Discover how to protect your peace at a free talk by the Brahma Kumaris

The Brahma Kumaris non-profit will host a programme at its Claremont premises later this month, focusing on meditation and the practice of inner peace and calm.

The Claremont-based non-profit, which offers meditation and self-help workshops, will host Sister Pratiba Daya from the Brahma Kumaris' Johannesburg branch to present on the topic Noise, News & Negativity: How to Protect Your Peace.

Sister Daya said, “I will be exploring how to protect our peace while still staying engaged with the world, together with sharing simple tools to stay calm, clear and resilient. We can’t control the noise, but we can create inner quiet."

Provincial programme co-ordinator for Brahma Kumaris, Nita Makanjee, said this talk will focus on finding inner calm in the fast-paced world.

“Everything is becoming so much faster; the demand on day-to-day living is increasing exponentially, and we are surrounded by negative news and social media, which feels overwhelming,” she said. 

Ms Makanjee said this talk will provide visitors with tools to help in one’s life. “Like taking a moment just to sit quietly and reflect, learning how to slow down our thinking,  how to manage our emotions, and to find that place of clarity and peace,” she said.

The Brahma Kumaris is a worldwide spiritual movement focused on self-development and personal growth. They were formed in India in 1937 and have been active in over 100 countries. Ms Makanjee said that Brahma Kumaris has been active in the country for over 40 years with branches in Johannesburg, Tshwane, Durban, Cape Town, and  Gqeberha.

Ms Makanjee said they continue to follow the organisation’s mission to promote self-development amongst its members.

“We try to help people connect with who they are, we try to help people find the ‘being’ in ‘human being’ ,” she said.

Fellow provincial co-ordinator, Raksha Balbadhur, said that apart from providing their meditation services, they provide various courses in stress management, values in healthcare, and even women’s workshops.

“Our slogan is if ‘I change, the world changes’; if we want to see change in the world, it begins with ourselves,” she said.

“If I am self-empowered, if I am stable, and I am secure in myself, then that is what I would bring into this world,” she said.

Noise, News & Negativity: How to Protect Your Peace will be a free talk, and Ms Balbadhur said that everyone is welcome to attend. It will start at 6.30pm at their residence at 7 Dunluce Avenue, Claremont, on Thursday, August 28.

To find out more about attending this event, WhatsApp 077 374 1967 or email capetown@za.brahmakumaris.org