SPIRITUAL LEADERS

Founding Father and Mother : Prajapita Brahma and Mateshwari Jagadamba

Dada Lekhraj Kripalani was a well-to-do diamond jeweller in Sindh. A series of divine visions and spiritual revelations by the Supreme Soul transformed his life and he became a spiritual leader and founding father of Brahma Kumaris in 1936 at the age of 60.

Mateshwari Jagadamba Saraswati was the first administrative leader who oversaw the physical and spiritual care of all the members of the spiritual family. She was only 17 years of age when she joined the organisation but soon became the divine Mother because of her exemplary virtues and skills.

Brahma Baba’s rock-hard faith, steadfast vision and an innate ability to cope with challenges and change made him a natural leader who steered the fledgling institution through difficult times. He was a visionary who conceptualised and set the pace for worldwide service in his lifetime, which resulted in a groundswell of spiritual activities abroad in the 1980s and 1990s.

Mateshwari Jagadamba explored, practised and exemplified each spiritual principle and nurtured the original group of spiritual students with her amazing stock of human and spiritual values. She epitomised the balance of feminine and masculine qualities – tolerance, sacrifice, kindness, courage, determination and fearlessness – that gave direction to the young women and men who are now spearheading the global movement.

Brahma Baba foresaw women emerging as Shakti and leading spiritual and social development with their innate qualities. Seventy years on, Brahma Baba’s vision and practical wisdom have stood the test of time. The Brahma Kumaris have emerged as global leaders in spiritual education. Mateshwari passed on in 1964 and Brahma Baba left this corporeal world in 1969. Their spiritual legacy is carried on by the Dadis – senior sisters — and an ever-growing global spiritual family

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