I remember when a BK turned up at our centre wearing a badge which said, "Lose weight now, ask me how".
She was promptly censured and told to remove it.
Their conferences are just shams ... facades to bring them into contact with VIPs. Generally, the audiences are made up entirely of BKs who come because they will get to see one of their top Dadis in action.
Thousands of dollars and even thousand of people are spent in order that the senior BKs get to hobnob with politicians or VIPs. As a rule, the BKs don't actually listen or take on board what the non-BKs are say - because it's manmat or Maya - they just sit and have Yoga at them, e.g. giving their dristhi in the hope it turns them into BKs.
THey are a vast waste of time, energy and resources in my opinion ... but encouragement for lower BKs to carry on as they are "proof" all their efforts and sacrifices must be worth something. In short, they part of a "long con" to keep them hooked.
"Look ... a VIP! It must all be true!!!"
Please correct me if I am wrong.
Yes, they are now borrowing ideas in the fields of organic farming and alternative health from other experts. In the past they would have criticised it as "health Bhakti" and a waste of energy. Only "grinding bones" in service was acceptable or admirable, e.g. running around working until you got sick.
On the other hand, they love/loved stories of Sisters who survived on one roti a day whilst working 20 hours a day for them.
She was promptly censured and told to remove it.
Their conferences are just shams ... facades to bring them into contact with VIPs. Generally, the audiences are made up entirely of BKs who come because they will get to see one of their top Dadis in action.
Thousands of dollars and even thousand of people are spent in order that the senior BKs get to hobnob with politicians or VIPs. As a rule, the BKs don't actually listen or take on board what the non-BKs are say - because it's manmat or Maya - they just sit and have Yoga at them, e.g. giving their dristhi in the hope it turns them into BKs.
THey are a vast waste of time, energy and resources in my opinion ... but encouragement for lower BKs to carry on as they are "proof" all their efforts and sacrifices must be worth something. In short, they part of a "long con" to keep them hooked.
"Look ... a VIP! It must all be true!!!"
Please correct me if I am wrong.
Yes, they are now borrowing ideas in the fields of organic farming and alternative health from other experts. In the past they would have criticised it as "health Bhakti" and a waste of energy. Only "grinding bones" in service was acceptable or admirable, e.g. running around working until you got sick.
On the other hand, they love/loved stories of Sisters who survived on one roti a day whilst working 20 hours a day for them.