Atal Bihari Vajpayee , Leader Of Opposition:

     On arriving here, I became aware of this newly built Academy for A Better World. I was also told about the Global Hospital, the activities of which have been highly praised. It is a matter of great pleasure that your organization has constantly been progressing; it is a developing organization. You are performing the task of making this world a better place to live in. This has been our aim since ancient times. There is both an angel as well as an animal instinct in man—constant endeavors are required to awaken angelic and divine propensities lying dormant in him, to inspire him on the path of becoming a deity from human being—Nar Se Narayan—and also check andkeep the animal instincts in him under control.

Cheick Alyn Daw Diop , Sufi Minister Of Senegal:

     Today youth are looking for role models, great leaders who would inspire them to work for the betterment of humanity. The efforts of Brahma Kumaris in guiding and inspiring thousands of youth all over the world are highly praiseworthy. Today’s youth are confused and disillusioned. But they can find an example of leading a meaningful life in this institution. It is regrettable that education being given in schools these days usually neglects the moral and spiritual development of children and youth. It is essential to impart high values and ethicsto youth during their formative years because their minds are like a piece of clay or a blank paper.

Nara ChandraBabu Naidu ,Chief Minister Of Andhra Pradesh:

     There is an urgent need to have spiritual discipline in life, which only can bring the environment of peace in the world. We observe discipline and order in Brahmakumaris organization. If even 10% of that is followed in politics, there can be a lot of change. The expressions of peace and happiness on the faces of the participants here show that the devotion of B.K. brothers and sisters and faith in God has achieved that what couldn’t be made possible by renowned management consultants. Along with value-based life, firm determination to achieve our goal and Scientific Temper can only lead a nation to prosperity. There are many qualities lying dormant in human beings, which need to be harnessed and channelised in the appropriate direction. If there are some weaknesses in us, we should try to overcome them. Love, affection and positive thinking only can create a better future for mankind. Swami Vivekanand had said if our present is good, our future will definitely be bright. It means, to create future is in our own hands. Though advancement in Information Technology is required for present age, man cannot get satisfaction if spiritual aspect is overlooked. These days there are plenty of physical comforts; still there is stress and tension in life only because moral values have been relinquished. The ideal of simple living and high thinking has been forgotten. Unless we adopt spiritual and moral values in life, the vision of creating a peaceful and prosperous world cannot be fulfilled. It is highly appreciable that you have combined science with spirituality. There is facility of simultaneous translation in 16 languages in this Diamond Hall. I would like to associate with the activities aimed at world peace. I would like to visit this place again and again to get valuable teachings. We haveissued instructions in Andhra Pradesh to avail the services of B.K. organization for value edutation.

Justice Ranganath Mishra , Former Chief Justice Of India:

   This Dialogue is going to help us to discover our inner capacities. Man does not understand that he is a part of a large system created by God. The human system consists of physical and subtle aspects. But we normally, become so concerned with the external world and the spiritual part of us always gets neglected. While we take physical food, we do not take mental or spiritual food. Mental food is to imbue oneself with spirituality. While the intention of the system is the restoration of balance of mind and body, it is invariably lost. “Man has landed into a lot of problems today through lack of balance. Just as when a motorcar battery loses power it needs re-charging, so we need the charging of soul. The beauty of this place is to keep thebalances very much alive”.

Justice A.S Qureshi ,Ex-judgeOf Gujarat High Court:

          I had a great pleasure to attend Jurists Conference on Values for a Better World and Meditation Retreat, I heartily congratulate Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa-Vidyalaya for organizing this magnificent conference which had attracted about 700 Jurists from different parts of Indian and abroad which include about dozen of supreme court and High Court Judge, ministers, eminent lawyers, high police and taxation officers. Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa-Vidyalaya is an educational institution, which is imparting spiritual and moral education and technique of Raja Yoga without which academic education is just hollow. In fact, Brahma Kumaris by their dedication, purity of character are performing the same function, which in old days was performed by our saints, sages and seers. I have toured different countries of the world land I have found their centers in all important countries and in all continents and in fact, they are serving as Spiritual Ambassadors of India all over the globe. Dadi Prakashmaniji’s participation in “World Religions Conference”: in Chicago in Sept, 1993 has been a great achievement, not only for Rajasthan but also for whole of India. Even in the U.N. has applauded the activities of this institution by conferring award of Peace Messenger on it. India’s only gift to the world can be the light spiritual, which Brahma Kumari sisters are imparting. 

          The work done by this institution in uplifting the status and dignity of women is matchless. The ladies who were considered dependants upon men throughout their lives: on the father in childhood, on the husband when young and on their children in old age, have been transformed into the teachers of mankind by the inspiration of Shiva Baba through the corporeal medium of Pitashri Brahma. This is the only institution in the world, which is being run and managed mostly by ladies and that too most successfully. Brahma Kumaris have entered the social field also and have set up Global Hospital at Mount Abu, which is a boon for the area. In this hospital medicine has been combined with meditation with marvelous curing results. I have learnt that this hospital has acquired the reputation of being “a Paradise for the patient”. The up coming Gyan Sarovar Complex is bound to do unique service for spreading spiritual and moral education. It will not be an exaggeration to say that success is the name-Brahma Kumaris and you richly deserve it. Great Sikandra tried to conquer the world by sword but failed. Brahma Kumaris are trying to make earth as one country and mankind its citizens by their message of love in which mission, I wish them a success assuring them that whatever co-operation or help they need from me, Iwill deem it as my duty to give.

A.P.J Abdul Kalam , President of India:

      I am indeed very happy to be here in this divine environment of Om Shanti Retreat Centre and also it is a great honour for me to be in the midst of the spiritual leaders of Brahma Kumaris Academy for A Better World. The evolution of good human beings is indeed a big challenge for the world community. I was asking myself, what would be the components of such a mission? Will it consist of education system to generate enlightened citizens? That means, a combination of learning with value systems. This process can take place for twelve years during a child’s education. This covers one third of the population at any point of time in our country. The second important component will be the religions graduating into spiritual movement. Third and most vital component is the poverty eradication by attaining economic prosperity resulting in high employment potential.

         Now the question we have in front of us is, will it eliminate the international terrorism? Will it eliminate the cross-border terrorism? Will it remove the communal clashes? Above all, will it remove the violence in mind and body? Friends, we can see a beautiful connectivity between heart, character, nation and the world. How to inject righteousness in the human heart? This is indeed the purpose of human creation; that is divinity. What is the type of planet we live in? We are going through a complex situation as the many and many human beings are completely at war with themselves, with society and with nation. I would like to discuss about the study on the dynamics of war on the planet Earth that I have done a decade ago. Dynamics of Warfare It is evident that man lives on wars. We distinctly see that pattern of warfare has three parts: unto 1920, 1920-1990; after 1990; the first part was human warfare period. Motivation for human warfare was either territorial greediness or wealth ambitions or religious domination, which in combination later led to the First World War in 1914. The second period- 1920-1990 - was a mechanized warfare period. During this period the world graduated to the use of new mechanized weapons and platforms - battle tanks, fighter aircraft and submarines. 

            The motivation was ideological conflicts between two societies, one side former Soviet Union and other side USA and related countries. Second World War also witnessed the disaster by the deployment of nuclear bombs on two cities of Japan. Also, it resulted in accumulation of 10,000 nuclear warheads each side. During the third period from 1990, I expected economic warfare leading to globalization. Supremacy of the technology led to technology denials and control regimes separating the nations as “Developed”, “Developing” and “ Under Developed”. In 2003, the world is facing a new kind of warfare, integrated situation of religious conflicts, ideological differences and economic-market warfare. We have witnessed always that war adds to wars. Of course, there will be a time gap. How do we combat these complex integrated phenomena of conventional warfare threat, cross border terrorism, insurgency and threat of nuclear attacks? .

Dr. D.R. Karthikeyan ,Director General Of Human Rights Commision:

      I had heard of the existence of a movement called Brahmakumaris even during basic training at National Police Academy at Mt.Abu 36 years ago. My training schedule was very tough. There was hardly any time to know anything about the BK organization. Nor was there any interest in knowing about them. Whatever little we heard about them was from people who themselves were totally ignorant and who had developed wrong notions about something unknown to them. In later years I came to know here and there about the selfless spiritual service of the dedicated BK sisters and brothers. It is only since the last couple of years I came to know them rather closely. While I had visited the headquarters at Mt.Abu a couple of times for a couple of hours each time, since the last one year I had stayed at the Gyan Sarovar Campus twice, each time staying there for three days. Recently I stayed at the Shanti Van complex at Abu Road during Shivaratri celebrations. I watched with great admiration every activity since 4 PM. There was perfect discipline, orderliness, punctuality and cleanliness everywhere and in every sphere of activity. The speakers had in depth knowledge of the various subjects on which they spoke. All of them were articulate and spontaneous in their expressions. They handled every subject with competence and composure. They were sure of whatever was assigned to them. All the BKs were cheerful, dynamic and dedicated. Whatever the job, whether it was the protocol duty of receiving the guests at airport or railway station or conducting them around the campus or for the various activities, one witnesses the height of efficiency and perfection. 

            They maintained the freshness and the cheerful and spontaneous attitude throughout the day in all situations, at all times.During the international seminars and conferences, the way the BKs conducted the affairs won the admiration of all the delegates. During the Shivaratri celebrations at Shantivan complex 20,000 delegates were accommodated, housed and fed. All the operations were smooth. Yet, everywhere there was orderliness and cleanliness. Every delegate appeared quite happy and satisfied with the arrangements. One is all the more impressed and overwhelmed to hear that there was not a single paid employee anywhere in the campus (excepting a few locals engaged as domestic help). All arrangements were efficiently and happily undertaken by groups of volunteers from various parts of the country. At the largest pillar-less hall in Asia, over 20,000 people gathered out of whom 2000 were foreigners from over 70 countries. There was perfect discipline and silence when the gathering stayed on from 6PM till early morning. The simultaneous translation 18 languages made it possible for everyone tounderstand every bit of the proceedings.

Sh.ShivRaj Patil ,Speaker Of Lok Sabha:

      The object of religion is to tell us the meaning of human life, its aim and reveal the secret of death. But. Today people, not knowing the real meaning of religion, are fighting with one another. They have forgotten the basic principals of religion and are following physical comforts and pleasures. Because we have forgotten the religion and the human relations, there are so many problems being faced by us in society. We cannot negate religion, but religious fanaticism is also not right. Both these situations create problems. In fact what is needed is to understand the true meaning of religion. First we have to create goodwill in human beings. We are trying to investigate into atoms, neutrons, nature, space, animals and birds but we have not been making any efforts to know those. We should have a balance of both-Science and Spirituality. If both these powers work untidily, there can surely be peace, happiness and prosperityin the world.

Chhoga Ram Bakolia ,Transport Minister Of Rajasthan:

     Today we see weaknesses all around the society. At such a crucial time, the role of media persons in strengthening the country is very important. Now is the time to amend us. We can learn noble conduct from Brahmakumaris organisation.In the pious environment of Shantivan here, one can create positive thoughts through Rajayoga. Brahmakumaris organization has been endeavouring to re-build India and Rajasthan. By establishing Global Hospital and Research Centre, they have contributed a lot in the fieldof social service.

Mr.Yerram Naidu ,Union Minister for Rural Areas and Employment:

     Services rendered through truth dedication and love alone will be the basis of success in politics. Moral values are as much necessary in modern society as food is essential to keep body and soul together. By holding such an important conference at this juncture, to arrest the trend of moral degradation is the unique contribution of Brahma Kumaris Organization. There is utmost need for spiritual re-awakening if increasing tendency of crimes in politics is to be checked. The present time calls for imbibing values like truth, non-violence and harmony, as mentioned in Gita. We must understand the importance of moral values. The rural population of India has to beeducated on the ethical and spiritual aspects, which alone will ensure country’s progress.

Mr.B.S. Ramoowalia , Union Minister for Welfare:

     India’s age-old tradition and core values should govern our present life styles and conduct especially in politics which should not be propelled by narrow considerations of caste, community and religion. Value based politics would re-main a distance dream as long as self interest, nasty brokerage and opportunism ruled the roost in country’s governance forgoing public interest and welfare. In a democratic set-up, public awakening and outcry; a vigilant Media; principled working of the three organs of government without functional overlapping and inculcation of higher order values, such as, altruism, honesty, integrity, patience and dedication towards a noble cause among politicians constitute the pillars of value-based politics. At a time when politics has come under increasing criticism and hatred, Bramha Kumaris institution’s initiative to infuse certain basic values into the profession of politics by organizing suchconferences and meets is not only commendable but also a courageous one.

Justice K.Venkataswami , Former Judge of Supreme Court:

     In the speedily sweeping scenario of globalization, democratization, today’s administrators with multifarious legislative, Judicial and executive accountabilities should subscribe to a set of core values like commitment, pursuit of excellence, social equality, trusteeship and tolerance for peaceful resolution of socio-economic and political tensions and conflicts and for effective utilization of our vast material, moral and human resources. The administrators should be the embodiment of honour, character and virtues with strong determination to do what is right in the larger interest of public and national welfare. We see rampant corruption, growing indiscipline, lack of sensitivity and allergy to the very word accountability in administration today. There is an urgent need for inculcation of moral and spiritual values by administrators in life and at work to translate intentions and promises into actions andachievements.

Tapan Sikdar ,Union Minister Of State for Communications:

     We must perform good deeds to preserve the noble tradition of Indian culture. The sanskars cannot be transformed by mere advice. Here, in Shantivan, we see how these noble thoughts are being implemented in practical lives. I call upon all people associated with Media to provide moral education to youth so that we can overcome the crisis of character. The ancient knowledge of India and meditation should be made a part of life and we should striveto make a strong, united and culturally rich India.

Dr N.Shiv Prasad ,Andhra Minister for Public Relations and Cultural Affairs:

     There is an urgent need to strike a balance between Information Technology and Spirituality and efforts should be made to establish value-based culture. For spiritual and moral empowerment of people, all political leaders and media persons should take initiative. The social welfare activities of Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalya, performed with dedication over the last 65 years, are highly commendable. Our Chief Minister honourable Sh. Chandra Babu Naidu has advised all political leaders,Secretaries, officers and employees etc to dailypractise Rajyoga meditation.

Mr Ram Chandra Panda , Deputy Speaker Of Orissa:

      I am thankful to you for your hospitality during my stay at Mount Abu from 5th to 7th July 2001. During this short time I could forget the worldly attachment and enjoyed the bliss of Paramatma. I believe the knowledge and training imparted there will definitely change the world order and check the degeneration. If more and more people will adhere to your concept of life and philosophy, the heaven will not be far away. I extend my thankful-ness again and again from the very core of my heart for every body that spared their valuable and busy moments for co-operation and love for me. I must not keep quiet in expressing my adoration for the sagacity and brilliancy of sister Geeta and sister Suman who explained the theory and practice of Rajyoga which is the key for social harmony, individual’s peace and bliss, not only for a particular section, but also for every human being who is in worldly distress. My words cannot picture the scenic beauty of the locality. It has the magical and majestic power tocaptivate the minds of everybody and drive them towards peace and bliss.

Sharat Kumar Kar ,Speaker Of Orissa Legislative Assebly:

      I am thankful to you for your hospitality during my stay at Mount Abu from 5th to 7th July 2001. During this short time I could forget the worldly attachment and enjoyed the bliss of Paramatma. I believe the knowledge and training imparted there will definitely change the world order and check the degeneration. If more and more people will adhere to your concept of life and philosophy, the heaven will not be far away. I extend my thankful-ness again and again from the very core of my heart for every body that spared their valuable and busy moments for co-operation and love for me. I must not keep quiet in expressing my adoration for the sagacity and brilliancy of sister Geeta and sister Suman who explained the theory and practice of Rajyoga which is the key for social harmony, individual’s peace and bliss, not only for a particular section, but also for every human being who is in worldly distress. My words cannot picture the scenic beauty of the locality. It has the magical and majestic power tocaptivate the minds of everybody and drive them towards peace and bliss