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The thing about spirituality and God is that they are very subjective. They can be whatever you want them to be. Even within any denomination, let alone a religion, you will find many differences of views of what a teaching means, how it should be interpreted or applied. Now when you are dealing wit...

Hi Upaya,

It's good, i'n'it?! Robbie Robertson brings more atavistic energy (what you might call shamanic or primal) into his music than the restrained anglo-bred Greg Lake.

Certainly looks genuine and the content is exactly what they were teaching at the time (and still do, esoterically).

I noted a seeming reference to the Norse Tree of Life in, I Spent a Day with God I wouldn't invest too much into looking for such specifics unless you are especially curious. A tree is an archetypal symbol. Cycles and circles, triads and hierarchies, references to nature, heroes, Father or mother f...

Haha! No, not that Michael Ryan! if you read the poems there that you linked to it's a completely different style. No, this is BK Michael Ryan, one of three Ryan Brothers who became BKs. Yes, the songs were performed at pubic events (haha! I will keep that typo! They were all a bit of a wank!) - cal...

Hi Upaya, Beyond Sound had a few "incarnations". ex-l is referring to the one that recorded the album Diamond Harbour. That was essentially the duo of Eugene Romain and Louis Cennamo. But the song "A Place to Stay" is not an actual BK recording or Beyond Sound, so I am not sure w...

It would be interesting to have data on the health and disease conditions of BKs, to see if various conditions are occurring at a greater or lesser rate than the general population. Given their numbers in India especially, a survey of 10,000 from different demographics - urban, rural, age, sex, inco...

This is very much like gambling addicts who will steal whole properties from family members to fund their addiction. They will forge signatures and documents, then borrow against the equity of the property to then gamble it away - often chasing their losses. I'd say if a BK cannot see the immorality...

I must apologise to the world. I was partly responsible for convincing Julian (Jules?) Boles and his then wife Lucy that the BK Gyan had merit, and turned him into a lifelong cult devotee. His expertise in analysing gem stones, a profession shared by Dada Lekhraj, and being from an above middle clas...

Karl Popper's definition of what can be put forward as a scientific theory, as opposed to a non-scientific theory, is that it can be formulated in a way that it can potentially be falsified, e.g. If I say, "Every swan I have ever seen is white" that is not a theory of swans, it's an observ...

Naval, I am going to be blunt. Either you are entertained by flights of the imaginations, creating stories in your mind to explain things to yourself in emotionally satisfying ways (we all do it at times) or you have issues with your mental health which the BK experience cannot be the cause of - man...

Haven't been with them for 20 years now. Still in my heart though. It's a bit like High school. Whether a good or bad or mixed experience, it was an important formative part of your biography. There were kids you hung out with just because you shared the same location and subjects. Some may have be...

I only knew him a little. I remember his character and personality more than I remember any particular discussions. I think the reason he left BKs was probably what you state. There's little room for a capable male to be in the spotlight much in the BKs. If they get into it, they're meant to turn it...

Wow, had read of a few pages. Yes you can easily substitute the words Brahma Kumaris for every time it says Shunyamurti or Robert Shubow. It's really sad when you criticise and leave something behind then become that yourself. It's something that happens with many who were seduced/groomed and abused...

What I saw in my time was a great spiritual way of existence which was being converted into a religion by the introduction of ritual and blind faith. Something they themselves said was not a good thing. It was becoming a new religion That's the way it has always been, especially since they came to ...