HAPPY RESOLUTION OF CONTROVERSIES? MOVING ALONG..??.

Charlie Hogg,left, vice president Brahma Kumaris Australia, and friends.. with ant hill at aravali meditation sanctuary...

        As readers of this site will know, we have had concerns for many years about the apparent lack of accuracy in the tale of how Brahma Kumaris came to embrace their primary philosophy expressed as:

The One True God of All Religions has descended, and is setting about His task of World Transformation: through the agency of Brahma Kumaris.. 

We also have ongoing concerns about censorship of the Godly teachings: known as sakar murlis (1964-69), and certain avyakt murlis (1969-77). Our many requests to management to discuss and resolve these anomalies for the benefit of the people of the world have not born fruit.

With this in mind we recently invited the leadership of Brahma Kumaris Australia, incorporated in Australia, to meet with us, each with our solicitors. Although the nature of the discussions will not be for publication here, our concerns have been these:

 Australian Consumer Law contains broad provisions prohibiting conduct by a corporation that is considered to be misleading or deceptive or would be likely to mislead or deceive.

 In that context we note that there appear to be fundamental discrepancies between the Brahma Kumaris story, as currently endorsed by Brahma Kumaris Australia, through both active denial and passive neglect, and the BK story as authenticated by original documents in the British Library, the New York Public Library and the public library in Karachi. BKA is funded almost exclusively by members of the public, and we believe that the public has a right to full and complete knowledge about the organisation they are contributing to. Because of management censorship and lack of disclosure regarding the story, we feel that currently they do not. 

 Brahma Kumaris Australia has secure assets in excess of    $20,000,000, and an annual cash income donated by members of the public of some $1,000,000, as well as further millions  contributed to its tax deductible  building account.* ( BKA has tax deductible status as a 'school', though it teaches in a rather colonial style, reminiscent of British India). 

 We believe that BKA has a clear responsibility to be open and transparent about its history and teachings to all past, present and future donors, and all Australian tax payers, and hope pathways to bring this about can be agreed to between the parties.🙂🙂🙂😀😀🙂😎🙂🙂

 

NOTE RE YOUR ENQUIRIES ABOUT PROGRESS:

OUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE BRAHMA KUMARIS  BACKSTORY AS PRESENTED, AS WELL AS WITH CERTAIN MATTERS OF BKA GOVERNANCE, HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED AND SENT TO MR HOGG AND HIS LEGAL TEAM  FOR THEIR ATTENTION. THEY ARE DUE TO RESPOND BY MAY 1 2015. 

MARCH 2016: WE REGARD THE RESPONSES TO THE HISTORY AND OTHER MATTERS OF GOVERNANCE THAT  WE RAISED  WITH BK MANAGEMENT TO BE QUITE INADEQUATE: YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT OUR CONCERNS AT+THE TRUMAN SHOW?

 * Source: Brahma Kumaris Australia financials available online from ASIC.

 

Shudra Das 01.03.2016 16:32

"May 1 2015" ... what happened?

Thank you

MABK INFO 08.03.2016 07:02

News will be posted on this thread in May 2016 : one year on

Hopi Gopi 18.07.2015 11:48

The BKs should give all the money back to those they conned to sell their land and homes.... Please give Rory Moore back his money he deserves it.....Om shanti.

Pink Panther 06.03.2016 07:09

@Hopi Gopi - What’s the story with Rory Moore?

MICHAEL 18.06.2015 10:13

STILL WAITING ?

Sowing & Reaping 18.04.2015 18:33

A month and a half since these talks began. Any word on what's happening, Robin?

MABK INFO 19.04.2015 04:23

hi S+R. As agreed at meeting, our concerns were written up + sent to CH + BK legals by April 1. CH + legals ( 2 barristers+1 solicitor) due to respond by May 1

hardeep singh 31.03.2015 05:00

please reveal more

MABK INFO 19.04.2015 04:24

Hi Hardeep Thanks for your note, but can you say more about what ?

Phillip Gough 05.03.2015 11:57

Hi Robin. Good article. Honesty is the best policy, I believe. All the best.
Phil

MABK INFO 19.04.2015 04:25

Thanks Phillip. Indeed.

Sowing & Reaping 01.03.2015 22:14

Well played, Robin. How are BKA going to spin themselves out of this situation? Will Charlie give himself a golden handshake before jumping ship?
I suspect yes.

Dunc 28.02.2015 07:35

Lovely photo of you 3

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Latest comments

18.07 | 05:20

dadi prakashmani was a great leader and one of babas favourite students baba use to take her name in sakar murli as an example. Baba used to call her kumarika.

18.07 | 05:16

baba uses destruction word so that brahmins do teevra purusharth

18.07 | 05:11

in murli baba has said sangamyug is 100years baba talks about destructrion so that brahmins purusharth can take lift.babas words are kalyankari

14.06 | 22:39

Goodonya Robin.