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Originally posted by PostMonk 11/9/01
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Shadowman,
You asked for specific examples of disappointing behavior.

Monks under suspicion have had their personal mail opened without their approval. A federal offence.

Monks of personal means are told their money is an evil distraction and then are asked to donate to special projects by Monks Personnel.

Anyone who has worked around Ananda Mata knows she is extremely abusive. She regularly shouts at sister Roma and others.

Ananda Mata is such a control freak and thinks so little of the monastics that for years she would not allow fax machines in SRF offices. People had to send faxes to her office to be faxed and they had to justify it. Such loving trust of people who have given up everything to serve SRF. Finally, not having ready access to faxes became such an embarrassment that she was forced to relent.

Monastics and employees are not given business cards because Ananda Mata thinks someone will somehow use them to charge things to SRF. Business cards mind you!

Years ago someone "in the know" figured out that the State of California spends more money feeding inmates than SRF did feeding the monastics.

Publications Center monks were required to respond to alarms at the Publications Center at anytime of day or night. The Pub Center is in a highly dangerous area. The monks who had to drive down there at 2 and 3 am made a request for a cell phone that would only be used during a response and in case they came into personal danger. The response was NO! So the monks continued to drive down there during alarms, unarmed and unable to communicate whilst the Mata's slept comfortably in their Sierra Madre estate. Not to worry, once a year, at Christmas, they came out to tell us how much they loved us --- and by the way, what's your name?

For years there was a bathroom in the Monks' office, where men employees worked, that was marked "Monastics Only". At the Publications Center there was also a bathroom that was set aside for monks. In fact, a senior monk once reprimanded a key employee for using that bathroom. I suspect it has changed now because there are no monks left at the Publications Center. Maybe that bathroom has been set aside as a shrine?

Monks Personnel will block any open homosexuals from serving in key temple roles.

Departing monks have had special codes turned on in their record that will exclude them from receiving any SRF mailings. These codes are usually reserved for people with emotional problems that SRF wants to break off contact with. Now that's unconditional love!

I spent well over a decade in the Ashram and not once, not once received a call or personal note from any Mata, forget Daya Mata. The great love and concern they have is pure, unmitigated Bulls**t. Wait, I did receive a note from Ma once. It said, "Yes, you can go visit your family. They're paying for the trip, right? God loves you."

SRF indoctrinates the monastics that they are the "true" family. But if you take a trip to see your family, SRF won't even give you a ride to the airport because "its a personal trip". Someone raised hell about this one and they said, "OK, we'll be generous and either give you a ride to or from the airport but not both." --- I am not making this stuff up!

There is a stark difference between monastic haves and have-nots. The haves get selected for tours and visit other cities and countries. A few visit Europe at least once a year and bring back pictures of all the beautiful places they have been and wonderful things they have eaten. They have easy access to vehicles and come and go as they please. Members give them money and gifts. The have use of special, comfortable retreats reserved only for their use. They are given the best rooms. They can do and say whatever they want because Ma knows their name. The have-nots go to work, go to their room and do it all over again the next day for year after year after tortuous year. Meanwhile they have to listen to the haves preach about "living the spiritual life".

Monastics survive on $40 per month for all their personal needs (except the Haves as noted above). When they asked Ma to raise the allowance she said no. After all, "we survived on $40 a month when Master was here (in 195x). So, why can't they do it know." Duuuuuh? It reminds me of Marie Antoinette telling the peons to eat cake.

I have heard Miss Finch talk about how SRF cannot pay decent wages because "SRF is a non-profit" and in the same breath justify raising members' rents to the highest extent possible by law because "we have to use business principles in Master's work".

Monastics are encouraged to open their hearts to counselors who then blab the news to whomever they want and will use the information against the individual for the rest of that person's life. When lay members call for counseling their remarks are also forwarded to Membership Services to be noted in the member's file.

There is much more.

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