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shanti

Lost and found

21 Apr 2016

A rehash of something some negative BK said years ago. It's so depressing. When are they going to realise that we are all here to experience the richness and beauty of our spiritual journey? Even the Murlis say that we have 3/4 happiness and 1/4 sorrow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjEd5Y1uTtw
shanti

Re: Anyone from Australia on here?

12 Dec 2014

I am an Aussie who was involved as a BK many years ago. I left because I felt pressured and judged. I agree with Jann, even as you continue to attend the meditations, go deeply within. Maintain your self respect and be the observer of BK prejudices and fears. If the meditations benefit you, just tak...
shanti

Re: Why I continue to be a BK

13 Sep 2014

"BKism is an important and significant part of my life, but it is not my life." Thank you for sharing your position Arbit. You realize nothing and no one in this world is pure. You are empowered enough to realize your own needs and what you can expect and not expect from others. After bec...
shanti

Re: BK Anthony Strano dead

16 Aug 2014

Blind faith.
shanti

Re: BK Anthony Strano dead

02 Aug 2014

You're right, it is BK Raja Yoga. "Grind your bones in service." When Westerners latch onto BK Raja Yoga they take it very seriously and literally - to the extent that it can be a health hazard. Perhaps it's the Christian, sinner and need based slant on life, striving to be right or good s...
shanti

Re: BK Anthony Strano dead

31 Jul 2014

I respect the free will of those who choose to practice Raja Yoga, however it concerns me that there is so much illness and premature death amongst the Westerners. The relentless pursuit of perfection combined with many beliefs that polarize the mind into them and us, must lead to stress. Is it so w...
shanti

Re: BK Anthony Strano dead

29 Jul 2014

I appreciate Pink Panther's obituary and this conversation about Anthony Strano. I've been out of the BK scene for quite some time but I liked Anthony, so a few years ago I went to his talk and was shocked by his appearance. He looked so ill. It must have been a terrible virus. I may be wrong but I ...
shanti

Re: The BKs' premature claim to enlightenment

21 Dec 2013

Maya really does have a great time, preying on individuals, spiritual groups that are a victim of the ego's cunning nature. Good point Gary. This elitist thing really got to me when I was a BK. Eventually I stayed away because I found my mind was continually poisoned by the "us and them" ...
shanti

Attachment and dependency

21 Dec 2013

Tom Stine makes an interesting and relevant point when he says; Spiritual Teachers Can Be Hazardous to Your Health I know I am shooting myself in the foot a bit with today's tip, but I see no way around it. You simply have to take all spiritual teachers and all spiritual teachings with a grain of sa...
shanti

Re: Deconstructed

13 Nov 2013

Mr Green - I appreciate you sharing your feelings. Its very hard for people to understand what ex BKs go through. I suffered greatly from the BK deconstruction and denial of the self at the cultural and personal level and also feel isolated - lost between worlds. Understanding the self as soul can b...
shanti

Re: God?

24 Sep 2013

Love the comic strip Pink. Hmmm. I thought it was the other way around. Religions give definitive answers to the indefinable and refuses to be seriously questioned! Interesting - I agree with you that religious dogma provides convenient answers and resists being questioned. My statement is not very ...
shanti

Re: God?

18 Sep 2013

Exactly why I was never interested in religion - it poses many questions and answers none. I thought when I found meditation that it was a way to find God within, but over the years I lost myself in a maze of mind numbing ritual and commonly held but little considered beliefs and jargon. The externa...
shanti

Re: God?

17 Sep 2013

I sincerely appreciate reading your replies which validate my thoughts and feelings about moving on from the BK practices and ideas of God. Pink, thanks for referring the books by Jean Houston and Joseph Campbell. Years ago I was inspired reading Joseph Campbell, 'Hero with a Thousand Faces' but hav...
shanti

God?

16 Sep 2013

Years have passed since leaving the BKs, but I am still confused about God. Before BK life I was an atheist, then I was taught that God could only be found through the BK organization and their practices. It feels strange to write this, but that's what I believed. Once beliefs form, they are hard to...

Re: "High Alert Regarding a anti brahmakumaris site"

15 Sep 2013

Shades of communism.
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