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by pilatus
14 Sep 2007
Forum: All & Everything
Topic: God and the Devil are Lies
Replies: 41
Views: 20583

Sorry abek , I agree completely with andrey - we really need to avoid jumping on his input, it's becoming a bit of a habit! :wink: God (or our higher self if you prefer) does have father-like qualities. We tend to focus a lot on this in various world faiths (perhaps because it's true?!). As I've alr...
by pilatus
12 Sep 2007
Forum: All & Everything
Topic: God and the Devil are Lies
Replies: 41
Views: 20583

Dear all, Good topic - thanks to bro neo for starting it. I can now be considered as a representative of the monotheistic faiths you refer to. Remember that I've dabbled with BK over last six years, but I am also drawn to (especially Tibetan) Buddhism, have an Indian-bodied wife and am in the proces...
by pilatus
11 Sep 2007
Forum: For Ex-BKs & Common Room
Topic: BKWSO commence legal action against BrahmaKumaris.Info
Replies: 324
Views: 338065

Dear all, Like may of you I am not surprised, merely disappointed, at the turn of events. admin has my complete trust and support and I am willing to follow any of the constructive suggestions you've all made (e.g. Paypal-backed "fighting fund", personal (non-anonymous) submission to Natio...
by pilatus
10 Sep 2007
Forum: Ex-BK
Topic: Rejection
Replies: 6
Views: 4088

I agree with what most of you have written, especially I am concerned about rejection of deeper parts of oneself that one mistakenly considers separate from one's true self Most of my developmental issues have been centred on the small self/me/ego (sub)consciously rejecting the path which God/the un...
by pilatus
06 Sep 2007
Forum: Ex-BK
Topic: ex-BK meditation
Replies: 10
Views: 6203

Thanks for this thread bro neo - a lot of food for thought/meditation, which I'll add to/combine with my own ex-BK/body-focussed method. The "CI part" is related to tuning in to the different systems within the body (respiratory, cardiovascular, lymphatic, muscular/skeletal etc). You're qu...
by pilatus
06 Sep 2007
Forum: For Ex-BKs & Common Room
Topic: BK Speak
Replies: 57
Views: 36012

Dear all, I think this is a really good idea/development. In my early days in Gyan, I tried to get to grips with Hindi and got a BK document from GCH with translations of common Gyani words/phrases from Hindi into English. Maybe we should develop an informative and/or humorous ex-BK dictionary/thesa...
by pilatus
05 Sep 2007
Forum: Newcomers backup
Topic: Newcomer ...
Replies: 42
Views: 41205

Hello folks, especially peter de , I'd like to pick up on this part of the thread. In those early BK years the depression became a manic-depression syndrome (because of Baba pulling me up high again and again ...). My involvement with BK was different in many respects to yours but this "up-down...
by pilatus
04 Sep 2007
Forum: For Ex-BKs & Common Room
Topic: Who is God to you?
Replies: 24
Views: 13534

Thanks ex-I - loved it lots. Funnily enough, llamas and alpacas are a bit of a theme here at the moment. This weekend we saw some near Shaftesbury and my boss took a good picture of some near here in Wiltshire. God's obviously got something cool lined up for me whether in this life or the next - alw...
by pilatus
04 Sep 2007
Forum: For Ex-BKs & Common Room
Topic: Who is God to you?
Replies: 24
Views: 13534

Hello again bro neo - I'd agree with pretty much everything you wrote. Regarding human consciousness, I've heard Bob Proctor (of Born Rich fame) repeatedly typify the extra level of human awareness/knowledge with the phrase "You know that you know". On the subject of animals and souls, I a...
by pilatus
03 Sep 2007
Forum: For Ex-BKs & Common Room
Topic: Who is God to you?
Replies: 24
Views: 13534

Hello guys, I agree with both of you especially we are co-creators with Divinity it's the 'God' in humans which separates us from all the other lifeforms on this planet and its this 'God' part of us from which the whole idea of God has come from I guess it's the word separates which may be the essen...
by pilatus
31 Aug 2007
Forum: All & Everything
Topic: Use of hallucinogens and other drugs
Replies: 36
Views: 20173

Hello proy, I also saw and enjoyed the first episode in Michael Wood's series on The Story of India. It ranged from northern India to Turkmenistan which was one of the places the Aryans were meant to come from. I looked at the BBC website BBC The Story of India: Pakistan and North India . Not much i...
by pilatus
29 Aug 2007
Forum: For Ex-BKs & Common Room
Topic: Avakyt Dadiji - Dadi Prakashmani's Death
Replies: 427
Views: 344334

Must be my wicked sense of humour but just loved this one so much it made me laugh out loud:
ex-I wrote:how touched they were by their life long fried going to Baba
by pilatus
03 Aug 2007
Forum: For Ex-BKs & Common Room
Topic: Meditation Experiences When in a Group versus Being Alone
Replies: 49
Views: 22979

Thank you andrey for having the courage to say this I don't have a lot of experience of meditating in a group I probably don't have as much experience with group meditation as other forum members, but I've tried both individual and group techniques over the last six years or so. For me the results h...
by pilatus
03 Aug 2007
Forum: For BKs - to discuss BK experiences
Topic: Official Contact with Sister Jayanti BKWSU (UK) - legal
Replies: 233
Views: 152065

Dear admin, I am more than happy with your considered response to Sr. Jayanti. Let's just wait and see the next step. In the meantime, let's continue the lively debate and mutual support we provide across the various groups and topics of the forum.

Best regards,
by pilatus
27 Jul 2007
Forum: For Ex-BKs & Common Room
Topic: Purity
Replies: 61
Views: 34985

Detachment = Purity?

Sorry andrey, I completely disagree with your emphasis. First we have to cut all relationships with the world and with everyone and then to connect with one. Otherwise one enters into tug of war. What you're describing is the sannyasi path = withdrawal from the world, which is only appropriate for a...