Dharma Center of Trikaya Buddhism is supported by donations and memberships. Donations are of any amount, given by those who appreciate the presence of our Temple and the meditation classes we offer. Those who wish to be more involved in our community usually step into the Membership level, which has a minimum contribution requirement. For those with financial challenges, Volunteering is another way to participate more closely with the community. Donations, Memberships, and Volunteers are what make it possible for us to offer Pay What You Wish classes to the public. Thank you for your support!
We invite you to set the amount you would like to donate to help us keep our doors open. Supporting Dharma Center is an exchange of gratitude that sends a message to yourself and Eternity that the practice we share is important to you, whether or not you attend classes. We appreciate your financial gifts at whatever level you can give. Please note all donations are non-refundable.
We welcome you to donate any amount, or you may wish to become a Member which includes unlimited public classes and other community benefits.
Donate via Zeffy
Most payment types are accepted including credit / debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH, or check. On your credit card statement, the biller will show as Zeffy – Dharma Center. Click here or use the form below.
You can change the amount you wish to donate by clicking the box with the donation amount.
We have chosen Zeffy to collect and process our donations because they share our Pay What You Wish philosophy. They rely on donations rather than charging us! You can change the amount Zeffy collects to whatever you want – even if it is zero.
Donate via PayPal or Venmo or Zelle
For a true Pay What You Wish experience, you can also donate via PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle if you prefer. Note you will not automatically be added to our internal systems when you choose one of these options.
For Zelle online banking, use: tuition@dharmacenter.com
via Venmo @dharmacenter
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For our donors who have recurring subscriptions via PayPal, those will continue until you want to change them via your PayPal account.
If you are in our legacy system, please use this link to make changes to your subscription. Stripe will send you an email with login information.
Membership vs per class Donation
Membership creates a connection to our community and allows greater access to our unadvertised events and the private Member Oasis on our Discord channel. Participation in the community is not required to be a supporter. Click here to learn more about benefits of Membership
Donations are a tuition type offering in exchange for the teachings received either in class or via our YouTube offerings, or because one is inspired by the presence of our Temple in the world.
Darma Center of Trikaya Buddhism is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Contributions are tax-deductible. Please check with your tax professional for details.
Please note we are unable to offer refunds on any per class donation or membership payments, including recurring payments.
What Do you Mean,
Pay What You Wish?
In a world of uncertainty and turbulence, we’re being moved to respond to suffering in a big way: Classes with optional tuition, paid for by donations and memberships.
Not everyone who meditates is interested in Enlightenment; however everyone can benefit from meditation.
Meditation and mindfulness practice:
- increases awareness,
- improves concentration,
- decreases stress,
- slows aging,
- develops personal power,
- teaches us acceptance of ourselves and others.
If you find value in our classes we encourage you to attend meditation sessions as often as they can and pay what you wish, even if that is nothing.
Dharma Center of Trikaya Buddhism is undertaking an experiment in radical generosity, and it’s success depends upon you.
The donations collected for classes helps pay the rent and insurance for the room, both physical and virtual via zoom. Our expenses also include teaching supplies, informational handouts, music, furniture, advertising, and office supplies. Memberships also help pay for these expenses. To keep costs down, we have wonderful Sangha Community who help run Dharma Center.
We rely on an Exchange of Gratitude to finance our center for meditation, Trikaya Buddhism, and self-discovery.
The Exchange of Gratitude concept means that people understand the need to pay for a place to explore the teachings because it provides an important benefit to their lives.
A spiritual discipline helps you develop personal power. Without a stable base on which to build, spiritual progress is unlikely. To rise above the suffering of the world and enter into the higher mind states, a certain amount of power is required. To go beyond all mind states and enter Samadhi, even more power is needed.
Utilizing your personal power appropriately, that is spending energy and money on the things truly important to you, are the first steps towards serious spiritual development.
Paying for your spiritual practice is one small way to send a message to yourself and Eternity that your practice is important to you.
For those of you who are ready to make an ongoing commitment to your spiritual practice, we invite you to also join our community as a Dharma Center Member. Please see our class handout or visit our Membership Options page. Members receive special benefits, including access to recordings of past dharma talks and private events.
If you would simply like to support our efforts without being involved as a direct student or Member, please use any Donation option above. Thank you!
