Cults’ Critique by Betty Brueehert The Kabalarians
It has been asked whether the Kabalarians are a lodge or a cult. While they call themselves, "The Kabalarian Fraternal Organization,” their literature indicates that first of all, they are dabblers in religion. They resemble thousands of cults devoted to ontology or science of being, and are but another do-it- yourself, save-you rseIf-by-you r-own- mind, pseudo-scientific group, a hodge-podge of ideas from Unity, Christian Science, Science of Mind, Rosicrucianism, and the like, com bined with Oriental mysticism and pantheism. Indeed, the founder, Al fred J. Parker, in his publication, “ The Kabalarian Philosophy," ac knowledges his indebtedness to “ a very beautiful and spiritual soul in the person of Swami Rai Mohan Dutta, a very highly-educated Holy Man, fluent in seven languages, who had attained Spiritual Master ship. . . . I became acquainted with Swami when in the U.S. and was privileged to associate with him and study under him for sev eral years. His boundless wisdom and sincere spiritual nature in spired me to continue my quest for the hidden Principle behind the WHY . . . ? Why does the darkness glow so bright Above that sleeping town . . . ? It is because all heaven bends To bring the Saviour down. Why does He come—a little Child
mysteries of life, and in due time I found the key, by the Swami's aid. It is this key that formed the basis and the foundation of the Kabalari an Philosophy. It was he — pos sessed by mystic powers — who told me that it was my mission to formulate a religion that would combine the spiritual concept of the East and scientific concept of the West into one harmonious whole.” Headquarters of this cult are in Vancouver, B.C., Canada but alas, it is said to be spreading to our lovely California, the hapless vic tim of all the weird systems in the world. The terminology is similar to many non-Christian cults, “ Di vine Mind,” “ Christ P rin c ip le ,” “ Oneness of Things” ; and the claim to solve every human problem is familiar too. Parker specializes on Mathematics, stating, “ God is the Great Geometrician, the mathemati cal manifestation; everything lies in numbers.” But there is no answer in this sect to man’s sin and his need of a Saviour; Christ’s atone ment is not referred to; it is a dry, dead, heartless, lifeless, godless, human system, without hope, heav en or salvation.
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