The Sherahom Programme in Oregon

In the fall of 19 84, shila announced that the sanyasens would open their city to the homeless. Sheila denied that the new residents were there just to vote. She claimed she wanted to share the bounty with them. The programme got a lot of mediate attention. Some 300 of the new rivals now meditate. 70 have just become full fledged senasins. As many as four thousand homeless americans were brought to rajnis perum during the sherahom programme. But behind the scenes, the new residents weren't treated well. Rajnich peram leadership tried to keep them in line by drugging them with halda, a powerful anti psych