supporting our community
Life
in a Buddhist monastic community is in every sense a dependent arising
that connects us intimately to others. Just as we devote
our lives entirely to a Buddhist monastic path, our
lives in turn depend entirely on the kindness of many
others. In
particular, we depend on those whose generosity sustains our bodies and
our activities, without our spiritual life would be
impossible. In this way, our sponsors participate in our lives at every
moment, even though they may
not be physically near.
Life in our community is simple, in material terms, and the annual budget for our life together is $10,000, with another $6,000 proposed to support our study program.
You can view our detailed budget here.
Donations can be made directly by funds transfer to the Swiss account listed below, to an account in Mexico (for details, contact us or visit our Spanish blog) or by Paypal through the link to the right:
Rahel Gertsch
Raiffeisenbank Sulgen:
Account number: 25912.12
IBAN number: CH47 8141 1000 0025 9121 2
Donations can also be made by credit card or Paypal using the link to the right of this page. Checks in US$ payable to Diana Finnegan may be sent to Nuns Community, PO Box 1651, Studio City, CA 91614-0651 USA.Please do indicate any particular dedication prayers you would like us to make. You may also contact us for other payment options.
Renunciation
in Buddhist monastic terms entails giving up the active pursuit of
material wellbeing, and remaining content with whatever
material
conditions are offered.
We cultivate gratitude towards
those who support us, and this gratitude gives rise to a deep sense
of responsibility to live purely and engage sincerely
and
whole-heartedly in the spiritual path that our benefactors are
supporting. Our sponsors are therefore directly responsible for the
intensity and purity of our spiritual practice, as well as its material
conditions, and for this, our gratitufde deepens further. We thank you
for support, for your interest and for your prayers. It is due to you
that our lives here are possible.