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 Ozarks Dharma Community is a Missouri non-profit. If you wish to make a donation, you can drop it in the donation basket on Saturday or click the "Donate" button below. All donations are put toward our monthly rent of the church space. Any additional donations will be used for future retreat expenses, meditation supplies, or occasional donations to monastics and visiting teachers.

If you would like to designate your donation towards a ODC Social Justice Committee for Engaged Buddhists, select "Outreach" during your donation.


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