Dāna / freely given
Alongside my paid one-to-one work, I offer a small number of places in the spirit of dāna, the Pāli word for giving. In these places, the work is freely offered, with no agreed fee or price. Any exchange is based on generosity.
What dāna means here
Dāna is often translated as giving or generosity. In a dāna place, the six meetings are offered freely and stand complete in themselves.
There is no fee and no expected amount. The six meetings are not an introduction to something you must later buy, and a later gift does not retrospectively purchase the work.
This is not a fee or a delayed invoice. The work is given first. Afterwards, if you choose to give, what you offer is received as a gift.
Why I offer dāna places
I want to keep room for a relationship in which the work is offered without a financial agreement. Dāna is a practice of trust, both in offering the work and in receiving it.
What you give does not change the care I offer. Giving more does not buy more attention, and giving nothing does not diminish what has already been given.
The invitation to give comes after our sixth meeting. You can choose whether to give and what to give.
Interdependence
Freely given does not mean separate from relationship. It leaves room for generosity to arise without an obligation to give in return.
A gift may help the work continue and reach another person. It can acknowledge value, care and interdependence. Its meaning comes from being freely chosen, not from settling a debt.
You’re welcome to ask, whether because of your circumstances or because you prefer this approach. Places are limited; we can talk about what is possible in a twenty-minute conversation, with no obligation to continue.
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