Green Newsletter - Saturday 25th March Eco Bhatti, plus Documentary & Training in Madhuban

24 March 2023

Dear friends

Evergreen peaceful greetings. Busy green time in Madhuban. Here are links to the main presentations. Enjoy the videos.

Welcome to a global Bhatti hosted by the RY centre in Dubai, the host of the next climate change conference. We are starting tomorrow Saturday.

Follow us on social media, and please share our news with your network #ecobrahmakumaris.

Serving Nature Bhatti

Saturday, 25th March 2023

05.00-09.00 am CET

8am - 12pm UAE time,

9:30 am - 1:30 pm IST

As hosts of this year's UN Climate Change Conference, Raja Yoga Center in Dubai invites you to allocate as much time as you can to Serve Nature with us. We encourage at least 15 mins of your time during the 4 hours bhatti.

Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 844 5157 1238, Passcode: 210751

Join the WhatsApp group at for further updates.

Let's serve our planet together.

 

"Seeds of Change" is a powerful new film by the Brahma Kumaris Environment Initiative, exploring the impact consciousness has on climate change. Through heartfelt storytelling by Sister Jayanti and others in the eco team, the film highlights the urgent need for individuals and communities to take action and embrace sustainable lifestyles. Join us on a journey towards a brighter, greener future.

Welcome to spread the film in your network. Producers BK Philippa and Rajesh, UK.

Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmQB9uFk6Eg

 

ECO Training, Gyan Sarovar, Madhuban

 

1. Serving Governments, NGOs, Scientists, Interfaith communities

Through fun, and engaging activities, be inspired and informed, and learn how to engage with actors in the environmental context. By: Valeriane, Maureen, Caro. Direct link

 

 

 

 

2. Planting the seeds of flourishing nature. 

Come and find out about how the BK have been serving elements through diverse programs within the subtle agroecology, biodiversity regeneration, pure water, renewable energy, etc. and share your actions and ideas so far and for the future. By: Aneta, Tamasin, Ndiritu. Direct link

 

 

 

 

 

3. Care, Share and Inspire

Join us in "Healing the Earth" session. Find out more about the power of meditation and benevolent thoughts. Interact with us to arrange eco-friendly and green activities in the centre and the local community. By Golo, Sonja. Direct link

 

 

 

4. Healing the Self, Healing the Planet
Interview of Sister Jayanti and Brother Golo by Sr. Sonja, Denmark

Direct link

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Kind Observer by Wendy Marshall
from Yogis For Future

 

 

Regular activities

 

Public Facing Eco News

 

Did you know that you can subscribe to our public facing Eco News that are published 3 times per year. You find subscription button at our homepage

 

 

Eco Newsletter, October 2022, Issue 6

We live on a blue planet. The name is misleading, we call it Earth, yet over 70% of its surface is covered by the ocean - read more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Peace Drops is a project of the Brahma Kumaris Eco Initiative inspired by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. Our aim is to contribute a value based and spiritual perspective to compliment the Great Green Wall. Youtube trailer. Join us second Sunday of every month on our Facebook and YouTube channel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yogis for Future invites like-minded people to come together, meditate, and create good thoughts and intentions for the well-being of humanity and the planet. 100 visual meditations to choose between.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copenhagen, Denmark: New BK Eco Documentary - Seeds of Change

12 March 2023

Dear Madhuban Rosary Readers,

"Seeds of Change" is a powerful new film by the Brahma Kumaris Environment Initiative, exploring
the impact consciousness has on climate change. Through heartfelt storytelling by Sister Jayanti
and others in the eco team, the film highlights the urgent need for individuals and communities to
take action and embrace sustainable lifestyles. Join us on a journey towards a brighter, greener future.

Welcome to spread the film in your network.

Direct link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmQB9uFk6Eg

https://eco.brahmakumaris.org/

 

 

 

More Than 150 Meditation Visual Commentaries Available On Yogis for Future Meditation Platform For Brahmins and Public Service

13 February 2023

Dear Brothers and Sisters around the World, 

Om shanti and greetings for Shivratri.

We launched the new social media platform " Yogis for Future" over a year ago.
Since then, we have uploaded more than 150 meditation visual commentaries
and invited like-minded people to meditate and create good thoughts and intentions
for the well-being of humanity and the planet. 

The idea was to offer short and neutral mediations for friends and our contacts a
nd make them available on one platform. In these days of fast transformation,
it seems vital for souls to have a real experience of peace and belonging so they
can create and hope for the future.

The response has been quite good so far, and we want to inspire the Brahmin
family around the world to use this mediation platform in service and make it
available to the public. 

We are also open to translating "Yogis for Future" into other languages.
In case you are interested or have any suggestions, please contact us

 

Your YogisforFuture Team 

Contact: yogisforfuture@gmail.com

Webpage: https://yogisforfuture.org/ 
Webbased App availble from website 

Follow us:

 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogis.forfuture/

 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogisforfuture/

 Twitter: https://twitter.com/yogisforfuture

Brahma Kumris Environment
Copenhagen, Denmark

 

 

Green Newsletter - Biodiversity Conference Canada, recap of COP27 in Egypt

10 December 2022

Dear friends

 

Greetings of peace. One COP Conference has just ended and another COP Conference has just started. In this newsletter, we will focus on these major two global environment conferences. Follow us on social media, and please share our news with your network #ecobrahmakumaris

 

UN Biodiversity Conference COP15 in Canada

 

 

The UN Conference Biological Diversity COP15 started in Montreal, Canada, on 7th Dec. The BK delegation, David, Valeriane, and Aneta, are already in Montreal, joining Juan and Anne-Christelle, and next week Sister Maureen will join them. A BK statement “Awakening a Flourishing Future” is created for the Conference, read here. Brahma Kumaris Environment Initiative has participated in this biannual conference since COP11 in 2012. Recently that the faith-based community has started to organize itself:

 

Faiths at COP15

At COP15, the nations of the world will agree on a once-in-a-decade pact to protect ecosystems and safeguard biodiversity. This COP will be the first time that a coalition of faith groups, spanning almost every single major faith tradition, is coming to bring the voice of faith communities to the table.

 

Webpages Biodiversity and Faith - COP15 Youtube

Interfaith Statement: Call for Action

 

Welcome to give good wishes to the planet and for COP15 together with the Australian BK centers: Tuesday 13th Dec. 11- 11.30am AEST (05.30 India) LINK

 

BK activities at a glance: Virtual Exhibition dedicated to COP15

 

CEPA Fair: "Holistic Approaches for Raising Awareness and Changing Behavior - fostering harmonious consciousness and lifestyle"

Nature Positive Pavilion: "Awakening a Flourishing Future"

 

Multi-faith Pavilion: Talanoa Dialogue and “Awakening a Flourishing Future: Spiritual Regeneration and Indigenous Wisdom for Living in Harmony with Nature”

 

BK Center in Montreal:

2) "The Heart of a Better World" - interview with Sis Valeriane (in French)

3) "Awakening a flourishing Future for the Planet…starting within" - interview with Sis Maureen

4) “Faith and Biodiversity - Diverse Faith Voices United to Protect Nature and Support a Flourishing Future"

Full calendar of events

 

 

UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in Egypt

 

 

Rising to the Climate Emergency – Brahma Kumaris at COP27

 

Highlights of the BK participation

The Brahma Kumaris delegation rose energetically to the challenge of communicating hope and resilience in a time of climate emergency at November’s COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Read more

BK at COP27 Youtube Playlist - Listen to events and press conference

Collection of 6 reports for the public - Follow the activities by theme

Collection of six internal reports for the BK community Follow us day by day

 

 

Energy Swaraj Foundation Program

 

 

Energy Swaraj Foundation arranged a 2-day conference in New Delhi from 24-25 November. Golo was part of the faith leaders panel: Mobilizing the masses towards sustainable action through spiritual organizations. Watch program here

 

Meditation of the Month

 

 

Meditation on Nature and Spirituality by Marilyn Gordon

from Yogis For Future

 

Regular activities

 

Public Facing Eco News

 

Did you know that you can subscribe to our public facing Eco News that are published 3 times per year. You find subscription button at our homepage

 

Eco Newsletter, October 2022, Issue 6

We live on a blue planet. The name is misleading, we call it Earth, yet over 70% of its surface is covered by the ocean - read more

 

The Peace Drops is a project of the Brahma Kumaris Eco Initiative inspired by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. Our aim is to contribute a value based and spiritual perspective to compliment the Great Green Wall. Youtube trailer. Join us second Sunday of every month on our Facebook and YouTube channel.

 

 

Yogis for Future invites like-minded people to come together, meditate, and create good thoughts and intentions for the well-being of humanity and the planet. 100 visual meditations to choose between.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brahma Kumaris Address United Nations Ocean Conference

30 November 2022

Lisbon (Portugal): ‘Technologies of Consciousness in Scaling Up Ocean Actions’, a Virtual side event was organised at 2022 UN Ocean Conference in  Lisbon.

A panel in the conference offered an in-depth discussion on the role of human consciousness in degradation and rebuilding of the ocean life and in achieving sustainable development goals. The participants examined which shift in mindset is needed so that the well-being of humans and ocean can become the new imperative of our global action.

BK Dr. Tamasin Ramsay, Senior Policy Advisor, Animal Justice Party (Australia) was the Moderator and Speakers were :

1. Professor Emeritus James Mair, Centre for Marine Biodiversity and Biotechnology, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (UK)

2. John Ndiritu, Professor of Water Engineering University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)

3. Rabbi Ed Rosenthal, CEO – Repair the Sea (the USA)

4. BK Valériane Bernard, UN Representative for Brahma Kumaris in Geneva (Switzerland).

Meditation was conducted by BK Aneta Loj, R&D Coordinator at Brahma Kumaris, India One Solar Thermal Power Plant (India / Poland).

 

You can watch the recording [1:15:34] by clicking on the image below:

 

 

 

News from Climate Change Conference COP27, Egypt: Report 16-18 Nov. 2022

22 November 2022

Dear Divine Family, Greetings from COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

Om Shanti. Please accept hearty Godly love and remembrances.

Please find news from the climate change conference COP27 from 16th to 18th Nov. 2022 in our last report Wednesday 16th Nov. - Friday 18th Nov. You can download the full report HERE.

The editing team Sonja (Denmark), Golo (Germany) and Jignesh (Sweden) would like to thank everybody for their cooperation and help to fabricate these reports.

 

Highlights during these two days included:

• 4 Press Conferences
• Interfaith Youth Event
• Climate Change TV
• Meditation in COP

Link to Previous Report Leading up to COP:
https://eco.brahmakumaris.org/reports-cop27

More info about our work at www.eco.brahmakumaris.org.

We would be happy for your feedback and suggestions; please email them to eco@brahmakumaris.org.

 
In Baba's yaad pyar
Warm Regards,
Brahma Kumaris COP27 Team

 

 

BK Overseas News from COP27, Egypt: Report 14-15 Nov. 2022

21 November 2022

Dear Family, Greetings from COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

 

Om Shanti. Please accept hearty Godly love and remembrances.

 

Please download our news from the climate change conference COP27 from 14th to 15th Nov. 2022. The highlights:

 

·  4 Press Conferences

·  Interfaith Youth Event

·  Climate Change TV

·  Meditation in COP

 
Link to Previous Report Leading up to COP:
https://eco.brahmakumaris.org/reports-cop27
 
Link to Daily Calendar of Hybrid events

https://eco.brahmakumaris.org/cop-27-events/

 

In Baba's yaad pyar,

Warm Regards,

Brahma Kumaris COP27 Team

 

 

 

News from COP27, Egypt: Report 11-12 Nov. 2022

15 November 2022

Download full report HERE.

 

 

Climate Change Conference COP27, Egypt: Report 9-10 Nov. 2022

13 November 2022

Living Values Education: Caring for the Earth, at the Education Hub

Dear Family, Om Shanti. Please accept hearty Godly love and remembrances. 

 

Greetings from COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

 

Please find news from the climate change conference COP27 from Wednesday 9th to Thursday 10th Nov. 2022 HERE.

 

Highlights included:

• Co-Creative Reflection and Dialogue Space 
• Living Values Education
• Interfaith meeting
• Reception in villa

 

Link to Previous Report Leading up to COP:

https://eco.brahmakumaris.org/reports-cop27

 

Link to Daily Calendar of Hybrid events

https://eco.brahmakumaris.org/cop-27-events/

In Baba's yaad pyar,

Warm Regards,

Brahma Kumaris COP27 Team

 

 

 

 

 

News from COP27, Egypt: Report for 7-8 November 2022

11 November 2022

Om Shanti. Please accept hearty Godly love and remembrances.

Please find news from the climate change conference COP27 from Monday 7th to Tuesday 8th Nov. 2022.

• Youth Press conference
• Children and Youth Pavilion Opening
• Community Solar Energy
• Busy Stand

Link to Previous Report Leading up to COP: https://eco.brahmakumaris.org/reports-cop27

Link to Daily Calendar of Hybrid events : https://eco.brahmakumaris.org/cop-27-events/

Click HERE to download full report.

In Baba's yaad pyar

Warm Regards,

Brahma Kumaris COP27 Team 

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News from Climate Change Conference COP27, Egypt: Report 1

8 November 2022

 

Click HERE to download full report.

 

 

 

INNER RESILIENCE, GLOBAL COMMONS – Brahma Kumaris Statement For COP 27

8 November 2022

UN Climate Change Conference (COP 27) November 6 – 18, 2022

At this year’s very timely climate change conference titled "UN Framework for the Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)", the Brahma Kumaris are participating by attending and co-organizing events with other NGO friends. The conference is being held in Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Center, Egypt, from November 6 -18, 2022.

Brahma Kumaris submitted a written statement.

See list of events. Learn more here.
Read about COP27.

BK delegation:
Maureen Goodman, UK – Head of Delegation
Golo Pilz, Germany/India – Energy Adviser
Valeriane Bernard, Switzerland/France – UN Representative Geneva
Sonja Ohlsson, Denmark – Focal point for UN Climate Change Conference
Carolin Fraude, Germany – BK Environment Initiative Berlin/Potsdam
Shantanu Mandala, India – Youth Representative
Birajit Baskaran, UK – Youth Representative
Piyush Ahuja, UAE – Youth Representative
Aneta Loj, Poland – Focal point for UNEP and UN Combating Desertification

Delegation guests:
Dr Awatif Sharaf, Board President Bahrain Meditation Center
Shaikha Al Arfaj, Kuwait, CEO, Al Arfaj Group Holding Company
Muna Alarfaj, Kuwait, CEO, Beatuna Recycling Company

 

 

 

 

Living Values Education (LVE) is being presented by the BK Environmental Initiative at the UN's COP27 conference in Egypt on 9th November at noon Eastern time (10:30 GMT +2)

8 November 2022

Cairo (Egypt): On Wednesday, November 9th at 10:30 am GMT+2, Living Values Education (LVE) is being presented by BK Environmental Initiative representatives at the side event at COP27. The BKs were the seed of LVE many years ago and many BKs are still involved in its programs.

 

LVE has a new little book, "Living Values Education Activities for Caring for the Earth", which is a climate change resource for children and young adults. Based on the three new activities books, it features three activities around "Simplicity" and "Caring for the Earth and Her Oceans". It's very affordable, being priced at only $8/book on Amazon.com. It is hoped that many will use it to educate themselves and the young people in their lives. The time is now to help our precious Earth.

 

The book is being featured by the BK Environmental Initiative representatives at COP27 side event described in the above flyer. On Wednesday, 9th November, the presentation can be watched live at noon EST here: https://www.youtube.com/c/EarthDayNetwork.