“FutureDharma is a great opportunity to strategically direct our resources. That way we can make the Dharma as widely available as possible and support deepening of its practice for the benefit of beings.”

Triratna has grown, and continues to grow, because of countless individual and collective acts of generosity.  FutureDharma exists to facilitate the flow of Dana to where it’s most needed.  It enables so much that many of us in Triratna take for granted. Sometimes I wonder how we ever coped without it!

I’ve visited tons of Triratna situations and am struck by the passion, friendship and wisdom we have to offer the world. All too often though our precious situations are held back by lack of money, marketing and strategy – Future Dharma Fund helps with all three! I’m chuffed to be even a small part of their team.

“When I first encountered Triratna it came as a huge relief to have found people that I could trust and a practice that I could do that actually worked to effect real transformation. I’m inspired to help as many people as possible around the world to have the same opportunity I had and I see Future Dharma Fund as a way to raise and distribute funds to enable this to happen.”

“The FutureDharma Fund has the potential to become a bold and ambitious expression of Sangharakshita’s vision of ‘Transforming self, transforming world’. For all of us it is an opportunity to ask how we want to use our resources for the greatest good, and the world certainly needs dynamic and effective expressions and communication of the Dharma, which the Fund aims to enable.”

I’m deeply inspired by the open handed mudra of generosity and the teaching of there being no difference between the giver, the gift and the receiver. FutureDharma Fund allows us all to play our part in that vision and enable many around the world to benefit directly from the Buddha’s teaching to end suffering.

“I really enjoy working for a Triratna Right Livelihood, we’re a keen and committed team who are able to help Dharma projects around the world. I’m the one that informs project’s they’ve got their funding, which is a delight indeed!”

“Once our basic needs are met, what all humans need most are tools and practices for the growth of our capacity for love and wisdom. The Dharma provides the clearest and most practical means of achieving our human potential.”

Catching the Dharma at my local Centre is the greatest gift I have been given. The conditions that enabled that happening to occur were born out of the dedication and generosity of many many folk, over many many years, a lineage that goes back to the Buddha himself. My wish is to make the dharma available to as many people in the world as possible, and it’s a delight to know that my working life can contribute to this.

“I have long wanted to work in a Team Based Right Livelihood and I am over the moon to be a part of this magnificent team. Spreading the Dharma throughout the world while aspiring to embody the Bodhisattva Ideal is a beautiful way to practice.”

It might be apocryphal, but I love the story of someone asking Bhante if he could have Enlightenment or £1 million what he would choose. Apparently, he said £1 million because “with practice, Enlightenment is guaranteed – but to practice and share the Dharma we need resources!”