Brahma Kumarism: a strictly millenarianist (End of the World) new religion based on mediumistic teachings from a spirit entity adherents believe is the god of all religions. “God” speaks to humanity exclusively through their spirit mediums only.
Beliefs: that 6,000,000,000 plus human beings must die during an imminent and desirable ‘End of the World’ called “Destruction”, in order that 900,000 faithful Brahma Kumari followers will inherit a heaven on earth before 2036. Followers are led to believe that a heavenly royal status can be achieved by donating money, free labor and unquestioning mental submission to the Brahma Kumari leadership, who will rule the world as Emperors.
The world is to be “purified” by a nuclear holocaust, which they will “give courage” to inspire. All other continents except for India, which the BKWSU predict it will rule after the Government of India hands over power to them, will sink below the oceans.
Controversies: from 1932 until after 1950, followers venerated their millionaire financier Lekhraj Kripalani as the god “Brahma” before, again borrowing from Hinduism, introducing a new god called “Shiva”. Such historical revisionism, as well as a number of failed predictions of “Destruction” going back to WWII, 1950, 1976, mid-1980s and so on, have been covered up from new followers and re-written. The leadership continues to financially benefit from their submission.
The BKs’ “God Shiva” says he comes to “destroy all other religions”. Brahma Kumarism is the one, true religion. All other religions, called “the path of ignorance”, are partial and imperfect memorials of Brahma Kumarism. BKWSU leaders claim to be, and encourage their followers to believe they are becoming, the deities worshipped by Hinduism today and the angels venerated by Christianity.
Time, the Brahma Kumaris claim, is limited to one, endlessly repeating, 5,000 year long cycle. Called, “The Cycle”, it repeats identically every 5,000 years, dinosaurs existing 2,500 years ago. Likewise, in another 2,500 years time, their leaders teach that Abraham, Buddha, Christ and Mohammed will all be reborn, in order to start their religions once again.