Alaska Mindfulness is…

The term “Gift Economy”  refers to a culture or community that sees the movement of resources between people as a means to deepen connection, not as competition or commerce. Here’s a short TED video on the concept.

In addition to being traditional within Buddhist cultures, an all-donation structure is a gesture toward creating a more radically inclusive community, as all interested practitioners are welcome to receive the teachings, regardless of ability to pay or access to resources.

It is not just the support of those who need to come for free that motivates offering my work in this way, however, but the value I feel in resisting the overwhelming pressure within our capitalist system to bring every human activity into the marketplace. These beautiful teachings were given to me in an open-handed, generous way, and I hope to honor that tradition by doing the same. Please give the gift of the Dhamma as freely as possible in this world.