Hi,
As Sarah kindly suggested the above topic, I thought I would create a new subject so as not to confuse the two.
Well, for now, I would like to say that the Brahma Kumaris organisation say that the too late board has not gone up yet. There is still time for people to come on board the Noah's Ark of Brahma Kumaris before the 'too late sign' goes up. Come on board the train to become a Brahma Kumar/Kumari now before its too late. (Maybe someone can dig out the exact words from the Murlis or the classes).
I personally would say that an ex-BK may be one who has come off the Noah's Ark of Brahma Kumaris before it's too late or before we got thrown off it by them and drowned. I would say that the too late board has not gone up yet for people to come off the train before it's too late.
My personal experience as a Brahma Kumar/Kumari for over 25 years, well what can I say, I had enough. Enough was enough. I had reached the peaks of their (in particular the Seniors, some junior and some surrendered members) domination, control, lack of communication, lack of understanding, dogma, doctrine, etc.
They used to say that if you have one foot in their world of Brahma Kumaris and one foot in the real world, that you could not survive, that you will struggle etc. They used to say that you if you want to achieve success on their path, the only way would be to have both feet in the world of the Brahma Kumaris. (My only guess is that this is why the idea of detachment was such a fundamental doctrine within the organisation).
I think that in itself may explain that as an ex-BK, at least you can have both feet in the real world without any fear, worry or control. Unfortunately, or should I say fortunately, I personally feel like I am a baby learning to crawl and then learning to walk in the real world. It can be quite a daunting process given that my actual physical age is an adult well into (x) age, but my mental age is still like a child. Confusing or what?
However, I am determined that with self help, psychotherapy as well as other therapies, that my mental and physical age can somewhat be the same if not similar. Although I have to say that sometimes it can be healthy mentally be a child or at least youthful under the right circumstances.
Well, it would be interesting to hear other people's description of what an ex-BK is.
Best wishes
Enlightened
As Sarah kindly suggested the above topic, I thought I would create a new subject so as not to confuse the two.
Well, for now, I would like to say that the Brahma Kumaris organisation say that the too late board has not gone up yet. There is still time for people to come on board the Noah's Ark of Brahma Kumaris before the 'too late sign' goes up. Come on board the train to become a Brahma Kumar/Kumari now before its too late. (Maybe someone can dig out the exact words from the Murlis or the classes).
I personally would say that an ex-BK may be one who has come off the Noah's Ark of Brahma Kumaris before it's too late or before we got thrown off it by them and drowned. I would say that the too late board has not gone up yet for people to come off the train before it's too late.
My personal experience as a Brahma Kumar/Kumari for over 25 years, well what can I say, I had enough. Enough was enough. I had reached the peaks of their (in particular the Seniors, some junior and some surrendered members) domination, control, lack of communication, lack of understanding, dogma, doctrine, etc.
They used to say that if you have one foot in their world of Brahma Kumaris and one foot in the real world, that you could not survive, that you will struggle etc. They used to say that you if you want to achieve success on their path, the only way would be to have both feet in the world of the Brahma Kumaris. (My only guess is that this is why the idea of detachment was such a fundamental doctrine within the organisation).
I think that in itself may explain that as an ex-BK, at least you can have both feet in the real world without any fear, worry or control. Unfortunately, or should I say fortunately, I personally feel like I am a baby learning to crawl and then learning to walk in the real world. It can be quite a daunting process given that my actual physical age is an adult well into (x) age, but my mental age is still like a child. Confusing or what?
However, I am determined that with self help, psychotherapy as well as other therapies, that my mental and physical age can somewhat be the same if not similar. Although I have to say that sometimes it can be healthy mentally be a child or at least youthful under the right circumstances.
Well, it would be interesting to hear other people's description of what an ex-BK is.
Best wishes
Enlightened