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Awakening with Brahma Kumaris, a daily talk show in Hindi and
English on Aastha International TV, has attracted a huge UK follow-
ing. The show explores key issues affecting every day life and
provides practical, spiritual solutions and insights, based on the
teachings of Raja Yoga, as taught by the Brahma Kumaris.
Many people have called to
say how much the show
has helped them and to find
out more. So we thought:
why not take the show ‘on
the road’ and invite
audiences to see it live?
Shivani Verma, a regular
speaker on the show and
Kanupriya, the show’s host,
will join Sister Jayanti,
Director of Brahma Kumaris
(UK), on a tour of
14 locations around the UK
between 21 June and 8
July: Aberdeen, Birmingham, Glasgow, Bradford/Leeds, Leicester,
Manchester and Nottingham. London Area: Croydon,
Hayes/Hounslow, Ilford, Stratford,
Watford, Wembley and Willesden
Green.
To find out more and register
for your free tickets:
www.bkwsu.org/uk/
awakening
Read more on page 2
The Inner Wavehe Inner Wave
Insights and experiences from the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (UK)
Issue 5: May /Jun 2009
Welcome to The Inner Wave. This issue looks at ‘living simply’ and also features the Awakening with Brahma Kumaris Live UK tour. You can
download this newsletter from www.bkwsu.org/uk/newsletter and, if you would like to comment on anything you have read in it, please
write to: [email protected]. Editorial Team
“ The
treasures we
are looking for
are not out there, they are
within.”
What’sInside...
Practical Spirituality on Tour
Shivani Verma
Life Made SimpleSister Jayanti Director, Brahma Kumaris (UK)
Today’s world is anything but simple. We’re actually in quite a mess
– with the economic downturn, global warming and growing
political, social and personal instability.
When there’s a crisis, there’s always the opportunity to learn from
that and to take the initiative to do something differently. A lot of
people are now asking: What can we learn from this? What can we
do to change things for the future?
If we observe how we spend our time, energy and money, we may
see that we are trying to fill a gap in our lives. Yet the contentment
we are looking for will not come from anything we have or do on a
physical level, but by awakening our spiritual identity. The treasures
we are looking for are not out there, they are within. We just have
to create some quiet time to rediscover and nurture them - and then
use them in our lives. Life will then become simpler and much more
satisfying.Kanupriya
Sister Jayanti
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Most of us who read The Inner Wave live in a society that is driven
by a very particular form of economy – one based upon rising
consumption and endless growth. Although it is hardly ever
challenged (least of all by those that govern us) this economy is
founded upon a very particular (but as it happens flawed) proposi-
tion. Although it seems to offer satisfaction it must never do so. It
only works if – whilst believing that the next purchase will satisfyour need, and having made the purchase – we remain dis-satisfied
and once more in need. Despite the promise of satisfaction, we must
always feel we need more.
The link between this form of economy and resource depletion,
global warming and climate change might seem self-evident, but
there are still those who suggest that we can “decouple” them; that
by ingenuity and technical innovation we can continue to grow our
economies and raise global levels of consumption without having an
adverse impact upon our environment. I doubt that this is true.
Indeed, since we have clearly come to live beyond our natural
capacity – physically and economically – we must reduce bothglobal consumption and the pollution that flows from it. This means
that if those who are truly poor are to have more then those of us
who are relatively rich must have less.
A recent UN study suggests that “increasingly severe heatwaves,
floods, storms and forest fires will be responsible for as many as
500,000 deaths a year by 2030, making it the greatest humanitarian
challenge the world faces”.1 And although everyone will be touched
by this, those most likely to be affected are those least able to help
themselves – the global poor. If they are to be helped, we must
reduce the harm that we are causing. And to do this we must have
the courage to change our economy and lives – now.
Actively and urgently, we need to explore the possibilities of greater
simplicity, the practical working it out in our daily l ives, and a vigilant
resistance to the dominant propaganda of growing consumerism. In
my experience this can be very uncomfortable because so much of
our present culture is taking us in the opposite direction; but this
discomfort is as nothing to the evident catastrophic consequences
of our failure to change our lives and find a more sustainable path.
To find simplicity, what we need is reflection, attentiveness,
compassion and courage.
David Cadman will be giving the opening address at the Spirituality
and Men conference on 'The Secrets of Inner Power', Saturday 11th
July 2009, 10am - 5pm. All men welcome. Free of charge. To attend,please register online at http://www.bkwsu.org/uk/whatson/
national-events or phone 020 8727 3418.
1 As reported in The Guardian , 30th May 2009, the study comes from Kofi Annan’sthinktank, the Global Humanitarian Forum.
The Courage to ChangeDavid Cadman, Quaker, sustainability consultant and writer Economic growth &
happiness
“Despite massive wealth creation, happiness has not risen
since the 1950s in the US or Britain or (over a shorter
period) in western Germany. No researcher questions these
facts. So accelerated economic growth is not a goal for which we should make large sacrifices. In particular, we
should not sacrifice the most important source of happi-
ness, which is the quality of human relationships – at
home, at work and in the community. We have sacrificed
too many of these in the name of efficiency and productivity
growth. Most of all, we have sacrificed our values. In the
1960s, 60 per cent of adults said they believed ‘most
people can be trusted’. Today the figure is 30 per cent, in
both Britain and the US.”
Professor Richard (Lord) Layard of the London School of
Economics, Financial Times, 11th March 2009.
“ To find simplicity,
what we need is
reflection, attentive-
ness, compassion and courage.”
Practical Spirituality on Tour (continued from Page 1)
“Until last year, like many young professionals, I’d been going
through a lot of stress, anger and emotional upheavals. Outwardly
this seemed 'normal' - but inside it didn't feel normal. My mum had
been following Awakening with Brahma Kumaris for six months and had seen a remarkable transformation in herself. So I asked her,
“How can I change things?" and she said: "Why don’t you watch the
programme too?” I found the philosophy so powerful, logical and
convincing and, by implementing it in my life, have seen marked
changes in myself. Now getting angry seems to me the silliest thing.
I really am learning to be more stable and peaceful.” Mandeep, London
To find out more about the Awakening with Brahma Kumaris
Live UK Tour and register for your free tickets:
www.bkwsu.org/uk/awakening
Awakening with Brahma Kumaris is broadcast every evening
8.40-9.10pm on Aastha International TV (free to air Sky channel
807). To view a sample of the TV show online:
www.brahmakumarisuk.blip.tv
David Cadman
Kanupriya and Shivani on the TV show Awakening with Brahma Kumaris.
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RECIPE:
QuickFruit Fix
1-2 apples
1 pear
2-3 plums
2-3 peaches
½ cup caster sugar
A handful of mixed berries
Cloves and/or ground cardamom, optional
For the cream
1 cup Greek yoghurt3-4 tbsp double cream
2 tsp vanilla essence
2-3 tbsp icing sugar
1. Cut the apples, pear, plums and peaches into small pieces;
no need to peel them
2. Place the cut fruits into a pan on medium heat, add caster sugar and
allow them to cook. Do not cover.
3. Add the berries approximately 5 minutes later.
Add cloves and/or cardamom, if you want to use them, at this point.
4. Once the fruit mix starts boiling, turn off the heat. Do not overcook.
5. Prepare the cream by whisking the yoghurt, double cream,
vanilla essence and icing sugar together.
6. Serve when fruits are warm or cold.
The A-Z of SpiritualLiving
Caring is the greatest thing, caring matters most.
Friedrich Von Hügel, Theologian, 1852-1925.
C is for Caring
From Pure & Simple – Cooking for a Busy Lifestyle,
available from www.bkpublications.com
I hold this thought and, as I continue to keep it in mind, ithold this thought and, as I continue to keep it in mind, it
becomes more than a thought of peace…ecomes more than a thought of peace…
It is a feeling of peace…t is a feeling of peace…
A feeling that gives me great comfort…feeling that gives me great comfort…
and strength…nd strength…
and stays with me, as I return to my everyday activities.nd stays with me, as I return to my everyday activities.
Fromrom Practical Meditation by Sister Jayanti,ractical Meditation by Sister Jayanti, published by Sterling Ethosublished by Sterling Ethos
and available fromnd available from www.bkpublications.com www.bkpublications.comand all good bookshops.and all good bookshops.
A Meditation by Sister Jayanti
As I look within, I can see how my thoughts show awareness of
sounds outside…
how they register memories of things of this morning, of
yesterday…
I see how they are filled with human images, and the impact of
the people I’ve been with, the things I’ve heard, the feelings and
moods of those around me… my mind has been influenced by
all of these…
For a moment I take charge of my mind…
I create an image of a point of light…
a thought of peace…
I hold this thought and, as I continue to keep it in mind, it
becomes more than a thought of peace…
It is a feeling of peace…
A feeling that gives me great comfort…
and strength…
and stays with me, as I return to my everyday activities.
From Practical Meditation by Sister Jayanti, published by Sterling Ethos
and available from www.bkpublications.com and all good bookshops.
Next issue…Meditation and Health
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© Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (UK)The Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (UK) teaches Raja Yoga as a way of experiencing peace of mind and a positiveapproach to life.
For more information about our activities around the UK, please see www.bkwsu.org/uk Registered Charity No 269971
Snapshots from our partner organisations around the world
“ It’s been deeply
satisfying to find
answers to the big
questions of life.”
I work as a chartered surveyor in a large firmof property consultants in Cambridge.
Property has been badly hit by the recession
but my practice of Raja Yoga and the broader
understanding it brings has helped me to
keep the current situation in perspective. I
realise that things go up and down, and come
and go, and the world is facing many other
challenges besides that. I enjoy my work and
it’s productive, but I don’t get lost in it. For me
relationships, health and wellbeing are far
more important.
20 years ago, when I began practising
meditation, my kids were two and four and
parenthood was quite challenging. Raja Yoga
Kites for Peace: kites designed with positive slogans and well wishes are being sent to children
across the globe. An ongoing project by Brahma Kumaris, Washington (USA): www.kitesforpeace.org
New meditation centre in
Brussels: Sister Jayanti speaking onHow to be Successful in Challenging
Times at the launch of the new Brahma
Kumaris (Belgium) centre in the heart of
Brussels, 9th May 2009.
The MeditationDome, the focal
point of the tropical
garden of the
Centre for Spiritual
Learning , a retreat
centre of Brahma
Kumaris (Philippines)in Tagaytay City.
helped me to recognise their individuality and
independence and to allow them to grow up
to be themselves, without trying to control
them out of possessiveness. And this way of
thinking has also been invaluable in my
relationship my wife too. As a result, we all get
on well, and we appreciate and respect each
other a lot.
I’ve always had a lot of questions about
myself: who am I and what am I doing here?
It’s been deeply satisfying to find answers to
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the big questions of life – my role, purpose
and identity, and my own spiritual journey.
Between being a family man and a ‘profes-
sional’, I especially relish being a student – I
am always learning.
In My LifeBarry Woodhouse