▁various ▁sect s ▁were ▁founded ▁to ▁med itation ▁and ▁self - help . ▁One ▁of ▁this ▁sect s ▁is ▁the ▁so - called ▁Taylor - E rik sson - group , ▁which ▁ex or c ise ▁the ▁" dark ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁sou ls " ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁radical ▁experiments . ▁All ▁members ▁had ▁taken ▁the ▁v ow ▁of ▁silence ▁and ▁its ▁nearly ▁impossible ▁to ▁get ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁group ' s ▁practices , ▁after ▁the ▁sect s ▁are ▁dis band ed . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁an ▁anth ology ▁that ▁connect s ▁three ▁independent ▁German ▁horror ▁short ▁films , ▁using ▁the ▁myster ious ▁cult ▁of ▁this ▁sect ▁as ▁a ▁wrap - around ▁story . ▁During ▁the ▁film , ▁the ▁dark ▁secre ts ▁of ▁the ▁sect ▁are ▁become ▁known . ▁The ▁three ▁chap ters ▁of ▁the ▁movie ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁mot ives ▁from ▁the ▁H indu ism ▁and ▁are ▁about ▁the ▁former ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Taylor - E rik sson - group . ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 1 : ▁Sh ak ti ▁ ▁The ▁journalist ▁T ans u ▁Y il maz ▁is ▁visit ing ▁a ▁psych iat ry ▁in ▁Berlin ▁to ▁get ▁more ▁information ▁of ▁Elisabeth ▁Stein berg , ▁a ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁sect . ▁Stein berg ▁is ▁sus pected ▁for ▁the ▁comp licity ▁in ▁the ▁myster ious ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁g uru ▁Sar ma fan . ▁Supp osed ly , ▁she ▁inst ig ated ▁an ▁commun ard ▁from ▁his ▁sect ▁to ▁murder ▁the ▁g uru . ▁Y il maz ▁is