21 Aug 2007
I wanted to question the trend of the placement of Indian BK Sisters into position of responsibility, whether in the sort of front organizations or in centers. Is this an official policy?
We noticed from Di's experience and others that Indian Sisters had been placed into Western centers as center-in-charge. Also in Foundations like the Janki Foundation. Are the Indian Brahma Kumari Sisters seen as being more trustworthy, reliable and submissive, as they have less of an exit strategy than Western BKs and, culturally, are more likely to just fit in and not make waves? Is there an underpining of distrust towards Westerners?
Underlying this there is the whole question if Indians are seen as being superior yogi and the BKWSU is a Hindu organization, despite what it says. We are still waiting to find out if all the Sisters being trained up as mediums to replace BK Gulzar are Hindi.
For those that have not seen it, I referred to a paper on "My Mother, Myself: Female Mystical Identity in Bengali Shaktism" to put this element of mediumship, or "Shaktism" in context and question if we are a whole lot closer to a "Shakti Cult" in the BKWSU that perhaps we care to admit?
It is interesting to note that Double Foreigners are often brought into circles of power, such as this Judy Rodgers, Denise Lawrence, Nikki de Carteret or even Heidi Fittkau in her time but apparently not occupy senior positions. We see Indians in Africa and Russia, is this also true in Latin countries?
We noticed from Di's experience and others that Indian Sisters had been placed into Western centers as center-in-charge. Also in Foundations like the Janki Foundation. Are the Indian Brahma Kumari Sisters seen as being more trustworthy, reliable and submissive, as they have less of an exit strategy than Western BKs and, culturally, are more likely to just fit in and not make waves? Is there an underpining of distrust towards Westerners?
- Is it a question of "public image" that an Hindi in a sari is the BK look?
Is it a language thing, so that Dadi Janki and so on can communicate to them and conversations be held in Hindi?
It is merely practical, or "jobs for the girls"?
Are there elements of internal politics such as, e.g. Janki wanting a Hindi stooge in place so that she can keep tabs on what Jayanti and the Double Foreigners are up to in English? (That is supposing Janki cannot understand English).
Is it sexual, in that there are few to no Western virgins?
Underlying this there is the whole question if Indians are seen as being superior yogi and the BKWSU is a Hindu organization, despite what it says. We are still waiting to find out if all the Sisters being trained up as mediums to replace BK Gulzar are Hindi.
For those that have not seen it, I referred to a paper on "My Mother, Myself: Female Mystical Identity in Bengali Shaktism" to put this element of mediumship, or "Shaktism" in context and question if we are a whole lot closer to a "Shakti Cult" in the BKWSU that perhaps we care to admit?
It is interesting to note that Double Foreigners are often brought into circles of power, such as this Judy Rodgers, Denise Lawrence, Nikki de Carteret or even Heidi Fittkau in her time but apparently not occupy senior positions. We see Indians in Africa and Russia, is this also true in Latin countries?
, we could say that Indian folks, kajal, food and attires, add an exotic touch to the Raja Yoga schools. That's undeniable!
. But what glorious lives to live.
