Brick by Brick - the Miracle continues
A few years ago, the center coordinators/teachers and students of Myanmar Brahma Kumaris amazed the world by building their own retreat center --- brick by brick. They literally dug every hole and made every brick by hand. Now, they've outgrown that retreat center and they're at it again. This video captures the miracle underway."
Greetings of peace for the New Year!
Greetings of peace at the New Year!
There’s a reason we mark anniversaries like New Years – because they offer us a vantage point to take stock of the moment we’re in and of the time just ahead. It’s like we have climbed to a peak from which we can see the future.
The gentle shakti of BK Mohini Didi
BK Mohini Panjabi has been appointed as the Administrative and Spiritual Head of the Brahma Kumaris, the sixth female elder to lead this global movement since its founding in 1936. Journeying from post-Partition India to leading The Brahma Kumaris, BK Mohini Didi’s visionary leadership continues to make spirituality tangible, accessible, and deeply relevant. Before accepting this position, she spent more than six decades channeling silent strength, spiritual knowledge, and universal love as Regional head of the Americas region of the Brahma Kumaris, transforming countless lives, through her love of truth, natural dignity, and light.
BK Environmental Commitment
A wider view
The Brahma Kumaris Environmental Policy aims to encourage all of us throughout the organisation to feel that we are guardians of the Earth's resources.
We can help each other to grow in terms of our awareness of the natural world as a living system that needs our care; and deepen our concern for cultures living in environmentally susceptible lands. By becoming more mindful of these issues and more compassionate in our attitudes we can make environmental choices that can be felt in all spheres of our lives – in our homes and personal life as well as in Brahma Kumaris activities and buildings. We will use all resources in a more mindful and sustainable way.
The six main attitudes that will empower our environmental approach are:
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1. Living with Simplicity – choosing a vegetarian/plant-based diet, using utilities and resources mindfully, minimising waste and pollution. |
2. Buying Compassionately – purchasing local produce and/or environmentally sensitive products and services where budgets allow. |
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3. Using Economically – using products and resources carefully, avoiding waste, being mindful of life-cycles (Rethink, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Re-Earth (compost), founded on respect and gratitude. |
4. Learning Continuously – understanding and improving our relationship with matter; working in partnership with other organisations, sharing best practices. |
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5. Sharing Generously – disseminating information in order to encourage a mindset of inclusivity and reciprocity in initiatives and projects. |
6. Leaving No Trace – Leaving a place as you found it, or better than you found it. Promoting responsible behaviour when engaging with nature, ensuring that our human activities leave a positive impact on the environment. |
Download the Full Environmental Guiding Principles for BK centers