Copyright (c) 2011 Brahma Kumaris. All rights reserved. Articles en-us 60 Plone http://bkwsu.org/interactive/articles http://bkwsu.org/interactive/articles/detail.html?itemid=bf04d9db-8431-4135-adc9-4ecff0d4b15f Neville Hodgkinson To be able to generate and sustain inner\power you need a change of attitude, vision, and perception. This has been my own experience and it has made a huge difference to me. But it is no small matter; you are talking about radically changing your outlook on life. It’s a bf04d9db-8431-4135-adc9-4ecff0d4b15f http://bkwsu.org/interactive/articles/detail.html?itemid=587596da-39a6-4324-8b8f-e029644d4219 Q&A with Dadi Janki “I make a point of creating thoughts and feelings of happiness, peace and benevolence, which make me feel better – not worse.” How can I not worry when my body is unwell? Our response to pain can cause as much distress as the pain itself – so we need 587596da-39a6-4324-8b8f-e029644d4219 http://bkwsu.org/interactive/articles/detail.html?itemid=b63aae49-87fb-4d2f-b305-60ecf163bb6d David Cadman, Quaker, sustainability consultant and writer Most of us who read The Inner Wave live in a society that is driven by a very particular form of economy – one based upon rising consumption and endless growth. Although it is hardly ever challenged (least of all by those that govern b63aae49-87fb-4d2f-b305-60ecf163bb6d http://bkwsu.org/interactive/articles/detail.html?itemid=0b062388-ea27-4fd2-984b-a30639b8f943 A Hostage’s experience Camilla Carr At a three day event for professionals from offender management, held at the Global Retreat Centre, Oxford, in October, an audience listened spellbound to a conversation with Camilla Carr, author of The Sky is Always There. Camilla and her partner, Jon 0b062388-ea27-4fd2-984b-a30639b8f943 http://bkwsu.org/interactive/articles/detail.html?itemid=bba9b420-0d09-4a06-8a66-55d93cf8b888 Ambassador Ragnar Ängeby I use meditation to give me strength and a clear mind. It helps me to stay in balance and not let ego interfere in my work. Whether you’re a peacemaker, mediator or whatever - you are a human being, a spiritual being, and must act as such. Most people find the bba9b420-0d09-4a06-8a66-55d93cf8b888 http://bkwsu.org/interactive/articles/detail.html?itemid=85639d59-6c08-485a-ac13-2ccf36419813 “Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.” - George Bernard Shaw A perfect partnership is said to be not two people gazing into each other’s eyes, but rather standing side by side looking in the same direction. 85639d59-6c08-485a-ac13-2ccf36419813 http://bkwsu.org/interactive/articles/detail.html?itemid=46bdd09e-31e8-43b3-8845-d5e202fe3f26 The sixth in the series “The Eight Spiritual Powers” from the Brahma Kumaris The Power to Judge allows us to make quick, clear, accurate and unbiased decisions. Accurate judgment comes after evaluation and is not influenced by the situation, emotions or the opinions of others. Real, 46bdd09e-31e8-43b3-8845-d5e202fe3f26 http://bkwsu.org/interactive/articles/detail.html?itemid=dcb423df-bacc-4a02-abef-7094966ef928 * Every day we face a multitude of choices: * Should you trust what your friend is saying or not? * Should you keep going in the same direction or change course? * Should you express your concerns or keep quiet? Sometimes our choices are instinctive, like when an infant chooses his mother’s arms dcb423df-bacc-4a02-abef-7094966ef928 http://bkwsu.org/interactive/articles/detail.html?itemid=baf1382f-7d02-4cb9-b8ee-1342a6a24602 The 4th Universal Power THE POWER TO ACCOMMODATE and ADJUST Release the idea of what should be happening, deal with ‘what is’ …. In this series of the Eight Universal Powers from the Brahma Kumaris, the fourth is the Power to Accommodate and to Adjust. The first, the Power to Withdraw, provides an baf1382f-7d02-4cb9-b8ee-1342a6a24602 http://bkwsu.org/interactive/articles/detail.html?itemid=013a387c-53ed-4401-b771-b6a22c5bc74c “Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.” Helen Keller Tolerance is a power that works deeply underground. It is one of the greatest tools in our daily life; a tool for life itself. Each of us has a 013a387c-53ed-4401-b771-b6a22c5bc74c