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A good reply. Thanks for taking a couple of days to think about it and answer soberly (and with wit and charm). I have only short time now, maybe more later... Q. The broader question becomes "when does one cease being a BK?" A. The potion/poison, one always remains changed by it. I am thi...

Good catch indeed! The problem lies not so much in using such methods to create new consciousness, much of this could be interpreted as ways of preparing minds for learning, or as used by shamans and tantrics etc. It is a problem when it is used to colonise and exploit the person, making them depend...

leonard wrote:Back in late 1980's or early 1990's time, such tapes were retrieved from some cupboard and a Western film Brother was asked to copy them and write out their content.

He'd have to be quite adept at Hindi, and Sindi/Urdu, surely?

It's when individuals are critiqued here that I get a little wary. I knew both Marc and Carol; both were genuine, both seeking to make their way through life, both aware of the failings of the BKWSU, looking for what they could find in its teachings that work. Carol herself went through a number of ...

TrueLife Thanks for sharing those insights (ngungkari or kaidaichi) into a spiritual tradition that goes back the equivalent of over ten BK kalpas! It may be for another topic, but I for one would appreciate learning more about the Australian aboriginal culture and spirituality. It offers such a fre...

My understanding was that only some were taped, it was not done systematically, and there are not that many. Not sure though. There were some of "Mama" as well as of "Baba". I heard part of each years ago. Without understanding the language, cannot really comment - sounded like n...

Do you have any comments about the nature of LearnMeditationOnline.Org? Had a quick look. Fits their MO. Pretend to be a vague, New Age spirituality, a loose group of free thinking positivists. A few hints that there is more for those who are "genuine" in going deeper. BKs are mentioned a...

Misty, I agree with ex-l. That teacher does not understand the Gyan. In fact, I'd say he/she sounds irrational and probably a little mentally unhinged (or possibly merely ignorant). But then again, ex-l, it does seem that the Gyan, as it is being so frequently revised, is now more likely to be inter...

The way loyal pseudo-thinking BKs rationalise this is to say the changes are due to a constant " refining " of The Knowledge, because Shiva does not actually "speak" - has no language - but that the "explanation" came through Lekhraj, it was him working it out over time...

So I'd like to be able to do other meditations but find I am blocked from doing so. I went through that phase. I just did other things that were beneficial in terms of awareness - creative activity and reflections etc - and getting on with things I'd always wanted to do. But getting back into medit...

Janki has better understanding of English than she lets on - hearing more than speaking though. The problem is not so much monastic life in itself, or celibacy in itself. It is the expectation of someone continuing with it when they really shouldn't. Usually that expectation is linked to some idea t...

I am sorry to be absolutely blunt but I consider the spirit of the BKs to be a parasite (which you can understand as their group spirit or their god spirit) and the Brahma Kumaris to be parasitical that is to say, they feed off others and society. Indeed! Well said. All groups have a group "sp...

The institutionalising of "spirituality" with its inherent pressure to conform will inevitably lead to individuals becoming perverted - in the literal sense "having been corrupted or distorted from an original course, meaning, or state" . Institutionalising the personal leads to ...

At least they are dealing with it honestly and realistically.

Dear TrueLife, Many people have difficult lives with all kinds of problems and betrayals. This forum is for those whose difficulties have been caused by, or exacerbated by, connection to the BKs. It is generous of you to share your story. Your story shows that you understand the patterns of what can...