Doing anything outside of the approval by the Seed hierarchy was flat wrong, and you risked being expelled. There was some leeway for high status people, who could have a bit more freedom than the typical oldcomer. But the run-of-the-mill seedling devoted their time 100% to the group. Work, rap session, baseball/football, home - ALL with other Seed people. No, there was no dating unless Art approved of it - not without being asked to leave the group. No, there were no vacations that I was aware of. Here I was in south Florida, and I only went to the beach with the group to play football, I never sailed or hiked or water-skied. ONCE, (in 7 years) I went with a group of guys to Key West and snorkled, and ONCE fished in the Everglades. Both times with high-status former staff members. NEVER on my own - NEVER with a non-Seed friend. Never had a date, went to a concert, wore a non-Seed t-shirt, visited a museum, had a picnic! SEX - are you kidding me? you mean with someone other than my right (maybe left) hand? And that was 'having my head in the gutter' so I felt guilty about it too. I traded my freedom for the security of being 'loved' and the promise of developing a 'higher awareness' and 'saving the world.' In return, I had a non-stop schedule of work, chores around the house, and 'helping out' around the Seed.
SURE, we played ping-pong, watched TV, and other 'normal' activities. Amish? No, but it's not too far off...