Guru Purnima
July Open Door. The guru, the lunar date, and a practice from The Nath Kula Kaula.
Initiation
INO Mela 2021
A private gathering in the Pacific Northwest.
More about the International Nath Order
Sri Kapilnath. Initiation, and our synthesis of the Adinath and Uttara Kaula streams in the West.
Questions about the International Nath Order
Sri Kapilnath answers questions on the INO: initiation, practice, and who it is for.
INO Lineage
Sri Kapilnath. A salutation of the line: Dattatreya, Matsyendranath, Lokanath, Pagala Baba, Mahendranath.
Gurus and Chelas
Sri Kapilnath on the guru and the chela.
Nath Cryptonyms
Mahendranath’s list of initiate names: Latin, Greek, and Indian forms.
Northwest Nath Notes, Vol. 1 No. 1
May 1988. New initiations, an equinox gathering in Seattle, and plans for the Earthspirit Temple.
Skull Chatter, Vol. 1 No. 4
A meeting in New York, a note on initiation, and work at Kailash Zonule.
From the Dark into Light
Mahendranath’s 1985 letter clarifies INO’s initiation, names Lokanath and Lalita as sole initiates, and rejects Asian sadhu rules for Western Naths.