Iris Fair to Life proudly supports the Open Dharma with fundraising for the Open centre by selling t-shirts under the fundraising button.

http://www.opendharma.org

Who are Open Dharma?

Open Dharma has given teachings and group meditation retreats since 1999. Dharma means “nourishing support,” and our programs are open to people from diverse backgrounds and with different beliefs, intentions, and needs in their lives.

On Open Dharma retreats, silence, nature, gentleness, and curiosity, encourage opening to the unknown. From the unknown springs freedom to live life courageously, generously, and fully. Teachings primarily draw on our experience in diverse wisdom traditions "Buddhism, non-dual Advaita, Christian and Sufi mysticism" and our own human experience. We offer instructions in yoga, relaxation, and the expansive approach to vipassana (insight) and loving-kindness meditation.

Why the fundraising?

Retreats give a chance to practice meditation in depth, while sitting, walking, standing, and lying down, as well as to bring wakefulness into the details of every day. Both open and intensive retreats happen around the world, but most are set in India.

We have seen a great hunger for a sense of belonging, for deep encounters with nature, silence, beauty, other people, and oneself.

The fundraising is for the opening of the Open centre.

What is the Open Centre?

The Open Centre is a place where the nourishment needed in the world can be offered freely and fully—where one culture or tradition does not block the exploration of other ways; where the gifts of India are in the lap of Europe and one leap closer to America.

The Open Centre will inspire and support inner growth within a space of human and ecological diversity.
We welcome people from any religion or no religion to learn to live with inner and outer harmony through contact with nature, through interaction, and through silence. Along with meditation from diverse spiritual traditions, the Open Centre will also offer nontraditional ways to awaken the full potential of human life—to be relaxed and alert, centered and open

Donation/ Dana

DANA is a Pali word, meaning the practice of generosity, or offering.

DANA is a completely different way of relating to what is offered. Rather than a commercial transaction, DANA expresses the love and appreciation for what has been received. All Dharma activities connected with Open Dharma run on the basis of DANA. Any daily rate covers only basic bills; Food, heating, utility bills and basic administrative and organizational costs.
 
Nobody who lives, works or teaches receives any kind of payment whatsoever for the time, energy and love that they offer.

Generosity is the foundation of human and spiritual life. Your generosity allows us to offer teachings and retreats, and to create the Open Centre, a home for Open Dharma— for the benefit of individuals, the collective and the environment.