ABSTRACT
Wherever human beings work together politics come into play. Even in rarefied environments such as Zen
monasteries, ashrams, and other institutions dedicated to peace, harmony, and enlightenment, heavy politics
abound. Look at Jonestown or the commune of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, the womanizing, Rolls Royce-
collecting guru. For an ascetic or monk the discovery of politics may be particularly disturbing, since the
life he has chosen is supposedly free of such worldly issues.
