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Friday, July 3, 2009

Bhramakumaris

God
Brahma Kumaris are monotheistic in their doctrine. God, addressed by most BKs "Shiv Baba", is considered to be an eternal soul, a like human souls but the Supreme one (Paramatma) and "knowledgeful". His purpose is to awaken humanity and restore harmony, giving power through the Brahma Kumaris' practise of Raja Yoga, eliminating negativity. He is not the creator of matter which is itself considered to be eternal. He is said to have spoken in person through the mouth of the organization's primary medium Lekhraj Kripalani and to be the destroyer of evil.
The BKWSU teaches that individual humans are like "tiny stars, minute points of invisible luminous energy that is the soul" which center around Shiva in the soul world.

Self
Human and even animal souls, called atmas, are believed to be an infinitesimal point of spiritual light residing in the forehead of the body it occupies. Souls are believed to originally exist with God in a "Soul World", a world of infinite light, peace and silence called Paramdham. Here souls are in a state of rest and beyond experience. Souls enter bodies to take birth in order to experience life and give expression to their personality. Unlike other Eastern traditions, the soul is not thought to transmigrate into other species and does not evolve but rather devolves birth after birth. Within this "point of light" all aspects of the personality are contained and is said to enter the human body in the 4th to 5th month of pregnancy


Three Worlds
The Brahma Kumaris believe that there are 3 worlds or dimensions; the physical universe, a soul world known as Paramdham and an intermediate region called "The Subtle Regions" where they claim to journey to experience visions regarding world history where Lekhraj Kirpalani and God Shiva combined as BapDada jointly communicate with the university.
Corporeal World; the sun, the moon and even the distant stars make up the Physical World. Whatever we can see with our physical eyes belong to this Physical World. Here, human souls take up bodies and play out their roles.
Subtle region or Angelic world; a world filled with divine luminous white light where BK followers claim to journey to experience visions regarding world history and Lekhraj Kirpalani and Shiva, combined as "BapDada", jointly communicate with the university through tits mediums.
Incorporeal world; the "Soul World", filled with the "brahm" element (the sixth element of light), a luminous golden red in color. This, it is claimed, is the original residence of all souls and the residence the Supreme Soul. BKWSU claims this is also known by other names such as Shantidham, Mukthidham, Brahmlokh, Paramdham or Nirvana. Souls exists in the soul world "totally untained by matter ... as a starlike point of light until they have to 'play their part' within the world drama on the physical plane" at whatever time in history they are destined to incarnate for the first time.

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