zhuk wrote:Apparently Brian Bacon appeared at the Business Council of Australia's annual dinner last Wednesday in order to give them some pointers on how corporations can earn the public's trust.
You know, even though I was amongst the first to criticise the mix of business into Gyan - which I criticised solely from the point of view of Shrimat in the Murlis and the Maryadas - I think that Brian is perfectly entitled to his own business and personal life, ethics and political views as far as they do not contravene others rights. I might also not agree with those, e.g. the support of corporations like McDonalds and support for multi-national-style capitalism etc, but that would be a discussion outsides of the limitations of this forum and is not connected to the BKWSU in any way.
I think we should limit discussion to matters relating to the BKWSU and not attempt to demonise individuals just for the hell of it. I have no personal gripe with the guy. To a degree, I am actually concerned for him and he has a right to privacy. I wish he would come here and discuss his position on the matters we raise. My fear is he too is trapped by the system. Perhaps both systems. He might just that fine.
For me, Brian summed the situation up when he wrote about how much easier it was for him to his job on the inside when there was the likes of Greenpeace banging on the outside. Evolution takes all sorts. I am on the outside. I feel most comfortable with the outsiders. We pay by far the heavier price (at least physically), they get paid better and chalk up more air miles. But life has and is changing.
As I see it, what "The We" pioneer on the outside; "The They" incorporated for the mainstream. Its true of fashion, politics, environmental issues whatever. If no one was going into the corporate world to try and change it, it would continueas it is. Will it change ... I doubt it. Not until the oil runs out ... and then they will just return to being the vikings or pirates they once were before!
In much the same way, I see that Indian Independence came about because of Gandhi's non-violence on one side and the "guy blowing up railways" on the other. In Buddhism, they split differences between the Boddhidharmas and the Boddhisattvas; one pure, above and aloof, the other down in the muck with the people.
For me, from an alokik point of view, I do believe that the commercialization of Gyan, the financial gains and business networks made by BKs within the Brahmin community are wrong and contrary to Shrimat. I believe that Gyan should be Gyan and if you do not like it, you should leave and take your business elsewhere. I also believe that the current leadership have made an unfortunate mistake by muddying the waters allowing the mixing the two and allowing individuals to create business networks within the Brahmin community. I wonder how those that are not good enough feel about it.
But from a wordly point of view, and this is the contradiction, it is probably a very good thing. You do not get that far in business without having skills, talent and something worthwhile to offer and my guess is that the greatest majority of his work has nothing to do with Gyan or BK Raja Yoga at all and so we should not criticise it. My question has always been, should ANY business be allowed to incorporate Gyan for commercial gain and use the BKWSU directly for business leads.
The only thing that would lead me to withdraw that query would be if it was discovered that Oxford Leadership were a 100% owned subsidiary of the BKWSU, used to make profits to support charitable projects that did not directly benefit the BKWSU.
It is also appearing from the history study that Lekhraj Kirpalani and the Yagya have always cherry picked and incorporated elements from outside world despite the protestations that it all came from "Shiv Baba" ... may be even the elusive Shiva Baba is doing the same?