With a boundless heart should one cherish all living beings…
radiating kindness over the entire world.
Wishing: In gladness and in safety, may all beings be at ease!
–The Buddha, Metta Sutta
Please help us to continue to offer scholarship aid and monastic aid at our current levels — scholarship aid that makes the retreat experience possible for so many who would otherwise not be able to attend — and to support the modest operating costs for the Mountain Hermitage during these uncertain times. We are honored to be able to offer both Online and In-Person practice opportunities in 2024 and beyond. Please stay tuned to our website as we continue to navigate these strange waters.
Our 2024 retreat offerings include: FEBRUARY 9 – 16, 2024 FINDING FREEDOM THROUGH INSIGHT MEDITATION RETREAT with Brian Lesage ; APRIL 14 – 21, 2024 WEEK-LONG MINDFULNESS OF THE BODY RETREAT; OCTOBER 6 – 27, 2024 SUNDAY INTERNATIONAL SANGHA ONLINE OFFERING – 4 Week Course on Living in Harmony with the Way of Things with Marcia Rose; and NOVEMBER 5 – 14, 2024 TEN-DAY VIPASSANA RETREAT For Experienced Students with Annie Nugent
Confirmed 2025 Retreats:
JANUARY 21 – 28, 2025 FINDING FREEDOM THROUGH INSIGHT MEDITATION RETREAT with Brian Lesage
MAY 6 – 26, 2025 21 DAY VIPASSANA RETREAT FOR EXPERIENCED STUDENTS with Sayadaw U. Vivekananda
NOVEMBER 3 – 12, 2025 TEN-DAY VIPASSANA RETREAT FOR EXPERIENCED STUDENTS with Annie Nugent
Retreats still in the planning stages:
Dates TBD – SUNDAY INTERNATIONAL SANGHA ONLINE COURSE with Kristina Baré
Late April 2026 WEEK LONG RETREAT with Greg Scharf
It is our sincere hope that all our in-person retreats will happen in at Hyperslow Retreat Center @ San Geronimo Lodge, Taos, NM. And it is hard to predict the future. We can only keep taking deep breaths and going back to practice every moment. Please stay tuned for updates on this website.
Our current operating expenses include small stipends for our teachers, our cooks, our retreat managers, online fees, technical support fees, and administrative expenses.
VIEW OUR FALL 2023 FUNDRAISING LETTER
photo by Tuan Pham
A gift of any amount will be received with utmost gratitude and will help the Hermitage navigate the economic uncertainties of these times. A gift of any amount will also help us to continue to bring the Dhamma to the world. Thank you.
If beings knew, as I know, the benefits of generosity,
they would not let an opportunity go by
without giving and sharing.
— The Buddha
You may support The Mountain Hermitage by your tax deductible donation to either our General Fund or Scholarship Fund. We accept donations by either check or credit card. (See details below.)
We also encourage you to become a Sustaining Member by pledging to donate on a regular basis… be it monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly or annually. The Mountain Hermitage bank account is unable to accept direct transfers, but you can sign up with Network for Good (see below) to have regular donations charged to your credit card… or you can also arrange with your own bank to have a monthly check dispersed to the Hermitage. Your Sustaining Membership helps The Mountain Hermitage build a strong & reliable foundation to better meet the spiritual needs of the community we serve.
General Fund
The Mountain Hermitage relies on donations to support our annual operating expenses and to help us hold down the cost of our retreat offerings. Our yearly expenses include publicizing our retreats, hiring a part-time administrative office assistant, paying a minimal rent and the utilities for our Hermitage office space and supporting our Guiding Teacher with a small parsonage allowance so that she can continue to devote her life to sharing the Dharma.
Scholarship Fund
In keeping with a central tenet of the Hermitage mission, we have strengthened our commitment to offer the Hermitage experience to those without the resources to afford retreat costs, and to promote diversity among retreatants. Your gift to the Scholarship fund will directly contribute to bringing the transforming power of the Dharma to our world.
Teacher Support
Any support you are able to offer our guiding teacher Marcia Rose enables her to continue to dedicate her life to sharing the Dharma on a donation basis while living as a householder in the modern world. Donations intended for Marcia should be in the form of a check written directly to her and mailed in care of The Mountain Hermitage.
How to Donate by Credit Card
This link will take you to Network for Good where you can make your donation by credit card. If you’d like to make this a recurring monthly, quarterly or annual donation, there is an option to do so. Please indicate in the “designation” box if you wish the funds to go to the General Fund or the Scholarship Fund. You may designate a percentage to each if you’d like.
Network for Good does not support currencies other than U.S. dollars.
Network for Good assesses a 3% processing charge per transaction. Your donation is fully tax-deductible. When you make a donation, please save and/or print the confirmation email you receive from Network for Good for your tax records.
How to Donate by Check
Click here to donate by mailing a check
The Mountain Hermitage is a not-for-profit 501C3 charitable organization. All donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.
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