Generosity of Spirit, Dana, is a foundation of Buddhist practice. Since the time of the Buddha a relationship of mutual respect, trust, and support has been cultivated between monks and laity. Buddhist monks don’t charge for what they offer and depend on donations to support their practice.
Your kind donations in whatever form they come are deeply appreciated.
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To donate by check, contact me via the contact link on this website and I will send you my mailing address. You can also donate through Venmo to @RevVivianG.
It is traditional to offer monks food; in the time of the Buddha, and for some Buddhist monks today, monks only eat if the laity offer food. This offering creates merit and blessings for the one who offers and for all beings.
Please note that I am very allergic to walnuts and pecans.
I would be grateful for the following items from this list which is frequently updated (the list is in no particular order):
- Produce of any sort especially mushrooms and eggplant.
- Feta Cheese
- Dried cranberries
- Uncle Sam toasted whole wheat berry flakes and flaxseed cereal
- Quick cook steel-cut oats (seven minutes to cook, not half an hour)
- Decaf coffee – ground or whole bean
- Corn chips
- Whole wheat spaghetti
- Brown rice
- Eco-friendly all-purpose spray cleaner
- Salad dressing
- #2 Melitta coffee filters
- Cooked food is always welcome
I would also be grateful for (these items may be used; in some ways that is preferable):
- Saucers for larger flower pots
- Lifting as They Climb: Black Women Buddhists and Collective Liberation edited by Toni Pressley-Sanon (also a book; again, a used copy is fine)
Your kind donations in whatever form they come are deeply appreciated.
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