Newness News!

29 December 2014

Dear NCs and CCs Warm season's greetings.

By the request of some RCs, we have created a newness page on the sustenance.brahmakumaris.org page. The thought is to request newness news from the wider family.

Please forward the below email to all BKs. Also, it is best if they use google translate and post in English but, if that is not possible, ask them to post in whatever language they feel comfortable.

Love in Remembrance,
Sustenance Team for the RCs

 

Dear Jewels of BapDada's Eyes,

Warm greetings filled with love for the new year.

We are feeling deep gratitude reflecting on Baba's Murli of December 25, 2014. It was filled with pure love as well as a sense of urgency for us to finish carelessness and claim our full fortune in the Diamond Age. BapDada wished to know if there had been newness in our spiritual growth, and He urged us to create even more of that in the year ahead.

With a spirit of unity, we would like every soul at each center to post a few sentences describing the newness either in thoughts, words, or actions that emerged in them over the past year as well as the newness they are inspired to create in their thoughts, words, or actions in the coming year. We will compile a few of the posts and send these to Dadi Gulzar before BapDada's meeting of January 18th. By sending BapDada our news, we acknowledge our attainments and invoke Godly support for continued wonders in the New Year.

Please post your newness news at Newness Page by January 10, 2015.

With Godly Love and Blessings,
RCs and the Team

 

 

Special Instructions for 18th January

27 December 2014

 

 

Murli Notices to Cease Being Part of Murli Pack

27 December 2014

 

 

RE: Dadi's 100th Year Celebrations

16 December 2014

Dear NCs and CCs, Greetings filled with divine love. A team of us are planning Dadi's 100th year celebrations (2015). As part of the celebrations we are rolling out a sustenance plan for BKs. This will commence in February 2015. Please read the below document, letter, and watch the video to help us spread the word among your BK network so we receive the best stories of Dadi.

 

Dear Divine Brothers and Sisters,

We are inviting yogis from all four corners of the globe to sift through the files of their minds and hearts and find a story that celebrates the diamond like way of Dadi Janki. This could be a moment that touched you, shaped you, or unleashed you. It could be a scene you experienced yourself or a scene you observed.

We will select 100 stories and create 100 days of effort. With these stories we will celebrate the wondrous brilliance of an exquisite diamond: Dadi Janki. These stories will help us focus on the real diamond. From each story we will create a spiritual effort for the day. From each story we will extract a remembrance point and an application point. We will take a quality from the story and see how she lived it and take inspiration on how to practice it.

In order to be considered for the project, we're requesting that each story be no more than 200 words. Think of this like a verbal painting or photo or portrait of a memory you hold in the sacred file of the heart. The deadline is January 12th, 2015. Submit your story (limit 200 words) by sending an email to: sustenance@brahmakumaris.org or CLICK HERE and fill out the form.

Please see pdf document or watch the video (by clicking on the below image) on why we are requesting these stories and how we will use them.

 

 

Amrit Vela Bhatti

8 December 2014

Dear NCs/CCs,

Warm greetings.  We are rolling out a sustenance program for all BKs, starting with united amrit vela.  This bhatti seems especially timely, in light of BapDada's words on November 30 regarding amrit vela. Please read and send this letter to all your BK students.  We suggest you conduct amrit vela at the centers at least once a week till 18th January.  Please contact each other and decide which day you would like to stay open.  Also, if you wish to translate the daily "amritology" points into your respective languages, kindly contact Sister Shireen at shireen.chada@us.brahmakumaris.org.  She will provide a weekly set of points in advance.

Dear Divine Brothers and Sisters,

Love-filled greetings.  We are recollecting what Baba said on November 30, 2014:  At least all of you celebrate a meeting at amrit vela, do you not? Everywhere you definitely adopt the method of amrit vela and are trying very well.  You give importance to amrit vela, but, in the future too, to those who only have amrit vela sometimes, you have to move forward in that because amrit vela is the beginning of the day – so you definitely have to stay in remembrance at that time.  It has an impact upon the whole day. 

With this in mind, we write to warmly invite you to re-discover and master the art and science of amrit vela, "amritology", through a 41-day bhatti.  Tap into the true power of amrit vela and co-create wonderful experiences with Baba.  This transformative bhatti is an invitation to a determined and courageous practice of amrit vela for 41 uninterrupted days beginning December 9, 2014 and culminating on January 18, 2015. 

Collectively, as a global family, we will have 1 hour of amrit vela, from 4:00 to 5:00 am local time. We will dedicate the last 15 minutes to mansa seva.  We suggest that all BKs meet at their local center at least once a week for amrit vela. Thus, we will all gain strength from each other and increase the spiritual power of each center. This bhatti will create a good framework with lots of traction to launch us toward good amrit vela all the time, every time. 

Every day for 41-days we will provide a new set of points (steps) to promote a rich and fulfilling amrit vela.  These points will be available at sustenance.brahmakumaris.org/amritology/ website and through facebook.com/bksustenance starting December 9th, 2014. 

Acting together, let us

• leverage our pure thoughts at this auspicious time of morning to fulfill Baba's, ours, and the world's pure desires. 
• serve humanity with our unique gifts and bhavna. 
• experience easy raja yoga as Baba intended for us.

If you would like to receive these points daily in your email inbox, then register now. And invite your BK friends to join you.  We sincerely hope that you will join this bhatti and refresh your yogi life. Make the coming 18th of January a powerful transformative day for the coming year.

With Many Blessings and Remembrance of Baba,

Sister Mohini, Didi Nirmala, Sister Jayanti and the Team

 

 

Invitation for IYF - Registration Required

11 November 2014

Dear NCs and CCs,

Please find the invitation for the Madhuban International Young Adults Retreat here.

We would appreciate it if you could forward it on to all BK youth who may be attending and encourage them to register, as many who are coming are still to register through the online link and it will help us to know number of attendees in advance.

If you have any questions you can email us at iyf@brahmakumaris.org

Thanks for your assistance.

Love and regards,

In Baba's yaad,

The IYF team

 

 

Regarding Video recording in Madhuban Campuses

01 November 2014

Dear Centre Coordinators,

Re: Regarding Video recording in Madhuban Campuses

As you know Madhuban has accelerated its video recording of all classes, events and celebrations. This has resulted in some double foreigners finding their images unexpectedly showing up on PM TV, YouTube and other social media. Once a recording has been made, there is no way to assure that the images recorded will not be distributed. Therefore, we request that if you do not want your image appearing in the public space, do not allow your image to be recorded.

We have spoken with Karunabhai and Ravibhai about this and they will do their best to control this on the recording side, but cannot absolutely guarantee that these events will not be taped. We are sorry to have to tell you that the responsibility for this falls on you. Please be aware of the cameras in the room and of anyone who comes to you as an independent producer saying they want to record you for their projects. You do this at your own risk, as there are many people in Madhuban who are inspired to create their own projects and no one knows where these will end up.

You can expect a notice describing how the Overseas Communication Office can support you in cases where you want to use video in get a message out to a broader audience. 

With warm wishes and love,

In Baba's yaad,

RCs

 

 

RE: The Living Yagya NC/CC retreat in Shantivan, 1-6 Oct 2014

Dear NCs and CCs,

Om shanti. Please find below and attached some information about the retreat for your interest:

1.  Link for downloading MP3s of the NC/CC Retreat, available until 6 November:

Download

Files  (1000 MB total) 

Yagya Seva 5-10-14 Ed.mp3 

Tribute to Br Anthony 2-10-14 Ed.mp3 

Birthday Celebration - Dr Nirmala Didi 2-10-14 Ed.mp3 

Blessings - Dadi Janki 2-10-14 Ed.mp3 

Blessings - Dadi Janki 5-10-14 Ed.mp3 

Brahmin Culture - Panel Discussion 3-10-14 ED.mp3 

Br Charlie 1-10-14 Ed.mp3 

Commentary 7-00 PM To 7-30 PM ED.mp3 

Dadi Janki – Blessings 03-10-2014 ED.mp3 

And 13 more...

2.  Service news presentations are COMING SOON to be viewed and downloaded at http://onelink.brahmakumaris.org/ 

3.  'The Living Yagya – Ask Your Heart' Questionnaire (pdf attached)

4.  'Questions to Ask Myself' (pdf attached) 

5.  Link to The Living Yagya NCCC retreat film: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B14CIzGwPoq3WkZfcXdhN0RJQWc/view?usp=sharing_eid

In Baba's remembrance 

Retreat Team

 

 

Request for Service News of the Grand Finale Event - By 26th September

23 September 2014