Adhyatmik Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya
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The Adhyatmik Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya, also known as Advance Party, is a part of the same Adi Devta
Dharma
(original deity religion of Golden Age
) religion as Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University
, a monastic, renunciate, millenarian
new religious movement
(NRM) of India
n origin. Elsewhere they are referred to as the Prajapita Brahma Kumaris or PBKs. Walliss goes on to state that, as Lekhraj Kripalani's original message of separation, spiritual introversion and violent destruction becomes repackaged as the emergence of a New Age through self-understanding and self-development, this direction has caused discontent within certain segments of the Brahma Kumari movement, likening them to the "Protestant Reformers to the BKWSU's mediaeval Catholic Church".
and the manner in which they allege its millenarianism
has been misunderstood. In particular, they are critical of the University's New Age
and UN involvement.
Walliss goes on to state that the PBKs claim that Shiva
is now manifesting Himself through a different medium
to correctly interpret the original teachings, claiming that its founder was the BKWSU's founder Lekhraj Kripalani's business partner Sevak Ram, and that it was he who was the original medium. PBKs report hostility and resistance from the BKWSU. Walliss met with a wall of silence and irate phone call from the BKWSU headquarters threatening him that the BKWSU would, "block [him] every step of the way if [he] persisted along this line of investigation". The University restricting its member's "knowledge and access to the group so as to prevent any further defections" and founder Virendra Dev Dixit was debarred from the BKWSU.
Shivbaba narrated Gyan Murlis (flute of knowledge) through Brahma Baba and is now giving the advanced knowledge i.e. He is clarifying the true meaning (the true Gita) of those murlis, to the Prajapita Brahma Kumar/Kumaris (i.e. Advance Party). The Advance Party and the Brahma Kumaris Organization (BKWSU) form the two halves of the alokik (other-worldly) Brahmin family who will eventually re-unite to transform this hell into heaven.
at this time to prepare the paradisical
heaven on earth, called the Golden Age
, and for other BKs in the near future. The breakaway group's use of the name is seen within the BKWSU as impertinent and they therefore refer to them as the 'Shankar
Party'.
Devta
Devta is a serialized fantasy story written in the Urdu language by Mohiuddin Nawab. It was published monthly for 33 years in the Pakistani magazine Suspense Digest, which is available in Pakistan, India and various parts of world where Urdu is spoken...
Dharma
Dharma
Dharma means Law or Natural Law and is a concept of central importance in Indian philosophy and religion. In the context of Hinduism, it refers to one's personal obligations, calling and duties, and a Hindu's dharma is affected by the person's age, caste, class, occupation, and gender...
(original deity religion of Golden Age
Golden Age
The term Golden Age comes from Greek mythology and legend and refers to the first in a sequence of four or five Ages of Man, in which the Golden Age is first, followed in sequence, by the Silver, Bronze, and Iron Ages, and then the present, a period of decline...
) religion as Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University
Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University
Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University or Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya is a monastic, renunciate Millenarian new religious movement of Indian origin...
, a monastic, renunciate, millenarian
Millenarianism
Millenarianism is the belief by a religious, social, or political group or movement in a coming major transformation of society, after which all things will be changed, based on a one-thousand-year cycle. The term is more generically used to refer to any belief centered around 1000 year intervals...
new religious movement
New religious movement
A new religious movement is a religious community or ethical, spiritual, or philosophical group of modern origin, which has a peripheral place within the dominant religious culture. NRMs may be novel in origin or they may be part of a wider religion, such as Christianity, Hinduism or Buddhism, in...
(NRM) of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n origin. Elsewhere they are referred to as the Prajapita Brahma Kumaris or PBKs. Walliss goes on to state that, as Lekhraj Kripalani's original message of separation, spiritual introversion and violent destruction becomes repackaged as the emergence of a New Age through self-understanding and self-development, this direction has caused discontent within certain segments of the Brahma Kumari movement, likening them to the "Protestant Reformers to the BKWSU's mediaeval Catholic Church".
Membership
The "Advance Party" is predominantly made up of disaffected ex-members of the BKWSU who are highly critical of what they allege to be the increasing worldliness and corruptness of the BKWSU's hierarchy, where pomp and show and grandeur are given preference over true "godly knowledge". At a deeper level, the Advance Party's critique is aimed at the BK theodicyTheodicy
Theodicy is a theological and philosophical study which attempts to prove God's intrinsic or foundational nature of omnibenevolence , omniscience , and omnipotence . Theodicy is usually concerned with the God of the Abrahamic religions Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, due to the relevant...
and the manner in which they allege its millenarianism
Millenarianism
Millenarianism is the belief by a religious, social, or political group or movement in a coming major transformation of society, after which all things will be changed, based on a one-thousand-year cycle. The term is more generically used to refer to any belief centered around 1000 year intervals...
has been misunderstood. In particular, they are critical of the University's New Age
New Age
The New Age movement is a Western spiritual movement that developed in the second half of the 20th century. Its central precepts have been described as "drawing on both Eastern and Western spiritual and metaphysical traditions and then infusing them with influences from self-help and motivational...
and UN involvement.
Walliss goes on to state that the PBKs claim that Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
is now manifesting Himself through a different medium
Mediumship
Mediumship is described as a form of communication with spirits. It is a practice in religious beliefs such as Spiritualism, Spiritism, Espiritismo, Candomblé, Voodoo and Umbanda.- Concept :...
to correctly interpret the original teachings, claiming that its founder was the BKWSU's founder Lekhraj Kripalani's business partner Sevak Ram, and that it was he who was the original medium. PBKs report hostility and resistance from the BKWSU. Walliss met with a wall of silence and irate phone call from the BKWSU headquarters threatening him that the BKWSU would, "block [him] every step of the way if [he] persisted along this line of investigation". The University restricting its member's "knowledge and access to the group so as to prevent any further defections" and founder Virendra Dev Dixit was debarred from the BKWSU.
Shivbaba narrated Gyan Murlis (flute of knowledge) through Brahma Baba and is now giving the advanced knowledge i.e. He is clarifying the true meaning (the true Gita) of those murlis, to the Prajapita Brahma Kumar/Kumaris (i.e. Advance Party). The Advance Party and the Brahma Kumaris Organization (BKWSU) form the two halves of the alokik (other-worldly) Brahmin family who will eventually re-unite to transform this hell into heaven.
BKWSU use of term
Within the Brahma Kumaris' theodicy, the Advance Party are the group of purified deceased Brahma Kumari followers who reincarnate back to earthEarth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
at this time to prepare the paradisical
Paradise
Paradise is a place in which existence is positive, harmonious and timeless. It is conceptually a counter-image of the miseries of human civilization, and in paradise there is only peace, prosperity, and happiness. Paradise is a place of contentment, but it is not necessarily a land of luxury and...
heaven on earth, called the Golden Age
Golden Age
The term Golden Age comes from Greek mythology and legend and refers to the first in a sequence of four or five Ages of Man, in which the Golden Age is first, followed in sequence, by the Silver, Bronze, and Iron Ages, and then the present, a period of decline...
, and for other BKs in the near future. The breakaway group's use of the name is seen within the BKWSU as impertinent and they therefore refer to them as the 'Shankar
Shankar
Shankar or Shamkar is a Sanskrit noun, and means "Beneficent" or "Giver of Bliss". It generally refers to a Hindu descriptions of one of the chief gods, Lord Shiva.It may also refer to:-People:...
Party'.