<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/Irkutsk2_6e619b1ad0.jpeg" alt="Irkutsk2.jpeg" srcset="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/thumbnail_Irkutsk2_6e619b1ad0.jpeg 208w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/small_Irkutsk2_6e619b1ad0.jpeg 500w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/medium_Irkutsk2_6e619b1ad0.jpeg 750w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/large_Irkutsk2_6e619b1ad0.jpeg 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px"></figure>A wonderful friendly meeting took place in the city of&nbsp;Irkutsk,&nbsp;the meeting of the&nbsp;Consul General of India&nbsp;in&nbsp;Vladivostok&nbsp;and the representative of&nbsp;Brahma Kumaris&nbsp;World Spiritual University.Mr. Siddarth Gowrav&nbsp;became the fourteenth Consul General of the Republic of India in Vladivostok. Mr. Siddarth Gowrav joined the Indian Diplomatic Service in 2021. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Information Technology in Allahabad with a degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering and received a Postgraduate Diploma in Management (MBA) from the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta.Pavel&nbsp;Khoroshutin, a Brahma Kumaris student, has been practicing Raja yoga for more than 14 years, he is a Director of the Center for Research and Development "Technologies of the Ideal", a practical behavioral psychologist, a researcher with 20 years of experience, head of the behavioral psychotherapy modality of the OPPL (All-Russian Professional Psychotherapeutic League). He is the author of patents on behavior change technologies.Mr. Siddarth Gowrav visited&nbsp;Lake Baikal&nbsp;as a tourist, and also had meetings with Irkutsk public organizations, including the Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Center. Various directions in yoga became the topic for discussion. The participants identified the main difference between the Brahma Kumaris method and other types of yoga.&nbsp;Mr. Consul General has a deep knowledge of the psychological foundations of yoga. Comparing different approaches to yoga, he drew attention to the fact that the&nbsp;Brahma Kumaris&nbsp;methods allow people to teach moral behavior. Brahma Kumaris meditation has an effect when people accept the principles of purity and virtue in their life. The Brahma Kumaris technique of remembrance of the Supreme Soul as a way of concentration and attention management makes that practice highly psychological.The meeting left pleasant impressions. During the meeting, Mr. Siddarth and Pavel exchanged gifts on behalf of the represented organizations.

In Irkutsk, A Friendly Meeting of Russian & Indian Culture Transpired Between BK Br Pavel Khoroshutin and Mr Siddarth Gowrav, Consul General of India for Vladivostok, RF

<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/Moscow_NGO_1_90218eba52.jpg" alt="Moscow_NGO_1.jpg" srcset="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/thumbnail_Moscow_NGO_1_90218eba52.jpg 245w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/small_Moscow_NGO_1_90218eba52.jpg 500w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/medium_Moscow_NGO_1_90218eba52.jpg 750w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/large_Moscow_NGO_1_90218eba52.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px"></figure> The World NGO&nbsp;(Non-governmental organizations)&nbsp;Day at the Academy was held in Moscow with the support of the Public Council under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Russia, the Commission of the Public Chamber of Russia for the Development of the nonprofit Sector and the NGO Agency for Social Information.&nbsp;The programme was hosted by the Presidential&nbsp;Academy, Moscow&nbsp;aimed at popularizing the activities of socially oriented NGOs dedicated&nbsp;&nbsp;to work with the millions of people who work in the fields of education, science, culture, sports, health, ecology, charity, and those who have chosen the mission to make the world kinder and fairer.&nbsp;Ruslan Nikolaevich Korchagin, Deputy Director of the Event, heartly congratulated the participants. He said: ""Active cooperation with NGO is part of the new educational technology&nbsp;"Training by serving". In modern&nbsp;society it is actively developed by the University of Public Service and Management. Thinking has changed, and thinking determines the future.High–class professionals from the government agencies, resource organizations, NGOs, discussed the issues of NGO development and the possibility of professionalization of students in an open creative playful format with students and teachers.&nbsp;Brahma Kumaris Interregional Public Organization - Center for Spiritual Development, Moscow was represented by&nbsp;Nadezhda Ganikovskaya, Journalist, PR,&nbsp;Lyudmila&nbsp;Petrunina, Children&nbsp;Programs Coordinator&nbsp;and&nbsp;Olga Obodets,&nbsp;Musician, Teacher&nbsp;an experienced practitioner of programs for children and their parents aimed at improving family relationships.&nbsp;They found new friends, new contacts and new ideas for fruitful cooperation aimed to&nbsp;Empowering Grassroots Movements for a Sustainable Future.

Moscow BKs Participate in "Empowering Grassroots Movements for a Sustainable Future", the 2025 Celebration of World NGO Day

<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/Chita_5_7a514c7413.jpg" alt="Chita_5.jpg" srcset="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/thumbnail_Chita_5_7a514c7413.jpg 208w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/small_Chita_5_7a514c7413.jpg 500w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/medium_Chita_5_7a514c7413.jpg 750w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/large_Chita_5_7a514c7413.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px"></figure>The family project "To the Treasures of the Soul on the Brigantine of Knowledge" continued in the city of Chita". This time&nbsp;at the Senior Citizens Communication Center of the Social Fund of Russia&nbsp;"Ingoda".&nbsp;Instructors continued the journey to look for the treasures of the soul. To begin the journey they checked whether the children and their parents did their homework. They further shared how they expressed their love for their relatives, friends, and teachers, how they felt about it, and how their relationships changed.&nbsp;As the next part of the project the&nbsp;instructors introduced the topic&nbsp;The art of Giving Gifts&nbsp;with&nbsp;the aim of bringing novelty&nbsp;in the year of 2025.&nbsp; A gift shows our friendly and kind feelings. Various kinds of gifts are shared by people across the world on various&nbsp;occasions. However, while drawing attention to the theme a few questions were asked:&nbsp;&nbsp;When can I give gifts?&nbsp;What can be a gift?&nbsp;What things cannot be given as gifts?&nbsp;What can we wish for when giving gifts and what kind of mood should the giver have?&nbsp;The answers from the gathering were both very serious and joking, but they were united by the same thought: &nbsp;we can give any gift, the most important thing is to give it with a smile, sincere good wishes from our heart, and with pure motives.&nbsp;The cartoon "Winnie the Pooh and the Day of Worries" was added to the programme. Beautiful blessings for each other were shared. Some decorated the programme with poems.&nbsp;Realization&nbsp;emeged in the mind of every guest that how the human soul is actually a bestower of subtlels gifts in the form of good wishes and pure feelings.&nbsp; In silence the lesson of&nbsp;'how to give blessing and&nbsp;take blessing, as an eternal gift'.Proposed new homework:&nbsp;to prepare such gifts for their relatives, friends and give them with great love, joy and happiness.

In Chita, Russia, BK's Continued Their "Treasures of the Soul" Program with an Event for Seniors on "The Art of Giving Gifts

Shiv Jayanti Greetings from Russia

Avyakt Baba especially focuses on inculcation of divine virtues. We decided to select such virtues and conduct monthly workshops. Monthly Avyakt signals from Madhuban add to our discussions. Good wishes and teachings from senior Didis no less help us to further progress. One of the divine virtues on which Baba repeatedly cautions is "The virtue of Contentment". Our workshop began with a short video about the Goddess Santosh, who is worshipped on the path of bhakti. We remembered the qualities of Mama. Brahma Baba and Mama are examples for us on this spiritual path. We felt their invisible presence at our gathering.Essence which emerged through our discussions is as follows: What kind of contentment does the Supreme Father teach us, playing the role of our Teacher, in this Confluence Age? When we talk about inner, true, lasting contentment, we emphasize that this contentment is based on supersensible achievements (that is, we are filled not through physical, material organs – eyes, ears, organs of touch, smell, etc.). This fullness comes through our union with the Supreme Father, the accumulation of treasures of knowledge, powers, virtues, and the accumulation of true and imperishable values. The Supreme Father, the Supreme Teacher, gives us many different methods to obtain the three certificates of contentment: with ourselves, from God, and the Brahmin family. Contentment is a special decoration of the personality. Being contented means to maintain our dignity. A contented person shares his happiness with others, he never complains or envies. Sisters and brothers shared with great love the yuktis that helped them to stay contented; they remembered the moments of their Brahmin life when they felt deep inner fulfillment. Conclusions:<ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>When there is contentment, we perceive any problem as a means to ascend. We need to focus not on the problem, but on the solution.&nbsp;</li><li>A contented person does not expect anything from others. If no one pays attention to us, if no one asks "How are you?", can we remain content? A contented person does not depend on the opinions and behavior of others.&nbsp; When a person does not deviate from his principles, following the voice of conscience, inner harmony is created. We must be aware of our spiritual treasures and our unique role in this World Drama, and then contentment will come to us.&nbsp;</li><li>We must focus on good features in the people around us. If we look at bad qualities, and keep garbage in our heads, it brings suffering, and contentment disappears. If we look only at good qualities, our thoughts will be pure, our actions elevated. Then contentment will surely come.&nbsp;</li><li>In any situation, even the most unfavorable from the outside, we need to do what we can, and not be upset by the result. Honest efforts will surely bear fruit, even if the fruits do not appear immediately. It helps to stay satisfied.</li><li>Being detached from my body and bodily roles, I can stay in the remembrance of God and be filled with all His powers and qualities. It gives me the opportunity to enjoy all the scenes of the World Drama. &nbsp;</li></ul>During the workshop, we only touched the faces of this unlimited quality. Nevertheless, we felt like santushtmani, we felt that we had become closer to each other, like beads strung on a single thread of love. Om Shanti Photo Links: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SiHky4DywP7x5dBWKeEy2wtavPKABJ3c?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SiHky4DywP7x5dBWKeEy2wtavPKABJ3c?usp=sharing</a> &nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/2025_Service_news_Brest_1_933d13e89f.jpg" alt="2025_Service news_Brest-1.jpg" srcset="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/thumbnail_2025_Service_news_Brest_1_933d13e89f.jpg 110w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/small_2025_Service_news_Brest_1_933d13e89f.jpg 354w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/medium_2025_Service_news_Brest_1_933d13e89f.jpg 530w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/large_2025_Service_news_Brest_1_933d13e89f.jpg 707w," sizes="100vw" width="707px"></figure><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/2025_Service_news_Brest_2_84a166ede9.jpg" alt="2025_Service news_Brest-2.jpg" srcset="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/thumbnail_2025_Service_news_Brest_2_84a166ede9.jpg 110w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/small_2025_Service_news_Brest_2_84a166ede9.jpg 354w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/medium_2025_Service_news_Brest_2_84a166ede9.jpg 531w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/large_2025_Service_news_Brest_2_84a166ede9.jpg 707w," sizes="100vw" width="707px"></figure> Thanks for your attention and blessings BK Sis. Larisa Divine family Brest, Belarus &nbsp;

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In Irkutsk, A Friendly Meeting of Russian & Indian Culture Transpired Between BK Br Pavel Khoroshutin and Mr Siddarth Gowrav, Consul General of India for Vladivostok, RF

Moscow BKs Participate in "Empowering Grassroots Movements for a Sustainable Future", the 2025 Celebration of World NGO Day

In Chita, Russia, BK's Continued Their "Treasures of the Soul" Program with an Event for Seniors on "The Art of Giving Gifts

Shiv Jayanti Greetings from Russia

BKs in Brest, Belarus Enjoy "The Virtue of Contentment" in Their Monthly BK Family Workshop