Monasticism

[Vinnie]

Hey all,

Was wondering. How would monasteries and spiritual practitioners crop up in the modern world? Not functioning like religious cults but more like universities geared towards state development as opposed to intellectual. Although the two could inform each other, I suppose like a tailored environment or laboratory. A nation has a military and its bottom-line, as does academia, hospitals, labs, schools, etc... Is there an organ missing from the body of modern society yet to develop and how would we go about creating it? If such a thing can exist peacefully with the "economy"? No religious trappings or vapid atheist incentives. Just a trans-national, government funded thoroughfare for spiritual aspirants. Thoughts?