Well spotted Jann.
I see a lot of familiar faces, some of which were copied in on and involved in discussions about this site, e.g. Waddy, Hodgkinson, Judy Rodgers, Maureen Goodman, Charley Hogg, Robin Ramsay and all the usual senior Indians. Gayatri Naraine, Judy, and Ken O'Donnell seem to be in the driving seat. I know Primal.logic met with Hogg and others.
Unsurprisingly, I don't hear of anyone from this side of the debate being invited nor involved in any further discussions.Just so others know how these people act, the event was dated.
BKWSU wrote: "18 - 20 October 2007 ... 78 Brahma Kumaris and Kumars from India and abroad convened in Shantivan, Mount Abu, India for an International Get-Together".
That was just 6 weeks after Brahma Kumaris Dr Hansa Raval submitted a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum attempting to shut down this website on September 7, 2007 without permission and in preparation for a personal legal action against it for libel because someone on this site merely quote an article which called her a "kook".
The Brahma Kumari elite, did not stop the legal action. (They were, of course, not paying for it). They let it run until November 19, 2007 when it failed.
BKWSU wrote:Our conversations were filled with love and respect for the Yagya (spiritual family / community).
I, therefore, read with interest ...
BKWSU wrote:How can we engage in processes of reconciliation with old BKs, friends of the BKs and others who may carry disappointment of grievances about their experiences with the BKs?
How can we identify and manage situations that may escalate into serious conflicts or grievances?
Again, strangely, I have not heard of any "official" approach to this website. How can they talk about "reconciliation" whilst at the same time carrying on legal actions against others?
The famous stand up comedian, Janki Kirpalani had this script written for her ... what a clown. Still, I suppose they are be encouraged ... let us see what fruit it bears. It still does not change the fact that they believe they are god chosen to inspire the Destruction of the world by nuclear weapons, 900,000 chosen ones going to heaven on earth whilst 6,000,000,000 impure human beings have to die.
This Global Functioning process is to provide an opportunity for the BK family to appreciate the incredible subtle bonds that hold us together as one and to review the elevated guiding principles that BapDada (Founder) has given from the beginning of the Yagya (spiritual family/community) to guide our lives and service.
According to the time, we want to assure that we have credible processes in place for applying our principles in the accurate running of the global organization in alignment with the laws and human rights conventions of the 21st century world. It may be that in coming together to review the global Yagya system, we will discover ways in which our guiding principles and formal constitution need to be updated to meet the demands of these changing times and of the expanded family."
(Dadi Janki)
There was the 2nd INTERNATIONAL GET-TOGETHER, 13 - 15 October, 2008 and further meetings on February 8 - 13, 2009: National Coordinating Council Meeting, February 26 - March 12, 2009: Centers Coordinators Council Meeting, November 2009 ... still nothing.
Can anyone see anything more than pretty cartoons and exhortation to "become like Baba"?
With regards to
the Netherlands, they go off on a envangelistic tangent plan aiming for the 26% of the Dutch population who call themselves ‘free spiritualists’. As in people who consider themselves as spiritual minded but do not belong to a traditional religion "This group needs to be served in a specific way".
BKs in the UK talk about unfriendliness and isolation within the BKWSU.
The site was registered by Sudarshan Sundar of the Brahma Kumaris WSO in Massachusetts.