It was always during such one to one meditations with new students that I've have experiences that I was incapable of inducing myself. But that leads us a little off this topic of discussion. Not really. There is a connection (pardon the pun) to the topic. The answer is often in the question. The r...
The origins of sufism are not truly known. What seems evident is that early sufi practices were similar to other sramana/shamanic/hermitic & tantric traditions that have been around since before the appearance of Aryans or Muslims in India. Ancient Indian sramana could be Buddhist, Jain, Vedics,...
We're talking about "just another charismatic" cult leader with conscious and unconscious motives. I think the unconscious motives are what give the aura of sincerity and potent energy to such people because these come from a deeper place. But once the train of events is in motion, it take...
Very good long form answer there ex-l. People create their gods and their societies in their own image. But they aren't completely original. We only understand new things in relation to what we already understand, so any "successful" new religious idea or group will be a variation on an al...
Sorry i m upset today so not able to control my feelings apologies... You are allowed to be upset and to express your feelings. We all feel that way sometimes, to pretend otherwise is to lie to ourselves or to others. Whether he was outrightly a fraud from the very beginning or was just a lesser mo...
A new look at Ötzi the Iceman’s DNA reveals new ancestry and other surprises Ötzi was balding, dark-skinned and didn’t have ancestors from the Caspian steppe Interesting new insights. I was amused by the finding that white, or rather lighter coloured, skin developed much later than previously thoug...
It seems their charitable activities, purple colour in the pie chart, are costed at £2.3million. A rubbery figure for sure. How are they evaluating the cost of their charitable work? Are they including all expenses, food electricity, rates, on properties 24/7/365 or are they separating out the cost ...
Not sure why you are asking this here. Most here are not BKs In my opinion, and my experience, one person sharing a sandwich with one hungry person does more to relieve hunger than a thousand people meditating on ending world hunger. Better than 10,000 people sending their "good wishes" af...
Jayadeepan, I am not sure if you have bothered looking around this forum to see what its purpose is before writing your recent posts. This forum is for ex-BKs, survivors of BKs, those exploited or abused by BKs, friends and family of those still in BKs etc. Although we do sometimes discuss matters s...
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Do you think that applies equally to us during our sojourn in the Brahma Kumaris society? Yes, of course. At least I know that I did and may others. We lived as part of a community, and when in the company of that community, we acted as was considered acceptable. Some may have acted fully pukka (ho...
I've adopted a definition of "cult" as that which discourages people from leaving the "group identity" through coercive means, be they mental, emotional or physical. A school from which you can never graduate, a Hotel California from which you can never leave, e.g. a person who's...
PS: Sorry for typos and stuff. Have lost my touch with texting. I never took to typing on my mobile for more than short messages. Amazed you wrote all that! Give me a "workstation" with full keyboard and big screen any day. (Even laptops are fiddly!) I agree with your post Mr Being. There...
Naval, I copied and pasted your Hindi language post into Google translate to read what you had written. Man, you are not well. Seriously. You need to see a doctor and get a referral to a specialist. Can let us know what city you live in please? We might be able to help find a good place or people wh...