Now, on to related practical matters ...
Letter sent to BK Mohini Panjabi of New York and the Brahma Kumaris at the United Nations
Dear Mohini-bhen, You offer ideals, principles and values that you parrot and don’t follow through. You’re a glutton for your food, coke, coffees, teas. You are not an instrument for your body, let alone Baba or the Yagya.
The Brahma Kumaris come from, and have their headquarters in, a country which UNICEF found almost 46 per cent of children under the age of three were undernourished. That is worse than conflict-plagued, drought-stricken Sub-Saharan Africa. Starvation deaths are still common, especially amongst the untouchable castes. Horrifying details of starvation deaths in the BKs' home state of Rajasthan came to light only a few years ago. Does one have a right to expect them to practise what they preach on a personal level? Do the Brahma Kumaris tend to over look their leader's personal indulgences and, instead, deflect their adherents' attention onto theoretical issues. Are "our senses" not "our kingdom"?
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) found Twelve Indian states have "alarming" levels of hunger while the situation is "extremely alarming" in Madhya Pradesh comparable to the African countries of Ethiopia and Chad including 60% of children. India has more people suffering from hunger - a figure above 200 million - than any other country in the world, it says.
Gluttony is considered a sin within most religions but it seems that it is bad, i.e. "body-conscious", to mention it within the BKWSU. We discussed here how the Seniors often put down BK followers for being "health bhagats" in the past. That may have changed to some extent but I can report on how sports and exercises were discouraged ... pointless distractions from 'doing service' ... and hard work looked down upon as "not royal".
Its one thing to become obese on one's own money but surely becoming obese from a charity based in the developing world money is not on? Compulsive eaters consciously or unconsciously use food to manage their anxiety, to calm themselves when they feel stressed, and to bring comfort when they feel lonely or sad or afraid.
What benefit is there is coffee, cokes, and too many calories? Surely this all speaks of unresolved psychological issues being masked by overeating?
I also found this interesting; Manta.com. It documents a "private company" operating out of Global Harmony House of The Brahma Kumaris, in New York. Can anyone shed any light on what this might be? Book sales perhaps? Is it "God" Baba's, Mohini's or is there no difference between the two? The income is modest, $38,000 but what is a private business being done run out of a BKWSU center, especially when it is a registered charity? Do we know if 'B K Mohini Panjabi B/P' is a wholly own subsidiary of the BKWSO?
B K Mohini Panjabi B/P
46 S Middle Neck Rd, Great Neck, NY 11021-3456
Contact Phone: (516) 773-0971
Business Category: Amusement/Recreation Services in Great Neck, NY
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B K Mohini Panjabi B/P's line of business is amusement/recreation services.
Company Name: B K Mohini Panjabi B/P
Address: 46 S Middle Neck Rd, Great Neck, NY 11021-3456 (Map)
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Location Type: Single Location
Est. # of Employees: 1
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Est. Annual Sales: $38,000
Year Started: 2006
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