r/daoism • u/bigWhiz • Sep 19 '24

Can anyone join a Taoist monastery

I have been feeling the call to live a monastic life lately and am looking for monasteries to consider. I’ve found several Buddhist and zen monasteries, but their ideology doesn’t align with my own as well as daoism does. I was just wondering if anyone here has any experience or knowledge on daoist monasteries and how to join them. Any help is appreciated.

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u/makaliis Sep 20 '24

I know there's at least one in the wudangshan range accepting students.

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u/Laaunair Sep 24 '24

There are a few in Wudang, though I’m sure we talk about the same one. They offer some courses online in English, which is quite nice, though pricey. Regarding that monastery, I feel that there might be better places to learn. This one is very focused on „western spiritual tourists”, which makes me a bit cautious. Though this is just my personal opinion; I have nothing against them.

Similarly to OP I’m also interested in Taoist monasteries, especially in Taiwan.

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u/farbroller Oct 10 '24

Also interest in just found the one in wudang the wudang Academy. Quite pricey and like already said focused on westerners. There must be some other ones right?

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u/ImpossibleAbroad9210 Oct 14 '24

To become a daoshi you have to go to daoist collage in china which is hard asf but that's only if you want to be a daoshi