Please join our Sangha Circle or make a one-time contribution!

Make meditation and mindfulness a regular part of your life! Our loving community is here to support your personal transformation. Joining our Sangha Circle with a monthly donation or offering individual donations helps us keep our community sanctuary alive for us all. Your support makes our sangha possible. :)

What is dāna?
Gratitude for our teachers & sangha

The practice of giving, known as dāna in Pali, holds a cherished place in the Buddhist path of liberation. At the heart of this path is the freedom found in letting go. As we nurture a generous spirit, we can discover the joy that comes with releasing our attachments and embracing compassion.

Your dāna supports our teachers and covers the expenses involved in sharing these meditations and teachings. We warmly invite you to give from the heart without a sense of obligation. In this act of giving, may you find the peace and goodwill that generosity brings.

 
 
 

Sangha Circle: Monthly Giving

Thanks to monthly sustaining donations from our Sangha Circle, we are able to continue to offer meditation classes, activities, gatherings, and supportive sanghas. Especially if you’re a regular with us, we hope you’ll join our Sangha Circle at whatever level works for you.

  • Benefactor $100  

  • Friends $75 

  • Base $50 (covers our expenses)

  • Any Custom Amount

One-time Contributions

If you attend occasionally or would prefer to donate casually or when so moved, we’ll also be grateful for your one-time contribution.

Suggested dāna for individual classes: $10 - $20

Prefer to send a check? Make out and mail to IMCW, P.O. Box 3, Cabin John, MD 20818. Note CML on the memo line. Thank you!

 
 

Why We Give

  • Some of us give out of sheer gratitude for the role the sangha plays in our lives; for access to the Dharma and the many teachers who so generously give of their time; and for the relationships we experience in our loving community.
  • Some of us give because we attend multiple gatherings throughout the month, from early morning, midday, or evening meditation classes to Poetry Sangha, Game Night, or Contemplating Death Sangha. Giving monthly frees us to attend all and anything we can. It feels like an all-access pass.
  • Some of us give so others who can’t afford it may attend without worrying about paying.
  • Some of us think of monthly giving like tithing, with our level of support commensurate with our budget and gratitude.

We thank you warmly for your generosity!

The Center for Mindful Living is a project of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington (IMCW). We are managed by a volunteer Working Group and a paid Community Manager, and supported entirely through dāna—monthly donations from our Sangha Circle and individual or one-time contributions. 

Would you like to know how we spend our donations?

IMCW is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your donation is fully tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.