The Pali term "dana" comes from the Sanskrit daan, which can be understood as generosity and reciprocity. Its roots and potential run deep. In Indian culture, practices to spiritual awareness and deep perspective have a long history. In that context, dana was offered to a teacher or guru …
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Serving the Community
Paraphrasing the Buddhist vow: wounds are numberless; we vow to tend them all. Global pandemic. Economic collapse. Police brutality and social injustice. Climate chaos. Systemic racism and white supremacy. Poverty and hunger. Voter suppression and electoral manipulation. Ecosystems crashing, …
Programs in a Troubled Time
To paraphrase the Buddhist vow: Wounds are numberless; we vow to tend them all. With so much anguish and pain, remember that all the rivers and oceans of the world are made of tiny mists and drops falling into streams, joining each other, flowing and rising together. All our responses, personal or …