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We are very pleased to share that we received our 501(c)(3) charitable determination from the IRS on July 8, 2025 after an 8-month wait. This allows donations to be tax deductible and is retroactive to January 29, 2024 when we first applied for and received Arizona nonprofit status.

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We are happy to announce we have had a rainy monsoon season this summer,  extending a bit into fall. The past couple of years have been dry and hotter.

Veggie gardens were planted earlier this summer, and the harvesting of delicious organic produce continues. Yum!

Some of our part-time community members are taking steps to move here full-time. They will be working on building their rammed earth house with all hands on deck. We love the fellowship that community service provides ("God helping God" -PY). We are so grateful for that.

As always, we have guest room and camping options for visitors. The outdoor bathroom for campers is getting its finishing touches. So, come on down! The fall weather is cooler and breezy!

We have added Monday evening meditation and SRF Lessons study, and Friday evening meditation and study of Paramahansa Yogananda's recently released book Solving the Mystery of Life.

A new program has been created to meet an ongoing need within our community for readily available devotee accommodations, especially for devotees in need housing due to life circumstances or who can no longer live alone due to health/aging issues.

The program involves the acquisition of RVs, travel trailers, and tiny houses on wheels in good working order that remain in the hands of our nonprofit. Devotees may stay in them for short- or long-term periods of time based on a predetermined schedule with a suggested donation amount that will help cover periodic maintenance or improvement expenses to these accommodations.

If you have a motor home, travel trailer or tiny house you would like to donate, please send an email to:

giving@goldenlotusliving.org

If you would like to assist devotees in their time of need but have no RV to offer, you may donate to our "RVs for Devotees" fund. Click or Tap the Giving button below.

Donations will help support acquisition and/or maintenance & improvement of these types of accommodations.

We are deeply grateful for your support.

As our Community development projects progress from planning to implementation, we'll let you know how and when there are opportunities to participate with us in helping manifest these worthwhile goals.

For those who would like to come to the Community to join in our events or serve as project volunteers, we offer spaces for overnight campers and boondocking RVers.

An outdoor restroom and a shower with hot & cold running water are available, as well as an RV dumpstation.

Click or Tap the button below to contact us for details.