Brahma Kumaris Halifax

10/29/2026

Bring your notebook and pen and take some time for yourself to reflect and replenish. We'll share some reflection questions for and invite you to explore the abundance of this season and what is needed as we prepare for winter. Join in person or online. Sunday 8 November 2-4 pm Atlantic time.

A reflective session for entering the winter

10/29/2026

Ratings go up on reality television shows when there is bad behaviour. It is common for daily social interactions to include vivid descriptions of negative events, often causing feelings of outrage. The world seems drawn to these scenes, watching with vicarious interest. When I begin to meditate, I lose interest in the soap opera emotional drama of life. Instead, I no longer draw attention to myself for negative behaviour or get drawn into high drama. The more positive I become, the more neutral my opinions and the lower the ratings. I am peaceful and free. Today let me check which ratings I want in my life.

photo Frank Okay

10/28/2026

"I will not have animosity or judgment. The buck stops here. I stop recycling negative energy." Gopi Patel

It is so easy to get stuck in a cycle of negative energy. One negative thought creates feelings of animosity and I am then drawn into a mental and emotional spin. The world does not need me to recycle this kind of energy. The world needs me to generate positive energy. So I make a determined commitment to myself to stop. I stop judgmental thoughts before they turn to negative feelings and I clean my mind and heart. Today let me add clean energy to our world.

photo Tina Bosse

10/27/2026

“They may be the cause of everything that goes wrong around me but they are not the cause of my pain. It's when I start thinking about what they have done that I create pain.” Sister Shivani

My thoughts have so much power, that even the thought of getting sick can bring on sickness. Many people say and do things that feel unkind or wrong but it will be my thoughts about what they have done that hurt me. I can look at them with compassion or complete detachment and be unaffected by their actions. And I can notice when I am affected and talk to myself until I discover the sensitivity their actions have poked in me. Then my healing work begins. Today let me talk to myself in a constructive, healing way.

photo Ante Gudelj

10/26/2026

“Strength comes from our own qualities and is therefore limited. Power is unlimited.” Gopi Patel

When I use my own strength to get things done, I will always be working within the limits of my own capacity. When I open myself to a greater Spiritual Source, my capacity expands. Then my energy is amplified and wonders can happen. Just as a collective can achieve more than an individual, my capacity, when enhanced by the Divine, goes beyond my limits. Today let me expand my capacity.

photo Brad Switzer

10/25/2026

"The creative brain does not work under pressure." Tim Shulz

In challenging situations, I must be able to access my creativity to find solutions. When I allow a situation to cause stress, I put myself under pressure. Then I am unable to create alternatives. With attention, I learn to redirect my thoughts to the positive. I reframe the situation through a larger lens, even finding humour. Meditation helps me calm my mind and I learn to accept with grace that which is out of my hands. Today let me free my mind from pressure and allow creativity to flow.

photo Vitaly Gariev

10/24/2026

"All that is needed is to bring the mother back into the room." Gopi Patel

With their mother present, a child roams and plays freely because they feel safe. They don't appear to be paying attention to her until she leaves the room. No longer secure, the child stops playing, sits by the door and waits for the mother to return. Seen by others, the sight of a silent, docile child may illicit interventions to get the child to play again. When in fact all that is needed is to bring the mother back into the room. Like children, we (humanity) may feel the insecurity created by the absence of our Divine parent. Today let me invite my Spiritual Mother back into the room

photo Kraken Images

10/23/2026

photo Aaron Burden

"The Divine is in the unseen." Sonja Ohlsson

Nature whispers what is often forgotten: that we are part of the eternal chain. Every action ripples outward. Every leaf, every breeze, every droplet speaks to interconnection. We are not separate. There are no silos. Nothing stands alone. Nature teaches us to trust not only in what we can see, but also in what we cannot. The unseeable is not unknowable. Within it lies ancient knowledge—subtle truths that guide the soul when I become still enough to listen. Today let me listen for the Divine in the unseen.

10/22/2026

How to be happy when life falls apart!

What does it truly mean to be happy especially in a world of upheav...

10/22/2026

"Freedom is to be free from the effect of the defects of others." Sudesh Didi

Resistance creates distance in the mind and heart. I sometimes experience resistance towards others when I feel they are not being the way I want them to be. By wishing they would change, I block my heart. Instead, I choose to change myself first. I let go of negative judgments. Then my mind relaxes and the walls that block the flow of love dissolve. As my heart softens, my attitude opens and I find a way to cooperate with the other person. Today let me open the flow of good wishes by softening my heart towards others.

photo Jill Wellington