Begging Bowl
Support My Work as a Contemplative Writer and Teacher
In the world of Zen Buddhism, monks ask for support by seeking gifts of rice or other food through that buppatsu or “begging bowl.”
This page is my “begging bowl” — and I humbly ask for your support.
Perhaps the best way to support my work is with your prayer.
Next, please tell others about this Substack, especially anyone you think will enjoy my work.
Finally, if you wish to support me financially (bless you), there are three ways to do so.
Subscribe to this Substack. You can purchase a monthly, annual, or benefactor subscription, starting at just $7 monthly or $75 for the annual plan. Visit www.carlmccolman.net/subscribe to get started.
Subscribe to Patreon. If you’d like to join with me and other contemplative seekers for Zoom calls several times each month — or watch the recordings when you can’t make a call — then join my membership program on Patreon. The options start at just $11 a month. Click here: www.patreon.com/carlmccolman.
Donate through Ko-fi. If you want to make a one-time gift, or even a monthly gift without any benefit attached to it, use Ko-fi. Ko-fi has the lowest fees, so more of your money reaches me. To make your gift, go to www.ko-fi.com/carlmccolman.
On occasion I get emails from people asking me if they can invest in my work. I assume most of these are scams, but just for the record, my work is entirely supported by income (money I earn) and donations (your generosity). While I appreciate it if anyone thinks what I do is worthy of investment, still the best way to support me is through the options above.
Finally, a word about taxes. I sometimes get asked if I am, or am represented by, a non-profit organization. The answer is no — I’m a one-person operation, and my overall revenue is not large enough to justify setting up as a non-profit. That may change in the future, but for now, any gift you send me way is not tax-deductible. Thanks for understanding.
However you choose to support this work — through prayer, telling others, or your generosity — I am grateful and I appreciate your kindness. Thank you!
