Dada Lekhraj
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Lekhraj Khubchand Kripalani (also transliterated as Kirpalani), (1884 – January 18, 1969), also known as Bhai or Dada Lekhraj was the Co-founder of Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University movement. He is also revered as Brahma
Baba or Mother among his followers who are called twice-born or mouth-born and Sevak Ram is Father among brahmins.Some of them Believe that after mother [Dada Lekhraj] left her body and their will be father [Sevak Ram] to takecare of Brahmin child. But sadly, both of them was left.
, Lekhraj Kripalani became wealthy through dealing in diamond
s. His business was based in Calcutta, and centered around supplying diamonds and jewels with his partner Sevak Ram (LKK brother-in-law). In 1932, Sevak Ram and Lekhraj Kripalani both are founded the spiritual organisation OM MANDALI being more spiritual Sevak Ram was the head of Organisation so called OM MANDALI also the because of Supreme Spiritual Being (God
Father Shiva) was choose his as permanent chariot. But some of student jealous about sevak ram because he was very strict they planned to remove him and they succeed and after they killed but who killed it is just a mystery.In 1942,after Sevak Ram left two mothers are their who play a role to the organisation when both of them are expired then In 1945, Lekhraj was got chance to control the organisation.
In his fifties, Kripalani reportedly had visions
, which he interpreted as instructions from a Supreme being
so called his partner Sevak Ram. Lekhraj called him shivbaba and in 1932, Lekhraj retired from his business in Calcutta instructed by Sevak Ram, returned to Hyderabad in Sindh and turned to spirituality. A follower of the Vaishnavite Vallabhacharya sect and member of the exogamous Bhaiband community, he is said to have had 12 gurus and started preaching or conducted satsang
s, which, by 1936, had attracted around 300 people consisting many of them wealthy people from his community.
After the death of Sevak Ram who was earlier and permanent chariot of Supreme Spiritual Being (God
Father Shiva) was then entered into Dada Lekhraj,Until then 1950 Brahma Kumaris claimed Dada Lekhraj was God Brahma who play a role of creating the world was entered by Supreme Spiritual Being (God
Father Shiva) in his body and spoke through him (although this is not true version because Dada Lekhraj was not permanent chariot). Adherents of the BKWSU have come to believe that this being is God
and that it continued to be channeled via Kripalani and others acting as medium until his death in 1969 by heart attack, at which point both it and the soul of the deceased founder started to be channeled by the current medium, Hirday Mohini at the organization's Indian headquarters.
. Several women joined Om Mandali, and contributed their wealth to the association. Dada Lekhraj preached Bhagavad Gita
to his followers . The members of the Om Mandali believed that Lekhraj Kripalani was Titled Prajapita Lord Brahma
and sermonized the Bhagavad Gita
but here one important thing is that titled is temporary but titled from whom so called Sevak Ram who was original chariot of Supreme Spiritual Being (God
Father Shiva)was only the actually Prajapita not the titled one.
The Sindhi community
reacted unfavorably to Kripalani's movement, as many young Sindhi women attended his ashram
, and the movement involved a vow of celibacy
. Kripalani had described sex as "poison", "criminal assault", and "the gateway to hell". The main complaint was that Om Mandli was preaching celibacy to unmarried girls and married women.
Organizations like the Indian National Congress
and Arya Samaj
denounced Om Mandali as disturber of family peace. Some of the Brahma Kumari wives were mistreated by their families, and Dada Lekhraj was accused of sorcery and lechery. He was also accused of forming a cult and controlling his community through the art of hypnotism; children were removed from his school.
To avoid persecution
, legal actions and opposition from family members of his followers, Dada Lekhraj moved his followers, they moved from Hyderabad to Karachi
. According to the Om Mandli it was an instruction form the Supreme Being GOD Shiva, because as per Gita GOD descends on Indian Soil. So they moved from Hyderabad to Karachi
, where they settled in a highly structured ashram. The Bhaibund Anti-Om Mandli Committee that had opposed the group in Hyderabad followed them. On January 18, 1939, the mothers of two girls aged 12 and 13 filed an application against Om Mandali, in the Court of the Additional Magistrate in Karachi. The women, from Hyderabad, stated that their daughters were wrongfully being detained at the Om Mandali in Karachi
. The court ordered the girls to be sent to their mothers. Om Radhe
of the Om Mandali appealed against the decision in the High Court, where the decision was upheld. Later, Hari's parents were persuaded to let their daughter stay at the Om Mandali.
Several Hindus continued their protests against Om Mandali. Some Hindu members of the Sindh Assembly threatened to resign unless the Om Mandali was finally outlawed. Finally, the Sindh Government used the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1908 to declare the Om Mandali as an unlawful association. Under further pressure from the Hindu leaders in the Assembly, the Government also ordered the Om Mandali to close and vacate its premises. The Om Mandali successfully appealed against the Government order in the court.
After the death of Lekhraj Kirpalani due to Heart Attack in 1969 because of some bks had done cheats to him by registering with UN by one of them brother B.K.Ramesh Bhai, etc.
, the Brahma Kumaris moved to Mount Abu in India in April, 1950. After his death in 1969, his followers expanded the movement to other countries.
Brahma
Brahma is the Hindu god of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. According to the Brahma Purana, he is the father of Mānu, and from Mānu all human beings are descended. In the Ramayana and the...
Baba or Mother among his followers who are called twice-born or mouth-born and Sevak Ram is Father among brahmins.Some of them Believe that after mother [Dada Lekhraj] left her body and their will be father [Sevak Ram] to takecare of Brahmin child. But sadly, both of them was left.
Biography
Originally from Hyderabad, SindhHyderabad, Sindh
is the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the seventh largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot...
, Lekhraj Kripalani became wealthy through dealing in diamond
Diamond
In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
s. His business was based in Calcutta, and centered around supplying diamonds and jewels with his partner Sevak Ram (LKK brother-in-law). In 1932, Sevak Ram and Lekhraj Kripalani both are founded the spiritual organisation OM MANDALI being more spiritual Sevak Ram was the head of Organisation so called OM MANDALI also the because of Supreme Spiritual Being (God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
Father Shiva) was choose his as permanent chariot. But some of student jealous about sevak ram because he was very strict they planned to remove him and they succeed and after they killed but who killed it is just a mystery.In 1942,after Sevak Ram left two mothers are their who play a role to the organisation when both of them are expired then In 1945, Lekhraj was got chance to control the organisation.
In his fifties, Kripalani reportedly had visions
Vision (religion)
In spirituality, a vision is something seen in a dream, trance, or ecstasy, especially a supernatural appearance that conveys a revelation.Visions generally have more clarity than dreams, but traditionally fewer psychological connotations...
, which he interpreted as instructions from a Supreme being
Supreme Being
The term Supreme Being is often defined simply as "God", and it is used with this meaning by theologians of many religious faiths, including, but not limited to, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Deism. However, the term can also refer to more complex or philosophical interpretations of the...
so called his partner Sevak Ram. Lekhraj called him shivbaba and in 1932, Lekhraj retired from his business in Calcutta instructed by Sevak Ram, returned to Hyderabad in Sindh and turned to spirituality. A follower of the Vaishnavite Vallabhacharya sect and member of the exogamous Bhaiband community, he is said to have had 12 gurus and started preaching or conducted satsang
Satsang
Satsang in Indian philosophy means the company of the "highest truth," the company of a guru, or company with an assembly of persons who listen to, talk about, and assimilate the truth...
s, which, by 1936, had attracted around 300 people consisting many of them wealthy people from his community.
After the death of Sevak Ram who was earlier and permanent chariot of Supreme Spiritual Being (God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
Father Shiva) was then entered into Dada Lekhraj,Until then 1950 Brahma Kumaris claimed Dada Lekhraj was God Brahma who play a role of creating the world was entered by Supreme Spiritual Being (God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
Father Shiva) in his body and spoke through him (although this is not true version because Dada Lekhraj was not permanent chariot). Adherents of the BKWSU have come to believe that this being is God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
and that it continued to be channeled via Kripalani and others acting as medium until his death in 1969 by heart attack, at which point both it and the soul of the deceased founder started to be channeled by the current medium, Hirday Mohini at the organization's Indian headquarters.
Om Mandali
In 1937, Kripalani named some of his followers as a managing committee, and reportedly transferred his fortune to the committee. This committee, known as Om Mandali (or Om Mandli), was the nucleus of the Brahma KumarisBrahma 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...
. Several women joined Om Mandali, and contributed their wealth to the association. Dada Lekhraj preached Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
The ' , also more simply known as Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the ancient Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata, but is frequently treated as a freestanding text, and in particular, as an Upanishad in its own right, one of the several books that constitute general Vedic tradition...
to his followers . The members of the Om Mandali believed that Lekhraj Kripalani was Titled Prajapita Lord Brahma
Brahma
Brahma is the Hindu god of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. According to the Brahma Purana, he is the father of Mānu, and from Mānu all human beings are descended. In the Ramayana and the...
and sermonized the Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
The ' , also more simply known as Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the ancient Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata, but is frequently treated as a freestanding text, and in particular, as an Upanishad in its own right, one of the several books that constitute general Vedic tradition...
but here one important thing is that titled is temporary but titled from whom so called Sevak Ram who was original chariot of Supreme Spiritual Being (God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
Father Shiva)was only the actually Prajapita not the titled one.
The Sindhi community
Sindhi people
Sindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...
reacted unfavorably to Kripalani's movement, as many young Sindhi women attended his ashram
Ashram
Traditionally, an ashram is a spiritual hermitage. Additionally, today the term ashram often denotes a locus of Indian cultural activity such as yoga, music study or religious instruction, the moral equivalent of a studio or dojo....
, and the movement involved a vow of celibacy
Celibacy
Celibacy is a personal commitment to avoiding sexual relations, in particular a vow from marriage. Typically celibacy involves avoiding all romantic relationships of any kind. An individual may choose celibacy for religious reasons, such as is the case for priests in some religions, for reasons of...
. Kripalani had described sex as "poison", "criminal assault", and "the gateway to hell". The main complaint was that Om Mandli was preaching celibacy to unmarried girls and married women.
Organizations like the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
and Arya Samaj
Arya Samaj
Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda on 10 April 1875. He was a sannyasi who believed in the infallible authority of the Vedas. Dayananda emphasized the ideals of brahmacharya...
denounced Om Mandali as disturber of family peace. Some of the Brahma Kumari wives were mistreated by their families, and Dada Lekhraj was accused of sorcery and lechery. He was also accused of forming a cult and controlling his community through the art of hypnotism; children were removed from his school.
To avoid persecution
Persecution
Persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another group. The most common forms are religious persecution, ethnic persecution, and political persecution, though there is naturally some overlap between these terms. The inflicting of suffering, harassment, isolation,...
, legal actions and opposition from family members of his followers, Dada Lekhraj moved his followers, they moved from Hyderabad to Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
. According to the Om Mandli it was an instruction form the Supreme Being GOD Shiva, because as per Gita GOD descends on Indian Soil. So they moved from Hyderabad to Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, where they settled in a highly structured ashram. The Bhaibund Anti-Om Mandli Committee that had opposed the group in Hyderabad followed them. On January 18, 1939, the mothers of two girls aged 12 and 13 filed an application against Om Mandali, in the Court of the Additional Magistrate in Karachi. The women, from Hyderabad, stated that their daughters were wrongfully being detained at the Om Mandali in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
. The court ordered the girls to be sent to their mothers. Om Radhe
Radhi Pokardas Rajwani
Radhi Pokardas RajwaniRadhi Pokardas Rajwani Born:1919Died:June 24, 1965Other Names:Om Radhe Om Radha Jagadamba Saraswati Mamma Mateshwari Mateshwari Jagadamba SaraswatiNationality:IndianField:Spirituality...
of the Om Mandali appealed against the decision in the High Court, where the decision was upheld. Later, Hari's parents were persuaded to let their daughter stay at the Om Mandali.
Several Hindus continued their protests against Om Mandali. Some Hindu members of the Sindh Assembly threatened to resign unless the Om Mandali was finally outlawed. Finally, the Sindh Government used the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1908 to declare the Om Mandali as an unlawful association. Under further pressure from the Hindu leaders in the Assembly, the Government also ordered the Om Mandali to close and vacate its premises. The Om Mandali successfully appealed against the Government order in the court.
After the death of Lekhraj Kirpalani due to Heart Attack in 1969 because of some bks had done cheats to him by registering with UN by one of them brother B.K.Ramesh Bhai, etc.
Mount Abu
After the partition of IndiaPartition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
, the Brahma Kumaris moved to Mount Abu in India in April, 1950. After his death in 1969, his followers expanded the movement to other countries.