I know nothing about Brahma Kumaris, but I know a great deal about Indian ashrams, whose bramhamacharya's with little exception, are encouraged to have as little to do with their birth family as possible to separate them from their psychological and emotional ties that would limit their spiritual progress. Better not to jump to conclusions, just state the facts.
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Ziziz, I am sure all kinds of things go on there, like anywhere, and maybe there is a total dictatorship, without having been there I don't know. Just from what I have read so far, its also standard for guru's to cut ties with family members in India, and serve the guru body, mind and soul, with no other authority. Whether its right or not depends on the guru and his or her integrity
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I just recently came across their videos, and so, due dilligence, googled to find out the background, and came across these pages, which then led me to an 'exposed' website, which I also read. So, I have never been there, and know very little about the group. I have no position of defence or attack, with no skin in this game. But I find a lot of the comments to misunderstand what is
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