebrating a meeting with Bapdada.

Brothers and sisters started physical and spiritual preparation for this day a week before, making sure every corner is spick and span. There was a lot of enthusiasm in everyone to make this a very memorable day.

Before the 18th January, we converted the Main Centre, Bangsar into Mini Madhuban by creating the 4 pilgrimage places just like in Madhuban. The whole hall was decorated with angels and a totally subtle bright white atmosphere was generated. From early morning at 3.30am onwards, angels started coming. By 4.00am, the hall was fully packed. After having powerful Amrit Vela together for one hour, everyone had the opportunity to visit the 4 pilgrimage places. Before reading the Murli, Sis Meera shared the 42 specialities of 18th Jan. Everyone listened to the special Murli sent from Madhuban for that day followed by the recorded voices of Sakar and Avyakt BapDada. Nearly 500 BK’s offered special bhog to BapDada. After that every one received a gift, toli and blessings from Sis Meera.

We started to gather again at 9.00am. Meditation was made ‘live’ wth commentaries and special dhristi yoga with the Ancestor souls.

There was a very special session of letter writing after watching the video “Letter” prepared by the Russian family. It was a very nice scene to watch how each one was lost in the love of Baba. Everyone offered their letters infront of the Tower of Peace after which Brahma Bhojan was served to all. Eventhough it was a working day, majority stayed till 12.00 noon

The evening session began with Meditation from 6.00 to 7.30 pm. Sis Meera shared the Role of Brahma in three parts and the significance of each one of them. She also shared the 42 methods we can use to give the return of BapDada’s love. Then we all watched a special video prepared by the Malaysian Media Wing using the script from the book ONE written by Sis Babara, Australia. It really took us into the vivid experience of the Yagya.

It was then time to tune into Madhuban to watch BapDada on line. The whole day was very inspirational, insightful and uplifting.

Thanks to Baba, Drama and the Family./

In Baba’s sweet yaad

Malaysia Family

kualalumpur@my.bkwsu.org

PUNE

(PHOTO 1 ) PUNE – B.K.SISTER LAXMI HAVING A SPIRITUAL DISCUSSION WITH NOTED MUSIC DIRECTOR KHAYYAM JI . ALSO IN PICUTRE B.K. DEEPAK

(PHOTO 2) PUNE – B.K. SISTER LAXMI PRESENTING GODLY GIFT TO NOTED MUSIC DIRECTOR-KHAYYAM JI. ALSO IN PICTURE B.K. DEEPAK, B.K. SOMNATH AND B.K. SANDEEP

Wani(Chandrapur):

1. Inauguration of the Programme ” Gitonbhari Sham Shiv Pita ke Naam” by Candle lighting. This program was organised by Art & Cultural Wing. Indian Idol, IPL
Rock Star, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa fame Rahul Sexana, Voice of Himachal Punit Mehta, Ex-MLA of Wani Wamanrao Kasawar, Head Qt. Co-Ordinator
Art & Cultural Wing Dayal Bhai & Satish Bhai, Yogiraj Suraj Bhai, Incharge Chandrapur,Gadchiroli, Wani Region Kusum Bahen, Centre-In-Charge Wani
Kunda bahen. at Stadium Ground Wani (Chandrapur).
2. Huge Gathering of about 25,000 at the Programme conducted by Art & Cultural Wing, at Stadium Ground Wani (Chandrapur)

AHMEDABAD

Inauguration of P.G. Diploma Training Course in Value Education
& Spirituality held at Sabarmati Central Jail, Ahmedabad for Jail Inmates by Brahma Kumaris
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COLABA(MUMBAI)

UMANGA PUBLICATIONS ORGANISED A PROGRAMME FOR SENIOR CITIZEN TITLED AS AAJ PHIR JEENE KI TAMANNA HAI ON 1/1/11. MORE THAN 1500 PEOPLE WERE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAMME.

MUZAFFARPUR

Global festival held at Muzaffarpur on 26.12.2010 from 1230 hrs to 1800 hrs.

(from left to right) Dr. Ramchandra Purve – RJD Bihar State President, Ramai Ram – Revenue Minister, BK Bharat Bhushan – Panipat, Bk Br Brijmohan – Delhi, BK Santosh Didi – Mumbai, BK Rani Didi, BK BK Raj Didi – Kathmandu, Bk Sudha Didi – Burhanpur, BK Avdheshesh Didi – Bhopal , BK Geeta Ben – Madhban – BK MaureMaureen Chen – Hong Kong, BK Pushpal Dadi – Jamshedpur, Bro Ram am Gopal Syreka – Industrialist, BK Manorma – Allahabad.

SHANTIVAN

Revenue Minister of Rajsthan Mr. Hemaram Choudhary addressing in shantivan

DELHI

Famous Management Guru Mr. Shiv Khera attended the Annual Day Celebrations of Om Shanti Retreat Centre, Gurgaon (Near Delhi) and delivered inspirational talk on ‘Living Values of Life’.He took blessings from Dadi Hridaya Mohini ji, Addl. Chief of Brahma Kumaris as well

MUMBAI

WORLD HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPION “THE GREAT KHALI”.(REAL NAME – DALIP SINGH RANA) SHOWN DEEP INTEREST TO LEARN MEDITATION AND SPENT MORE THAN ONE HOUR WITH B.K.’s

SHANTIVAN, MOUNT ABU

Global festival on Receiving… GRAND FINALE AT SHATIVAN, MOUNT ABU GOD’s Powers & Blessings From 3rd October – 23rd November 2009

AHMEDNAGAR

B.K. RAJESHWARI PRESENTED SET OF SHIVANI BAHEN’s DVD’s
TO PRESIDENT OF INDIA H.E. SMT PRATIBHA DEVISINGH PATIL ON 25 NOV 2009.
ALSO IN PICTURE – B.K. SUVARNA, B.K. UJJWALA, B.K. SEEMA, B.K. DEEPAK & B.K. SUPRABHA

HARYANA

B. K. Rajinder Behn and B. K.Nirmal Behn of Siwani Mandi (Haryana) giving Godly gift to Bro. Bhupender Singh Hudda,
the Chief Minister of Haryana. Other dignitaries like M. P. and M.L.A. are seen on the stage.

KANPUR

INDIAN TEST CRICKETER VVS LAXMAN VISITING CIVILLINES,KANPUR.AFTER PRACTISING MEDITATION RECIEVING SPIRITUAL KONWLEDGE AND GIFT FROM BK ARCHANA.

Amit Deshmukh, MLA, Latur, BK Prem Bhai, National Coordinator,Social Service Wing and other dignitaries attended the programme.

The newest educational complex of Brahma Kumaris Academy for a Better World in Northern India is the Om Shanti Retreat Centre (ORC). It is a sprawling 28-acre complex built in peaceful, sylvan surroundings, located 70 km away from the hustle and bustle of the national capital New Delhi at Bhora Kalan, on Pataudi Road, 1 km off the Delhi-Jaipur National Highway No.8, in district Gurgaon.

The ORC is a unique learning centre of excellence, with a serene and soothing atmosphere highly conducive for learning and retreat. It provides higher education in the art of living as well as training and experience in the long-lost science of Rajyoga the highest form of yoga.

The courses, seminars and lectures offered by the ORC aim at human excellence through holistic personality development. It conducts value orientation courses for educators, administrators, businessmen and industrialists, scientists and engineers, jurists, women, youth and others.

Om Shanti Retreat Centre is a recognized Regional Resource Centre for Education in Human Values of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, for primary and secondary education. It is also recognised by the University Grants Commission as a Centre for Value Education for university/college teachers.

The ORC provides state-of-the-art facilities for learning, including seven 200-seat seminar/training halls, an 800-seat mini auditorium, a 2,300-seat auditorium, and a meditation room and pyramid for the practice of Rajyoga meditation.

As you drive from Abu Road towards Mount Abu, you find to your left- just six kilometers away – a magnificent Complex – known as Shantivan (Forest of Peace). The new Complex was in response to the ever-growing world-transforming activities of the Brahma Kumaris through spiritual education and training.

Equally important is the role of the Complex to provide an excellent venue for holding such programmes as conferences, spiritual congregations and educational and other retreats.

The main attraction of Shantivan is its awe-inspiringly massive Diamond Jubilee Hall, built in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the institution.  The structure is simple yet elegant it has the distinction of having a very high seating capacity. It can accommodate about twenty thousand people!

In addition to this gigantic structure, Shantivan has one main conference hall and six smaller halls. The seating capacity of the conference hall is 1200 with facility for simultaneous translation in six languages. Each of the smaller halls can accommodate three hundred fifty people for conducting lectures, seminars, workshops, etc.

There are two halls meant for intense mediation and a spiritual museum which instantly inspire inner peace and are a source of super-sensuous joy, which is nowhere to be found in this mundane world.

Residential buildings in the complex have a capacity of lodging about fifteen thousand people . Some of them have very significant names: Vardani Bhawan(The house of Blessings), Vishwa Kalyani Bhawan(the World Benefactor House) and Farishta Bhawan ( the House of Angels) – to mention only a few.

Gyanamrit Bhawan ( the House of the Nectar of Knowledge) houses the printing department. It caters to the printing needs of the institution. It is here that two of the monthly magazines of the institution – Gyanamrit and World Renewal – are published.

Shantivan has in it all modern means of communication, transport, well-laid-out roads, electricity, and solar energy.

No account of a complex, providing lodging can be complete without making a reference to the arrangements for preparing and serving food. Shantivan has very large kitchens and dining halls with modern gadgets and equipments

Global Hospital & Research Centre – Mt. Abu.

Western Rajasthan is one of the least privileged areas of India. Much of it is desert, water is in short supply and the illiteracy rate is very high. The majority of the population is deprived of basic health measures. This situation began to change in 1990 in the District of Sirohi (where Mt. Abu is situated) with the establishment of the J. Watumull Memorial Global Hospital and Research Centre initiated by the Brahma Kumaris. Designed to provide high quality, modern, holistic healthcare services in a tranquil, rural environment, the  hospital is managed and run by a charitable trust established and supported by members of the Brahma Kumaris. It offers free or subsidised treatment and medicine to 100,000 people, of whom 54,000 are tribal, living in the district’s 855 villages. To know more visit GHRC-ABU

BSES MG Hospital is the first hospital of its kind, where Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) – a civic body, Bombay Suburban Electric Corporation (BSES) – a corporate body and Brahma Kumaris Global Hospital and Research Centre (GHRC) – an Non Governmental Organization have joined hands to implement a humanitarian healthcare project of 100 beds hospital.

GHRC is known for its abiding passion for high quality of medical services and loving patient care. Hospital meets the expectations of patients, such as efficiency, promptness, providing quality management, yet being economical.

The Park Is an oasis of natural beauty found only 8 kms from the Brahma Kumaris Headquarters in Mount Abu. Part of the charm of the park is that it is lovingly cared for by dedicated Brahma Kumars and Kumaris who delight in welcoming thousands of tourists to the park every day.

In addition to offering guided tours to fully appreciate the natural beauty of the environs, visitors are also introduced to the innate beauty of the Human soul, A short video presentation is available for visitors, which highlights concepts of interest within the teachings of Rajyoga. After the video, visitors are invited to experience the practical effects of Rajyoga Meditation in a choice of venues the open air grass hut, the stone cave, the bamboo meditation hut or if they choose they may simply find a quiet place in the naturally peaceful atmosphere of the park’s gardens.

The park offers a perfect recreation retreat, with playing fields, picnic areas, swings, and nature walks, When you enter the park grounds, you find the unique Rock Gardens which play host to a wide variety of Succulents, The Park is landscaped to house an orchard area and citrus corner as well as floral displays which include ornamental shrubs, coleus, geraniums, hibiscus, climbers and creepers with the speciality of the park being an exQUisite rose garden.

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Brahma Kumaris started building the campus for “The Academy for a Better World” over  an area of 28 acres of land near it’s headquarters, Madhuban to provide a training facility for the institution’s outreach into all areas of society in 1991. Within a few years, this relatively barren patch of land was transformed into a modern village complex in a quiet rural setting. In addition to the spiritual environment, the academic atmosphere of this campus equals that of many institutions of higher learning.

The Academy offers residential programmes and courses on the development and practical implementation of human, moral and spiritual values and principles. The campus includes.

• Universal Harmony Hall, an auditorium with a seating capacity of 1,600 people with simultaneous translation equipment for 16 languages;
• An International Spiritual Art Gallery, housing sculptures, morals, audio-visual and laser displays, and other artwork from around the world
• An International Centre for Higher Learning comprising 13 seminar and training rooms
• Spiritual Application & Research Centre (SpARC);
• Accommodation for up to 1,500 people
• Kitchen and dining facilities capable of serving 1,200 people at a time.
• The recycled water of 3 man-made lakes which irrigate the 15,000 trees planted to provide fruits and vegetables and maintain the rural retreat atmosphere.
• Solar water heater for cooking; the telephone exchange, computer and emergency lighting systems are powered by  solar and wind energy.
• There is also a unique waste treatment plant capable of treating 200,000 litres of washing, kitchen and bathroom waste water a day, of which nearly 80% is available for re-use.
• In 1996, the Academy was presented to Habitat II, the second UN Conference on Human Settlements held in Istanbul, Turkey. It was recognised as part of the Best Practice Initiative for Human Settlements.

In the north of the enchanting land of India, the Aravali Mountains rise from the parched desert plains of Rajasthan. Chief among them is Mount Abu. In ancient texts and folklore, Abu is praised as a holy place, and is associated with the names of sages and seers. Even today, numerous temples and hermitages are to be found in the area. Many former Rajput Kings built their palaces and summer houses – several of which have stood the test of time-in the surrounding hills.

Nestled in the cool heights of the mountains is the rustic hill station [G1] of Mount Abu and, just a 10-minute walk away, you find the international headquarters of Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa-Vidyalaya , fondly called ‘Madhuban’ (meaning ‘Forest of Honey’). A living social laboratory and a largely self-sufficient community, it is the place to which a large international family of practicing yogis comes each year.

When a person steps inside the holy land of Madhuban, one can feel pure spiritual vibrations that give immense experience of lasting peace and inner joy not available elsewhere. This is because it is the place of divine descent of incorporeal God Shiva; it has long been the karma bhoomi(the land of divine actions) of the founder father Prajapita Brahma and Mateshwari Saraswathi. It is the place where thousands of spiritual effort makers converge to do intense meditation. The result one could see for themselves are the peaceful vibrations evident in the campus.  When you discover the true inner happiness and peace and forget the burden on the soul, you would realize that Madhuban is the greatest pilgrim center.

In the Madhuban campus, the principal attractions are the Meditation Hut, Meditation Room and Tower of Peace. Meditation Hut is the place where our founder father, Adidev Prajapita Brahma spreading vibrations of peace for all the souls of the world through intense meditation. As the name denotes and as one could feel, the Tower of Peace is the tower from where peaceful vibrations emanate for the benefit of the entire world. It is the place where the mortal remains of the founder father were laid to rest.

The Universal Peace Hall, also known as ‘Om Shanti Bhawan’, is the main hall on the Vishwa-Vidyalaya campus. An attractive, free-spanning structure, the hall seats 3,000 people and has translation facilities for sixteen languages. The hall has been the venue of major annual international conferences since its construction in 1983 and is visited daily by over 8,000 tourists.

Madhuban hosts a minimum of 35,000 residential guests annually and is home to 500 permanent residents, who operate the 42 departments required to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the constant row of visitors and students from around the world. One department looks after accommodation, others take care of laundry, transport gardens, audio-visual, electrical supplies, sanitation and so on. The kitchen can cater meals for upto 4,000 people at a time; additional specialised kitchens produce toli (much- favoured sweets prepared by cooks in a meditative state of mind) and ‘chai’, a spiced Indian tea. Everyone works in the atmosphere of harmony, and guests are often amazed as the tasks are accomplished without any obvious direction of supervision.