From BK Robin Ramsay's More About Brahma Kumaris website, where he questions and challenges the BK status quo from within.
This is a photo of ‘Piu’, or at least Pushpa it's spirit medium, sitting between "Mama" Om Radhe and Lekhraj Kirpalani. Interesting composition of the three main characters. What became of Pushpa ... I suppose she must be dead by now but must have been alive at least until, say, the 1980s. What a shame and how unenlightened of them to have hidden her away.
Piu, or Piyu, was supposedly an entity that spoke through the mediumship of various Om Mandli attendents, beginning in the 1940’s. The site states Piu means Father (beloved?) in Sindhi. I don't know ... it's also uncommon name with Sanskrit roots meaning Gold ... possibly a connection when the group around Pushpa was called the Golden Circle? (pure conjecture). In Hindi, it means beloved, lover, or love, and is sometimes a name given to a beautiful, intelligent, young woman.
The site continues ...
There's no evidence as yet to suggest "Piu informed Bhai Lekraj that he was Prajapati God Brahma".
I've voiced an opinion that I've come to doubt the "Pushpa thought she should be given more special, even worshipful, treatment" line, as it's a common yukti or meme the BKs have thrown even at us over here and, in general, I find the BKs leadership is given to stating the opposite to the thruth. Therefore, I'd have to question that and, given the luxuries and indulgences that Lekhraj Kirpalani and his faction afforded themselves, I wonder whether the schism was the other way around.
This is closer to the PBK line that the original medium of the BK god was strict in contradiction to Lekhraj Kirpalani's child like and egotistical indulgences. Perhaps the Golden Circle just plainly rejected BKism and the true nature of the god spirit, and all the God Lekhraj Kirpalani stuff?
Why, I wonder, if Piyu was the same "Ocean of Knowledge", the "Seer of the Three Aspects of Time", and the "God of all Religions" as the BKs' ShivBaba ... did he chose such an allegedly faulted medium in the first place? It's hard to believe that such a medium "out in the wild" did not become record in history elsehow.
And what happened that was so terrible and traumatic, that Pushpa, the Golden Circle and Piyu was written out of the "official history"? Especially given that leader Janki Kirpalani's Sister was meant to be involved?
On his daughter's semi official history site, it is said ...
Apparently no "Piyu Vanis", or Murlis spoken through Pushpa exist. On oldtimer, a Kirpalani, described the psychic "courts" they used to hold at this time where the god spirit would expose all the secret/sinful thoughts or actions of the individuals. Given the BKs propensity for gossip, I have to have a little laugh at them being called it as a negative.
Sadly, brahmakumarisresearch.org ... the best the BKs have so far ... is still stuck making an apologetic whitewash of the past and is given to towing the party line.
This is a photo of ‘Piu’, or at least Pushpa it's spirit medium, sitting between "Mama" Om Radhe and Lekhraj Kirpalani. Interesting composition of the three main characters. What became of Pushpa ... I suppose she must be dead by now but must have been alive at least until, say, the 1980s. What a shame and how unenlightened of them to have hidden her away.
Piu, or Piyu, was supposedly an entity that spoke through the mediumship of various Om Mandli attendents, beginning in the 1940’s. The site states Piu means Father (beloved?) in Sindhi. I don't know ... it's also uncommon name with Sanskrit roots meaning Gold ... possibly a connection when the group around Pushpa was called the Golden Circle? (pure conjecture). In Hindi, it means beloved, lover, or love, and is sometimes a name given to a beautiful, intelligent, young woman.
The site continues ...
Piu informed Bhai Lekraj that he was ‘ Prajapati God Brahma’ we understand, and Piu came as a voice and personality from time to time over a twenty year period giving advice, clarifications and the occasional Big Surprise. Piu is not mentioned in ‘Adi Dev’ or any of the printed historical material, and the Piu tale is slowly being gathered through conversations with Brothers and Sisters who joined BKWSU in the 1950s, when Piu was still active.
Piu spoke through a number of Sisters in a characteristic ‘whispering voice’, though primarily Piu spoke through Sister Pushpa, pictured above with Dada and Mama. Pushpa used to be richly dressed for the occasion as you can see, and was given a central position on a little stage.
Apparently, after some time Pushpa thought she should be given more special, even worshipful, treatment. Dada and Mama felt this was not appropriate, as she was just a ‘medium’ after all. So Pushpa felt inclined to leave the group, so she did, taking with her other members of The Golden Circle, which included Dadi Janki’s Sister.
Piu continued speaking through other ‘mediums ‘ from time to time. We are told there was some factional preferences between those who favoured the Brahma classes, and those who preferred the Piu classes: Piu Vanis. As a result Piu stayed away for a period.
Eventually, and this was in the time of Brother Jagdish, the late 1950s even early 1960s, Piu, we are told, became recognised as Shiva, the One True God of all Religions, and that was that. A few more clarifications and the philosphy was complete, so official Murlis via BapDada began in 1964, continuing till Brahma's passing in 1969.
Piu/Shiva never spoke through Brahma Baba in a whisper. But senior Brothers make clear that when listening to live Murlis, there was a subtle difference when Brahma spoke, and when Shiva spoke, or perhaps inspired Brahma Baba.
There's no evidence as yet to suggest "Piu informed Bhai Lekraj that he was Prajapati God Brahma".
I've voiced an opinion that I've come to doubt the "Pushpa thought she should be given more special, even worshipful, treatment" line, as it's a common yukti or meme the BKs have thrown even at us over here and, in general, I find the BKs leadership is given to stating the opposite to the thruth. Therefore, I'd have to question that and, given the luxuries and indulgences that Lekhraj Kirpalani and his faction afforded themselves, I wonder whether the schism was the other way around.
This is closer to the PBK line that the original medium of the BK god was strict in contradiction to Lekhraj Kirpalani's child like and egotistical indulgences. Perhaps the Golden Circle just plainly rejected BKism and the true nature of the god spirit, and all the God Lekhraj Kirpalani stuff?
Why, I wonder, if Piyu was the same "Ocean of Knowledge", the "Seer of the Three Aspects of Time", and the "God of all Religions" as the BKs' ShivBaba ... did he chose such an allegedly faulted medium in the first place? It's hard to believe that such a medium "out in the wild" did not become record in history elsehow.
And what happened that was so terrible and traumatic, that Pushpa, the Golden Circle and Piyu was written out of the "official history"? Especially given that leader Janki Kirpalani's Sister was meant to be involved?
On his daughter's semi official history site, it is said ...
During the time of Piyu, there was one of the first experiences of dissent in the community. Sister Pushpa, the Chariot of Piyu, began to feel that she should be given special treatment and acknowledgement because of her role as the Chariot. While the Divine character of Piyu was speaking through her, Baba and Mama gave her special food, fresh clothes to wear and a special seat. However, when Piyu was not there, Pushpa was treated the same as all the other children. Sister Pushpa, and a handful of others, known as 'the gossip group' or 'the golden group' felt this was unfair. They ultimately left the community. One of those Sisters was the biological Sister of Dadi Janki, Chief Administrative Head of the Brahma Kumaris.
1948 Shiv Baba speaks through Brahma Baba directly (not through Pushpa) saying “Shivohum” in the same whispering voice that had been associated with Piyu five to six years earlier. Dada Anand Kishore understands there is indeed the personality of God present, but this clarity and perception is not common. To some it becomes clear that Brahma is not God, that in fact no human being can be God. Some start becoming aware of a different personality.
Apparently no "Piyu Vanis", or Murlis spoken through Pushpa exist. On oldtimer, a Kirpalani, described the psychic "courts" they used to hold at this time where the god spirit would expose all the secret/sinful thoughts or actions of the individuals. Given the BKs propensity for gossip, I have to have a little laugh at them being called it as a negative.
Sadly, brahmakumarisresearch.org ... the best the BKs have so far ... is still stuck making an apologetic whitewash of the past and is given to towing the party line.