In the old days, "God" said, "Go forth and procreate (make babies)" to spread his religion ... these days "God" cannot afford to wait around for that approach and it does not make economical sense any more.
For the sake of discussion, let's accept that figure as a global figure ... it takes 8 years of parent life, working 52 weeks of the year, just to raise one child.
They say "an army marches on it stomach", and that is just as true of the Shiv Shakti Army (BKWSU). However, what it eats has to be bought and that takes money, so in truth, an army marches on its wallet. There are two way to have more money to do more,
The BKs claim they are following "purity" and this is why the world attacked them. Of course, from our reading of the original documents we can see that they actually lived a luxurious life of indulgence and spouting the most ridiculous, offensive nonsense and this is why, finally, Lekhraj Kirpalani playing Krishna and his Gopis suffered a backlash. They believed WWII was the end of the world so they could burn their way through Lekhraj Kirpalani's wealthy as quickly as they wanted.
They did not need to design a sustainable community ... it was all one big party before the world was going to end. Then the predictions failed.
So what benefits do the BKs achieve by supressing their own biological instincts and their communit's need to replenish itself with new blood?
By demanding followers do not procreate, and designing a system which makes it impossible, the Shiv Shakti Army leaders, out to establish their Kingdom or Empire, saves the equivalent of £220,000 per child per family. 4 children, £880,000 ... a good proportion of which, or all, can be channeled into the cult's coffers.
For each child it can steal out of another community, it saves another £220,000. Why bother having your own children when you can just steal someone elses full grown? Why bother going through all that time, energy, peacelessness and heartbreak ... when you can just wait until they are full-formed and equiped, and catch them then?
Indeed, in India where it is a "buyer's market" for young girls, where supply exceeds demand, they can demand parents actually pay for their 6 month training and *THEN* take their dowry too*. Therefore the Shiv Shakti Army does just not save the cost of bringing the child up, but also gains a nice 'cash in hand' backhander too.
Life boils down to exchanges of energy. In a modern world that means "money". In more primitive worlds, that means "labour". During their lifetime, an average individual in the UK will earn £1 - 1.5 million, therefore they spend 20% of their total earning on raising a child ... which the BKs then save ... and then benefit from a proportion of their income from the advised 10% to, say, 90% in the case of a surrender soul.
The BKs achieve this separating the children from both their parents and their community, almost completely in many cases, and brainwashing them to believe giving to anyone else *BUT* the BKWSU is evil bad karma. Any alternative expentitude ... even the luxuries their founder enjoyed ... family duties, holidays, presents, socialising, investing back into the community via temples, charities and political groups is basically forbidden and does not happen.
No wonder the Brahma Kumaris are seen as a "rich religion" in India. This, on top of exploiting the Hindu tendency to give to temples and "holy people" out of supersition, is where it comes from.
This a rough, superficial sketch to support why I call the Brahma Kumaris a parasitical religion and why I say they are "spiritual parasites" who live off other people, other families and other communities.
(* Note, the BKs say they do this to "stop poor families from dumping their unwanted daughters on them". India, many are denied access into society and marriage due to not being able to afford a dowry, so the BKs are essentially targetting the wealthier middle classes in their expansion plans ... worth more, better for business).
- Need new blood for your cult? Steal someone's children.
Or if you are the BKWSU ... get then to pay you (the child's dowry) to take their child.
For the sake of discussion, let's accept that figure as a global figure ... it takes 8 years of parent life, working 52 weeks of the year, just to raise one child.
They say "an army marches on it stomach", and that is just as true of the Shiv Shakti Army (BKWSU). However, what it eats has to be bought and that takes money, so in truth, an army marches on its wallet. There are two way to have more money to do more,
- a) getting some (whether by earning it, stealing it or taking donations)
b) saving some
The BKs claim they are following "purity" and this is why the world attacked them. Of course, from our reading of the original documents we can see that they actually lived a luxurious life of indulgence and spouting the most ridiculous, offensive nonsense and this is why, finally, Lekhraj Kirpalani playing Krishna and his Gopis suffered a backlash. They believed WWII was the end of the world so they could burn their way through Lekhraj Kirpalani's wealthy as quickly as they wanted.
They did not need to design a sustainable community ... it was all one big party before the world was going to end. Then the predictions failed.
So what benefits do the BKs achieve by supressing their own biological instincts and their communit's need to replenish itself with new blood?
By demanding followers do not procreate, and designing a system which makes it impossible, the Shiv Shakti Army leaders, out to establish their Kingdom or Empire, saves the equivalent of £220,000 per child per family. 4 children, £880,000 ... a good proportion of which, or all, can be channeled into the cult's coffers.
For each child it can steal out of another community, it saves another £220,000. Why bother having your own children when you can just steal someone elses full grown? Why bother going through all that time, energy, peacelessness and heartbreak ... when you can just wait until they are full-formed and equiped, and catch them then?
Indeed, in India where it is a "buyer's market" for young girls, where supply exceeds demand, they can demand parents actually pay for their 6 month training and *THEN* take their dowry too*. Therefore the Shiv Shakti Army does just not save the cost of bringing the child up, but also gains a nice 'cash in hand' backhander too.
Life boils down to exchanges of energy. In a modern world that means "money". In more primitive worlds, that means "labour". During their lifetime, an average individual in the UK will earn £1 - 1.5 million, therefore they spend 20% of their total earning on raising a child ... which the BKs then save ... and then benefit from a proportion of their income from the advised 10% to, say, 90% in the case of a surrender soul.
The BKs achieve this separating the children from both their parents and their community, almost completely in many cases, and brainwashing them to believe giving to anyone else *BUT* the BKWSU is evil bad karma. Any alternative expentitude ... even the luxuries their founder enjoyed ... family duties, holidays, presents, socialising, investing back into the community via temples, charities and political groups is basically forbidden and does not happen.
No wonder the Brahma Kumaris are seen as a "rich religion" in India. This, on top of exploiting the Hindu tendency to give to temples and "holy people" out of supersition, is where it comes from.
This a rough, superficial sketch to support why I call the Brahma Kumaris a parasitical religion and why I say they are "spiritual parasites" who live off other people, other families and other communities.
(* Note, the BKs say they do this to "stop poor families from dumping their unwanted daughters on them". India, many are denied access into society and marriage due to not being able to afford a dowry, so the BKs are essentially targetting the wealthier middle classes in their expansion plans ... worth more, better for business).
The Daily Telegraph wrote:The cost of raising a child has hit an all-time high, according to a new report. Figures from insurer LV's annual 'Cost of a Child Report' show that the cost of a bringing a child up to the age of 21 has reached £222,458 - more than £4,000 higher than last year and up £82,000 on ten years ago. The insurer estimates that this is set to reach £350,000 by 2023 if costs continue to increase at the same rate.