Many women who had joined the community as ardent followers and now have quit the organization called the Brahma Kumaris as a sham. Following allegations were made by these followers:
Family Breaker: Brahma Kumaris follow complete celibacy. They believe that the following celibacy makes one’s soul pure and only a pure soul can establish a connection with the Almighty. Women joining the community have sacrificed their family lives and broken their marital ties just to be a part of the organization. Brahma Kumaris also advocate for young girls to remain unmarried which is also considered by the critics as breaking the very foundation of societal values and mankind.
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Accumulation of wealth: Brahma Kumaris are accused of manipulating women to be a part of their community and then donating their entire wealth as a donation to carry out the welfare activities and spread the principles on which the community of Brahma Kumaris is based worldwide. Also, the meditation sessions and workshops conducted by them for free are alleged to be traps for long-term investment from their prospective followers.
Other practices or principles which are also criticized by the scholars who feel that Brahma Kumaris is a fraud are that:
Brahma Kumaris have claimed that the world will come to an end and there will be a complete destruction of mankind. However, they have continuously been changing the dates of this destruction.
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They also claim that Ramayan and Mahabharata never happened, but scholars have countered it by saying then how Ram Setu and Dwarka’s existence is there and proved.
May of their principles are based on the teachings of Bhagvad Gita, and they interpret the meaning of these teachings as per their convenience since the common man who has not gone through this Holy book believes in what they say and follows them blindly.
Brahma Kumaris do not follow any caste system and do not believe in any religion and mankind is the only religion they follow and preach. However, Brahma Kumaris are supposed to cook their own food or food that is cooked by other Brahma Kumari and maintain their separate set of utensils. This is so, as they consider food cooked by any non- Brahma Kumari to not be pure. This is the biggest hypocrisy of their own teachings.
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According to me, religion is a personal choice. A man is free to follow any religion that he wishes to. Religion should not set boundaries for mankind and should make a person have affection and love towards all and so Humanity is the biggest of all religions. We as youngsters should be very careful of the practices that we follow and principle that we believe in as this will be carried forward and practiced by the coming generations.
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