What is her real name? There is a list,
here. Surely, that suffering was the Karma of suffering she caused others, so why should I be sympathetic to her?
mbbhat wrote:I have heard directly form some Dadis (e.g. Gange Dadi). She was tortured to a great extent both physically and mentally. Do you get same anger when you hear such cases? Then you can be called as impartial.
Largely, I am not. And it is another 'fallacious argument' to suggest that therefore I am "not impartial".
Firstly, I do not get "angry" when I hear of PBKs being beaten by BK, even if it is in a manner that suggests it is a centralised policy from the headquarters. That is to say, it happens in the same way in numerous states which leads us to think it must coordinated by someone.
I am not sure of my exact sentiments ... but "disgusted by the hypocrisy and two-facedness of the organization" would be good enough.
Secondly, Om Mandli members were being beaten by "impure, ignorant Shudras" (demons the BKWSU tells us), whereas here we have "pure, knowledgeful Brahmin Angels" doing the same job.
In short, it "comes with the territory". It is as if Jews, having been persecuted by Nazis then go off and and become Nazis persecuting others (... which, of course, what some have done in Palestine).
Thirdly, we know now the circumstance of the 'alleged beatings' were NOT as the Brahma Kumaris projected them. The Brahma Kumaris 'project' the Om Mandli wives, mothers and children as heroes running away to be with "God". We know now that there was no God Shiva until after 1950. In fact, they were running off to be with millionaire sugar daddy Lekhraj Kirpalani who was willing to spend his money and life on making things comfortable and easy for them ... with the addition of much psychic entertainment to liven up their lives. For them, Lekhraj Kirpalani was God the Gita Inventor.
The BKWSU must therefore be proven to be prone to
extensive exaggeration and falsification. They are NOT reliable witnesses. A few incidents (which I am sure did happen but were on the low scale of familial abuse) have been exaggerated out of all proportion to create a "
persecution myth" that the Brahma Kumari leadership can exploit to their advantage.
The difference between the Om Mandli and PBK events is that the members of the Om Mandli were, in essence, the defaulters in social contracts. That is, the marriages of men and women, the bonds of the fathers and daughters and their extended family. A family system which was essential for survival at that time.
The Prajapati Brahma-kumaris were, in essence, in the wrong. Lekhraj Kirpalani broke not just families apart but also a community ... using primarily his money power. (His "competition", Saddhu Vaswani whose work for women and girls pre-dated Lekhraj Kirpalani's, did not need to 'buy' his following and demand they cut off from their families).
Today, on the streets of India, the PBKs actually actually protect by law (in theory) and have human rights. "Freedom of religion" and the rights of individuals to follow and promote their religion is one such human right that the Brahma-kumaris
HYPOCRITICALLY sign up for (see, United Religions Initiative). They put on a face to the United Nations but their actions contradict that. I would say their actions reflect their inner reality.
So, all in all ... the circumstances are quite different and the BKs come out looking unreliable. Ganges Dadi knows about the historical revision, the many failed predictions of Destruction, God Brahma phase and has carried out the lies for decades. Therefore, my sympathies are therefore less for her. The situation with the PBKs is still current, when Om Mandli is over.
And I feel the same about the injustice dealt to PBKs as I do about BKs that are denied Murlis.