Meal offerings

Generosity matters

Our resident monastics are currently engaged in their annual three-month Rains Retreat until mid-October. Please write to us in early October to arrange to visit or offer food and other items. You are still welcome to offer financial donations or gift cards at any time.

Generosity lies at the heart of the Buddhist path and is the foundation for inner cultivation. The Buddha taught that gifts offered with a serene, joyful heart yield the most benefit (AN:8:31). We would like to give our supporters and Buddhist friends the wonderful opportunity to practice generosity (dana in Pali), by offering meals and/or other requisites and household items.

We offer the following six ideas for how you can participate in giving, whether you live locally or far away.

1. Come for a shared lunch.

Offer the monastics a prepared hot dish for their main meal at 11:00. Please see the Lunch Dana Calendar below for available dates, or write to team@anukampaproject.org for more information or to request an invitation.

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2. Invite the resident monastics for a meal.

They are happy to join you for a meal at your home or a restaurant.

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3. Order shopping deliveries or vegetable boxes on a weekly roster.

You may do this as a one-off or on a more regular basis.

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4. Send gift vouchers, as Theravada monastics cannot use money.

Example stores in the Oxford area include:

• Tesco (supermarket)
• Sainsburys (supermarket)
• Costa and other cafes (helpful for when the bhikkhunis are travelling)
• Dunelm (paint, varnish, cabinets, bedsheets, household items, etc)
• John Lewis (all manner of things!)
• Marks & Spencer (food, household items)
• Argos (DIY, outdoor tools, indoor items)

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5. Supply household items.

Please see the Needed Items List below for what’s currently needed at Anukampa Grove. You may also wish to invite us to let you know if we need any specific items. Please email team@anukampaproject.org and include your approximate spending range and the time frame of your offer (for example, you may wish to offer £30 for use within the next three months).

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6. Offer help with transport.

For example a lift or an Oyster card or Oyster card top-up.