Dear brothers and sisters,
The practice of generosity, or dana – sharing our time and energy to support each other – is at the heart of community. An important element of giving is the joy and happiness that we experience when we are able to give from the heart, without any expectation or attachment to the result. The Temple is a 501(c) non-profit organization and we utilize your generous donations to help maintain and sustain the temple for future generations.
Offering Our Practice
The most precious thing we can offer is our energy of mindfulness. Together we support each other on this beautiful path of practice. We can help the wider community of mindfulness to grow by investing time and energy into our own local community, a sangha. The greatest gift you can offer the Temple is regularly spending time practicing here. Please visit us!
Offering Financial Support
Another important way to contribute is through financial support–making a donation or by becoming a regular donor to the Temple. All of the financial needs of our Temple are met through donations and, to a smaller extent, through purchases of books and other items.
Offering Service
Finally, we can offer our time and energy through service here at the temple and beyond. When you get to know the community, you will naturally begin to see our needs and the best ways to help. Please reach out to us with any offer of support or take a moment to discuss service opportunities with any of our monastic brothers or sisters while you are here. We have regular community work days (Day of Mindful Working) – these work days provide the community an opportunity to spend a Saturday morning working joyfully and harmoniously on a project at the Temple that needs attention. See our calendar for an upcoming opportunity.
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You can also donate an item from our Amazon Wish List. These are items that are still needed for our new shrine. Your help and generosity is greatly appreciated (https://smile.amazon.com/hz/charitylist/ls/39R4D1DUVNENX/ref=smi_ext_lnk_lcl_cl).
You can also donate via Venmo (@sabuddhisttemple) and CashApp ($sabuddhisttemple)!
New Temple Book Printing Project
For many years, the temple and its members have donated hundreds of dollars of their own money to help print new sutras and chants for the temple’s ceremonies and celebrations. We now want to create a new temple chant book that includes all of the services and special ceremonies and celebrations in one book! Please consider helping us print these blessed chant books for the temple.