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Arbit

Re: BK Denise

15 Feb 2018

I listen to BK discourses intently. There are a handful of frequent speakers. Over a period, I try to gauge each speaker's perspective of The Knowledge and his/her messaging angle. I don't know much about Denise Lawrence. But as another human, I respect her. Denise looks jaded. She hardly smiles. He...
Arbit

BK Denise

12 Feb 2018

I have been watching BK Denise's talks and shows. She seems to receive more airtime among non-Indian BKs. Why is that? What is her position in the hierarchy?
Arbit

Re: Veerendra Dev Dixit in trouble

20 Jan 2018

BKs have nicely distanced themselves from Virendra Dev Dixit, both on TV and in print, so that they don't get tainted. Of course, that is also the truth - after his initial contact with BKs, Virendra Dev Dixit has gone off on his own. This piece by Ramesh Raina reads more like a hatchet job than jou...
Arbit

Re: Veerendra Dev Dixit in trouble

17 Jan 2018

I have zero confidence in this Seema Sharma NGO. Virendra Dev Dixit is their first case! Their web site is full of jargon that West typically uses when it wants to interfere in other countries. Recently the Government of India has started cracking down on foreign-funded NGOs. They may be looking at ...

Re: Overconfidence and the Attainment of Status in Groups

10 Jan 2018

Ahamkara is also exactly saying that - it is the ”I am” (aham) that I have constructed (kara - made, done). Neither is this the dictionary meaning of Ahankara, nor is it the popular understanding of the word. Ahankara is socially and etymologically understood to mean "self-conceit", "...

Re: Overconfidence and the Attainment of Status in Groups

09 Jan 2018

BKs do not need to. They list ego as one of the 5 vices, ‘nuff said. Here I'd like to point out how much gets lost in translation. Before anyone misunderstands, I am not defending BKs. The Sanskrit (and Hindi) words "aham" and "ahankar" both get translated as ego in English. The...
Arbit

Re: Janki and the Professor

09 Jan 2018

Arbit, it's and sweet to you now to defend the BK's burrowed philosophical concepts ... Have the BKs done any randomized trials to support their claims? Other schools of Yoga, including Buddhist schools have. Gupta, I am not defending BKs, or anyone else. I try my best to state facts as I observe t...
Arbit

Re: Janki and the Professor

01 Jan 2018

For sure, Raj yogis are also have to become experts in sanyas Yoga. How many BKs truly practice sanyas Yoga? I am not sure that is a fruitful comparison. BKs have redefined Raj Yoga, by their own admission. So you cannot expect them to follow the other version. However, it is fair for you to compar...
Arbit

Re: Influence of Christianity on Dada Lekhraj & BKism

01 Jan 2018

Based on comments by ex-l, I have modified rows 14 and 16 in the attached comparison between Christianity, BKism, and Hinduism. I have added a new row, 34. ex-l's question on the Holy Trinity, prompted me to think about it, which resulted in another new row, 35. PP has already addressed some other q...
Arbit

Re: Veerendra Dev Dixit in trouble

25 Dec 2017

ex-l has explained the events well above. I also concur with most of his assessment. I don't know whether foreign missionaries are targeting Virendra Dev Dixit. But they or someone else could be. Of course, Virendra Dev Dixit could also be doing something wrong, but I don't know for sure. "Livi...
Arbit

Virendra Dev Dixit in trouble

24 Dec 2017

Looks like Virendra Dev Dixit is in trouble. His centres, or ashrams, have been raided and some 41 girls have been "rescued". Claims of rapes are being made in media. The court has directed police to present Virendra Dev Dixit in the court by Jan 4. An NGO seems to have filed a complaint i...
Arbit

Re: Good quotes

25 Sep 2017

Truth must have a possibility of verification.

If a man says, "I have seen a vision," and tells me the I have no right to see it, I believe him not.
The (prophet/seer) man should never be singular; he should only represent what all men can attain.

-Swami Vivekananda

Re: Good quotes

28 Jul 2017

Discussion on "God" gets muddled due to poor understanding of different definitions of "God", especially by those from Abrahamic religion societies (including BKs whose definition of "God" has a strong resemblance to "God" of Abrahmic religions as I have enume...
Arbit

Re: Influence of Christianity on Dada Lekhraj

17 Jun 2017

“All religions serve the same purpose. The end of religion is happiness, and one should pick the religion that makes him feel the most happy.” This is a naive view of religions. You'll seldom hear adherents of Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) say this, unless they are trying to pr...
Arbit

PMTV

16 Jun 2017

I see that PMTV is now running ads, at least one, of Apollo Hospital.

Don't know if it is paid for.

Don't know what to make and think of this new development.
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