The Brahma Kumaris offer their spiritual education programs and courses to a wide variety of groups within the Australian community. such as the Performing Arts, the Visual Arts, Academics, Business, Health, Education, Environmental Sustainability, Social Sciences and more. In addition, specifically tailored programs are regularly held for men, women, couples, families, youth, children and other interest groups.
The Brahma Kumaris are also active in interfaith work with representation in most states of Australia.
A new initiative of the Brahma Kumaris, Pasifika Peace, is aimed at serving individuals in the South-Pacific region. Read more here.
Additionally there are several other BK interest groups which are very active in the community. See below.
Environment
The Environmental Sustainability Group aims to provide opportunities to network, share ideas, develop and support programs that can contribute to a society which is consciously working towards an environmentally sustainable world. It includes professionals who work in the field of environmental sustainability.
The main themes identified for action are:
- BK operations – development of an environmental policy and guidelines for ensuring environmental management at BK venues e.g. green purchasing, energy and water conservation, recycling.
- Service programs – supporting those working in the environmental sustainability field, holding conference presentations such as Climate Change and Spirituality and Spirit of Environment.
- Education – providing information on ecological footprints and vegetarianism. At the moment, for example, specific work is being carried out at the BK Centre for Spiritual Learning in Leura, including an environmental action plan and a forest nature trail.
Spirit of Environment weekend programs have been the inspiration for the development of the Friends Group at the BK Centre for Spiritual Learning on the Peninsula in Victoria. This group meets monthly to work on bushland regeneration projects.
For more details, please contact here.
Health
The aims of this group are:
- To share information of both national and international significance which is relevant to the fields of health, healing and wellbeing.
- To meet, share information, plan activities and events which increase BK involvement in health and spirituality-related activities.
- To promote the Values in Healthcare – a Spiritual Approach program in a way best suited to Australian healthcare systems and participation. This includes the development of training programs and the creation of networks of interested people.
- Furthering connectedness between the multidisciplinary health professionals within the Australian community. Sharing of expertise and ideas in new and innovative practices to bring together healthcare and spirituality.
For details contact here.
Interfaith
The aims of this group are:
- To share information of both national and international significance which is relevant to interfaith/multifaith groups within Australia.
- Assistance in setting up local interfaith activities in cities where these do not exist.
- To meet, share information, plan activities and events which increase BK involvement in interfaith-related activities in Australia.
- To create events, seminars and other activities which involve those interested in interfaith within the BK community and others in connection.
- To participate in networking and community-building opportunities to increase BK involvement within the wider interfaith community.
For details contact here.