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In the so-called BK Spiritual University, one only finds Murlis and propaganda books about the Brahma Kumaris, written by authors who are BKs themselves, or BK-supporters.
Being a student myself, I found out how weird this spiritual study is and had to come to the conclusion it is a belief, a doctrine, not anything near a University. Most of the teachers are uneducated people who got involved, believing God is the Ocean of Knowledge and the senior teachers (most uneducated) are rivers of knowledge.
The Knowledge are the words of God, written down in Murlis. The tone of voice is quite childish, full of methaphors and symbolism. I never got any solid explanation whatsoever for claims of purification through Yoga power, the world history repeating itself every 5000 years, a Golden Age with 8 emperors and empresses, golden palaces and flying soucers. But I was supposed to study.
The characteristic of studying at an academic level is that you read many different sources of information, based on your own research, read all available literature on a particular subject and ask yourself. Then you put those questions to those already qualified, have won their spurs in the field or, in each case, reached a higher level than yourself.
So I did.
"If God Shiva comes to purify the world, and he does so by purifying a handful of people, how is it with animals in the future paradise? They just breed and eat each other."
The response of the Ocean of Knowledge in the Murli: "Don't waste your thoughts in such matters. The childrens only concern should be to become pure. Baba takes care of the rest."
"And how about burning karma through Yoga power, what exactly is burnt and how does it work? Are memories being burned? Character traits? Emotions, desires?"
The response of a teacher at the academy: "These are things that only senior Dadis can understand."
"But why don't they tell us then?"
The response from the teacher: "Because our intellect is not pure enough to be able to understand."
"So all my questions remain unanswered until my intellect pure enough to understand. But how can I study this way?"
The response of a river of knowledge, a senior Dadi: "Do not raise question marks, just put a dot. You are a dot, Baba is a dot. Put a dot to everything."
The BKSWU thinks this is the way people should study. By disencourage them to ask questions or read books.
I think it should be forbidden for such an organisation to call themselves a University. It is misleading, cheating and above all: extremely arrogant.
Is there any lawyer in the room? It could be helpful to find out about other countries what the restrictions are to set up a university ...