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The Awakening That Changed Everything

The Awakening That Changed Everything

Author

Yashpal Singh Parmar

Published

28 Oct, 2025

The Moment My Heart Recognised the Path

There are many chapters in life. But very few transform who you are at the core. For me, the most profound shift to a true inner awakening happened the day I encountered the teachings of the Brahma Kumaris.

It wasn't planned. It wasn't searched for. It simply arrived.

And when it did, something inside me recognised it instantly as if my mind had been waiting, and my heart finally heard what it had been longing for. This wasn't the beginning of spirituality in my life.

It was the beginning of clarity.

The awakening moment

The Presence That Guided Me My Wife

My relationship with Brahma Kumaris didn't start with a lesson.

It started with a person.

My wife.

She has always carried a natural calmness, a depth, a softness, a spiritual maturity I admired long before I understood it. She was deeply connected with the Brahma Kumaris long before I ever attended a session. Through her, I witnessed grace in action. Through her, I understood silence. Through her, I saw the power of purity.

She never asked me to follow the path. She lived it so beautifully that my soul followed on its own. Whatever light I carry today, whatever peace people feel from me its roots lie in her presence.

Family and guidance

Who Are the Brahma Kumaris?

Before my journey, I knew of them. After my journey, I understood them.

Founded in 1937, the Brahma Kumaris is a world-renowned spiritual movement originating in India.

They teach-

Raja Yoga meditation, Purity of thought and intention, Inner peace through silence. The power of vibrations, Self-realisation and soul-conscious living. Their approach is simple, that peace isn't found in the world, it is created inside us.

They speak of the soul, the Supreme Energy, and the importance of living with kindness, clarity, and compassion.

And when I experienced their teachings, it felt less like learning something new, and more like remembering something ancient within me.

Brahma Kumaris teachings

Shivani di - A Voice That Awakens the Heart

Among all the spiritual voices I encountered, Shivani ji became one of the strongest influences in my journey.

The way she turns profound truths into simple, living wisdom has a way of dissolving noise and awakening the heart.

My family and I have been blessed to meet her personally.

Standing in her presence feels like standing near a calm ocean, steady, peaceful, vast. She speaks of peace in a way that makes you believe peace is possible. She speaks of purity in a way that makes you want to become pure. She speaks of the soul in a way that makes you remember your own light. She didn't just guide me. She awakened me.

Shivani di - A Voice That Awakens the Heart

The Transition The Beginning of the Inner Journey

It wasn't a moment. It was a shift gentle, deep, irreversible.

The teachings of the Brahma Kumaris didn't "change" my life. They clarified it. They opened doors I didn't know existed. They softened the parts of me that were hardened by life. They brought silence into my mind, purpose into my actions, and purity into my intentions.

Meditation became my anchor. Yoga became my breath.

Silence became my refuge. Spirituality became my path not as an escape, but as a way of living.

This wasn't a phase.

This became my foundation.

The Awakening That Changed Everything

A Contribution From the Heart

When a path gives you so much, the heart naturally finds ways to give back. During this chapter of my journey, I had the privilege to contribute towards the making of a film based on the life and teachings associated with the Brahma Kumaris movement.

Soojit Sircar served as the creative producer, and being part of this project felt like a blessing not work.

My involvement wasn't professional. It was personal. It was emotional.

It was my offering of gratitude to the path that illuminated my life.

Later, my family and I attended the film premiere at PVR a moment I hold close to my heart, not because of the screen, but because of what it represented. It represented devotion. It represented connection.

It represented love for the truth the Brahma Kumaris stand for.

Film contribution

The Man I Am Because of This Path

Today, when I sit in silence…when I meditate…

when I breathe deeply on the yoga mat…

when I walk into a temple with my family…

when I choose kindness over chaos…

I see the influence of the Brahma Kumaris in every part of me.

Their teachings didn't just guide my spiritual journey.

They shaped my character. They refined my intentions.

They brought depth to my thoughts. They helped me become a better father, husband, and human being.

Everything good in me today the clarity, the calmness, the compassion carries the touch of that path. This was not just a spiritual discovery.

It was the transition of my life. A transition into awareness.

Into peace. Into purity. Into the kind of life I always wanted to live, but didn't know how until this path found me.

The Man I Am Because of This Path
The Awakening That Changed Everything | Yashpal Singh Parmar