In the old days, "God", Lekhraj Kirpalani and the BKs used to say they never accepted money from non-BKs because they were "impure" and their impure vibrations contaminated the money.
Changed days now since they discovered just how much money, land and properties they could pull in worldwide under various guises.
Here's a few more to add to the list ... from the British Lottery.
Now, quite a few spiritual traditions would have a problem with Lotteries as they are gambling and generally exploit the poorest, weakest and most vulnerable members of society craving a big win from their one Pound gamble. It's not a problem for the BKs though.
Elsewhere, I read that they actually received a £1.5 million donation from the lottery but I have not managed to find record of it yet.
Personally I think the BKs *always* took money from whomever they could - there is record of it going back to the 1940s at least - it's just that they a) learned how to put up a sanctimonious facade to appear more holy than they were, and b) they want to control *who* in the group could receive big donations and maintain their own monopoly of it. Again, we have record of this going right up to the 1980s/90s where "big" Sisters would fly in to receive big donations and then fly out again taking them, and leaving the local centres with nothing. Likewise, there have been disputes over the centralisation of donations at "zone" levels.
The Brahma Kumaris don't "serve communities", they serve themselves exploiting communities wherever they go. They are, in my opinion, a parasitical organisation at many levels.
Probably worth scanning worldwide under numerous of their many names ...
From here
Changed days now since they discovered just how much money, land and properties they could pull in worldwide under various guises.
Here's a few more to add to the list ... from the British Lottery.
Now, quite a few spiritual traditions would have a problem with Lotteries as they are gambling and generally exploit the poorest, weakest and most vulnerable members of society craving a big win from their one Pound gamble. It's not a problem for the BKs though.
Elsewhere, I read that they actually received a £1.5 million donation from the lottery but I have not managed to find record of it yet.
Personally I think the BKs *always* took money from whomever they could - there is record of it going back to the 1940s at least - it's just that they a) learned how to put up a sanctimonious facade to appear more holy than they were, and b) they want to control *who* in the group could receive big donations and maintain their own monopoly of it. Again, we have record of this going right up to the 1980s/90s where "big" Sisters would fly in to receive big donations and then fly out again taking them, and leaving the local centres with nothing. Likewise, there have been disputes over the centralisation of donations at "zone" levels.
28 Sep 2001 Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University
This group provides community services to a cross section of people in the community. The award will be used to fund remedial works to remove severe dampness in the interior walls of the groups building.
The Brahma Kumaris don't "serve communities", they serve themselves exploiting communities wherever they go. They are, in my opinion, a parasitical organisation at many levels.
Probably worth scanning worldwide under numerous of their many names ...
From here
Anon, London -> Brahma Kumaris is a cult! £1.5m of Lottery Funding given - why?
They give no money to poor, but gold leaf their oppulent HQ and spend on themselves.