Abstract
This paper explores the utility of applying Max Weber's analysis of the unique relationship between the Protestant ethic and capitalism to the 3HO/Sikh Dharma. The diverse Yogi Tea and Akal Security brands – the former a health food enterprise, the latter specializing in prison and other private security contracts – comprise a multi-billion dollar concern founded and operated within the 3HO/Sikh Dharma organization's Khalsa International Industries. Is the success of these businesses a reflection of Weber's notion of capitalist asceticism, in keeping with the central position of white converts from Western religious traditions in 3HO/Sikh Dharma, or, might it reflect uniquely Sikh efforts to refuse a distinction between spiritual and material realms?
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