Meditation Enables Us to Help the World

By Sister Jayanti

Meditation shows me what I have to do for the world. It’s not so much my actions as the thought behind them that counts. I do need to act, but it is the purity and goodness in my actions that will make the world a better place. God gives me the strength to act in this way, with pure motivation.

Meditation teaches me a life of simplicity so that I am not draining the earth of its limited resources. I learn how to use my own resources, including both physical and spiritual assets, in a worthwhile way. As my link with God deepens, I feel I am earning a huge fortune in the spiritual sense, recovering my purity, creative power, and contentment. I sense that unlike physical wealth, this is a fortune that will last into eternity.

Meditation gives me the power to follow a path of truth. It brings out shared aspects of human consciousness that are deep and true but become submerged beneath more shallow concerns. It enables me to become a better person and to contribute that quality to human affairs. As people change in this way and come back to living by higher values, we can expect social systems and structures to change in that direction too, because it is human consciousness that gives rise to these systems.

My experience of God through meditation and the purification that occurs through this connection automatically serve the world around me as the quality of my thoughts, words, actions, and vibrations improves.

Among all the world’s troubles, one that is perhaps recognized as the most catastrophic is the destruction of the earth’s ecosystem. When human consciousness became separated from God, a process began in which we progressively lost respect for ourselves and the world around us.

We have been exploiting and violating nature, destroying the fragile ecosystem that supports life, and today there is a question about the future of the planet. Many feel helpless in the face of the forces that seem to be sweeping us further toward disaster.

Through meditation, we can help bring about renewal in nature. The problems are so great that it might seem our thoughts could never be more than a drop in the ocean. However, human consciousness created the destructive forces, and now God needs us to align our consciousness with divine truth to restore order.

“Recognizing how much I have been sustained by the earth, I see it is time for the planet to be restored to its own true state through rays of divine love, purity, and peace.... and as the earth is cleansed and serenity and harmony return to the elements, chaos subsides.... The planet recovers its original, fresh, beautiful state.... With soul and matter working together in harmony, nature again cooperates, offering her comforts, fruits, and love.”

This article is excerpted from Sister Jayanti’s book, God’s Healing Power.

Sister Jayanti is the Additional Administrative Head of Brahma Kumaris . As a spiritual leader and teacher for over 50 years, she has dedicated her life to self-transformation and service to humanity.

Her book, God’s Healing Power , reveals how a regular meditation practice can help us tap into a higher power. She particularly focuses on the techniques of Raja Yoga meditation, which teaches us to stop wasteful thoughts, concentrate on our inner strength, and reach out to the power of the divine. Through this process we can live like yogis, break free of negative habits, and improve our relationship with others... and the planet.

Brahma Kumaris is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) partner of the United Nations (UN), accredited with general consultative status by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Sister Jayanti is its representative to the UN in Geneva. She continues to champion the cooperative role of spiritual organizations in creating a just and peaceful world, bringing spiritual principles to the discussion tables of politicians, economists, business leaders, scientists, and other leading stakeholders of our times. She sees the erosion of spiritual values as the underlying cause of the many crises the world is facing today.