Farewell to a special soul – Dr Ahmed KAthrada
On behalf of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University community of South Africa we would like offer our sincere condolences to the family, friends and members of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation on the passing away of Dr Kathrada. Dr Kathrada will be remembered for...
Celebrating Human Rights – a spiritual perspective
Building an identity of the self based on our physical and social context, in spiritual terms refers to body consciousness or a limited ego identity. In spiritual terms our physical or social context defines a particular role we play in society, it doesn't...
I am because we are
In every religious tradition there is a common practice of chanting a rosary. The rosary is comprised of a specific number of beads, each shaped circular, threaded together and yet each bead unique. It is a powerful symbol of understanding that human life is...
Empowering the feminine in all of us
The 9th of March we celebrate International Women's Day. I would like to reflect on this as more than just a question of gender, but rather celebrating the feminine qualities which are potentially in all of us whether we male or female. Whenever things are looked...
Living with Dignity
Perhaps one of the most poignant causes of disregard for other is the believe we live by, life is ruled by the law of the jungle and so only the toughest, strongest and most powerful can survive. That which is considered as weak is disposable. Hence our...
Love for the Self
In our journey we have come to believe that we are only capable of loving others when we first learn to love the self. What does self love actually mean? Does it mean that I keep convincing myself of my goodness based on what I perceive to be my strengths and...
Love for the Divine
The Divine is ever present in our lives - its a question of us being awake and aware to that presence. So often what blocks us from experiencing that sweet, silent yet powerful presence are the beliefs we hold of the Divine. Just the way in our human relationships,...
Love and my relationships
Our relationships play such a fundamental role in our lives. We see ourselves through our relationships. Hence the saying I am because we are. However it is valuable to reflect that the mirror we provide for each other many a times is distorted by our own desires,...
Demystifying Love
One of the deepest needs is to experience love. Our lives in some ways is a search for that experience, and therefore we do find that our relationships play such a significant role in our lives. IT is often noted that when there is the experience of being loved, it...