Resources for Nomadic Devotees

Vow to Sleep Outside or on the Hard Ground

TODO -- campsite info, traveler-friendly churches, etc.

Vow to Only Eat Langar

TODO -- churches, soup kitchens, etc.

TODO -- resources for:

• Shaivite:
  Sacraments are forbidden.
  Move to a legal state and be discreet anyway.
• Jain
  Very tricky.
  Some sects are hopelessly illegal.
  See Other Vows
• Aghori
  Highly illegal.
  Move to a country founded on freedom of religion.
• Coyotl
  Exterminated, highly illegal and still persecuted.
  Natives and their traditions are all but extinct.
  Most practices are illegal, including replanting native foods.
• etc

Do you know someone whose vows prohibit them from using electronic or mechanical devices?

Our monks can do computer-seva for you as part of their devotional service.

Other vows which can be tricky to navigate in the Western world:

• Vow of Silence:
  We can speak on your behalf. *
• Vow of Non-possession or vow to only own certain items:
  We can, e.g., provide transportation, help you acquire required items, or we can provide forbidden items for temporary use. *
• Vow of Poverty:
  All our income is automatically forwarded (i.e., re-donated) to a temple that is not restricted by such vows.
  If a particular monk of your order needs to spend money, that temple can do so on his behalf (within the limits of the temple budget). *
• Vow to walk carefully (for the blind):
  We'll inspect and sweep the ground for you.
• Vow to Receive Freely Given Donations/Food
  Add a gimmick to your begging.
  For example, read aloud from a scripture or even a secular book. Be careful about distributing food and drink or other things which may require a vendors license (which you're probably forbidden from purchasing anyway).
• Vow to Only Eat from Gardens Planted/Tended by Monks
  (if this is possible in the West, please let us know).
• Vow to be Skyclad:
  sux 2 b u--we prolly can't help.
• Vow of Celibacy:
  Seriously? We'll smash your TV for you. Free of charge.