“A truly loving soul is like a lotus flower: detached yet has deep love firmly rooted in God alone.”
Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center
LOTUS CENTER (QUEZON CITY)
34 T. Gener St. corner Kamuning Road, Quezon City
414-9421
THE ART OF RELATIONSHIPS
April 18 (Saturday) 4-6pm
It starts with respect. It begins with respecting yourself. With respect, love comes in. And then, there is trust and honesty. Your relationships in life can speak volumes on how you see yourself.
THE BEAUTY OF SILENCE
April 25 (Saturday) 4-6pm
In silence we find the ability to listen: to listen to ourselves, to others and to God. Without learning how to listen to others we cannot communicate, we cannot relate to each other to live life in a meaningful way.
LET GO
May 2 (Saturday) 4-6pm
All suffering and sorrow have the same cause- attachment. This is why you need to learn to let go, move on, utilizing the wisdom gained from these experiences as compost for new growth.
LET IT BE
May 9 (Saturday) 4-6pm
Learn to value the freedom from the tensions and anxieties about other people. Interference is futile. Don’t miss your life trying to live someone else’s. Consciously create your life. Now!
POWER TO ACCEPT
May 16 (Saturday) 4-6pm
Resist nothing because it only strengthens what you resist and prolongs the struggle. Learn from every person and each situation without losing any valuable part of yourself.
KNOW THYSELF
May 23 (Saturday) 4-6pm
The health, wealth and beauty of all relationships – from the most to the least intimate – depend upon our relationships with our own self…Our awareness of our true, original, and eternal spiritual identity.
KNOW GOD
May 30 (Saturday) 4-6pm
God is pure truth. God expresses Himself in the purest and the most benevolent way, through His divine love, for eternity. Have you ever asked yourself who God is in your life?
THE POWER OF GIVING
June 6 (Saturday) 4-6pm
A saying, “What you give is what you receive.” The lesson: Just give.
FREE TO BE FREE
June 13 (Saturday) 4-6pm
Harness the power of the soul and become free from limits, set belief-system, prejudices and biases. Explore the unlimited power of the soul and see how you can make your life in harmony with others and nature.
THE ART OF BALANCE
June 20 (Saturday) 4-6pm
Spiritual growth means learning to keep balance. With balance, we gain perspective, we keep hold of reality, and we learn to avoid the extremes. Extremes segregate and separate us. In balance, there is reconciliation, even between things that appear to be opposites.
LAUGHTER, THE BEST MEDICINE
June 27 (Saturday) 4-6pm
Laughter keeps our self-worth intact even as it emphasizes the need to look foolish at times to gain discovery. Laughter makes us look at ourselves as imperfect beings working our way to perfection.
Learn to Meditate: RAJA YOGA MEDITATION EXPERIENCE (Every Monday 6-7 pm)
It may well be the oldest, the most ancient method of meditation. Raja Yoga encourages you to keep your eyes open…the better to see what’s really going on in your life. Like they say, every great experience stays inside of you for a long time.
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THE BRAHMA KUMARIS WORLD SPIRITUAL UNIVERSITY
The University recognizes the intrinsic spirituality and goodness of every human being. It helps people rediscover that goodness within them, encouraging and facilitating the development of spiritual awareness, attitudes, and behaviors, through a process of lifelong learning.
Brahma Kumaris offers meditation courses and spiritual program in over 8,000 centers across 130 countries.
The University is a non-government organization is general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, in consultative status with UNICEF and affiliated to the UN Department of Public Information. The Brahma Kumaris is a recipient of seven UN Peace Message Awards.
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INNER SPACE Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center
3/F CDC Building 1195 Maria Orosa Street, Ermita, Manila
521-2015/ 524-3489/ 0920-428 5087
LUST/CAUTION
April 15 (Wednesday) 5:15pm - 630pm
What is unavailable is desirable. And what is out of reach is what you long for. You can never experience spiritual contentment as long as you continue feeding the insatiable appetite of the wolf of bodily/material desires. Facing off with the emptiness of spirit within makes you realize the uselessness of chasing after earthly possessions, prestige, privilege, and power.
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
April 22 (Wednesday) 5:15pm – 630pm
“If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter. For always, there will be greater or lesser persons than yourself.” So goes a line from the iconic poem, “Desiderata”. This passes-on media-hyped, 21st consumerist value of “keeping up”, bettering the competition, “getting to the top of the heap” is an epidemic that drives humanity to self-destruction. Specially designed to make you green with envy.
RAGING BULL
April 29 (Wednesday) 5:15pm – 630pm
Anger is fear. The fear of loss. The fear of losing face. The fear of not being able to cope. The fear of change. The fear of being confronted with something new…To free yourself from fear is the first step to walking away from this strange wild beast that lurks inside waiting to lurch forward at the first opportunity…and oftentimes, much to our embarrassment.
Inner radiance is the proverbial light of the spirit that refuses to be intimidated by the darkness of ignorance. Inner radiance makes it clear that individual enlightenment is always connected to all others.
I WANNA TAKE YOU HIGHER
May 6 (Wednesday) 5:15pm – 630pm
Higher consciousness equals a higher ability to uphold consistency between the abstract and the concrete. It is the very delicate, much-admired, sought-after art ad science of balance… The interplay of yin/yang energy. The masculine and feminine principles at work in a real world. It is everyday spirituality in action.
OPENING DOORS
May 13 (Wednesday) 5:15pm – 630pm
Discover and ocean of peace right at your own doorstep. Turn the key to inner healing. Take a journey beyond time, or space…Do this all without leaving the comforts of you home or workplace. With eyes wide open. With the power of the science of the mind.
NOTHING MORE THAN FEELINGS
May 20 (Wednesday) 5:15pm – 630pm
How different are they from emotions? Why is it important to distinguish one from the other? What benefits are there to enjoy? Once experienced and understood, the secret language of feelings can be spoken fluidly, fluently, expressed effectively…and responsibly.
INTROVERSION/EXTROVERSION
May 27 (Wednesday) 5:15pm – 630pm
Introversion is spiritual poise. It is the philosophy and practice of thinking before speaking…Weighing the words in the mind before they are permitted to be expresses verbally. It is reminding yourself of your graceful, royal manners which dictate that sometimes putting your own nature aside avoids conflicts with others.
One of the greatest paradoxes of this millennium is that our environmental influences create our personal perspectives and hence, our world views. Consequentially, if we want profound changes in our external universe, we have to re-align our internal galaxies of truths and values as well.
IT’S ABOUT TIME
June 3 (Wednesday) 5:15pm – 630pm
Newton’s concept of cosmic time was rigid. Einstein’s theory of relativity says time is elastic. So does time wait for no one? Or does it? Am I the master/servant of time? How about exploring and experimenting with time as my friend? Or as a gift? With this kind of consciousness, I learn to make the most of my time…Putting forward my spiritual progress before anyone else’s.
BEING/BECOMING
June 10 (Wednesday) 5:15pm – 630pm
Unless I put into practice whatever data or information I have received, they remain just that – pieces of data or information. By experiencing what I have learned, I imbibe, I take in, I become the embodiment of that concept… I breathe and live that experience. Then possibly just allow myself to positively flow into others, never for a moment being tempted to force myself onto them.
WORTHY OF RESPECT
June 17 (Wednesday) 5:15pm – 630pm
True respect does not come from what we do, as much as how well we do it. This means that we get the respect we deserve according to the virtues and qualities revealed through our behavior… Respect is not a matter of supply and demand. As Dadi Janki says, “The very act of trying to get respect from others proves you are unworthy of it”.
HONESTLY SPEAKING
June 24 (Wednesday) 5:15pm – 630pm
Honesty does not simply mean speaking your mind. Honesty means being very clear about everything that’s going on inside you…This clarity is mirrored in your words which will be filled with the power of truth, and spoken with ease and without hesitation. The genuine honesty cultivated within you is what will reach you and touch others.
RAJA YOGA MEDITATION EXPERIENCE
April 17 (Friday) May 15 (Friday) June 19 (Friday)
Explore and experience for yourself the ancient philosophies and practical applications of Raja Yoga. See for yourself why this open-eyed meditation technique will make you realize what’s really going on in life.
WORLD MEDITATION HOUR
April 19 (Sunday) 4-5pm May 17 (Sunday) 4-5pm June 21 (Sunday) 4-5pm
60 minutes for Peace
Sit one with the world, the family of human souls sending out vibrations of good wishes and feelings of tender mercies. Watch what wonders emerge within you as you listen to guided commentaries accompanied by quiet and uplifting music.
Refresh @ 12
Lunchbreak Daily (Mon-Sat)
Chill out! Go for the pause that refreshes the soul. There’s no better time than mid-day. Walk in feeling blue…and walk out feeling shiny new! =)
“The intellect is the vessel which holds the knowledge of God…a clean intellect is the mind’s filter – sorting out thoughts of value from the waste and the very ordinary.”
VALUE THE POWER OF THOUGHT
April 16 (Thursday) 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Reflect on the formidable creative powers of nature – caterpillars transforming into butterflies, new buds sprouting on a pruned tree. Watch your own ideas blossom in a similar light.
REAWAKEN YOUR CHOICES.
April 23 (Thursday) 6:30pm – 8:30pm
We tend to forget that we have choices at many levels. We can choose the direction of our lives, the thoughts and reactions that we have, even the feelings we create. Developing the awareness of how we are creating our current experiences – of what we’re doing and why we’re doing it – gives us the freedom to cultivate different experiences through alternative choices.
RETUNE YOUR MEMORIES
April 30 (Thursday) 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Look back over any memory from the past that continue to cause you emotional pain. You may find that retelling the story from a different more positive angle loosens the emotional hold of your original version.
BE LIGHT
May 6 (Thursday) 6:30pm – 8:30pm
To be light is different from being trivial, flippant or uncaring. Lightness is a graceful ability to dance triumphantly in the face of destiny – an approach to life that contrasts with the slow, lumbering weight of solemnity.
ENJOY BEING YOUR AGE
May 13 (Thursday) 6:30pm – 8:30pm
You’ll never be so young again! Appreciate your growing wisdom and experience. Remain ever-curious about the world… Stay open to new challenges and experiences.
ACCEPT NEGATIVITY
May 20 (Thursday) 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Rather than trying to beat yourself into a positive frame of mind, take time to acknowledge exactly how you are feeling. Find a neutral place within yourself to sit side by side with your emotions, without trying to push them away. This loving acceptance of your own feelings may just work as an antidote you’ve never tried before.
TRUST IN LIFE’S FLOW
May 27 (Thursday) 6:30pm – 8:30pm
If you find that you are struggling to achieve a desired result in any situation, it could be that you are trying to force the issue. Instead, sit back and accept whatever happens. That which is rightly yours will come to you.
RAJA YOGA MEDITATION EXPERIENCE
Every Monday 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Explore and experience for yourself the ancient philosophies and practical applications of Raja Yoga. See for yourself why this open-eyed meditation technique will make you realize what’s really going on in your life.
DECIDE TO BE HAPPY
June 4 (Thursday) 6:30pm – 8:30pm
It is within your power to make this leap. Happiness is the true condition of the self…Be aware, that its true source lies within ourselves.
Take this positive, self-fulfilling action.
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR EMOTIONS
June 11 (Thursday) 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Blaming others for “making” you feel a certain way leads to “victim consciousness”. Remember you have the freedom to choose how you react to the world around you. To believe otherwise is to give away your personal power.
CHALLENGE YOUR INNER CRITIC
June 18 (Thursday) 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Many of us possess a critical inner voice that chips away at our self-esteem, undermining all our achievements, laughing at our mistakes. Now step into the screen image of a positive self-image and start to inhabit it.
JUST BE GOOD
June 25 (Thursday) 6:30pm – 8:30pm
All doing begins with being. Being is doing to an enlightened soul. Being good means being positive when others choose to be negative, being open when others choose to be closed, being accepting when others opt for resistance.
SATURDAY MORNING SPECIAL
BURNED OUT? GET A TUNE-UP!
April 25 (Saturday) 9-11:30am
If you dread going to work or feel burned out or stressed over a period of weeks, you are facing a situation that could affect your professional and personal relationships. Tune in to some practical self-care ways to stay healthy in the midst of this situation.
SIMPLE LIVING; HIGH THINKING
May 30 (Saturday) 9-11:30am
Simplicity teaches economy. Simplicity is the conscience which calls upon us to rethink our values.
FOOD AND SOUL
June 27 (Saturday) 9-11:30am
Pure food is more than vegetarian. It is food cooked in spiritual consciousness and when eaten, serves both body and soul. Learn the art of vegetarian cooking for holistic health. (Contribution for ingredients is P200 only).
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