3. DADI JANAKIDADI JANAKI - Who has spent her lifetime in the
service of mankind and variously described as a tiny
lady with the guts of a million elephants put together , a
person embodying spiritual transformational value and
above all a compassionate human being sacrificing self
to the noble mission of making the world a peaceful one
to live in.
4. Dadiâs Lifelong Focus Has Been To Align Her
Mind And Heart To Godâs Will And Purpose.
She Experiences God As a Source Of Pure
Love And Wisdom , And Has Made Those
Qualities The Foundation Of Her Life.
5. However , She Is A Visionary , With An
Unswerving optimism.
â In The Winter , We Foresee The Spring â . She
Says , â Those With A Positive Vision Of The
Future Give Us An Image Of A World On This
Planet Where All Things Are Given Freely ,
Where The Highest Human Potential Is Fully
Realised â .
6.
7. ââWhat Makes Dadi Janaki And HerWhat Makes Dadi Janaki And Her
Message And Mode Of MessageMessage And Mode Of Message
Delivery Different Is ItâsDelivery Different Is Itâs
SIMPLICITY.âSIMPLICITY.â
Her Message Of Delivery Is One That IsHer Message Of Delivery Is One That Is
Aimed At Enabling Individuals AchieveAimed At Enabling Individuals Achieve
What An Individual Craves For AllWhat An Individual Craves For All
Through His Or Her Existence AThrough His Or Her Existence A
Peaceful Happy Life In Which AllPeaceful Happy Life In Which All
Wants Are Fulfilled.Wants Are Fulfilled.
8. She Is A Loving And CaringShe Is A Loving And Caring
Person And Above All WithPerson And Above All With
A Missionary Zeal To SpreadA Missionary Zeal To Spread
Her Knowledge Of Spirituality AndHer Knowledge Of Spirituality And
Using It As An Agent Of ChangeUsing It As An Agent Of Change
In This World Full Of Tensions .In This World Full Of Tensions .
9.
10. âOne Of The Most Enlightened People Walking
With Us In This World Is Dadi Janaki . At The
Material Level , She Exists As A Woman , And At
The Non â Material ( Spiritual ) Level She Sits At
The Point Of Pure Awareness . Dadi Is Such a
Soul That She Continues To Thread The Human
Quilt So As To Awaken Us To A Better Future For
Humanity.â
Alfredo SfeirYounis
From Preface, Inside Out By Dadi Janaki
11. âHer Leadership Is Not Based On Any Formal
Position That She Holds . Her Power Comes Purely
From Her Spiritual Credibility. As a Leader , The
More Iâve Searched For The Role Models , The
More Iâve Come To Realise That This Is The Most
Profound Power.â
Tex Gunning
President Of Unilever Bestfoods Asia.
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13. DADI JANAKIâS WISDOM
ï Maintain Self Respect
ï Spiritual Power
ï Caring And Sharing
ï Inner Radiance
ï Power To Discern
ï Managing Anger
14. MAINTAIN SELF RESPECTMAINTAIN SELF RESPECT
ï¶ Keep Faith In Goodness
ï¶ Keep Pure Feelings In Your Heart
ï¶ Make Your Inner Stage Strong
ï¶ An End To Negativity
ï¶ Sincere Remembrance Of God
ï¶ Selfless Service To Others
ï¶ Stay Beyond Limitations Of The Mind : Temporary Desires
Or Expectations Lead To Disheartenment Or a False Sense
Of Ego.
ï¶ God , Our Unlimited Supreme Parent , Is Giving Souls Of
The World The Unlimited Inheritance Of Peace.
ï¶ Success Is Ours When We Allow God To Work Through Us.
15. SPIRITUAL POWER
ï¶ We Serve Through Maintaining Spiritual Practice Over
A Long Period Of Time
ï¶ The Spiritual Strength We Gain Through This Sets Us
Apart From Others And Makes Us Examples That
Others Can Follow
ï¶ I Believe Spiritual Power Is Fundamentally Linked To
The Level Of Oneâs Consciousness.
ï¶ The Lower The Level Of Consciousness , The Less We
Have The Ability To Upload Consistency Between The
Abstract And The Concrete.
ï¶ The Higher The Level Of Consciousness , The Higher The
Level Of Awareness , And The Higher The Ability To
Work With Unity.
16. CARING AND SHARING
ï¶ If You Donât Love , If You Donât Experience Love In Itâs
Totality , You Cannot Become Fulfilled Because
Absolute Fulfillment Is Love
ï¶ If You Donât Experience Caring And Sharing , You
Cannot Become Complete Because Caring And Sharing
Are Wholeness By Definition
ï¶ If You Are Only Interested In â My â Thing , e.g. â My â
Salvation , â My â Enlightenment , You Will Never Be
Enlightened Because Individual Enlightenment Is
Always Connected To All Others
17. INNER RADIANCE
ï¶ In The Personality Of Brahma Baba , Our Universityâs
Founder , We Saw So Much Inner Radiance . In The
Awareness Of Being An Instrument Of God He Paid
Special Attention To Himself And Had Deep Regard For
The One Who Had Made Him An Instrument
ï¶ That Regard Enabled Him To Be An Instrument . His
Personality Was Filled With Honesty , Humility And
Truth
ï¶ I , Too , Should Have Those Same Qualities. It Is These
Qualities That Create The Sparkle Of Inner Radiance.
18. POWER TO DISCERNPOWER TO DISCERN
ï¶One Of The Spiritual Powers We Get From God Is TheOne Of The Spiritual Powers We Get From God Is The
Power To Discern. This Power Comes From Having APower To Discern. This Power Comes From Having A
Completely Clean And Honest Heart That HarbourCompletely Clean And Honest Heart That Harbour
Absolutely Nothing That Might Permit Deception.Absolutely Nothing That Might Permit Deception.
ï¶We Are Only Deceived When We Want Something.We Are Only Deceived When We Want Something.
Wanting makes us vulnerable To Deception.Wanting makes us vulnerable To Deception.
ï¶The Power To Discern Is The Secret Key To recognizingThe Power To Discern Is The Secret Key To recognizing
The Difference Between The Evil deceiver And The VoiceThe Difference Between The Evil deceiver And The Voice
Of God, and Therefore Never Being Deceived.Of God, and Therefore Never Being Deceived.
19. MANAGING ANGERMANAGING ANGER
ï¶At The Present Time And In The Current Atmosphere InAt The Present Time And In The Current Atmosphere In
The World , Human Beings Have Developed A Nature OfThe World , Human Beings Have Developed A Nature Of
Anger. Because Of This , They Feel Out Of Control.Anger. Because Of This , They Feel Out Of Control.
ï¶When There Is Understanding , We Realize That To GetWhen There Is Understanding , We Realize That To Get
Angry Is Not An Act Of Wisdom. When Situations AreAngry Is Not An Act Of Wisdom. When Situations Are
chaotic And Disordered , You Feel Helpless Andchaotic And Disordered , You Feel Helpless And
Disempowered.Disempowered.
ï¶However When You Realize And Understand What IsHowever When You Realize And Understand What Is
Going On , Things Fall Into Place And WhateverGoing On , Things Fall Into Place And Whatever
Caused The Anger Is Not So Great.Caused The Anger Is Not So Great.
ï¶We Make Small Things Big. When We Think Too Much ,We Make Small Things Big. When We Think Too Much ,
a Situation feels big. When We Allow Ourselves To Geta Situation feels big. When We Allow Ourselves To Get
Distressed BY Something Our Faces Become Upset.Distressed BY Something Our Faces Become Upset.
ï¶When Our Faces Show Happiness And Peace , We FeelWhen Our Faces Show Happiness And Peace , We Feel
Peace and Happiness Within.Peace and Happiness Within.
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21.
22. ï¶ Dadi Janki was born in 1916 in Hyderabad Sind, in a
very traditional community. However, by her early
20s she had disregarded the constraints of social
conventions including the caste system, and became
one of the few active women spiritual leaders.
ï¶ Dadi Janki went to Britain in 1974 to support the
first centre of the Brahma Kumaris to be established
outside of India and to inspire self reliance and the
development of spiritual values. Through her own
equality of vision , Dadi has inspired millions to go
beyond the vision of difference and to live together
in greater harmony.
ï¶ Under her guidance and inspiration centres of the
institution now has branches in over 90 countries
world-wide. Each of those centres is involved in
outreach work , supporting positive change in the
community and facilitating the strengthening of the
communityâs most precious resource â its people.
23. ï¶ Dadi was described as the âMost Stable Mind in the
Worldâ as her mental state remained completely
undisturbed whilst under tests conducted by the Medical
and Science Research Institute at the University of
Texas, USA in 1978.
ï¶ Throughout her many years of work, Dadi has provided
guidance and support for many , counselling them in a
variety of areas, including emotional and psychological
problems , family relationships and substance abuse.
She works for an integral approach of education
to include healthy emotional, spiritual, creative and
social development.
ï¶ At Habitat II, the United Nations Conference on Human
Settlements , Dadi addressed world governments about
the crucial need for people-centred development and the
pivotal role of human and spiritual values in survival.
24. ï¶ Dadi is one of the âKeepers of Wisdomâ , an eminent
group of spiritual and religious leaders, convened at the
United Nations Earth Summit in Rio and at Habitat II
in Istanbul , to advise on the fundamental
spiritual dilemmas which underpin current worldwide
issues of the environment and human settlement.
ï¶ In 1997 , the Janki Foundation for Global Health
Care was established and launched in her honour in
London. Through this, Dadi has sought to encourage
many others in what has been a passion since her
childhood , to care for and nurse the sick, aiding not
just the healing of the body but also the healing of the
soul.
ï¶ Together with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, HH the Dalai
Lama and Prince Hassan of Jordan , Dadi is
an international Patron of Rights and Humanity ,
an organisation promoting respect for human rights
as a foundation for global economic and social
justice and human development. Dadi is also a
Global Council Member of the International Museum of
Women.
25. ï¶ Dadi has promoted interreligious understanding and co-
operation throughout her life. She is a Patron of the
World Congress of Faiths and a member of The World
Council of Religious Leaders and The Global Peace
Initiative of Women.
ï¶ In 2004 His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan awarded
Dadi Janki , the Grand Cordon of the first order of Al
Istiklal (Jordanâs highest civil award) in recognition of
her humanitarian service to the world.
Dadi Jankiâs published books include:
ï¶ Companion of God, Hodder and Stoughton, 2003
ï¶ Wings of Soul, Health Communications, Inc. 1999
ï¶ Pearls of Wisdom, Health Communications, Inc. 1999