What is your opinion about this religion?
2007-01-19 06:38:58 · 4 answers · asked by Andrea 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They have a very disciplined lifestyle which includes:
Complete celibacy (including no sex within marriage, or masturbation).
Sattvic vegetarianism, i.e. lacto-vegetarianism excluding eggs, onions, garlic.
They also eat food only cooked by those following the same principles.
Keeping a "Daily Chart" or journal as a means of spiritual self-progress.
Abstaining from alcohol, tobacco and non-prescription drugs.
A high level of physical cleanliness.
Regular early morning meditation at 4:00 a.m. which they call 'Amrit Vela'.
'Traffic Control', being moments of meditation interspersed throughout the day.
Regular morning class at approximately 6:00 a.m.
Men and women traditionally sit on separate sides of the room at the centres.
BK's wear simple, modest and culturally appropriate dress, frequently white.
A little too much discipline for me. Also they worship Shiva as their Supreme. Shiva rules a lower plane than the kingdom of Heaven.
2007-01-19 06:52:50 · answer #1 · answered by MyPreshus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What is Brahma Kumaris ?
Founded by Dada Lekh Raj, a Hindu diamond merchant who in the 1930s experienced a series of powerful visions about a process of world transformation. Today the 500,000-member Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization recognizes the intrinsic goodness of all human beings and teaches meditation to help each one rediscover their inner resources and strengths.
A prosperous ascetic meditation movement based in India, with some 500,000 members (mostly women) worldwide, the group was founded by Dada Lekh Raj, a Hindu diamond merchant who in the 1930s experienced a series of powerful visions revealing "the mysterious entity of God and explaining the process of world transformation." Its establishment was originally rooted in a desire to give self-determination and self-esteem to Indian women. Members wear white, abstain from meat and sex, and are committed to socialwelfare projects. They believe in an eternal, karmic scheme of time that involves recurring 1,250-year cycles through a Golden Age (perfection), a Silver Age (incipient degeneration), a Copper Age (decadence ascendant), and an Iron Age (rampant violence, greed, and lust-our present state).
2007-01-19 15:07:39 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
BKs don't really embrace the entire karmic cycle. They reflect but don't place any emphasis on action. It's all contemplation and reflection. I don't think they've got much under the hood really. IMHO peace
2007-01-19 14:44:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't know him/her/it/them.
2007-01-19 14:41:08 · answer #4 · answered by God Still Speaks Through His Word! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋