my work is donation-funded

your kindness and generosity are what make this community possible
Please consider making a donation to our student community today.
Don't have a job or an income but still need instruction?
That's OK ♥ I am here for you. See pro bono information below.
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Why do I ask for dāna?


Dāna is the Pāli word for generosity, the act of giving.  Once you have joined our community of students, your dāna funds my ability to work with you and all students within our student community.  The dāna you offer is accepted with tremendous gratitude for making this community and my continued work possible.  

As a full-time Buddhist Anagārika, I have given up almost all worldly possessions and responsibilities so that I may dedicate the entirety of my life to Buddhist study, training, practice, and meditation — and, until I am fully ordained as a monk, to the tutelage and coaching of the Buddhadharma to those who approach me for training.

Since leaving to ordain as a Buddhist monk, dāna also makes it possible for me to continue to be able to provide my teachings and compassionate support pro bono to those who are less fortunate or who have little to call their own except for their practice.

What I provide to our student community goes beyond the scope and depth of common Buddhist/Dharma Coaching, and aligns much more closely with professional Buddhist Psychology and Advanced Buddhist Path Training.  I also offer spiritual life coaching and counselling to those who aren't specifically on a Buddhist path, but still wish to benefit from being able to cultivate the richness of genuine mindfulness in their lives. 

I recently had to unexpectedly relocate to Mexico, further putting my higher-ordination in Asia on-hold, so that I can receive medical treatment that as a renunciate I could not otherwise afford to receive anywhere else and, now more than ever, I depend on student dāna to assist me with my medical expenses so I can finally make my way back to the monastery.

Therefore, I ask that those who have an income to contribute to our student community after each session for the value that they receive from my time, energy, and dedication to improve and hone their spiritual understanding and deepen and improve their daily practice; and, also for the counselling and support that I offer by providing highly-personalised instruction and guidance on how to practically apply the Dharma to their real-life problems and difficulties that stand in the way of their progress.

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Student tiers and requested dāna donation amounts
(these sessions are one-on-one, personalised instruction sessions with anagārika michael)
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  • No dāna donations are expected from pre-approved pro bono students. 
    • Optional contributions to support this community are appreciated.
    • Pro bono sessions are 45 minutes long.
    • ​̶L̶i̶m̶i̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶a̶v̶a̶i̶l̶a̶b̶i̶l̶i̶t̶y̶;̶ ̶p̶l̶e̶a̶s̶e̶ ̶r̶e̶q̶u̶e̶s̶t̶ ̶i̶n̶-̶a̶d̶v̶a̶n̶c̶e̶.̶
      all pro bono student slots are presently occupied, you are welcome to request being added to the waitlist

  • For those who are confirmed low-income students, dāna follows a sliding scale:
    • $40 to $75 based on each student's capacity to support this community.
    • Low-income student sessions are 50 minutes long.
    • Limited availability; please request in-advance.
 
  • For all other applied-Dharma students and for those participating in spiritual life coaching, dāna falls into the range of what you would commonly pay a therapist:
    • $185 for 60-minute sessions.
    • $250 for 90- to 120-minute sessions.
    • Please specify your desired session duration in advance.​

​Your dāna is accepted with tremendous gratitude for making this community and my work with those in-need possible.
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Requesting pro bono student status: money should never come in-between a practitioner and his/her teacher, so those who cannot bear the burden of providing the suggested donation amounts above are welcome to submit a request for "pro bono student" status.  Once approved, pro bono students are welcome to donate as much or as little as they are comfortable and happy to provide for the time, energy, and value that they receive from our time together for a period of four (4) months.
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  • Please note that "pro bono" does not mean "free," rather, it means that someone else is providing for you.  Pro bono training would not be possible if not for the generosity of other students who help me cover my medical, shelter, and food expenses.
  • Scheduling priority is given to students who can donate at the "all other students" tier and then to students who can donate at the "low-income" tier.  This is because without these donors pro bono training would not be possible.
  • As a pro bono student, please remember that someone else is providing for me, and in return I get to provide for you; this is done with the intention that someday you can and will provide for others who are in need of your help and generosity.
  • It's worth noting that at any given time, I try to ensure that about 25% to 50% of my student population are pro bono students (and another 20% or so are low-income students); it's one of the many ways that I provide for others, just as others provide for me, but space is limited as demand for pro bono time is unsurprisingly high, so there is a waitlist for pro bono students; please email me to be placed on the waitlist.

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Donation re-direction disclosure: an appropriately ample portion of dāna-received goes directly to my own personal efforts to help clothe, feed, and protect those who are in poverty, those who are homeless, and those who are destitute and veritably suffering immensely; and, especially to those who are clearly in genuine need of someone who will recognise their humanity and are in need of my concern, my support, and my compassion.

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If you are not part of our student community, but would simply like to make a donation to help support us or what we are doing here, your donation will directly serve to sustain the work that I do to guide others who are in genuine need of compassion, guidance, and care to be free of their suffering or to attain spiritual success; your support and kindness will not go unnoticed and would be greatly and sincerely appreciated.