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- 18 May 2008
- Forum: Newcomers backup
- Topic: Hello from daughter of BK
- Replies: 111
- Views: 96387
Re: Hello from daughter of BK
One such "duty of care" of the BKWSU leadership could perform would be to warn newcomers about the previous failed predictions of Destruction in order that they might make sensible life decision and not take excessive and damaging life decision based on the End of the World coming. Agreed...
- 18 May 2008
- Forum: Newcomers backup
- Topic: Hello from daughter of BK
- Replies: 111
- Views: 96387
Re: Hello from daughter of BK
My parents are still together. My mother became a BK too, but once my sister and myself stopped going to class etc she did too, and she no longer goes to class or meditates, though she does get involved with the centre and BKs on occasion. It is my feeling that she stayed with my dad and became a BK...
- 18 May 2008
- Forum: Newcomers backup
- Topic: Hello from daughter of BK
- Replies: 111
- Views: 96387
Re: Hello from daughter of BK
our good friend has just come out of the BKWSU Just to clarify: I haven't been active in the BKWSU for about 9 years, but obviously I have some idea of what's going on and still go to functions every now and then with my dad. I had no idea of the controversy surrounding the organisation until my da...
- 18 May 2008
- Forum: Newcomers backup
- Topic: Hello from daughter of BK
- Replies: 111
- Views: 96387
Re: Hello from daughter of BK
The bottomline is as a BK you do all sorts of crazy stuff, work for free and donate money BECAUSE in your next 21 lives you might be the king of the Golden Age. If you have a different idea, it is your own. Ha! I don't think that's the only reason for being a BK but, yes, I was basically saying tha...
- 18 May 2008
- Forum: Newcomers backup
- Topic: Hello from daughter of BK
- Replies: 111
- Views: 96387
Re: Hello from daughter of BK
Hello John, Yes, I can appreciate and understand that perspective. I think the BK ideal of "when we change, the world changes" is wonderful, and I did not mean to imply that BKs are wasting their time by focusing on that. Everyone has to do what they think is best to change the world and h...
- 18 May 2008
- Forum: Newcomers backup
- Topic: Hello from daughter of BK
- Replies: 111
- Views: 96387
Re: Hello from daughter of BK
Hi Arjun, I, as a BK, was told that when it is not possible to cook own food when I am away from home, I could eat food prepared either by virgins :P or by grandmothers/widows 8) even if they were non-BKs, as they have either not experienced lust or have renounced it :D. My word! See, this is where ...
- 18 May 2008
- Forum: Newcomers backup
- Topic: Hello from daughter of BK
- Replies: 111
- Views: 96387
Re: Hello from daughter of BK
Hi ex-l, I am afraid I don't know too much more about the review other than that the initial debrief to teachers only happened in the last few weeks and a number of meetings are planned across the country in various centres. I respect my Father and am not comfortable trying to get any info out of hi...
- 17 May 2008
- Forum: Newcomers backup
- Topic: Hello from daughter of BK
- Replies: 111
- Views: 96387
Hello from daughter of BK
Hello all, I found this forum a couple of months ago and read through the threads for hours, feeling a mixture of shock, empathy and interest. I grew up in the BK family in the UK (from the age of 4ish) and my Father is still an active and fairly senior BK. After talking to him about some of the thi...