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The usual case is total burn out which causes serious illnesses. The mental stress of living a lie also takes a toll. We have seen it over and over and over. The environment causes illnesses.

Bro Boom-ananda was put on the management committee a few years ago. A basically nice guy. He lasted about a year before being pulled off due to a serious physical breakdown caused, I believe, by the pressure and disturbed life style. this is not an ashram of simple and quiet living.

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Did Boom survive? I have not heard news of him in a long time. I am aware that the nun who was in charge of the correspondence department died of cancer recently. I believe she was only in her 50’s. Another sad case. We don’t want to make light of the stress they are under and the trauma this causes in their health and mental well being. To those of you who think the Walrus is just a bunch of complainers who should just leave SRF alone I disagree. Master’s devotees are trapped in the ashram suffering every day. Making the general membership aware might someday help bring an end to the ashram and that abusive environment.

No the monastics can’t just leave. They are trapped by many things, most of them mental. Their self esteem is terrible and/or will power drained. Sickness results in their hopelessness. We should be praying for these people. We have all supported that organization for years and are very directly responsible for putting up with their condition.

Some have survived and left. God bless their courage.

There are of course those who are creating the environment. That is a different group.

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