Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University. Any experience?

Question

Do you have any experience of the BK's, their teachings, their way of life, courses, workshops, retreats etc.
What was your experience?

Thankyou Preihitwin, so kind of you. I have been going to their centres on & off for 8 years now. I just wondered what others thought as they have gathered a little controversy in the past & its always good to discuss.
Love & blessings.

Answer 1

yeah its very very good. i am attending classes there.their teachings are not biased towards any single religion.so it doesnt matter if u r a muslim hindu or a christian.they also teach you a type of meditation.do attend the course its great.if u need more info mail me.i know a guy who has been going there for years.ill give u his orkut id.he is more than willing to help.and btw the course is free.

Answer 2

Morning Walk
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September 29, 1975, Ahmedabad


Prabhupada: (Hindi) ...mandah, all bad men. Manda sumanda-matayah. And if he is supposed to be a good man, he will manufacture some mata, manda-mata, not approved by the sastras. This is going on. They will not hear Krsna. They will give quotation from Brahma-kumari. This is the greatest defect of modern civilization, that they won't accept real authority. They will create some authority. Or rascal, he becomes authority. Especially in India, this is the drawback. In the Western countries they do not know much about this. Therefore they accept what I say. But here they bring so many. So such an important man, he is bringing authority, Brahma-kumari, a house of prostitution. If he is bringing their quotation as authority, then what to speak of others? (break) Just like that Christian convent house. They supply woman to rich men, and they supply money. That's all. This is Brahma-kumari. Rich man, the same disease is there--yan maithunadi-grhamedhi-sukha hi tuccham. So if they get facility for some maithuna, they will give you money. (Hindi) ...prostitute, for convent house. Hm? Brahmananda? Convent house? What is that convent house? It is not prostitution? That's all.
Brahmananda: Usually it's between the priests and the nuns.
Prabhupada: Unless one is actually spiritually situated, this material center of happiness, maithunadi, that will go anywhere. You give any color, spiritual or religious or political. You see? Why Gandhi's asrama failed? Do you know that? This is... When Gandhi was in jail, when he came back he saw all pregnant. You did not know that?

Answer 3

I had visited Brahma Kumaris session for a week.
All the teachings or sermons are simple . This sect has all their teachings on Hinduism which is good. But one day they started talking on Bhagvadgita. One lady who was giving lecture said that in the Bhagvadgita Shree Krishna was guided by Aum Baba or Shiva and thus all this
Bhagvadgita teachings was given.
This I considered just a "thought added" on their part. I hate it when any sect touches their hands in the Bhagvadgita and try to give new meaning for their sects benefits.
I stopped going next day because Iam aware what is Bhagvadgita and I may not be expert but I know the mythology,religion etc in Hinduism
Our religion Hinduism has it practically to keep "adding" new meanings to the scriptures instead of preaching as it is written.

Answer 4

THey are doing a good job of teaching Dhyana.