Anthro Insights Stories

Category: Buddhist Based

  • The Bizarre Asceticism of Aum Shinrikyo

    ” Do your training, Do your training, Do your training, Do your training, Do your training, Do your training, Do your training …” Why is asceticism such an optimal tenet for cultic groups? To begin with, it establishes a series of challenges the follower must overcome. For every test passed, a deeper devotion to the…