bindi wrote:Actually it wasn't painful, it was sad. They can stop me from a place made from bricks and mortar but not from Shiv's home. Also, after coming in to Advanced Knowledge, it makes us aware that everyone is playing their parts accurately and we should appreciate that because it helps us to achieve our stage.
I don't believe we have a discussion thread on this topic and so I borrow this quote, above, to start one.
I was genuinely surprised to hear about the practise of "bannishment" by the BKWSU. We did hear about one case on xBKChat but not the circumstances entire. Reading about the experiences of the PBKs will seem extraordinary to both oldtimers and outsiders. Banishment is, in my opinion, a very primitive act based on the closed mind set of the Panchayats or the Bhaibands that the early BKs were such harsh critics of.
Are individuals willing to document - in detail - their experiences, either from the victim end of the center-in-charge end for having to enact it?
- How is banishment decided, is it all done in secret by some Seniors or at the whim of a center-in-charge?
Who demands or determines it?
Who does it and how is it enact?
Is there any warning or any discussion?
Is there any appeal against it?
Are there any written rules or is it just part of the unwritten codes that bind the secret society aspect of Gyan?
Is it recorded and circulated?
- Who has such a right to condemn another individual for eternity?
Is it only used as a defence against those for whom the voodoo of the BKWSU does not work?
* A "panchayat" is a village council (see, 'Gram Swaraj') and a "bhaiband" is council formed by the heads of families that belong to the same lineage in a particular area.