BapDada elevated to "Universal Divine Light", from
here.
BKWSU wrote:The Brahma Kumaris world Spiritual University first began its work in Africa in the early 70’s in Zambia. In 2004, the Brahma Kumaris in Africa made a bold commitment to grow their activities beyond the 16 countries in Africa where there were centres giving more people in Africa the opportunity of learning meditation and exploring personal transformation. The Serve Africa Project was born.
From 2004 to 2006, students and teachers from Africa and other Brahma Kumaris centres around the world worked together in the Serve Africa Outreach project. This has resulted in 78 centers dotted across Africa with a presence in 40 countries. More important than that, the Serve Africa project has resulted in the empowerment of so many. The many volunteers that offered their time has had the opportunity to develop new skills, learn different languages, create new initiatives to localise the services of the BKs and to find practical solutions by applying spiritual principles. There has been so much growth for both the recipients and the volunteers within this project. The project continues – the focus now being on sustaining what has been started.
Commitment, enthusiasm, action, dedication, creativity and co-operation are some of the ingredients of this project. When you see the smiling faces and hear the glowing experiences of all those involved, you can see in each one a powerful desire to serve, a joy in giving and a courageous intention to share – and this was the secret of the project’s success. But more than anything else the project owes its success to that Universal Divine Light that guides us and inspires us all.
Looking back in time, perhaps the "Dark Continent" was not that dark at all? In 1991, the BKWSU opened up a
"Techno "Better World" Museum in Kenya" costing 7-million Kenya shilling in a busy commercial area of Nairobi. 7,000,000 Shillings would be worth approximately $250,000 using the relative share of GDP. 36% of Africa lives under $1 a day and Estimated female income is 51% of a males (...
but that is their karma)
I thought she went there mainly to serve the Indian's living in East Africa? I heard that some wealthy Sikh family has supported them richly, is this true?
Hinduism Today wrote:In an inspiring and colorful ceremony, The Global Museum for a Better World was officially opened to the public this fall. In less than four years a dream has been converted into reality by the cumulative efforts of many devotees. The idea originated in the mind of Sister B.K. Vedanti, the Director of Raja Yoga Centers in Africa, in 1987. The 7-million Kenya shilling museum is plunked down in a busy commercial area of Nairobi.
The core of the building is an octagonal auditorium, seating up to 300 people. State-of-the-art lighting effects and multi-language translation facilities create a meeting ground both surreal and pragmatic. Surrounding the main auditorium are seven displays graphically answering questions on self, God and time. The displays employ a wide variety of media: paintings, sculptures, models, fiber optics, special effects and stereo sound tracks. Organizers anticipate the exhibits will attract all age groups.
The Lotus Room, situated outside in front of the octagonal auditorium, was inaugurated by Dr. Mostafa K. Tolab, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program. The fiberglass lotus was custom designed and crafted for the Raja Yoga Center. From the outside it looks like a giant white ornamental lotus. Inside, it is a circular meditation room, with a philosophical interior design built in. The carpet is soft pink under a golden-red light. In the center is a small but powerful dot of light. This represents the Supreme Soul. Visitors are encouraged to meditate by concentrating on this dot.
Sister B.K. Vedanti opened the hut which houses the pictorial chronicle of the history of the institution. The hut is slightly away from the main complex. It has a small meditation room and a translight image of the Brahma Kumari founder, Prajapita Brahma. He established Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University in 1937. Its headquarters are in Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India.