Women rule the roost

In the Brahmakumari Ishwariya Vishwa-Vidyalaya, it is women who are in charge. Swami Prajapata Brahma founded Brahmakumari World Spiritual University in 1936, Mount Abu and put them in charge of propogating spirituality to the world. Men are a rare commodity in this set-up. They number about 100 to 200. The founder is a visionary who percieved their dormant potential decades earlier.

Swami Prajapata Brahma's view that unless women are educated in a general sense as well as spiritually, there can be no development in India has found fruition with 5000 Brahmakumari sisters actively running 2000 centres in India and abroad. Women with their ready sympathy, naturally compassionate nature are better teachers than men, it was felt.

Brahmakumaris teach of the faith of God not faith of any one religion.

Belief in Parmatma in today's age when erosion in faith and shraddha is wide-spread, is the driving-force of the organisation. Modern-day living is loosening family ties. Reversing this trend, practising a process of meditation by which the mind is made stable, unfazed by changing circumstances, tensions and ready to face the odds of life, is imparted to students.

Soul power, knowledge of self, purity of thought, word and deed are the other points which vouch for the organisation.

The organisation is a temple of attaining spiritual wisdom. The South Canara centres of the University, no different from the other centres dedicate themselves to teaching Rajyoga meditation, Godly teachings and peace of mind. The firm conviction is that the only hope for survival of the human race si arousal of world consciousness for peace.

According to Brahmakumar Mruthyunjaya, 5000 years ago, the world was perfect, devoid of distinctions of class, conflict, religion, no economic disparities prevailed. 'It is our endeavour to re-establish that sort of world again', he revealed.

The University has drawn up the outlines of the shape the future world would take. It will be based on love, affection and understanding. This will be the Golden Age. And, this is the glorious era that the Vidyalaya hopes to establish on earth.