Brahma Kumaris

The Brahma Kumaris in Australia In the 1970’s, a Senior Yogi travelled from Mt Abu in India to tour Perth, Sydney and Melbourne through the Hatha Yoga network. The message was so inspiring that shortly afterwards, Brahma Kumaris Meditation Centres were opened in Sydney and Melbourne and quickly became very busy. At this point, the person in charge asked for an experienced teacher to help us with our learning. Dr Nirmala Kajaria was among the first to arrive and she became based in Australia as the Regional Coordinator for the Asia Pacific Region for many years. Brahma Kumaris Centres for Spiritual Learning (BKCSL), ABN 15286324686, is an incorporated entity registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) as a not-for-profit charitable educational organisation. The organisation operates a Building Fund Account which has Deductible Gift Recipient Status with the Australian Taxation Office. ABOUT THE BRAHMA KUMARIS Who We Are … The Brahma Kumaris is a worldwide organisation dedicated to personal transformation and world renewal through the power of meditation. It has an ongoing interest in developing programs that empower the individual. Originally founded in India in 1937, there are one million students world-wide across 110 countries. Those who know the Brahma Kumaris may know them for wearing white, for the fact that they are led by women, for their practice of open-eyed meditation, for their emphasis on self-transformation or for their greeting of “Om Shanti.” They do not chant, they have a minimal number of rituals and they have a practice of Raja Yoga Meditation that involves self-transformation through elevated thoughts and connection with The Divine in silence… Retreat Centres Blue Mountains Retreat Centre 186 Mount Hay Rd, Leura NSW 2780 Illawarra Retreat Centre 150 MacArthur Dr, Wilton NSW 2571 Peninsula Retreat Centre 83-99 Stotts Ln, Frankston South VIC 3199