"If beings only knew - same like me, how the result of sharing is of such great fruit, with a gladdened mind, rid of the stain of meanness, they would duly give to noble ones who make what is given fruitful."
(Itivuttaka 26 - Dāna)
According to the Buddhist tradition of Dana (= generosity, giving) the participation in the courses for practice and study is free of charge. There are no fees for the teachings, the facilities and the meals. There are no suggestions for donations. The teaching shall be freely available to anyone, irrespective of their financial background.
All arising costs are covered solely by voluntary donations. People who have experienced the benefits of the meditation practice and who wish to maintain and support such offers in the future, can give a donation according to their own wish and possibilities. In this way the courses are a gift from other meditators, previous participants and general supporters.
General monetary donations
If you wish to donate once you can either leave your donation in the dana boxes at the meditation center or make a transfer to the bank account of the association.
Account:
Dhammanikhom Vipassana-Meditationszentrum e.V.
Sparkasse Spree-Neiße
BIC: WELADED1CBN
IBAN: DE83 1805 0000 0190 0676 24
Purpose: donation
Long-term monthly donation for running costs (standing order)
If you would like to support the association monthly to cover running costs (e.g. electricity, water, heating, insurance, maintenance costs, health insurance), you can set up a standing order. It would be helpful for the bookkeeping if this were on the 1st or 15th of each month.
Currently, the monthly running costs amount to 3,000 - 3,100 €. This does not include maintenance costs, minor repairs and food.
You can choose a day of the month (e.g. every 1st or every 20th etc.) on which you would like to dedicate the monthly donation. At the center, we have a list where we write down the donors and
then share the merits with them on that day and dedicate the blessing with the donor.
On an annual average, the daily expenses for running costs amount to around €100. You can donate a whole day or a partial amount.
Please have a list at the monthly overview on the German page!
Account:
Dhammanikhom Vipassana-Meditationszentrum e.V.
Sparkasse Spree-Neiße
BIC: WELADED1CBN
IBAN: DE83 1805 0000 0190 0676 24
Purpose: monthly donation
Peach blossom-donation tree & Autumn leaves-donation tree for building measures
Information on the construction measures can be found here. If you have any questions about the process or the organization of the donation tree, please contact us.
Donations have been collected for the first construction phase in the nuns' area (staircase for separate nuns' entrance, office and roof and ceiling work for structural stability in this area). Works in this phase have been finished to a big degree already, but not yet completely.
The 2nd construction phase for the expansion of two nuns' rooms with bathrooms and a hallway (as a lounge for the nuns' community, small tea corner, storage room for religious objects, Dhamma books, robe fabrics etc.) has already begun, the demolition of the old nuns' area has been completed, structural work on the floor has been carried out and now the interior insulation is starting.
The third construction phase for the rest of the nuns' area with 2 further nuns' rooms and a bathroom must be postponed for the time being. Further structural work is to be expected, which was not foreseeable from the outset.
We are therefore completing the first and second construction phases first. Sufficient funds are now available for this. We have already collected €134,100 for the nuns' area. We are therefore not continuing the fundraising for the third construction phase (another €100,000) until the New Year and the Thai New Year.
In the next few weeks, we will decide whether the next step will be the completion of the first two construction phases:
- the third construction phase (2 more nuns' rooms with a bathroom) or
- the larger meditation hall
should be started.
You are welcome to continue to donate to building projects with the subject “Donation tree”. As soon as it is clear where to go next, we will obtain current cost offers and share the next steps with you here.
There are more free blossoms and leaves on our donation trees for "Further building projects":
68 peach blossoms (€1,000 each) can still blossom on the peach blossom donation tree. It is also possible to donate a whole branch with eight blossoms (€8,000).
40 leaves (€ 2,000 each) can still blossom on the autumn leaves donation tree.
Of course you can also give smaller amounts (collective blossom or collective leaf) or join together with other meditators to form a group that donates an entire blossom or leaf.
Account:
Dhammanikhom Vipassana-Meditationszentrum e.V.
Sparkasse Spree-Neiße
BIC: WELADED1CBN
IBAN: DE83 1805 0000 0190 0676 24
Purpose: donation tree
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Donation of food and meals
The teacher takes her one meal at 11 a.m. The meditators have breakfast at 6.30 a.m. and lunch at 11 a.m. If you wish to contribute something to these meals please contact us at least one day prior to your donation.
If you cannot come on time in the morning (breakfast before 6 a.m., lunch before 10 a.m.) it is possible to leave a prepared meal or groceries in the kitchen the day before, so that the helpers can offer them the next day.
It is also possible to invite the Venerable Bhikkhuni Silavaddhani to the traditional morning alms walk (piṇḍapāta) in front of your own door. If someone is interested in maintaining and supporting this old tradition, please contact us. We can give you more information about the procedure.
If you would like to donate the food for Bhikkhuni Silavaddhani, possibly other nuns, the house community and the meditators on a fixed day every month for a longer period of time, please send us an email.
You can choose a day in the month (e.g. every 1st or 20th etc.) on which you would like to be a food dana sponsor. In the centre we have a list on which we will register the donors and then on the respective day we will share the merits with them and dedicate the blessing for the meal to the donor.
On average over the year, the daily expenses for food are approximately 30 €. When the Food Dana sponsorships were launched, the daily costs were about 20-25 €. It is foreseeable that in the future this amount will slowly increase due to further growth (in participants and in course duration).
Existing long-term sponsorships at 20 € can continue as normal. But a few days can also be "double-booked".
It would be helpful for the book-keeping if the standing order for 30 € can be set on the 1st or 15th of each month.
Please have a look at the monthly overview at the German page!
Account:
Dhammanikhom Vipassana-Meditationszentrum e.V.
Sparkasse Spree-Neiße
BIC: WELADED1CBN
IBAN: DE83 1805 0000 0190 0676 24
Purpose: food dana
Donation of time and skills
This can include offering transport or carrying out small gardening tasks, e.g. mowing the lawn. Please ask us what is needed.