Paradise on earth

Video of Water Experiment at the Brahma Kumaris HQ, Mt.Abu

2010-05-26T22:44:00.000-07:00

Dr.Emoto's experiment at the Brahma Kumaris HQ, Oct '09

2010-03-29T10:43:00.000-07:00

Dr.Emoto puts a bowl of mineral water in front of Dadi Janki at the early morning meditation at the Brahma Kumaris Headquarters in Mt Abu on October 10, 2009. The picture on left shows water crystals before meditation and right is after meditation.

Letting Love in with Lucinda Drayton from Bliss

2010-03-28T23:08:00.000-07:00

Join British Musician Lucinda Drayton on this experiential journey into love. Lucinda is the writer and vocalist of the spiritual classic A Hundred Thousand Angels. She travels the world creating spaces of healing for people using both music and workshops. More info on the Bliss official site.

Letting Love In is an evening of music and guided meditations designed to help you open your heart and create a healthy love for the self and others. Learn how to improve existing relationships by encouraging a positive attitude towards those in your life, as well as attracting new loving, supportive people into your life. As you become more loving, so you attract more love to you.

Event followed by a Vegetarian Dinner. There is NO CHARGE for the evening.

About the venue

Anubhuti Meditation and Retreat Center provides an environment of spiritual hospitality. We offer courses in Raja Yoga Meditation, workshops, seminars, one day retreats and residential retreats. Anubhuti is staffed by volunteers who have benefited from the spiritual insights and practices offered by the Brahma Kumaris.

Manish Vyas Concert - Anubhuti Retreat Center, July '09

2010-01-20T09:51:00.000-08:00

New Year Message 2010 from Dadi Janki, Chief, Brahma Kumaris World University

2010-01-20T09:31:00.000-08:00

My Dear Brothers and Sisters around the globe,
Om Shanti and a warm greeting of peace to you all.

We are witnessing enormous changes in the world at all levels and passing through transformational times where history is being shaped once again. It is ever clear now that we need to strengthen our will, spirit and determination if we are to create a better world and embrace the changes around us. God, the Almighty, the Bestower of Peace and Happiness, the Ocean of Love is ready and available to help, if we would just reach out and open ourselves to His Light and Might. God is not distant; He is only a thought away. If He feels distant, it is we who have closed the curtains of our hearts and blocked out His light.

As children of God, we are all One Family. The greatest act of charity at this time is to share compassionate love with all our brothers and sisters on this globe; to donate our pure feelings and good wishes to each one. The current turbulent times, the repercussions of our lifestyles and the fluctuations of nature are talking to us, telling us it is time to re-think the way we have lived till now and time to value and respect all that is around us. The scores of calamities and crises happening at every moment around the world are far too great for the earth to bear. The human race does not deserve this. It deserves much better. But in whose hands is it to implement this change? Ours. All of us together! Hand-in-hand, step-by-step, we will move forward making the right thoughtful choices at every moment, being kind and considerate towards matter and soul.

It is truly the time to shed all the vices such as anger, ego, greed, attachment and lust that have been burning up all the strength and energy in the soul; it is time to become free and fly. Let us remember who we are; powerful, pure and peaceful souls with a mighty purpose, which is to share virtue with all.

At every year end, we take stock. And so let us take stock of the internal account. What have been the souls' 'profit and losses' in this first decade of the new millennium, the century we welcomed with great optimism? And whatever remains to be changed, let me complete that within this final year of this decade.

Victory is guaranteed! Success is guaranteed. And so what remains? From the depth of my heart as I sit here with God, in stillness and calm, I send you loving vibrations and good wishes of peace and love.

BK Janki

What they had to say about Anubhuti...

2008-02-22T14:05:00.000-08:00

Check out the SF Meditation Meetup!

2008-02-22T13:56:00.001-08:00

Click here to check out
The San Francisco Meditation Meetup Group!

The World’s Biggest Solar Kitchen

2007-11-16T07:32:00.000-08:00

The Solar Kitchen at the Brahma Kumaris headquarters in India can produce up to 38,500 meals per day at full capacity.

Thoughts on 'Celebrating Human Greatness'

2007-10-25T22:00:00.000-07:00

The Brahma Kumaris – the World Spiritual Organization have organized an evening of conversations – “Stories and Conversations on Greatness in America”. The meeting is to be held on Saturday, 6 October, 07 at the Anubhuti Meditation and Retreat Center in Novato, California. Janardhan at 415 884 2314, or email janardhan@humangreatness.org provides details.

That same weekend the BKs have arranged a Workshop on “Living Values Education”. The workshop runs from 7:00pm Friday to 5:00pm Sunday, 5-7 October, 07, and will be led by Dianne Tillman a psychologist and primary author of Living Values Series and Kyoko Kimura an experienced LVE teacher. Sister Kyoko at 415 563 4459, www.anubhutiretreatcenter.org, or www.livingvalues.net provide information.

I happened to be reading this morning from a June 2000 issue of the National Geographic which I picked up from the Novato library attracted by an article – “Indus, Clues to an Ancient Civilization”. Before I had dwelled into the article I found myself intently reading the magazine’s publishing page. The Society’s brilliant work and dedication – “for the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge” – have always impressed me It holds my respect and admiration.

“Human Greatness”, “Living Values”, and “Increase and Diffusion of Geographic Knowledge” conjures in my head an expansive wonderful fabric and a collage of qualities that excite the mind and warm the heart. There is greatness beyond the sum of the three activities, and that greatness is an attribute that arises, and can only arise, from the Trinity of “Greatness”, “Values”, and “Knowledge (Learning)”, as embodied in us ‘Humans’ who have the moral prerogative of nurturing that seed, that little spark of light that is inherent in our nature.

The obduracy of life seems to rob us of this intrinsic ‘goodness’ and replace some of that with ‘discontent’ and rightly so, as it should! Discontentment with our lifestyles and relationships, and what’s out there. Well there is nothing out there except the sky, the stars, the planets, the nebulae, the quasars, the voids, and the Immensity. What makes the Immensity eternal is our mind, our heart, and our spirit which engages 24/7, every minute, every hour, every day, and indeed every moment. Take the spark - of affection, kindness, and caring - out of us and we are left fatherless, motherless and every conceivable relationship less, like an orphaned lost child.

Let Him hold our hands and lead us, even sometimes carry us in His arms and leave footprints of our time, in time to be washed away, standing testimony to that relationship that verily sought to teach us greatness and values.

Samir Mondle

Fri 28 September 2007

Novato, CA

05:30

Dr. Fred Alan Wolf's message for the BKs in Marin

2007-10-24T20:30:00.000-07:00

To: Kim Shine
Marin County Planning Commission
c/o Marin County CDA, Kim Shine, Commission Secretary
3501 Civic Center Drive Room #308
San Rafael, CA 94903

Dear Kim,

The kind people at the BK institute asked to me send you a letter of
support towards their effort to open a retreat center in Marin. I have
been in contact with their center in San Francisco and their other centers in
Mt.Abu in India and in Athens, Greece where I was invited to speak at a
conference dealing with science and spirituality. The BK people are indeed
special in that they have been a huge asset to any community that contains
them. Mayor Willie Brown often praised their good works and generosity
especially to the less fortunate among us.

Although I am not a member of their organization I have especially
benefited from a deep spiritual relationship I have felt in the presence of
one of the main sisters of the organization, Dadi Janki. That presence and
simple heart-felt communion is rarely felt in any community especially
these days of troubles and fears that appear within and on our shores. The
retreat center would provide that to the community and all would find
benefit from their presence.

Sincerely,

Fred Alan Wolf Ph.D.
Have Brains / Will Travel
San Francisco
mailto:fred@fredalanwolf.com
web page: http://www.fredalanwolf.com

Anubhuti Retreat Center Opening Ceremony

2007-08-07T08:44:00.000-07:00

Is Iran Next?

2007-04-01T12:54:00.000-07:00

Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)

2007-03-24T11:56:00.000-07:00

Surprise meeting with Steve Tyler and watched him perform in front of a small gathering at the Peace Alliance conference in Washington DC recently.

Celebrating Human Greatness in New Orleans

2007-03-24T11:22:00.000-07:00

“Celebrating Human Greatness” is an initiative to commemorate the Brahma Kumaris’ 30^thanniversary in the USA. The intention of this initiative is to introduce the BKs to the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the USA. The approach we are taking is to gather together groups of community leaders in each selected city to meet each other in conversations about moments of greatness in their lives, and to reflect on the intrinsic qualities that make up human greatness.

The initiative was launched on January 25 in New Orleans, a city that was struck by a devastating hurricane that reduced the population by 50%. This city was selected because of its countless stories of individuals who emerged their greatness to help restore the community. Two separate events were held and both were wonderful successes, generating great appreciation and interest on the part of the New Orleans residents, and great enthusiasm in the BK community to continue service there.

Sister Mohini of New York gave the opening remarks on greatness and created a peaceful atmosphere for people to look within themselves. Chris Rose, finalist for the Pulitzer prize in newspaper journalist from New Orleans, then gave his experiences from the days following the hurricane’s devastation. He related how a volunteer relief worker, tired and scruffy from a long journey from another state, confronted Chris on a torn up street and asked, “Who’s in charge? Where should I go?” Chris replied, “No one’s in charge,” as his eyes welled with tears. He pointed towards a street covered with water and told the man to just start helping. Several days later, Chris encountered the man again. The man still hadn’t slept – but this time he was on fire with a deep desire to reach out and contribute.

The participants at the gathering – city officials, NGOs and religious leaders – then told each other stories of how they responded to the hurricane. They were apprehensive about calling themselves “great,”but there was an awakening to the idea that greatness is an innate quality of the human spirit.

The second New Orleans conversation, held the following day at the Ashe Cultural Center, followed the same format, and was topped off by a remarkable performance by Grandpa, a local jazz and blues singer. The old man hobbled onto the stage with a warm grin and sang a version of “What A Wonderful World” that brought the house to tears. Grandpa’s ability to share his spirit in such a beautiful, unbridled was gave living breath to the concept of greatness.

Both programs concluded with meditation, toli (sweet gift) and blessings. The guests left brimming with gratitude, compliments and eager to continue their conversations about human greatness.

Pictures from the Oz IT Retreat

2006-08-01T20:34:00.000-07:00

Welcome home!

Beautiful views and sound of flowing water from our rooms

Delicious food and a nice chat ... pleasures of the Confluence age

Warm hearts and a cozy hearth ... that's Oz

Armando rocks the place!

Big brother making sure that the party doesn't go out of control

Dadi Gulzar in San Francsico

2006-05-31T12:24:00.000-07:00

Who is Dadi Gulzar? Dadi is a natural spiritual leader through the power and depth of her relationship with and love for God. She has a deep belief in human potential for the creation of a better world. From an early age she reported divine visions of a future where technology together with social, economical and political systems align with the highest human values, and where peace itself is the only religion.

Dadi was introduced to Raja Yoga meditation when she was eight years old. She was one of the original members of a boarding school established in Sindh in 1937 by Brahma Baba, the founder of the Brahma Kumaris. At 16 years of age, she went to Lucknow to open one of the first meditation centers outside Mount Abu. She is currently one of three women spiritual leaders of the Brahma Kumaris, and is based in New Delhi. A combination of innocence, courage and humor characterizes her story of traveling through India as a young girl, protected only by the conviction that God was guiding her life. This conviction has formed a personality of complete clarity and openness. She radiates a calm serenity that comes from the depth of her inner silence. When one meets Raj yogini Dadi Gulzar, one is engulfed in waves of peace, love, and freedom. When one meets Raj yogini Dadi Gulzar, one is engulfed in waves of peace, love, and freedom. Dadi’s wisdom is simple and always goes straight to the core: “If someone is happy, they can’t stay without sharing that happiness- it happens automatically.”

You can experience this state--this space in time--when Dadi Gulzar visits San Francisco next month. The west coast branch of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University will host a free evening program so that Dadi may share with the people in America her experiences from 70 years of practicing inner peace. In India, Dadi regularly speaks before gatherings of 100,000 or more. The June 20 event will be a rare public appearance in the United States.

Joining Dadi will be physicist Fred Alan Wolf, featured in the film “What the Bleep Do We (Really) Know?” a film about quantum physics, reality, and God. Emmy-Award winning composer and singer Gary Malkin will perform, and San Francisco supervisor Ross Mirkarimi will welcome Dadi to the city. The event is offered as a free public service; tickets are recommended.

The Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (www.bkwsu.org) nurtures the well-being of the human family by promoting spiritual understanding, leadership with integrity, and elevated actions towards a better world. The University teaches a practical method of meditation that helps individuals understand their inner strengths and values. The west coast headquarters are located in San Francisco, and a new retreat center will be opening in Bel Marin Keys, in Marin County. For more information: www.bksanfrancisco.com.

Greatness

2005-11-27T20:50:00.000-08:00

I liked the slogan "There are no great things, only small things with great love".

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