2021 September Europe News Archive 2021 September Europe News Archive

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News from Jayanti Didi (London): 27 Sept 2021

29 September 2021

The UK Teachers, who were able to drive to GCH and return back home the same day, came to Baba’s house in London after about 18 months. It was very lovely to meet all of them; a gathering of around 90 came together. We started with a Welcome, and then Arnold and Margaret took us through an Open Forum process. In the afternoon, the questions that had come up in the small groups were answered, and the Trustees also spoke, so we had a lovely day together with people returning home in the early evening hours.

OM SHANTI

Generating a Positive Change to Help Our World: Online Talk on 2nd October

29 September 2021

Manchester (UK): Generating a Positive Change to Help Our World, a Free Online Event on Saturday 2 October from 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm BST.

How could each one of us be part of the solution for a world in need?

Our world is sick and we are all witnessing it at the level of climate, of human health, of biodiversity.

Many of us have experienced the joy, the lightness, the relief that comes when we find a way to appreciate the ideas of others and reach an agreement. We enjoy the sense of connection and security that results when people we look up to deliver the same message and honour shared values. With COP26 just a few weeks away, how can we as individuals help to bring a positive difference? Could we help world leaders to move forward together with a united vision?

We know that activism in the form of marches, demonstrations, lobbying and petitions can be a catalyst for change. In today’s talk, Valériane Bernard shares her experiences of how the ‘quiet activism’ of awareness-raising and a spiritual perspective can support the change-makers and fuel changes on a local or global level.

Since 1992, Valériane Bernard has been actively involved in the ecological movement, promoting sustainable development and raising public awareness about the forces that drive climate change. Underpinning these community-based activities is her interest in spirituality. From a young age, Valériane foresaw that only genuine personal engagement between people could create quality of life in the human family. This insight led her to an active spiritual life from the age of 25, committing to peace through meditation and creating tools of awareness to advance the condition of women, promote fair relationships with our environment, resolve workplace disharmony and through interfaith gatherings within the community, broaden cultural understanding. Valériane’s refined ability to work with people from different cultural contexts has been an asset for bringing ethics and values into the workplace, improving teamwork and customer relations, and aiding conflict resolution. She has produced radio programs on the theme of culture of peace, personal development, and quality of life in Costa Rica and was the Assistant to the Director at the NGO Ecole Instrument de Paix, Geneva, Switzerland.

Valériane has made her home in six countries and is fluent in four languages. Currently living near the France-Switzerland border, she continues to build bridges of understanding between cultures as the Brahma Kumaris’ representative to the United Nations in Geneva.

Click here for more details and to register

(You will receive Zoom Meeting details in your confirmation email.)

Click here to watch on Facebook Live

News of Volcano eruption in Spain

28 September 2021

Dear family around the world,

Om shanti. Thank you for your messages of concern and love. As you know, for the last days and after thousands of littles earthquakes a volcano has erupted in La Palma Island, in Canary Islands. Canary Islands are at a distance of a 3 hours flight from main land in West Africa. Baba’s has centres in the Island of Tenerife (one centre in Tenerife North and one centre in the South) and one centre in Las Palmas that belongs to Gran Canary Island. From there, there has been service in almost all seven islands, including La Palma. There is no centre in this little island of La Palma.

Lava has engulfed houses and everything on its way and soon will reach the ocean. More than five thousand people have been evacuated and the contacts that live there are ok and we all keep sending good wishes to everyone for this situation and for what it may happen in the near future because of the effect of the volcano.

Thanks a lot once more, it’s very nice to feel that we are all one family.

Much love, in Baba’s yaad, brothers and sisters from Spain.

What's ONLINE this week of 27th September at globalcooperationhouse.org

27 September 2021

GCH Webcast: Daily Webcasts for the BK family - 27th Sep - 3rd Oct

27 September 2021

Om Shanti

Webcast Link: https://webcast.bkwsu.eu/livelist/

Welcome to the evening webcasts for this week 27th Sep - 3rd Oct.

Monday 27th September– An evening with Jagdishbhai

7.00 pm – Meditation

7.35 pm – Jagdishbhai’s public programme in GCH

Tuesday 28th September - An evening with Dadi Gulzar

7.00 pm – Meditation

7.30 pm – Nothing is impossible in this world – Dadi Gulzar’s class (28 mins) Hindi with translation

Wednesday 29th September - Hindi Talk – 7.00 – 8.00 pm on Webcast

Or For Hindi only, choose Live Event London channel on the BK webcast. (Translation also available)

आध्यात्मिक रसोई - शक्तिशाली भोजन : Mindful Cooking, Mindful Eating

Speaker: Sister Jasu and Sister Bina, GCH

Thursday 30th September – Thursday Evening Public talk – 7.00 – 8.00 pm

Responsibility and Lightness - Finding the Right Balance

Speaker: Erik Larson

Friday 1st October – Conducted Meditation - 7.00 – 8.00 pm

Saturday 2nd October – An evening with BapDada

31/10/06 - Together with being constantly loving, also become a great donor and you will become a destroyer of obstacles and an embodiment of solutions.

Sunday 3rd October

7.15 am - Class by Sister Sudesh

7.00 – 8.00 pm – Conducted Meditation

Please also check out the events for the public on line at https://globalcooperationhouse.org

View/hear webcasts

Time in London now

Best wishes

Webcast Team

What's ONLINE Week of Sept 21 - 25 at globalcooperationhouse.org

20 September 2021

Sister Jayanti at Inner Space Wembley 25th Anniversary on Tuesday 7th September 2021

14 September 2021

Dear Friends,

Om Shanti. Thank you for your good wishes and support. True to the theme of the event, 'Nurturing and Building Bridges', the evening really created an atmosphere of friendship and appreciation for each one's speciality and contribution.

Attached is the report of the event and transcript of Sister Jayanti's Talk & Meditation. If you wish to view the event again or share with your friends here's the link https://youtu.be/bCgQqMcii20

Below are the links for the upcoming talk that was mentioned in the event.

Emotional Intelligence - Online Tuesday talk 14th Sept 6:45 pm to 7:45 pm Speaker: Maureen Goodman

Talk link : https://youtu.be/Fekvhlgpjg4

Warm regards & best wishes

Inner Space Wembley Team

Inner Space Wembley

Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, UK

GCH Evening Webcast - 13th - 19th September

14 September 2021

Webcast link: https://webcast.bkwsu.eu/livelist/

Welcome to the evening webcasts for this week 13^th– 19^th September

Monday 13^th September– An evening of Entertainment

7.00 pm – Meditation

7.35 pm – Wizard of Oz – Pantomime performed in GCH

Tuesday 14^th September - An evening with Dadi Janki (54 mins)

7.00 pm – Meditation

7.30 pm – Dadi Janki and Mohiniben meeting in Gyan Sarovar (English and Hindi)

Wednesday 15^th September - Hindi Talk – 7.00 – 8.00 pm on Webcast

Or For Hindi only to connect to this, choose Live Event London channel on the BK webcast. (Translation also available)

अपने घर को साफ करने के साथ अपने मन को भी साफ करें : De-clutter your Mind too

Speaker: Sister Nimu, Hounslow

Thursday 16^th September – Thursday Evening Public talk – 7.00 – 8.00 pm

An Educator's Story - Spirituality at Work

Host and facilitator – Samantha Fraser. Speakers: Andrew Pettit & Sarah Cavanagh

Friday 17^th September – Conducted Meditation - 7.00 – 8.00 pm

Saturday 18^th September – An evening with BapDada

04/09/05 - Together with teachings, also adopt forgiveness and mercy.

Give blessings and receive blessings and your home will become an ashram

Sunday 19^th September – World Meditation Hour – 6.30 – 7.30 pm

Please also check out the events for the public on line at https://globalcooperationhouse.org

View/hear webcasts

Time in London now

“Dance of Gyan and Yoga”: BK Young Adults Online Global Event on September 18

14 September 2021

All BK young adults are warmly invited to join the “Dance of Gyan and Yoga”, a special 2.5 hour online global gathering on Saturday September 18, 2021 at 15:00 GMT. (Please forward this invitation to all BK young adults in your area)

BK Enrique (Spain) and BK Manda (UK) will be facilitating this interactive and creative exploration of gyan and yoga.

The event is for BK young adults (aged between 16 – 40) and youth instruments who hold responsibility in the BK Centers. It is also open to those “youth graduates” (outside the age range) who have participated in previous IYF/IYAR programs or have been involved in local/national youth service in their areas.

No registration required. If you would like to arrange translation, please send an email to ubud@id.brahmakumaris.org by September 14.

Timings are as follows:

GMT – 15:00
Los Angeles – 08:00
New York – 11:00
Sao Paolo – 12:00
London – 16:00
Nairobi – 18:00
Delhi – 20:30

https://omshanti.zoom.us/j/94905049448?pwd=SGZicUd1QkFYM3NTMlMrL1VFdldoUT09

Zoom Meeting ID: 949 0504 9448 Password: peace108

Please forward this invitation to all BK young adults in your area and country.

If you have any questions, please contact iyf@brahmakumaris.org.

IYF Online Programs Team

GRC's Return!

14 September 2021

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

Please find attached an update on the Global Retreat Centre's return. Many hands were involved as the Retreat Centre prepares to reopen.

Lots of love,
In Baba’s yaad,
BK Jayanti

click here to download in PDF format.

What's ONLINE this week of 13th September at globalcooperationhouse.org

14 September 2021

News from Jayanti Didi (London): 9 September 2021

11 September 2021

This week was a time for celebrations. On Sunday, 5 September, we had the 30th anniversary of Global Cooperation House, and on Tuesday evening, 7th, we had a brilliant programme to honour and celebrate 25 years of service in Wembley. It was a rainbow-coloured gathering of high-level professionals; one individual who was a contact soul, and then became a friend of the BKs, and now says he is our ‘brother’ had organised the whole event inviting the guests, including the Mayor as well as the Queen’s Representative for our burrow, Brent.

It was a beautiful evening with very short speeches of greetings, a short speech about the work of each of the high-profile people who had come, and a short talk on what happens at the Centre. A brilliant video had been prepared to show the work of the Centre, and apparently 25,000 people have taken benefit online from the activities of Inner Space over the COVID period. These are just a few of the headlines, but it was a fantastic evening with an amazing dance performance by a Sri Lankan refugee who had found peace and solace at Wembley Inner Space. The performance portrayed his story of the horrors of violence in his home country, the journey to the UK, and then finding God and experiencing the beauty and joy of coming to God’s home. It had fabulous music and dance; the young brother played both roles of the oppressor as well as the victim, and then the devotee searching, and lastly the Child experiencing joy in God finding him.

An 8-year old child, who comes to the Inner Space regularly with her parents, welcomed everyone, and two other young people sang beautiful songs: Imagine by John Lennon, and then a classical Hindi Raga. It was an uplifting event for everyone.

OM SHANTI

Happy 30th Birthday Celebrations for Global Cooperation House With Sister Jayanti and BK Family 5th September 2021, Global Cooperation House

8 September 2021

Following Sister Jayanti’s class, Master of Ceremonies Pearl Jordan welcomed the inhouse gathering as well as those joining online to this special family celebration to commemorate 30 years of Global Cooperation House’s opening to the day! 5th September 1991 it opened it doors.

We watched the video of the construction of the building and then excerpts from the inauguration of the House. Dadi Janki, with Sister Jayanti translating, spoke from the stage:‘ the completion of Global Cooperation House is the fulfilment of a dream and was created with global cooperation. Everyone’s loving cooperation filled with love of so many souls and the blessings of God and will serve the world...what is the secret that created this place? The power of silence, out of which comes positivity, peace and love. Here we have a sweet feeling of silence together...I share deep thanks to God and everyone’. Dadi Prakashmani also shared: ‘Just as a new building is created, so is a new world’. As our vibrations become pure so will creation. From this House it will spread throughout the world, and this will help the task move forward towards a better world. Then followed dignatories present sharing words at the inauguration event: Princess Basma bint Talal of Jordan, who worked with forwarding the rights of women as well as on sustainable development, and Lord David Ennals,British, Labour Party politician and campaigner for human rights. The video finished with a glimpse of some of the wonderful public events created over the years, in particular some scenes from the yearly pantos, created for the local communities.

A letter from Sister Alka was read out, which encapsulated the intention and journey of GCH, past, present and future: As we all know Baba had asked Dadi to create a model of Madhuban in London...

• 30 years ago today, we opened the doors of GCH in the royal presence of our dear Dadiji and Dadi Janki together with other senior dignitaries from around the globe...

GCH, heart of the UK, reaching out and truly creating a United Kingdom, serving endlessly and reaching out even
further across the globe.....truly fulfilling Baba’s and especially Dadi Janki's pure wishes...

• From the moment GCH opened its doors it has hosted innumerable events for people from many different cultures
and backgrounds and brought everyone together, creating a united spirit of serving and co-operation.

• 30 years of hosting memorable events, classes, seminars, talks, performances and the list goes on...

• GCH extended its warm and loving arms to many from across the world over the years and each one returning
back with not just a good feeling or a memorable experience, but having been nurtured and transformed in some
way...

• Thank you dear GCH for your support, love and generosity on so many levels.

• GCH created a little brother Diamond House in 2003 and together they continue to serve and host
many unconditionally...

• Both are not just ordinary buildings, or a home full of heart and pure, simple wisdom, but buildings built with

spiritual values uniting souls from various corners.

• Both buildings are a safe and valuable space, where respect and trust work in partnership. They are home to many departments where unlimited fortune is created by so many.

A place for valuable heart to heart conversations and spiritual exchanges.
Thank you for creating a culture of co-operating and deep gratitude.

Clark Peters then also read out an extract from an Avyakt Bapdada message from 20.3.1987:

Do the residents of the U.K. remain busy in making themselves and others complete? Have you become instruments to do double service: lokik and alokik? BapDada speaks of the specialities of the children. You are ahead of the Father. These specialities of the children also bring about special transformation of the world. This is why whatever service each one of you has done is very good and in the future also, you will be instruments to do the best service of all. Baba always makes the children move forward ahead of Himself. BapDada tells all the children the yukti to move forward. What is that

yukti? The greatest yukti of all is to adopt the virtue of tolerance. The more tolerant you are and the more power of truth you have, the more easily you will be able to bring about your kingdom of the golden age. All of you are the souls who have the authority of experience. The souls who have the authority of experience very quickly create an impression. If you do service without the authority of experience, it will be very difficult to receive success. The title you have received of the U.K. being O.K. is very good. When you write O, it is as though you are drawing Baba's image. O means the Father and K means the kingdom. So in saying O.K. you remember Baba and also the inheritance. So, those who remain O.K. will neither forget the Father nor the inheritance. So whenever you say O.K., you will remember that Baba belongs to you. You are the images of support for service. Mothers played a special part in the establishment at the beginning, and so you have this happiness, do you not? Achcha.

Clark shared how he would sing an ‘appropriate song for today and the scenes we are in’

‘hang onto the world as it spins around; just don’t let the spin get you down; Keep self-respect and godly pride; get the self in gear and keep your stride ...brighter days will soon be here; Some day we will all be free’

Sister Jayanti then spoke that Baba made Global Cooperation House happen. This was the very first auditorium in the BK family. Now is a momentous time and what does the future hold? Truly in order to serve the world and give cooperation at this time is the Power of Silence. Our love for God and humanity means cooperation through the power of silence. It is this power that will remind everyone that it is time to go Home....

Ratanbhai was also invited to share his memories and blessings for GCH.....’ Maybe we can call GCH, St GCH from today

as it has done so much service. Baba has performed so many miracles in this House....can we ask Him?!

No birthday celebration would be complete without the ‘cutting of the cake’ and Pearl acknowledged how ‘we stand on the shoulders of so many at GCH’, and welcomed many ‘pillars’ up on stage with Sister Jayanti, Sister Maureen, Sister Manda and Sister Jaymini, to the tune of Stevie Wonder’s Happy Birthday. A joyous candle lighting and cake cutting ceremony ensued, with many mothers also coming to the front of the stage and everyone in the auditorium swaying with love and happiness, celebrating together.

The ceremony ended with bhog offering, followed by listening to Baba’s Avyakt Versions for today. ENDS

Click here for report in PDF version.

Leicester, UK Brahma Kumaris Tie Rakhi To Fire Officers and Dignitaries

7 September 2021

Leicester (UK): BK Indu and BK Sukanti, Co-ordinators of Brahma Kumaris Leicester celebrated Raksha Bandhan by tying divine thread of love to the Fire Officers. The spiritual significance of rakhi was shared and blessings were given.

BK Sukanti also met Mr. Maz who is classed among the Top Photographers World-Wide. Maz is the Fifth European Photographer to have achieved the Exulted title of Master of Photography from the Professional Photographers Association of America. BK Sukanti tied rakhi to Maz and invited him to the Brahma Kumaris Meditation center for upcoming events.

REPLAY AVAILABLE: Special Online Event | Everything is Going to be Okay | Sat 11th Sep ~ 2:30 pm-4:30 pm (BST)

REPLAY LINK: https://youtu.be/MU1fvDALb_8 [2:08:40]

6th September 2021

Dear Divine Family,

Warm greetings from The Lighthouse Retreat Centre, Worthing (UK).

We wanted to take this opportunity to share a uniquely special global online event featuring Sr. Jayanti in conversation with Dr. Ingrid Honkala, a NASA scientist originally from Bogota, Colombia. The uniqueness of this event is that it is aimed at both BKs and the Public.

Please see the flyer, video promo and link details below for further information about the programme, which is entitled: 'Everything is Going to Be Okay'. The clickable link below will take you to the event page and provide online joining details and links for translation should you need it.

About the Event

Our event features the remarkable near-death experience of Dr Ingrid Honkala, a NASA scientist who grew up in Bogota, Colombia. Join us in a conversation between Ingrid Honkala and Sister Jayanti, Co-Administrative Head of the Brahma Kumaris, to hear more about this remarkable journey and the deep insights revealed about death and the experiences beyond the existence of the body.

Please share this information with BKs and contacts and any lists you may have.

For language translation purposes, Spanish translation is already arranged, but if you need other languages, please contact us. For details on accessing translation within Zoom, please contact events@lighthouseretreatcentre.org and the team will provide additional technical instructions.

Best wishes from the Lighthouse Team,

Jasmine