Connect with us

Canada

Brahma Kumaris Address at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Toronto

Published

on

Toronto (Canada): The seventh Parliament of the World’s Religions convened in Toronto from November 1-7, 2018, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC), 125 years after the first Parliament that took place at the Chicago World’s Fair.  It is the World’s Largest Interfaith Event with the participation of 7,500 people representing nearly 200 religions from 100 countries.  The theme was “The Promise of Inclusion; The Power of Love”.
The Brahma Kumaris had a beautiful booth showing a big tree of virtues which represented the expression of the true nature of all embodied souls, regardless of religion.  Incorporeal God Shiva was shown as the Seed of the tree and also above the tree, in the Incorporeal World as the Father of souls.  The picture attracted much interest, and conversations about the picture sparked many friendships.  Each visitor left with a virtue card shaped like a flower and a booklet with a virtue for each day of the week.
BK Dr. Binny from Mount Abu was invited as a Distinguished Speaker; she addressed Women and Spiritual: Global Prospective and Influential Leadership sessions.
The Brahma Kumaris also participated in many panel discussions on the environment, science and consciousness, women’s leadership and interfaith activities, and conducted an early morning meditation.
A big player at this Parliament was a loose coalition of spiritually based activists who are addressing social, environmental and political problems from a spiritual base but not necessarily from any religion.  They use the term ‘inter-spiritual’ to describe what they all have in common. One such participant said, “It’s not about what we believe; it’s about what we can do together.”
Some newcomers to the ‘The Promise of Inclusion’ were the millennial’s and the LGBT community.  Both groups want to share in the process of making the world better, and both groups encouraged the people of religions to embrace diversity and stop focusing on differences.  They and all newcomers to the Parliament were met with beautiful gestures of love and welcome.
The BK team at the Parliament included BK Maureen and BK Georgina from UK, BK Valeriane from Geneva, BK Damian from Australia, BK Savi, BK Pam, BK Tanya, BK Nora, BK Debbie and BK David from Canada, and BK Erik, BK Madhavi and BK Mary from USA.

Continue Reading

Recent Posts