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* [[God]] has come to give the BKs divine instructions ([[shrimat]]) through their founder [[Brahma Baba]] | * [[God]] has come to give the BKs divine instructions ([[shrimat]]) through their founder [[Brahma Baba]] | ||
* time repeats in a [[5000 year cycle]] or [[kalpa]] | * time repeats in a [[5000 year cycle]] or [[kalpa]] | ||
| − | * all religions of the world are branches of the [[world tree]], of which the Hindu culture | + | * all religions of the world are branches of the [[world tree]], of which the Hindu culture, rooted in the original [[deity religion]], is the trunk, the BKs are the roots and God a.k.a. [[Shiva]] is the seed |
* we are now at the end of a cycle, ie the end of the [[Iron Age]]. The world will shortly go through a process of physical transformation. through natural and man made catastrophe, in which most of the human race will die (leave their bodies) and nature will transform the planet into a fresh new perfect world | * we are now at the end of a cycle, ie the end of the [[Iron Age]]. The world will shortly go through a process of physical transformation. through natural and man made catastrophe, in which most of the human race will die (leave their bodies) and nature will transform the planet into a fresh new perfect world | ||
* at the end of each cycle (ie very soon) all outstanding karmic debts are settled by [[dharamraj]] ("the king of righteousness"), in other words Judgement Day. Each soul is thus purified and returns to the [[soul world]] (a.k.a [[paramdham]]), awaiting their first rebirth in the next cycle. | * at the end of each cycle (ie very soon) all outstanding karmic debts are settled by [[dharamraj]] ("the king of righteousness"), in other words Judgement Day. Each soul is thus purified and returns to the [[soul world]] (a.k.a [[paramdham]]), awaiting their first rebirth in the next cycle. | ||
Revision as of 09:48, 18 April 2006
Gyan
"Gyan" is Hindi for "enlightenment" or "spiritual knowledge". BKs talk about "gyan" meaning the knowledge they have been taught and the wisdom they have gained from it. They describe their first encounters with the BK knowledge as "coming into gyan", and if and when they leave the BK organisation, that is described inaccurately as "leaving gyan" .
One of the four main BK subjects, ie yoga, gyan, seva, and dharna.
Key BK beliefs include:
- we are not bodies, but divine eternal souls who take on bodies temporarily - ie reincarnation
- divine justice through karma
- God has come to give the BKs divine instructions (shrimat) through their founder Brahma Baba
- time repeats in a 5000 year cycle or kalpa
- all religions of the world are branches of the world tree, of which the Hindu culture, rooted in the original deity religion, is the trunk, the BKs are the roots and God a.k.a. Shiva is the seed
- we are now at the end of a cycle, ie the end of the Iron Age. The world will shortly go through a process of physical transformation. through natural and man made catastrophe, in which most of the human race will die (leave their bodies) and nature will transform the planet into a fresh new perfect world
- at the end of each cycle (ie very soon) all outstanding karmic debts are settled by dharamraj ("the king of righteousness"), in other words Judgement Day. Each soul is thus purified and returns to the soul world (a.k.a paramdham), awaiting their first rebirth in the next cycle.
- only BKs will incarnate at the start of the new cycle (ie Golden Age or heaven on earth ie paradise)
- The role of BKs now is to reveal God and God's teachings to the world, and thus prepare the rest of humanity spiritually for the coming destruction/transformation.
- every BK has to surrender to God, and through study and "churning" of BK gyan, through yoga with God, and through inculcation of virtues, and service of others, will become angelic and God-like (and thus fit to reincarnate in the coming paradise). The BKs aim to become, in this life, so perfect, that they do not suffer any purgatory at Dharamraj.