ex-l wrote:... I do not believe these individuals enjoy a broad base of support within the Brahmin Family. Personally, I do not accept the unlimited totalitarian superiority of these self-appointed leaders and I do not see grounds within the Murlis that one must do so in order to grow spiritually. (Especially, when I know otherwise).
Its like dealing with a medieval Vatican. Not only do they want to control what is said in church, they want to control what is said in the village square, and how.
Taking the above snippet from ex-l's post, i find it a strange irony that many of the discussions we have had recently seem to be all coming together. In this instance, i refer to the thread in which we have been discussing The Family.
I wonder if one inevitable consequence of The Family firmly standing under the protective canopy of the "Almighty Authority", aka G-O-D Shiv Baba, is the situation we are now witnessing. Can it indeed be argued that a form of totalitarian leadership over the BK congregation has been part and parcel of the setup for many, many decades?
(I could have wondered whether: The Family Firm, standing under the protective canopy of the "Almighty Authority" aka G-O-D Shiv Baba, has been able to exert a form of totalitarian leadership over the rank and file BK congregation for many, many decades? But alas i did not wonder about that. I wonder why? ).
For some reason, there comes to my mind the opening words of the second paragraph of The Declaration of Independence, in which the then 13 united States of America stated, amongst other things, that
"... We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness ... "
Which self-evident truths are we informed of by way of the BKWSU commencing this legal action against BrahmaKumaris.Info?