A Global Monastic Order
A refuge for sincere seekers — walking the path of awakening, non-dual wisdom, and liberation in the modern world.
A global sangha of sincere practitioners dedicated to awakening.
Daily practice of mindfulness, self-inquiry, and non-dual awareness.
Certified training rooted in Buddhist and Hindu nondual traditions.
Ordination for both lay practitioners and full renunciates.
Wherever you are in the world, know that you are not alone. We walk this path together, in pursuit of ultimate freedom.
— Moksha Sangha
Find Your Way
Discover our mission, principles, and the community you'll be joining — a non-dogmatic refuge for sincere seekers.
We are building a physical monastery in Oregon — a sanctuary for deep practice, silent retreat, and monastic life.
Whether lay or renunciate, ordination is open to all who feel called. Begin your three-stage journey into the order.
Pursue certification as a Dharma Practitioner through our year-long course in Buddhist and Hindu non-dual wisdom.
Experience 24 hours of monastic simplicity, meditation, and silence. A powerful first step onto the path.
Explore our living reflection of nondual wisdom — not a rigid creed, but a shared commitment to direct realization.
The journey of awakening is not one you must walk alone. Our sangha welcomes sincere seekers from all traditions and walks of life.
Who We Are
A small but global spiritual community dedicated to the pursuit of awakening, self-liberation, and the realization of ultimate truth.
Our Mission
We are rooted in the non-dual wisdom of Buddhist and Hindu traditions. Our order provides a structured yet flexible path for both lay practitioners and full renunciates.
Whether you seek to integrate monastic principles into daily life or fully devote yourself to spiritual practice, we offer guidance, discipline, and community for your journey.
Our mission is to cultivate wisdom, meditation, and ethical living while integrating the ancient path of liberation into the modern world. We emphasize direct realization over dogma, recognizing that enlightenment is not theoretical but experiential.
Traditional monastic institutions are few and difficult to access — especially in the West. Many are rigid, hierarchical, or have requirements that make them inaccessible to many who would love to join them.
The Moksha Sangha was created to offer a new path — a monastic-inspired way of life that allows for deep practice, personal freedom, and global accessibility.
We are not a new religion, political movement, or educational institution. This is a space for self-discipline, deep practice, and liberation-oriented living — free from dogma and hierarchy.
Identity
Membership
We recognize that individuals are at different stages of their spiritual journey. Members may join at any level.
Exploring the path and beginning personal practice. An open door for all who are curious and sincere.
Committing to regular practice and high moral integrity. Eligible for certification through the Dharma Academy.
Open to full renunciates and lay-monks fully committed to the order's principles. Requires a 30-day probationary period.
Foundation
All members uphold the following eight principles as the foundation of their practice and life in the sangha.
The pursuit of enlightenment is our primary focus — not as a concept, but as lived awakening.
Daily practice of mindfulness, self-inquiry, and non-dual awareness is the bedrock of the path.
Aligning actions with truth, non-harm, and dharmic principles — in word, thought, and deed.
Cultivating inner renunciation whether lay or monastic — freedom from grasping and identification.
Acting for the benefit of others without attachment to outcomes, as a natural expression of realization.
Validating wisdom through personal realization, not inherited belief. We test truth in the fire of experience.
Balancing contemplative silence with skillful community engagement — knowing when to be still.
Personal possessions reduced to essentials for full renunciates — a life of simplicity and clarity.
Ethics
The Moksha Sangha Monastic Order follows a simple but profound ethical guideline: Live by the principle of non-harm and deep integrity.
All members are expected to hold themselves to a high standard of self-discipline, practicing accountability in their words and actions. Any member who engages in abuse, exploitation, or serious ethical violations will be disassociated from the order.
We encourage members to cultivate discipline, reflect deeply, and engage in consistent practice. The path to liberation is personal yet supported by the sangha. Regular retreats, teachings, and discussions are available to deepen practice and provide mutual support.
The Vision
A nonprofit sanctuary in rural Oregon — dedicated to monastic spiritual discipline, deep meditation, and sacred study.
The Dream
Moksha Monastery will be a nonprofit religious institution dedicated to monastic spiritual discipline, deep meditation, and sacred study. Rooted in Buddhist and Hindu traditions emphasizing nonduality, the monastery will serve as a residential retreat for serious practitioners.
Our goal is to establish the monastery in a rural area of Oregon with zoning laws favorable to religious use, ensuring long-term stability and legal protection under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
Fundraising Goal: $650K – $1.25M
Rural Oregon — researching counties including Klamath, Josephine, Douglas, and Curry for zoning laws favorable to monasteries, affordable land (10–50 acres), and natural beauty conducive to deep practice.
Registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious institution. Operates on a donation-based model — no commercial retreats — with long-term residence for monks and lay practitioners.
The Vision
Daily meditation and self-inquiry, silent retreats for deep contemplation, and advanced training in non-dual realization.
Minimal ecological footprint, self-sufficient lifestyle incorporating permaculture, renewable energy, and organic food production.
Long-term residence for monks and lay practitioners. Spiritual guidance, sacred study, and a structured contemplative schedule.
Integrating traditional discipline with contemporary adaptability — serving as a model for future monastic communities.
Support the Vision
We seek to fundraise approximately one million dollars to acquire land, construct essential buildings, and sustain operations.
Every contribution, large or small, brings us closer to building a lasting home for awakening.
Donate via PayPal →The Road Ahead
The monastery is being built carefully and methodically — with deep integrity at every step. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build something truly sacred.
Establishing our legal nonprofit status as a religious institution.
Researching Oregon counties and filing zoning applications for favorable religious land use.
Opening public fundraising for land acquisition and initial construction.
Finalizing land acquisition in rural Oregon with the sangha's support.
Building begins — cabins, meditation hall, kitchen, and the founding of monastery life.
We invite spiritual seekers, benefactors, and visionaries to contribute to this once-in-a-lifetime project.
For inquiries, comments, or collaboration, please contact us through the form on our contact page.
Contact Us →The Monastic Life
Ordination is for those who wish to take on a monastic-inspired identity, deepen their spiritual discipline, and commit to lifelong practice in service of awakening.
Choose Your Path
Those who live and work in society while maintaining deep spiritual discipline. Also called "Householder Monks." You maintain your job, family, and home — while committing fully to the dharmic path.
Those who take full monastic vows and renounce material attachments in pursuit of dedicated spiritual practice. A complete dedication to awakening — the classical monastic ideal.
Spiritual Lifestyle
Since we have no physical monastery at this time, members of the Order live wherever they choose. The monastic spirit lives within you.
While you are free to design your own lifestyle, all members are encouraged to maintain a dedicated daily meditation practice, live by ethical principles, engage in regular study, and participate in sangha discussions when able.
Maintain a dedicated daily meditation practice as the cornerstone of your monastic life — wherever you are in the world.
Engage in regular study of core non-dual texts, self-inquiry, and contemplation. The Dharma Academy offers formal certification.
Participate in online sangha sessions, discussions, and community practice. The global community supports your path.
Ordination Process
Becoming a monk or nun is a gradual process, designed to ensure that your decision is grounded, joyful, and authentic.
Express your interest and explore the teachings and practices of the Order. Begin gaining familiarity with core spiritual texts of nondual traditions, start a regular meditation practice, and participate in the online sangha. There is no rush — take the time you need.
If your aspiration deepens, you become a serious dharma practitioner. You may request further guidance, commit to regular meditation and study, take on a simplified set of ethical precepts, and consider the monastic vows. This 30-day probationary period helps you discern your readiness for formal ordination.
After completing the previous phases, formally request ordination as a monk or nun. Ordination includes a self-initiation or group ceremony, the taking of monastic vows tailored to your path (lay or renunciate), your new spiritual name, and recognition as a full member of the Moksha Sangha Monastic Order.
Identity
Upon joining, each member receives a new spiritual name incorporating the Sanskrit word Moksha — liberation. Taking on this name symbolizes your new commitment to the path.
If you wish to choose your own, it should reflect your highest aspiration on the path.
Formal Education
A one-year Certified Dharma Practitioner program rooted in Buddhist and Hindu non-dual wisdom traditions.
The Program
The Certified Dharma Practitioner course is a comprehensive year-long journey through the core teachings of non-dual wisdom traditions. Students engage with foundational texts, meditation techniques, ethics, and philosophical inquiry.
Upon completion, students receive certification as a Dharma Practitioner — a formal recognition of their commitment, knowledge, and practice.
The Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, the Three Marks of Existence, the Skandhas, and foundational Abhidharma philosophy.
Advaita Vedanta, Dzogchen, Madhyamaka, Zen, and Tantric Shaivism — the great streams of nondual realization.
Mindfulness, Vipassana, Dzogchen Rigpa, Self-Inquiry, Mantra, and the integration of practice into daily life.
Curriculum Overview
Foundations of Buddhism, the Noble Eightfold Path, Four Noble Truths, and establishing a daily practice.
Non-dual philosophy — Advaita Vedanta, Madhyamaka, the nature of mind, and self-inquiry.
Advanced meditation — Dzogchen, Vipassana, Zen koan, and the integration of silence into life.
Ethics, compassion, bodhicitta, service, and the paramitas — wisdom in action.
Integration, final practice retreat, certification review, and ordination pathway for those called to it.
Students who complete the program receive formal recognition as a Certified Dharma Practitioner of the Moksha Sangha.
Begin Your Studies
The Dharma Academy curriculum is available in full detail — explore the complete year of teaching and begin your path.
Take the First Step
Can you live like a monk for 24 hours? Experience a day of simplicity, meditation, and inner peace — and discover if the monastic path speaks to you.
The Challenge
The 1-Day Monk Challenge is a powerful way to taste the monastic path — to step out of the noise of modern life and into the clarity of simplicity, silence, and presence.
Get the full checklist of daily monastic activities — your schedule for the day.
Follow the schedule from dawn to dusk. Meditation, silence, study, mindful movement.
Tag us on social media with #MonkChallenge #MonkLife and inspire others to try.
The Schedule
Recommended Resources
Did the Path Speak to You?
The 1-Day Challenge is just the beginning. If you felt something stir within you, we invite you to explore the deeper path of the Moksha Sangha Monastic Order.
Our Foundations
Not a rigid creed, but a living reflection of the spirit in which we walk the path — a shared commitment to nondual realization.
Religious organizations in the United States are required to have a document outlining their religious beliefs. Ours is not a rigid creed, but a living reflection of the spirit in which we walk the path.
We affirm that the deepest truths of existence are nondual in nature. While expressions of nonduality may differ across traditions and lineages, they converge on the insight that there is no ultimate separation between self and reality, subject and object, or the sacred and the world. Our Order is rooted in a spirit of spiritual inquiry, direct experience, and disciplined practice aimed at the realization of this truth — however it may reveal itself.
Though described in many ways — such as Brahman, Shiva, Dharmakaya, or Buddha Nature — there is a single undivided Reality that underlies and includes all that appears. Some experience this as formless awareness; others as a dynamic, living unity. We make space for these diverse insights.
We value experience over speculation, practice over dogma. Liberation (moksha) is not attained through belief alone but through realization born of self-inquiry, meditation, and disciplined spiritual life.
Whether viewed as illusion (Maya), divine play (Lila), or sacred immediacy (Zen), the world is engaged with reverently, not rejected. We recognize the diversity of views on the nature of form, while maintaining the sanctity of all that arises within awareness.
Renunciation is not a rejection of the world, but a letting go of grasping and identification. It is the means by which we become inwardly free — able to live with simplicity, clarity, and compassion.
We draw from a range of authentic nondual traditions — including but not limited to Advaita Vedanta, Dzogchen, Tantric Shaivism, Zen, and mystical branches of other world religions. All genuine paths that aim toward direct awakening are honored.
Realization of nonduality gives rise to spontaneous compassion. As we dissolve the illusion of separateness, we naturally care for others as ourselves. Wisdom and love are not separate.
Monastic life supports the unfolding of awakening through ethical discipline, contemplative practice, and inner silence. This life is not for the pursuit of personal gain, but for liberation and service — offered freely to all beings.