One of the secrets of totalitarian people management is to identify and
break up (disrupt) friendships.
All loyalty goes to the leader. Genuine friendship that excludes the leader is contraband.
If ashram management spy on the residents, it can be for these purposes:
Identifying who is friends with whom
Identifying who is trusted and respected by others
Identifying who knows insider info and is getting disgruntled. Such a person may be given special treatment, flattery, persuaded not to leave, and later marginalized.
Identifying who is aggressively skeptical and is trying to get others to leave.
break up (disrupt) friendships.
All loyalty goes to the leader. Genuine friendship that excludes the leader is contraband.
If ashram management spy on the residents, it can be for these purposes:
Identifying who is friends with whom
Identifying who is trusted and respected by others
Identifying who knows insider info and is getting disgruntled. Such a person may be given special treatment, flattery, persuaded not to leave, and later marginalized.
Identifying who is aggressively skeptical and is trying to get others to leave.