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 Dana
(donations,
giving, gifts; pronounced DAH-na)
Many hours of volunteer
work make it possible for Ring of Bone Zendo — without staff —
to offer its rich program, publish the newsletter, maintain the buildings
and grounds, respond to public interest, and so on. Support in this form
is always welcome.
We do need financial contributions
as well, to cover needs that volunteer labor alone can’t meet: to insure
our members against risks of accident and litigation, to purchase supplies
and professional services, and to compensate our teacher.
Dana of any amount is welcome.
To facilitate your dana,
we are offering four different ways to donate.
To make a donation by
credit card or debit card through PayPal online annually or as often
as you like, click the "Donate" button below. You don't
have to become a PayPal member. (For Mac users, Safari is recommended
for a proper display of this and the credit card processing pages.) Enter
the amount and click on "Update Totals". At the bottom of the next screen,
look for the phrase "Don't have a PayPal account? Use your credit card
or bank account..." Click on "Continue," and follow the instructions.
You'll be able to print a receipt from the PayPal screen for your tax
records. The "Subscribe"
button below enables you to donate $52 quarterly through PayPal
with either a credit card or a debit card. At the bottom of the following
page, look for the phrase "Don't have a Paypal account? Use your credit
card or bank account..." Click on that to continue. If you'd like to donate
monthly, we recommend you set up an electronic fund transfer
through your personal bank account. It’s very easy to do. To get Ring
of Bone Zendo bank account information, please contact Greg Leeson at
gleeson@hughes.net
or
530-346-7782. Or simply send a check.
The address is ROBZ, P.O. Box 510, North San Juan, CA 95960.
Please give what you can.
Your dana will help the Ring of Bone Zendo community continue as a vital
focus of practice, of rigorous inquiry into life and death, and of close
friendship and support for generations to come. Your dana to Ring of
Bone Zendo is fully tax deductible.
If you need a receipt or
if you have any general questions about contributions, please contact
Greg Leeson at gleeson@hughes.net
or (530) 346-7782.
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I saw myself
a ring of bone
in the clear stream
of all of it
and vowed,
always to be open to it
that all of it
might flow through
and then heard
“ring of bone” where
ring is what a
bell does.
—Lew Welch
Our zendo takes its name
from this poem by Lew
Welch, who disappeared in
the forest nearby in 1971.
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