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by jannisder
20 Aug 2008
Forum: All & Everything
Topic: A Tale of Two Paths: The Renunciate and the Householder
Replies: 16
Views: 21801

Re: A Tale of Two Paths: The Renunciate and the Householder

the renunciate, the householder and the business people who use the trappings and techniques of religion to accumulate power and wealth ... Very good point and you are right. Example, the VIPs. As long as they bring in the money, it doesn't matter what kind of lifestyle they practice. Even gets men...
by jannisder
20 Aug 2008
Forum: For Ex-BKs & Common Room
Topic: Raksha Bhandan
Replies: 24
Views: 17425

Re: Raksha Bhandan

Really....how come?? To busy sweeping up the Shudra's after destruction???
by jannisder
20 Aug 2008
Forum: For Ex-BKs & Common Room
Topic: Number of planets according to God
Replies: 6
Views: 5196

Re: Number of planets according to God

Yeah, God is testing faith ... NOT TO FALL FOR THIS STUFF. Testing to see if you are strong enough to be an individual, and handle all that comes your way. If you are capable, live your life without holding the hand of some thing like bkwso, or whatever they call themselves today. Find your own path...
by jannisder
20 Aug 2008
Forum: All & Everything
Topic: A Tale of Two Paths: The Renunciate and the Householder
Replies: 16
Views: 21801

Re: A Tale of Two Paths: The Renunciate and the Householder

Very interesting, espexially the Brahma Kumari leadership appear to have relaxed their attitudes towards sex amongst their followers ... at least as far as "the business" is concerned. That is privately they appear to accept sex happens but if the individuals are still useful, they will st...
by jannisder
20 Aug 2008
Forum: All & Everything
Topic: A Tale of Two Paths: The Renunciate and the Householder
Replies: 16
Views: 21801

Re: A Tale of Two Paths: The Renunciate and the Householder

Well, who ever it was, I don't care. It still is used to get man into celibacy.
by jannisder
19 Aug 2008
Forum: All & Everything
Topic: A Tale of Two Paths: The Renunciate and the Householder
Replies: 16
Views: 21801

Re: A Tale of Two Paths: The Renunciate and the Householder

Cultivating Disgust for Women Here is an excerpt from a talk the Dalai Lama gave at UCLA in June, 1997: Most attachment to women comes from the belief that womens bodies are pure. But in actuality there is no purity in a woman's body at all. Her mouth is a vessel of impurity, with putrid saliva and ...
by jannisder
19 Aug 2008
Forum: For Ex-BKs & Common Room
Topic: Number of planets according to God
Replies: 6
Views: 5196

Re: Number of planets according to God

Sounds like the dinosaur stuff.
by jannisder
19 Aug 2008
Forum: For Ex-BKs & Common Room
Topic: Raksha Bhandan
Replies: 24
Views: 17425

Re: Raksha Bhandan

What a joke!!
by jannisder
19 Aug 2008
Forum: For Ex-BKs & Common Room
Topic: Raksha Bhandan
Replies: 24
Views: 17425

Re: Raksha Bhandan

Just give me flowers!
by jannisder
18 Aug 2008
Forum: All & Everything
Topic: A Tale of Two Paths: The Renunciate and the Householder
Replies: 16
Views: 21801

A Tale of Two Paths: The Renunciate and the Householder

In the ancient teachings of India, two distinct paths were set forth: the path of the renunciate, and the path of the householder. There are many variations and sub-paths on each of these two great paths, but essentially, renunciates take vows to irrevocably cut themselves off from the world, and ho...
by jannisder
12 Aug 2008
Forum: Ex-BK
Topic: Is BK Raja Yoga for the chronically low in self-esteem?
Replies: 9
Views: 11263

Re: Is BK Raja Yoga for the chronically low in self-esteem?

What attracts is that you are something ... a jewel, a long lost child, an angel. People with no self esteem get attracted to them. All of a sudden you are "something" while in real live you were a loser maybe. That is the power of BKWSU ... to make you feel like something you are not ...!...
by jannisder
01 Aug 2008
Forum: For Ex-BKs & Common Room
Topic: Dadi Janki operation
Replies: 15
Views: 16420

Re: Dadi Janki operation

I am so good at bk detachment, for this organization these days, that I don't give a damn.
by jannisder
31 Jul 2008
Forum: For Ex-BKs & Common Room
Topic: Dadi Janki operation
Replies: 15
Views: 16420

Re: Dadi Janki operation

An email was send to xxxxx Dear xxxxx, Greetings Thank you for your concern re Dadi Janki’s health Dadi Janki is now much better and already into activities in Shantivan. Kindly let us know which city you are from. Dadi Janki will be coming to London on the 1st August. With all good wishes. Sister A...
by jannisder
28 Jul 2008
Forum: For BKs - to discuss BK experiences
Topic: Girl Scouts to troops: 'We're not radical!'
Replies: 2
Views: 2791

Girl Scouts to troops: 'We're not radical!'

The Girl Scouts hierarchy has issued a "Communications Alert" to council CEOs and board chairs to try to put out the firestorm created by the launch of the new "leadership" program inspired by the Ashland Institute and created with the help of the Oxford Leadership Academy. Girl ...