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Online donations—by credit card, debit card, or online check—can be made through Network for Good:

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Portland Friends of the Dhamma receives 95¼% of the funds donated through Network for Good. Network for Good also allows for a monthly donation. Donors outside the United States may need to choose the ‘PayPal’ (not ‘credit card’) option.

Donations through the mail—by check or money order (U.S. funds only please)— can be made payable to:

Portland Friends of the Dhamma
1327 SE Tacoma St. #159
Portland, OR 97202 USA

You give what is appropriate to the occasion and to your means, when and where your heart feels inspired. For the monastics, this means that you teach, out of compassion, what should be taught, regardless of whether it will sell. For the laity, this means that you give what you have to spare and feel inclined to share. There is no price for the teachings, nor even a ‘suggested donation.’ Anyone who regards the act of teaching or the act of giving requisites as a repayment for a particular favor is ridiculed as mercenary. Instead, you give because giving is good for the heart and because the survival of the Dhamma as living principle depends on daily acts of generosity. — Ajahn Thanissaro, The Economy of Gifts

Mission Statement of Portland Friends of the Dhamma

Friends of the Dhamma exists to support access to the Buddha’s teachings. We encourage contact with like-minded individuals (both lay and monastic) through community gatherings, retreats, and the free distribution of books and tapes.

Our purpose is to promote both the intellectual and experiential understanding of the Dhamma and provide a community of support for living the eightfold path.

Friends of the Dhamma arises from the Theravada, Thai-Forest meditation lineage of Ajahn Chah and is advised by and affiliated with Abhayagiri monastery. We welcome all traditions dedicated to the integrity of the Buddha’s teachings: generosity, virtue, mental cultivation, wisdom, and compassion.

Friends of the Dhamma is supported solely by contributions (dana) from the community and does not charge fees for events or use of its facilities.