Code of Discipline

Code of Discipline

• Modest clothing is recommended. Loose fitting comfortable long pants, shirts, or blouses with either short or long sleeves, thus covering shoulders. Avoid low-cut tops, short skirts, overly revealing, and transparent attires.
• Shoes are removed before entering the building. One can wear socks inside the building.
• Minimal use of personal lotions and perfumes is strongly encouraged.

• Using any type of intoxicants and/or drugs at the hermitage is forbidden. No smoking, vaping, chewing tobacco or use of recreational drugs or alcohol before or during your visit or event attendance.
• Medicines or drugs on a doctor's prescription and using generic over-the-counter medications, herbs, tonics, and supplements, are acceptable.

• Visitors are requested not to bring any valuables to the hermitage. The Kriya Yoga Institute and its management will not be responsible for the loss of jewelry or other valuables.
• We request you not to engage in any gossip, arguments, cursing, and personal complaints of others. Be kind and gentle in words and deeds.

• Visitors and hermitage residents (ashramites) will be provided with simple spiritual vegetarian meals. Dairy products are used. If you have any specific dietary requirements, please let us know ahead of time or during your visit and we will try our best to accommodate your needs.
• Reverent silence should be the norm during group dining. Food should not be wasted. Please direct the server to the quantity of food you will like to eat.

• The audio/video recording of the guided meditation or discourses is not permitted. The ashram may record spiritual discourses. You are welcome to take notes in your personal notebook.
• Photographing of posters and events to be done only when authorized.

• Questions on meditation, practice, and spiritual topics should be taken only to the teachers or monks for clarification.
• Time for general Q&A and private interview will be available in the schedule. One should approach the teacher in humility.