The Irkutsk Creative Association of Artists "Babr" Celebrates Its Friendship with the Brahma Kumaris<figure class="image"><img src="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/Irkutsk_Babr3_029c3a8494.png" alt="Irkutsk_Babr3.png" srcset="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/thumbnail_Irkutsk_Babr3_029c3a8494.png 245w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/small_Irkutsk_Babr3_029c3a8494.png 500w," sizes="100vw" width="500px"></figure>For many years, the Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Center in Irkutsk has been cooperating with the Irkutsk Creative Association of Artists "Babr". The association was created on February 15, 1985 on the basis of the Palace of Culture of Trade Unions and continues its activities to this day, "Babr" has more than 200 exhibitions to its credit. The Chairperson for many years has been Baba's cooperative soul, Natalia Bychkova, Associate Professor of the design Department of the Irkutsk National Research Technical University.The successful friendship "Babr" and "Brahma Kumaris" created several joint exhibitions on spiritual topics, including some exhibitions that were traveling and visited Vladivostok, Chita, Irkutsk, Perm, Yekaterinburg covering from Pacific coastal areas to the European Urals where people are more simple and &nbsp;more spiritual by nature as compared to the cosmopolitans . It has been an opportunity to give Baba's Knowledge and teach Raja Yoga to the participants of the Babr association. And Natalya Bychkova speaks with great love about the books published by the Brahma Kumaris, she says: “I live at the expense of your books”.We always remember the important lesson of the Raja Yoga course - the eight spiritual powers, among them is the power of cooperation. It is cooperation that leads to development, in cooperation, acceptance of each other, support, gratitude develop and there is the possibility of creativity.Please click <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/178kr8AAVCoyVYGEviX4CEs2Oz1gR58kW">here</a> to view more photos.&nbsp;God's Birthday, Irkutsk, 2025<figure class="image"><img src="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/Irkutsk_Baba_Birthday3_9b233481e5.png" alt="Irkutsk_BabaBirthday3.png" srcset="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/thumbnail_Irkutsk_Baba_Birthday3_9b233481e5.png 245w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/small_Irkutsk_Baba_Birthday3_9b233481e5.png 500w," sizes="100vw" width="500px"></figure>On a beautiful Sunday morning, two celebrations were held under the name "God's Birthday". The program began with meditation under live music, an atmosphere of freshness and peace was felt at that moment, and everyone felt a light touch of the Supreme Father to our hearts. And then everyone participated in a quiz about the biography of God, many did not know the answers to questions about where God lives or what His exact name is, but the students of the Brahma Kumaris Spiritual University explained these points in an accessible and detailed manner.The program included a lot of music, commentary on meditation. Several famous musicians from Irkutsk gathered at the program, pianists and guitarists decorated the meeting. At the end, there was a conversation about how God's appearance in the physical world is also an appearance, the birthday of His children, that is, all of us. And then we lit candles together, cut the birthday cake and received gifts from God in the form of blessings.Now is a special time when we can feel the presence of the Supreme Father, just by creating a thought about it and connecting with him, and to learn the methods of how to do this. Hearts of those who were listening to elevated versions of the Father were feeling closeness to Him. Long lost now being found, children of Him developed interest to learn more about Him.Please click <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13QFbAVxiqqCyuzM_-SFlMwYrKDj4LtcZ">here</a> to view more photos.With love Divine family from Irkutsk, Russia BK Sis. Ludmila Khoroshitina &nbsp;

The Irkutsk Creative Association of Artists "Babr" Celebrates Its Friendship with the Brahma Kumaris; Plus Irkutsk Centre Hosts Two Programs Celebrating God's Birthday

<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

Please scroll down for English translation.<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/1735411706480_c78759b8_94fe_42f2_a544_af84963d4012_1_3429646ae0.jpg" alt="1735411706480-c78759b8-94fe-42f2-a544-af84963d4012_1.jpg" srcset="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/thumbnail_1735411706480_c78759b8_94fe_42f2_a544_af84963d4012_1_3429646ae0.jpg 110w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/small_1735411706480_c78759b8_94fe_42f2_a544_af84963d4012_1_3429646ae0.jpg 354w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/medium_1735411706480_c78759b8_94fe_42f2_a544_af84963d4012_1_3429646ae0.jpg 530w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/large_1735411706480_c78759b8_94fe_42f2_a544_af84963d4012_1_3429646ae0.jpg 707w," sizes="100vw" width="707px"></figure><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/1735411706480_c78759b8_94fe_42f2_a544_af84963d4012_2_adec5d578b.jpg" alt="1735411706480-c78759b8-94fe-42f2-a544-af84963d4012_2.jpg" srcset="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/thumbnail_1735411706480_c78759b8_94fe_42f2_a544_af84963d4012_2_adec5d578b.jpg 110w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/small_1735411706480_c78759b8_94fe_42f2_a544_af84963d4012_2_adec5d578b.jpg 354w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/medium_1735411706480_c78759b8_94fe_42f2_a544_af84963d4012_2_adec5d578b.jpg 530w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/large_1735411706480_c78759b8_94fe_42f2_a544_af84963d4012_2_adec5d578b.jpg 707w," sizes="100vw" width="707px"></figure><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/1735411706480_c78759b8_94fe_42f2_a544_af84963d4012_3_d7206fa5d2.jpg" alt="1735411706480-c78759b8-94fe-42f2-a544-af84963d4012_3.jpg" srcset="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/thumbnail_1735411706480_c78759b8_94fe_42f2_a544_af84963d4012_3_d7206fa5d2.jpg 165w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/small_1735411706480_c78759b8_94fe_42f2_a544_af84963d4012_3_d7206fa5d2.jpg 500w," sizes="100vw" width="500px"></figure>The program&nbsp;"Songs about the Soul"&nbsp;was held at&nbsp;the Irkutsk Brahma Kumari's Raja Yoga Center. More than 30 guests gathered to feel the inner self, the soul. The program&nbsp;began with joyful&nbsp;live music which created an atmosphere of cooperation and unity. Many also watched the program online.BK Pavel Khoroshutin,&nbsp;a well-known Irkutsk&nbsp;poet and singer&nbsp;hosted the program.&nbsp;Pavel&nbsp;said that he has been studying the Raja Yoga Spiritual Knowledge for more than 10 years and his songs are about his exploring the soul, as well as the qualities of the soul. The audience listened to&nbsp;songs about peace, love, power, purity, happiness, wisdom and also about how the soul manifests these qualities.&nbsp;Towards the end of the concert, guests tried to dive into bliss and then talked about that main quality of the soul: what the bliss is, and what we need to do to experience bliss in our life.The guests got acquainted with the pictures about Spiritual Knowledge, received toli, blessing cards and much more. They decided to meet again with young pianists from the&nbsp;music school named after Chopin&nbsp;for the program. In the atmosphere of simplicity and warmth no one wanted to leave Centre and felt that all souls are brothers and have&nbsp;One Father - the Supreme Soul.Photo Report:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OollGjA3Fsebnx85foJ_X3FXeLrxvnjt?usp=sharing" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OollGjA3Fsebnx85foJ_X3FXeLrxvnjt?usp%3Dsharing&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1735498156690000&amp;usg=AOvVaw22Pejt7sCbdwBozQgMRafY">https://drive.google.com/</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OollGjA3Fsebnx85foJ_X3FXeLrxvnjt?usp=sharing" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OollGjA3Fsebnx85foJ_X3FXeLrxvnjt?usp%3Dsharing&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1735498156690000&amp;usg=AOvVaw22Pejt7sCbdwBozQgMRafY">drive/folders/</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OollGjA3Fsebnx85foJ_X3FXeLrxvnjt?usp=sharing" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OollGjA3Fsebnx85foJ_X3FXeLrxvnjt?usp%3Dsharing&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1735498156690000&amp;usg=AOvVaw22Pejt7sCbdwBozQgMRafY">1OollGjA3Fsebnx85foJ_</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OollGjA3Fsebnx85foJ_X3FXeLrxvnjt?usp=sharing" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OollGjA3Fsebnx85foJ_X3FXeLrxvnjt?usp%3Dsharing&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1735498156690000&amp;usg=AOvVaw22Pejt7sCbdwBozQgMRafY">X3FXeLrxvnjt?usp=sharing</a>

Creative Club "Songs about the Soul"

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Public programme at the Retreat Centre "Dawn"</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">"How to fill up with power when the soul feels lack of inner power"&nbsp;Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Center in&nbsp;Irkutsk&nbsp;offered the citizens the program&nbsp;"How to fill up with power".They talked about thoughts that make us empty and take away our&nbsp;spiritual powers,&nbsp;as well as about the methods of how to fill ourselves with powers. The guests of the program contemplated on what&nbsp;spiritual powers&nbsp;we have, how they can help us to move forward. They also could explore inner states and understand&nbsp;"who I am".Meditation was an interesting experiment for everyone. Participants were trained to imagine their personality in the most perfect and mentally powerful state and were asked to write a letter for oneself with advice on how not to lose energy and be filled with strength. Further during the tea session the guests had Q&amp;A session followed by contemplation on&nbsp;"The Source of our spiritual powers".<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18p4pFxMfp7lY1T2xyG84EWtD7wNcLbD2?usp=sharing">Photo report</a><figure class="image"><img src="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/How_to_fill_up_with_power_when_the_soul_feels_lack_of_inner_power_6_0406af2dd0.jpg" alt="How to fill up with power when the soul feels lack of inner power-6.jpg" srcset="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/thumbnail_How_to_fill_up_with_power_when_the_soul_feels_lack_of_inner_power_6_0406af2dd0.jpg 110w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/small_How_to_fill_up_with_power_when_the_soul_feels_lack_of_inner_power_6_0406af2dd0.jpg 354w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/medium_How_to_fill_up_with_power_when_the_soul_feels_lack_of_inner_power_6_0406af2dd0.jpg 530w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/large_How_to_fill_up_with_power_when_the_soul_feels_lack_of_inner_power_6_0406af2dd0.jpg 707w," sizes="100vw" width="707px"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/How_to_fill_up_with_power_when_the_soul_feels_lack_of_inner_power_7_3dc63c4282.jpg" alt="How to fill up with power when the soul feels lack of inner power-7.jpg" srcset="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/thumbnail_How_to_fill_up_with_power_when_the_soul_feels_lack_of_inner_power_7_3dc63c4282.jpg 110w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/small_How_to_fill_up_with_power_when_the_soul_feels_lack_of_inner_power_7_3dc63c4282.jpg 354w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/medium_How_to_fill_up_with_power_when_the_soul_feels_lack_of_inner_power_7_3dc63c4282.jpg 530w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/large_How_to_fill_up_with_power_when_the_soul_feels_lack_of_inner_power_7_3dc63c4282.jpg 707w," sizes="100vw" width="707px"></figure>&nbsp;</div>

"How to fill up with power when the soul feels lack of inner power" program from Irkutsk, Russia

"How to fill up with power" Public program&nbsp; IRKUTSK On autumn days, our mood sometimes changes and we feel a lack of power. The students of the Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Center in Irkutsk offered the citizens the program "How to fill up with power". They talked about thoughts that make us empty and take away our spiritual powers, as well as about the methods of how to fill ourselves with powers. The guests of the program contemplated on what spiritual powers we have, how they can help us to move forward. They also could explore inner states and understand "who I am". Meditation was an interesting experiment for everybody. Each participant imagined himself in the most perfect and powerful state and then wrote a letter for oneself with advice on how not to lose energy and be filled with strength. During the tea party the guests wanted to discuss the topic of the next meeting. It will be "The Source of our spiritual powers". <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18p4pFxMfp7lY1T2xyG84EWtD7wNcLbD2?usp=sharing">Photo link</a><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/PHOTO_2024_09_22_19_32_56_3_ce28db35b8.jpg" alt="PHOTO-2024-09-22-19-32-56(3).jpg" srcset="https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/thumbnail_PHOTO_2024_09_22_19_32_56_3_ce28db35b8.jpg 208w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/small_PHOTO_2024_09_22_19_32_56_3_ce28db35b8.jpg 500w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/medium_PHOTO_2024_09_22_19_32_56_3_ce28db35b8.jpg 750w,https://d3dfjidmqdc9yy.cloudfront.net/images-prod/large_PHOTO_2024_09_22_19_32_56_3_ce28db35b8.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px"></figure> &nbsp;

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"How to fill up with power when the soul feels lack of inner power" program from Irkutsk, Russia

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