The Science of Identity Foundation (SIF) is a new religious movement that professes to combine some teachings of yoga with aspects of Gaudiya Vaishnava theology.

[6] Simultaneously, he began to deemphasize ISKCON's rigid adherence to Vaishnava texts and promoted a range of eclectic views.

[1][4] In 1976, Butler's disciples launched a new political party — called the Independents for Godly Government — presenting themselves as a "multifaith coalition of conservative-minded reformers", and ran candidates for the House of Representatives and mayoral elections; the candidates did not disclose their links with Butler and explicitly claimed to have no affiliation with any religious organization including the Hare Krishna faith.

[1] The party was funded by a variety of businesses, including two local newspapers and a health-food store chain, run by the disciples themselves.

[6] Followers must practice vegetarianism and are not allowed to gamble, smoke, drink alcohol, take drugs or have "illicit sex".