First Satori - Age Nine

Rohan's first Satori occurred around age nine, walking to primary school in northwest Western Australia. Spontaneously, an incredibly wide and vivid experience of impersonal spaciousness opened up. It startled him and he "closed" immediately - 35 years before he understood what happened.

The 1994 Vipassana Breakthrough

In 1994, another Satori occurred during a 10-day Vipassana retreat in Brookton, near Perth. Late one night, scanning his energy body as taught by S.N. Goenka:

"I felt blissful, weightless, free of the body, incredibly alive. It was the best experience of my life up until that time - and the 'I' wasn't there. It made no sense. The bliss of Samadhi was far beyond any happiness I had been given, which is often reliant on external means." - Rohan

The 17-Year Deepening

It was 17 years before Rohan rediscovered that unconditional peace in an abiding way. Over two decades of intensive practice across Buddhist, Vipassana, Toltec, and Advaita traditions led to a decisive awakening in 2013. Unlike gradual paths, this was a clear seeing through the illusion of the separate self - and the recognition that this seeing is available to anyone ready to look.

"The initial spiritual awakening is just the beginning, not the end. There is no end to the beautiful opening. Spirituality ends and Reality remains, ever unfolding. Now." - Rohan

Discovered by a Carpenter

Rohan was "discovered" by a carpenter working on his home in 2016, who was intrigued by his presence, contentment, and understanding of reality. The carpenter began asking questions, then brought friends.

Organic Growth

As word spread through the local Margaret River community, Satsang with Rohan began. Initially small circles with friends and their friends, these gatherings expanded via word of mouth as participants reported profound shifts in consciousness.

Inner Peace Foundation Forms

Inner Peace Foundation formed as a vehicle to share the presence and teachings more widely. The Foundation hosts Satsang meetings and retreats, offering what Buddha called the "triple gem":

• Sangha - Community of fellow seekers
• Buddha Dharma - Direct teachings
• Buddha-field - The awakened presence of a living teacher

This is essentially unveiling our true nature - what ancient texts and masters have pointed at for thousands of years.

"Few know what spiritual enlightenment or non-duality is. But regardless of labels, we all seek happiness, love, and contentment at the deepest levels - it's just usually in the wrong directions. The IPF serves this basic human longing and birthright." - Rohan

Engineering Meets Awakening

Before teaching, Rohan spent years as a marine engineer - troubleshooting complex systems, finding root causes, applying systematic precision to solve problems. This engineering approach now serves his dharma teaching: methodically identifying the ego structures that create suffering, and pointing directly to what remains when those structures dissolve.

His work helping others wake up is essentially inner engineering - applying troubleshooting methodology to "hunt the shadows within" like a technical problem.

"Ultimately, freedom is returning to direct experience, facts over dreams... waking up. Layers upon layers of misunderstandings we inherited are all that's in the way." - Rohan

Guru-Centric Teaching

Rohan's teaching is guru-centric - meaning seekers come to receive transmission from an awakened teacher, not to participate in peer discussion. This traditional model allows for direct pointing that meets each student exactly where they are.

His style combines:

• Vipassana precision - Clear seeing into the nature of experience
• Non-dual pointing - Direct recognition beyond technique
• Toltec practicality - Working with the ego rather than against it
• Engineering clarity - Systematic approach to inner obstacles

Publicly Verifiable

With over 10 years of teaching recorded on YouTube, Rohan's credentials are publicly verifiable. This transparency matters in a field crowded with unqualified teachers.

"A teacher not 'home' can not possibly show a seeker what 'home' is and can only talk about it." - Rohan

Community of Serious Seekers

The Inner Peace Foundation Sangha is a community of like-minded seekers who have come together around Rohan's teachings. Some are new to the path, others are advanced practitioners deepening into what Rohan calls the "natural state of being."

Patreon Membership

The Sangha community is supported through Patreon, where members receive additional teachings, practice resources, and connection with fellow seekers. This dana (generosity) model keeps the core teachings accessible while allowing those who wish to go deeper to support the work.

Join the Sangha on Patreon

Mystery School

For Rohan's numerous advanced seekers and those now deepening into the natural state of being, there is also a Mystery School component - intensive work for those ready to go beyond the foundational teachings.

This Work Is For...

Sincere seekers who sense something deeper is possible. Those willing to question everything they believe themselves to be. People at the precipice of getting serious about inner freedom - who sense that what they've been seeking isn't found in books, apps, or peer discussions.

This Work Is NOT For...

• Casual spiritual browsing
• Stress reduction or wellness goals
• Building a better ego or spiritual identity
• Entertainment or intellectual stimulation
• "Woo woo," avoidance, or spiritual bypass

If you're seeking a groomed ego or a comfortable spiritual identity, this is not the right place. Satsang with Rohan is a rare space where ego death can and does occur.

What IPF Is Not

IPF is aware of the traps found in many spiritual circles - spiritual egos, avoidance, and dogma. The labels or words used here help you discern from the "addition" systems of self-help, spirituality, and religions that are not rooted in the teacher's ongoing direct knowing that the "I" or Ego is not real and its beliefs (thoughts) create all our suffering.

"All you need is within you and always has been. Self-Realisation guidance is unveiling that truth of truths." - Rohan

If you're ready for direct inquiry into the nature of self and reality, you're welcome here.

"The beginning of life is not the day you are born, it is the moment Awakening to reality occurs."

"If in doubt be silent. If not in doubt be silent."

"Remain a student of the moment, life will show you everything if you observe it fully."

"Get comfortable with the paradox... the mind gets confused and eventually has to let go."

"Make everything you do in life an art piece of presence."

"You've been stumbling for eons for this precious moment to come home."

"Ordinary is extraordinary... When you are trying to be extraordinary... you miss the ordinary... where the extraordinary lies..."

"Stop being You. Everything is fine... In nothingness is Everything..."

"Awareness has always been there, in every memory, in every future dream, in every moment. It is beyond time you see..."

"When you become sick of your thoughts you start to prefer a quiet mind. Then an integrative healing begins."

"The sweetest thought is a step away from the Truth."