Help Build the TWIM Dhamma Study Center

Help Us Build a TWIM Dhamma Study & Practice Center

We are raising funds to build a new one-story TWIM (Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation) Study Center — a peaceful and welcoming space dedicated to deepening understanding of the Buddha’s teachings through sutta study, Dhamma talks, and meditation practice.

This new center will serve as a hub for those seeking to learn and practice the path of Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Collectedness, as taught by Bhante Vimalaramsi and outlined in The Path to Nibbana. We envision this space supporting both beginners and experienced meditators alike, providing a supportive environment rooted in wisdom and kindness.

What Your Support Will Help Build:

A multi-purpose large room for yoga classes, group meditations, and presentations (like PowerPoints and workshops)

Three private offices for teacher consultations and quiet administrative work

A boardroom for planning future Dhamma programs and community events

A library space where visitors can sit, read, and reflect on the Dhamma

A comfortable, 60’ x 36’ building with beautiful hardwood floors, creating a warm, inviting atmosphere

Your donation will directly support the construction of this sacred space and help us expand access to TWIM teachings, community classes, and mindful living.

Together, we can make this vision a reality. Every contribution, large or small, brings us one step closer to offering a home for the Dhamma — a place where people can study, meditate, and live with more peace, wisdom, and loving-kindness.

Thank you for your support and generosity.

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The Highest Gift

The suttas do refer to the gift of a monastery or land as one of the highest forms of material generosity. This is highlighted in several places, particularly in the context of the four kinds of gifts and their merit, as found in the Aṅguttara Nikāya and other sources.

One relevant reference is AN 4.62 (Dāna Sutta), where the Buddha outlines the different levels of giving and their corresponding merit, including the intention behind the gift and the virtue of the recipient. The offering of land for a vihāra (monastery) or a dwelling place for monastics is considered especially meritorious because it supports the monastic community in their practice of the Dhamma and enables the continuation of the teaching.

Later tradition associates the building and offering of monasteries and structures supporting the Sangha with similar high merit, as it facilitates the preservation and propagation of the Dhamma.

Furthermore, in the commentary traditions and in the Jātakas, kings and wealthy lay followers who donated land and built monasteries—such as Anāthapiṇḍika (who built Jetavana for the Buddha)—are held in the highest regard and their gifts are praised as immensely beneficial.

In TWIM, while the emphasis is not on accumulating merit for future rebirths, Bhante Vimalaraṃsi acknowledges that supporting the Sangha materially, especially with facilities conducive to deep meditation and practice, is an act of wholesome generosity (dāna) that builds conditions for awakening, both for oneself and others.