Open Gate Sangha, Inc.

Open Gate Sangha supports the teachings of Adyashanti by making them available to all who sincerely yearn for peace and freedom. Our ultimate purpose is to serve the awakening of truth.

Founded in 1996 in the San Francisco Bay area, Open Gate Sangha today reaches people around the world who are naturally drawn to the sincerity and depth of Adyashanti’s message—and most of all to his emphasis on truth, and not the teacher.

Our small staff and many dedicated volunteers coordinate Adyashanti’s travel plans and events, produce a wide range of publications, maintain this website, and make Adyashanti’s teachings available online.

Above all, we remain committed to letting truth be our guide—the truth that looks out from everyone’s eyes, and sees only itself wherever it looks.


Open Gate Sangha Staff
Top row: Julie, Manjushri, Randy.
Middle row: Nancy, Terri, Jerilyn, Eric.
Bottom row: Prema, Jim, Susan, Harlem, David.

Tax-Deductible Contributions

Open Gate Sangha, Inc. is a nonprofit, tax–exempt organization. Most of your contributions to Open Gate Sangha are tax-deductible, including payments for satsangs, intensives, and retreat event fees. The housing portion of retreat fees, however, is not tax-deductible.

Those who feel called to financially support Adyashanti’s teaching work may also contribute to one or more of the following funds: Publishing Fund, Scholarship Fund, and General Fund. (The General Fund is for the day-to-day operations that make Adyashanti’s satsangs, intensives, retreats, and travels possible.)

Making a Donation

Scholarships

Open Gate Sangha offers a limited number of scholarships to local intensives and retreats for those who need financial assistance. Scholarships are awarded based on a number of criteria, including availability of scholarship funds, applicant’s financial need, and prior scholarships awarded to the applicant. Many thanks to those who have made contributions to the Scholarship Fund!

Details about financial assistance for intensives.
Details about financial assistance for retreats.

Board of Directors

President: Adyashanti
Vice President / Secretary: Mukti
Treasurer: Julie Zeise
Director: Jerilyn Munyon

The Open Gate Sangha Office in San Jose, CA

“Serving the Truth becomes our life instead of just an isolated event. It takes the abstractness out of spirituality. That’s the opportunity of real spirituality: to be in service to the silence of the heart.” ~ Adyashanti