Dana

Dana, or generosity, is intrinsic to the 2,500 year old tradition of Buddhism. Going back
to the days of the Buddha, the teachings were considered priceless and thus offered freely.
In the spirit of Dana, Insight PV is committed to making the Buddha’s teachings available to everyone regardless of financial circumstances.

The teachers and community dharma leaders at our center are not paid for leading classes and retreats. Your support of the teachers enables them to devote more of their lives to teaching.
All staffers at the center are also volunteers. Dana helps us pay rent, phone, insurance and administrative expenses, and enables us to host special events, publicize our offerings and reach out to special groups. We ask for a suggested donation for the center, and give participants the opportunity after each class/retreat to donate in support of the teacher's livelihood.

Please Donate Online...

If you donate online, please select the Designated Donation box to indicate if your donation
is for a specific teacher (not tax-deductible) or for the center as a whole (tax-deductible).

Practicing dana is a central part of the teachings. The Buddha said there are many ways to train
the mind for liberation: the easy way, the middle way, the difficult way and the supreme way. He said the practice of dana was the easy way. As a physical manifestation of the central teachings
of non-clinging, practicing generosity strengthens our practice and deepens our wisdom.

Generosity is a very beautiful quality; an opening of the heart into sharing. It provides an atmo-
sphere of non-separateness; an expression of unity. It is the selfless manifestation of non-greed
and non-attachment. It is the practice of all religions and is the foundation of all spiritual growth. Lastly, practicing generosity creates the conditions for happiness as we experience joy in the planning to give, in the act of giving, and in remembering our acts of generosity.

May the merit of your generosity spread far.