Above photo: Maitripa College’s Tara Farms, the location for their future Maitripa Rabjungma Community Project for training Western nuns, a recipient of a 2024 Merit Box grant. Photo courtesy of Maitripa College. The FPMT Community Support Fund was created in…
BUDDHIST IN THE TRENCHES April-June 2014 By Sarah Shifferd How beautiful can life be? We hardly dare imagine it.” – Charles Eisenstein I’ve never believed in money. Even though my parents explained the basics of modern economics to me over…
“Normally, worldly business people think that the best way to invest is by doing business. But that is only certain when you make a profit. Until then, it’s uncertain. My own feeling is the most reliable investment is to offer…
“How do you reconcile the tension between making the Dharma truly accessible to all and covering the high operating costs of retreats? That tension brings up a scarcity mindset. From there it’s unlikely that everyone’s needs will be met. So…
January-March 2012 TEACHINGS AND ADVICE: A Teacher Tells Us Why Reader Question: In regard to generosity, we often hear about giving. What does Buddhism have to say about receiving? Answered by Don Handrick: It does seem that in Buddhist teachings…
The Merit Box Project The International Merit Box Project was created in order to cultivate generosity as part of a daily practice. The project began in 2001 with students keeping a Merit Box on their altars or elsewhere in their…
ASK A LAMA August-September 2007 Gyume Khensur Rinpoche. Photo: Kalleen Mortenson Gyume Khensur (Lobsang Tenzin) Rinpoche spoke to students at Maitripa Institute in Portland, Oregon in late 2006. One of the students, frustrated by how the term “merit” seemed to…
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