Aham Brahmasmi
Dada Lekhraj
EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND
Early Life
Lekhraj Khubchand Kriplani
(Dada Lekhraj) in his early days
Early life and Background
Early Life
Presenter: Ayush Kumar
- Born in Hyderabad (Sindh, now Pakistan) on December 15, 1876.
- Followed Vallabhacharya Vaishnavism in childhood.
- Married Jasoda Mata and had six children.
- Started working for Tarachand Parsuram and Sons in Calcutta at age of 15.
- Started his own company called Lekhiraj Sevakram and Sons.
- Became popular among royal families across India and Nepal.
Early life and Background
Early Life
Presenter: Kushagra Kumar Varma
- became solitary and introspective after experiencing spiritual visions at the age of 60
- assumed the title of Brahma Baba after going through spiritual enlightenment
- conducted Satsangs attended by wealthy patrons
- started Om Mandali in Sindh that formed the core of Brahma Kumari movements
- Om Mandali attracted controversy regarding its influence on women
- opposed by Anti-Om Mandali formed by Bhaiband community
- shifed to Karachi under supervision of Radha Pokardas Rajwani aka 'Om Radhe'
- continued operations in secrecy after being declared unlawful
List Of Major Works
Major Works
BKWSU: Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University
Brahma Kumaris
Major Works
Presenter: Anshul Choudhary
- He founded the Brahma Kumaris movement
- This movement was initially called Om Mandli
- Women played given the prominent role in this campaign
- Focused on identity as a soul instead of body
- He rejects labels like race, nationality, religion, and gender
- He tried to create a global culture based on "Soul Consciousness"
Brahma Kumaris
Major Works
Presenter: Nilesh Mandal
- The movement promoted inclusiveness
- People from any caste were allowed to attend the meetings
- He preached women's freedom related to marriage
- The movement started facing opposition from a number of influential people
- Education was the main focus of the Organization
- Later the organization renamed as Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (BKWSU)
Teachings
- Raja Yoga form of meditation
- Connect to the Supreme Soul
- Self Realisation and God Realisation
- Four pillars of Spiritual Lifestyle
Teachings
- Important for the nourishment of mind and intellect
- Enriches our soul energy
- Discover and explore oneself
- Connects with the Supreme Soul, i.e. the God
- Share the pain of others and help the needy
- Art of giving gives us positive energy which makes up happy
- Eliminate negative sanskars to develop the characters
- Good characters helps to build good relationship
Influences
National and International influence of Dada lekhraj and his teaching
INFLUENCES OF DADA LEKHRAJ
Influences
Presenter: Alpesh
• Spiritual Life in Global Community
INFLUENCES OF DADA LEKHRAJ
• First Overseas Center in London in 1971
• Movement in United Kingdom
Influences
Presenter: Rohit
• World Peace Through Raja Yoga
• Mass meeting and reading of text Murli at same time around the globe
Common Virus in our system
Upon discussion with our teammates, we found out there we are infected with many viruses but the recurrent ones in each of us were :
Common Virus
Reprogramming our System
Cure for Virus
Antidote for Anxiety:
- Through Meditation
- Through healthy Lifestyle
Antidote for Social Inactivity:
- Through changing our thoughts
- Through our actions
Inference
Inference
"When We Change, The World Changes"
- This is the slogan by which the Brahma Kumaris go by.
- It means bringing a kind change within ourselves as a world service.
- Every little change within ourselves gets resonated and ultimately brings us joy and peace.
References
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahma_Kumaris
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dada_Lekhraj
https://www.iias.asia/sites/default/files/nwl_article/2019-05/IIAS_NL47_010405.pdf
https://brahmakumaris.org.au/about-us/our-history/
https://www.itstimetomeditate.org/8146-2/
http://brahmakumarisresearch.org/foundation.
Thank You
Thank
You
Presented By:
- Arnab Dey 17CH30003
- Anshul Choudhary 17CS10005
- Ayush Kumar 17CS10007
- Kushagra Kumar Varma 17CS10023
- Nilesh Mandal 17CS10031
- Alpesh Kaushal 17CS30003
- Anshul Goel 17CS30005
- Rohit 17CS30028
- Yash Raj Gupta 17CS30039
- Yogesh Kumar 17CS30040