There is a kind of gain called giving.
There is a kind of happiness called being able to serve is a blessing.
There is a kind of learning called volunteering.
"Cultivating Blessings - Volunteer Recruitment"
At Dharma Drum Mountain, which advocates spiritual environmentalism, every volunteer here is a bodhisattva of myriad practices, contributing to events and the construction of the monastery. Master Sheng Yen said that myriad practices do not mean omnipotence, but rather that both high and low tasks can be done; we do what others do not, and let others take over what is already being done. We invite you to join us in cultivating blessings, wisdom, and sowing fields of merit.
Public Relations Team
Effectively use media to promote monastery activities, widely disseminate the Dharma, and bring benefits and blessings to all beings.
- Poster design and image creation
- Writing reports on monastery activities, sharing insights, or drafting press releases
- Text proofreading and editing
- Organizing activity materials and producing thematic videos
- Website management
Reception and Administration Team
The Dharma is so wonderful, yet so few know about it
A smile and a kind word are great acts of generosity that build good relationships
Are you willing to greet every bodhisattva who comes to the monastery with your smile?
- Reception services
- Monastery administrative management
- Duty services
Kitchen Team
“When the food wheel stops, the Dharma wheel does not turn.”
Join us in providing healthy, nutritious meals, offering to the Buddha and the community, cultivating blessings and wisdom.
- Chef: Interested in learning and developing vegetarian cuisine, capable of leading and organizing activities after training.
- Kitchen Assistant: Preparing meals for monastery activities (washing and cutting vegetables, assisting the chef), cleaning and maintaining the dining hall, washing communal utensils, and assisting with post-event tasks.
General Affairs Team
Dusting and cleaning, the more you clean, the more joy arises in your heart
Simple tasks, done repeatedly, are a good method for cultivating the mind.
- Regular cleaning every Thursday afternoon (cleaning the monastery’s interior and exterior environment)
- Occasional garden maintenance (watering, weeding, pruning, loosening soil, fertilizing)
- Major cleaning (twice a year)
- Adopt a cleaning area for regular maintenance
Translation Team
“A single spark can start a prairie fire, a tiny bit of good intention can save the world.”
A single spark can start a prairie fire, a small good intention can save the world. — Master Sheng Yen’s 108 Aphorisms
The Dharma is so wonderful, without borders or language barriers. The accumulated work of the Translation Team allows more people to understand the Dharma and Dharma Drum Mountain. You can also delve deeper into the study and discussion of the Dharma with fellow volunteers during the translation process.
- Translation and proofreading of Dharma Drum Mountain activity reports and insights from Chinese to English.
- Translation and proofreading of meditation guidance materials from Chinese to English.
- Participate in interpretation training and support interpretation work for Buddhist lectures.
Video Team
Whether operating the livestream console, supporting online courses, testing microphones for physical events, filming, or quietly handling files behind the scenes, the work of video volunteers is challenging, fun, and a great opportunity for cultivating the mind and learning. It is also the backbone of successfully completing monastery activities
We look forward to new members joining us
Main tasks:
- Preparation and operation of video for physical monastery activities
- Photography and data handling and storage for physical monastery activities
- Preparation and operation of video for online monastery activities, including remote courses and Dharma assembly livestreams
- Maintenance, improvement, and upgrading of all monastery hardware and software equipment
- (There are also some secret missions and special benefits that can only be revealed after you join ^_^)
Chanting Team
Regular and annual Dharma assemblies, morning and evening classes, refuge ceremonies, hall maintenance, and related matters
- Leading Dharma assemblies (regular and annual Dharma assemblies)
- Incense and lamp (maintenance and care of the hall, responsible for offerings of incense, flowers, lamps, and fruits during Dharma assemblies, management of ceremonial items and rituals, and weekly cleaning and maintenance of Buddha shrines and Dharma instruments)
- Video (online broadcasting of regular Dharma assemblies and morning and evening classes)
- Dharma instrument support (leading chants, guiding the wooden fish, bell and drum, assisting with singing, supporting regular and annual Dharma assemblies and morning and evening classes)
- Dharma assembly incense monitoring
Mobile Team
New partners are welcome to sign up as “novice volunteers” to experience cleaning. During this period, the Care Team will assign you to various units to help you understand which group suits you best.
Old partners are welcome to sign up as “mobile team volunteers,” practicing the spirit of the bodhisattva of myriad practices. If no one else does it, I will.
Chinese Meditation Group
Support meditators in their diligent practice, and learn and grow through support.
External Support
- Setup and restoration outside the meditation hall
- Registration
- Ringing bells and striking boards
- Maintenance work outside the meditation hall
- Video
Internal Support
- Guidance for junior meditation training class
- Assistant incense monitor in the meditation hall
- Co-practice incense monitoring/assistant incense monitoring
