International Nath Order
“Adesh Adesh”


Shri Gurudev Mahendranath sitting with trishul.

Shri Gurudev Mahendranath

The International Nath Order was founded by Shri Gurudev Mahendranath in order to share his own spiritual development and magick power with other sincere people in the West. The INO presents and promotes Dadaji’s own synthesis of the tantric teachings of both the Adinath and Uttara Kaula lines as a spiritual path. More about Shri Gurudev Mahendranath can be found in his biography.


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International Nath Order

The International Nath Order is a group of individuals brought together by a sincere interest in meditation, spiritual development and study of the precepts handed down through history in the Nath tradition as we understand it. The INO is for people who want, and will work for: spiritual development toward awakening; the development of occult attainment (siddhi); a new, better and more enlightened social order based on our pagan past. Read more about the INO.


Portrait of Mahendranath, waist up, wearing orange cloth around body and over left shoulder, rudrakshas, foliage in background

Writings by Mahendranath

The INO makes available a number of the key manuscripts written by Shri Gurudev Mahendranath. These writings provide the seed information and guidelines for the initiates and friends of the INO. The Scrolls of Mahendranath are an important introduction to our way of life and provides the general direction for our personal work within the Order.


Mahendranath standing on porch stair wearing orange robe, holding a staff.

Suggested Reading

The Open Door contains rich historical archives, hundreds of essays and articles, news and letters dating back to the 1980’s.

Begin with these essays:

Master Pattern of the International Nath Order
The Scroll of Esoteric Nath Wisdom
The Supreme Reality
Ashes of the Book
Awakening the Nath Dhuni


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