It's that time of year again when the Brahma Kumaris claim God possesses their spirit mediums and meets in personal with their adherents ... all of whom are strong encouraged to travel to Mount Abu to meet him (and empty their wallets when they get there getting a special "karmic bonus" if they do).
What happens is 1,000s or even 10,000s of BK cause endless pollution by flying from all over the world and crossing India to desperately descend on a little village in Rajasthan ... where there is very little water and not much food grown locally, to sit and listen to a spirit possess their medium and whisper through them causing endless noise and congestion for the locals ... for a "rallying of the troops" experience and to speak a new Avyakt Vani or Murli (which sounds almost exactly like the old ones).
If the adherents are lucky, the ghost of their deceased founder will get up, shoot a water pistol, open a flag, or cut and eat some cake and other highly cultural activities. In fact, they claim it must be god and the ghost of their deceased founder because the spirit medium herself does not like bananas ... but when the ghost comes and takes over her body, apparently they do! Miracle or miracles ... of course it must be god!!!
If you are rich, famous, powerful or white, you are invited to sleep in newly built, air-conditioned rooms at the top of the hill where it is cooler and quieter. If you are poor and brown, e.g. low caste Indian, you end up sleeping in tents by the dusty side of the road at the bottom of the hill ... because that is your karma.
Likewise, if you are rich, famous, powerful or white, you'll probably be allowed to sit at the front of the massing crowds and even meet the God Father; whereas if you are poor and brown, despite what sacrifices you've made, you'll be herded into crowd control cattle grids and sit on the floor at the back by security guys with sticks. Everyone with a camcorder will block your view; everyone else will burp, fart, cough or snore to try and "test" your meditation level. The BK Elite will be allowed to sit on the stage next to the medium thereby re-confirming their importance ... and they'll be someone sitting next to "God" to whisper into his ear who anyone meeting him actually is ... because God hasn't a clue and cannot remember from last year ... and what they have done.
The best prize for a year of getting up at 4am and spending the whole of your life slaving on BK projects is a milky sweetie given in person. However, most BKs will just get a distance view of all this going on ... and perhaps the runs and a cold. Most find the 'meeting with God in person', called "Baba's Milan", to be disappointing.
For many, it is their turning point to leave the Brahma Kumaris.
The big excitement for me is, since the vast increase in the wealth of the Brahma Kumaris, God and the deceased Lekhraj Kirpalani get a new bra and pair of panties to wear every time they come ... or "mount the virgin" as it is called in the BKWSU! That's right, the spirit medium into whom they descend on Earth to meet the BK congregation is dressed up in ... along with an increasingly large gold and gemstone badge ... a new bra and pair of panties. And, it looks to me, a starchy new polyester sari.
The BKs cannot risk having him come into a dirty pair of pants.
What happens to the new bra and panties afterwards? No one knows. It's a mystery. Which I think is a shame as I reckon they might raise quite a sum if they were to be auctioned off on Ebay.
From secret sources, it's understood they look more like this ...
Rather than ... these.
When this ritual of purity started is unknown and not according to the Murlis. Perhaps Gulzar is getting on and prone to accidents?
God's gig list for the 2013 to 2014 is as follows ... posters, badges, T-shirts and other tour merchandising is available at the kiosk on the way out. Cash and credit cards accepted. Tickets strictly limited and according to availability only. Big bribes ... backhanders ... donations to the BKWSU increase your likelihood of a personal meeting.
What happens is 1,000s or even 10,000s of BK cause endless pollution by flying from all over the world and crossing India to desperately descend on a little village in Rajasthan ... where there is very little water and not much food grown locally, to sit and listen to a spirit possess their medium and whisper through them causing endless noise and congestion for the locals ... for a "rallying of the troops" experience and to speak a new Avyakt Vani or Murli (which sounds almost exactly like the old ones).
If the adherents are lucky, the ghost of their deceased founder will get up, shoot a water pistol, open a flag, or cut and eat some cake and other highly cultural activities. In fact, they claim it must be god and the ghost of their deceased founder because the spirit medium herself does not like bananas ... but when the ghost comes and takes over her body, apparently they do! Miracle or miracles ... of course it must be god!!!
If you are rich, famous, powerful or white, you are invited to sleep in newly built, air-conditioned rooms at the top of the hill where it is cooler and quieter. If you are poor and brown, e.g. low caste Indian, you end up sleeping in tents by the dusty side of the road at the bottom of the hill ... because that is your karma.
Likewise, if you are rich, famous, powerful or white, you'll probably be allowed to sit at the front of the massing crowds and even meet the God Father; whereas if you are poor and brown, despite what sacrifices you've made, you'll be herded into crowd control cattle grids and sit on the floor at the back by security guys with sticks. Everyone with a camcorder will block your view; everyone else will burp, fart, cough or snore to try and "test" your meditation level. The BK Elite will be allowed to sit on the stage next to the medium thereby re-confirming their importance ... and they'll be someone sitting next to "God" to whisper into his ear who anyone meeting him actually is ... because God hasn't a clue and cannot remember from last year ... and what they have done.
The best prize for a year of getting up at 4am and spending the whole of your life slaving on BK projects is a milky sweetie given in person. However, most BKs will just get a distance view of all this going on ... and perhaps the runs and a cold. Most find the 'meeting with God in person', called "Baba's Milan", to be disappointing.
For many, it is their turning point to leave the Brahma Kumaris.
The big excitement for me is, since the vast increase in the wealth of the Brahma Kumaris, God and the deceased Lekhraj Kirpalani get a new bra and pair of panties to wear every time they come ... or "mount the virgin" as it is called in the BKWSU! That's right, the spirit medium into whom they descend on Earth to meet the BK congregation is dressed up in ... along with an increasingly large gold and gemstone badge ... a new bra and pair of panties. And, it looks to me, a starchy new polyester sari.
The BKs cannot risk having him come into a dirty pair of pants.
What happens to the new bra and panties afterwards? No one knows. It's a mystery. Which I think is a shame as I reckon they might raise quite a sum if they were to be auctioned off on Ebay.
From secret sources, it's understood they look more like this ...
- God wears big knickers
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Rather than ... these.
When this ritual of purity started is unknown and not according to the Murlis. Perhaps Gulzar is getting on and prone to accidents?
God's gig list for the 2013 to 2014 is as follows ... posters, badges, T-shirts and other tour merchandising is available at the kiosk on the way out. Cash and credit cards accepted. Tickets strictly limited and according to availability only. Big bribes ... backhanders ... donations to the BKWSU increase your likelihood of a personal meeting.
- 24th October 2013 - Non-Indians and Indians living in the West (Double Foreigners) and Indore
15th November 2013 - Karnataka
30th November 2012 - Uttar Pradesh
15th December 2013 - Gujerat
31st December 2013 - Maharashtra
18th January 2014 - Indore
31st January 2014 - Punjab
14th February 2014 - Eastern
27th February 2014 - Rajasthan
15th March 2014 - Delhi
30th March 2014 - Madhya Pradesh