The practice of Dana, Generosity

In the giving we receive... 
in the receiving we give...

Dear Friends,

Dharma Gaia enjoys the simplicity of practicing within the ancient Buddhist context of giving and receiving freely. The traditional term is Dana which means generosity. The practice of generosity manifests in a heart of freedom and we know that the door of generosity swings both ways. We are not separate from those we support, we are not separate from those who contribute to our life of service.

When we recognise and understand interbeing, we see we are not able to live without the support of others. The practice of giving helps us to cultivate insight into interbeing, humility and gratitude.

We appreciate all offerings of financial support for our teachers who offer the teachings in the same energy of Dana - freely given. We are contained within a Charitable Trust which is able to offer receipts for tax purposes. Payments for our Dharma teachers can be made online or at any Westpac Branch into the following account please include the reference ‘Dana teachers’.

We also appreciate any offerings of Dana towards the centre to support the continuation of our simple everyday practice, Donations can be made into the same account and please reference this Donation as ‘for the Centre’

MANIFESTING ‘EVE’ We are excited to share our current aspiration is to raise the funds to install an Electric Vehicle Charging Station for our Electric vehicle guests. We have long hoped to purchase an electric vehicle for Dharma Gaia and this has now become a big priority. Over the past years of covid our local public transport has been slashed. There are at present no buses at all coming right to Dharma Gaia and only a few from now operating to Thames. This means we are driving more to collect guests and also for shopping. . no and also to manifest Eve our very own electric car.. If you feel inspired to offer your Dana towards this project we would deeply appreciate your support. Please mark your donation reference as ‘EVE’

ACCOUNT NUMBER - FOR ALL DANA OFFERINGS: 03-0458-0238459-000

If you would like a donation receipt for tax purposes, please contact our office after making your donation and please email us your details for this receipt.

with gratitude,

The Dharma Gaia Guardians