Reliance on External Authority An interview with a former monastic about entering and leaving Self-Realization ashrams. Continue Reading →
Loyalty in cult-family Extreme groups like Amish, Skinheads, and Self-Realization Fellowship Order promise followers “paradise”. Continue Reading →
A Monks’ Ashram Weekly Routine “If I lived in a monastery I’d be happy and peaceful praying and meditating all the time.” A monastic routine teaches lessons in self-discipline, contemplation, and obedience. Continue Reading →
Ashram Silence Every Sunday, in the SRF (Self-Realization Fellowship) Order, the monastics had a strict rule of observing silence. Continue Reading →
Leaving God and Monastic Order Monastic life was supposed to be an exalted path to self-realization, spiritual enlightenment, and God. Continue Reading →
