It's been reported today that Conny Dietzschold has died. She and her Sister Ellen were German travellers in Australia who came across Brahma Kumaris in Melbourne, Australia in 1977. The Sisters returned to Germany where they started and grew a BK centre in Köln (Cologne) which had a focus on the Ar...
The crucial false syllogism found in BKism and its betrayal of the mythic roots of Hinduism (or if your prefer tantric, esoteric traditions) is seen in their insistence that Destruction, like everything, is all about them, and in particular, all about their founder and guru Dada Lekhraj. The essence...
The Dalai Lama is a fake spiritual leader like Jayanti. Them's fighting words! You need to define what differentiates a true spiritual leader from a fake one. I spent many years with the BKs and have also met the Dalai Lama, as a BK. After I left BKs, I have attended his talks and read some of his ...
It is a mistake to think that older (or younger, or even castrated for that matter) men who are "impotent" don't engage in sexual activity. Hands can touch, bodies can be touched, mind can experience pleasure, desire, satisfaction dissatisfaction etc at any age. I agree that it's is approp...
HI Arun, Sorry to hear about this situation. If you could let us know a bit more detail then we might be able to respond more directly. * Are your children adults, teenagers, younger children - and what is your wife's situation? * Who was the first to become involved and how long has each of your fa...
Wesley had real struggles and identity issues. He was both well spoken and quietly spoken, educated, an accomplished musician, from Jamaica originally, connected with other accomplished professional musicians. The drummer on those early recordings was from Desmond Dekker's band "The Aces"....
One needs to always define one's terms before a meaningful discussion can take place. Feminism is a term that has taken various forms but for me ultimately "feminism" simply means that a person is never advantaged nor disadvantaged because of their sex, in any sphere or activity. Beyond th...
The thing about spirituality and God is that they are very subjective. They can be whatever you want them to be. Even within any denomination, let alone a religion, you will find many differences of views of what a teaching means, how it should be interpreted or applied. Now when you are dealing wit...
It's good, i'n'it?! Robbie Robertson brings more atavistic energy (what you might call shamanic or primal) into his music than the restrained anglo-bred Greg Lake.
I noted a seeming reference to the Norse Tree of Life in, I Spent a Day with God I wouldn't invest too much into looking for such specifics unless you are especially curious. A tree is an archetypal symbol. Cycles and circles, triads and hierarchies, references to nature, heroes, Father or mother f...
Haha! No, not that Michael Ryan! if you read the poems there that you linked to it's a completely different style. No, this is BK Michael Ryan, one of three Ryan Brothers who became BKs. Yes, the songs were performed at pubic events (haha! I will keep that typo! They were all a bit of a wank!) - cal...
Hi Upaya, Beyond Sound had a few "incarnations". ex-l is referring to the one that recorded the album Diamond Harbour. That was essentially the duo of Eugene Romain and Louis Cennamo. But the song "A Place to Stay" is not an actual BK recording or Beyond Sound, so I am not sure w...