Representatives from Brahma Kumaris Australia, Gabrielle Martin and Maureen O’Connor, are in Samoa for S.I.D.S, offering a slightly different perspective to all the discussions that are taking place there.
Yesterday, the duo featured in a side event held at the U.S.P Alafua called ‘Tackling sustainability through spirituality.’ The event was part of the ongoing S.I.D.S conference, which ends today.
The event was to delve into emotional intelligence and spiritual intelligence, in an attempt to turn very “hot heads” and “cold hearts” into very “cool heads and warm hearts so we can find solutions that way.”
Until everyone knows who they are spiritually, they will not go far in terms of finding solutions.
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“So that’s the central message that we are bringing into the dialogue is that when we know who we are spiritually and feel the beauty of that peace then we can be able to give that to others,” said Ms. Martin.
“So that’s the energy that we bring into the environment and the solution comes from that space and it’s time to get back to those values because that’s the path that’s missing.
“It’s no coincidence that over consumption for example comes from the lack of peace. And over consumption is something that causes huge amount of problems in our world.”
Ms. Martin said yesterday’s side event was slightly different from the other discussions that have been happening all week.
“There is so much that’s happening and we know so much scientifically about what’s happening in our world and what we need to do.
Yet for a number of years, it seems like something is holding us back,” said Ms. Martin.
“So it’s almost like winning the hearts into the dialogue and saying that we have to move away from these very tough positions and take them collective positions because the time to act is now.”
Ms. Martin said she admires how Samoa is using this same dialogue by opening up their hearts through their hospitality in hosting the S.I.D.S conference.
“It’s a wonderful thing that this dialogue is happening here in the South Pacific and in Samoa which is the sacred centre,” she said.
“Also one of the things that Samoa has demonstrated so beautifully is the hearts; they opened their hearts and bringing that equation into the dialogue until we get back those original values which are respect for ourselves the environment, and for other people.
“Until we can do that, we are at a greater chance of being able to heal our planet, which is what our planet desperately needs at the moment.”
Brahma Kumaris are individuals of all ages and backgrounds who regularly attend classes at more than 8,500centres of the Braham Kumaris World Spiritual University located in 110 countries.
They study spiritual knowledge that nurtures respect for all faith traditions, coherently explains the nature of soul, God, time, karma and delineates an enlightened lifestyle.
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