To the extent that we rely on donations for our livelihood we are bound to have the expectation of repayment to pay the It is my experience that 8090 of participants on any given retreat offer an ID: 855735
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1 maintain themselves adequately for a Òb
maintain themselves adequately for a Òbalanced lifeÓ, could it be that teaching in this way, relying on dana to sustain a lay life, is som
2 etimes neither wise nor realistic?Dharm
etimes neither wise nor realistic?Dharma teachings are often presented as $freely given", but is this actually true? Thanissaro Bhikkhu de
3 Þnes dana as Òthe inclination to give, w
Þnes dana as Òthe inclination to give, without expecting any form of repayment from the recipient.Ó Is that what lay teachers are doing whe
4 n we teach? In other words, are we reall
n we teach? In other words, are we really offering teachings as Dana, with To the extent that we rely on donations for our livelihood we a
5 re bound to have the #expectation of rep
re bound to have the #expectation of repayment$ to pay the It is my experience that 80-90% of participants on any given retreat offer an a
6 mount of money that is far below what th
mount of money that is far below what they would pay for a workshop or seminar in an equivalent Þeld that was being run on a fee-paying bas
7 is. While we cannot know the Þnancial ci
is. While we cannot know the Þnancial circumstances of participants, we can look at the equivalent value of a dana offering. I am aware tha
8 t some may Þnd this equivalent value com
t some may Þnd this equivalent value comparison coldly monetary and lacking in understanding of the heart-qualities of Dana. Given that I a
9 m looking at Dana as it is generally la
m looking at Dana as it is generally language about generosity, no wonder there is the overlap and confusion of deÞnitions.Teaching by Dan
10 a is seen as an inherent part of the Ins
a is seen as an inherent part of the Insight Meditation world, but it is worth remembering that this is not so in all Buddhist traditions.