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His Holiness The Dalai Lama, The Path to Tranquility
We can hardly call a beggar an obstacle to generosity.
We can hardly call a beggar an obstacle
Ruth Ross, Frederic Brussat's Twitter Collection
It is precisely at those times when we feel needy that we will benefit most from giving.
We benefit most from giving
Sylvia Boorstein, Pay Attention for Goodness' Sake
Being able to give freely means not being so absorbed in one's own needs that it becomes impossible to look past them at who else is in the world and what they need. Not being absorbed in one's own needs is — even before any generous act happens — a relief. . . .
Generous acts are a relief because they connect. They are always in relationship. They can't be isolating.
Being able to give freely
Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Sulami, The Book of Sufi Chivalry
Respond to cruelty with kindness, and do not punish for an error.
Respond to cruelty with kindness
Brenda Shoshanna, The Anger Diet
There's a huge difference between giving to someone and manipulating him or her. Manipulation, disguised as giving, is when one gives in order to get something in return, or to make a point. This is not true giving, but giving that hooks others in, often making them feel badly about themselves. It is giving that demands returns. There is a price tag that always goes with it.
This is not true giving
Lex Hixon, The Heart of the Quran
Do not try to take the welfare of the universe into your own hands, but be the selfless and effective instrument of Allah's Own boundless Generosity.
Be an effective instrument of Allah's Generosity
John Skoyles, Generous Strangers
Somewhere I read that we take into the next world only those things we have given away here on earth.
We take into the next world
Matthew Fox, Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh
If we are generous then our ways will be generous. And if we as a species can grow in generosity then we will be worthy to continue and indeed to thrive on this kindly planet in this kindly though tumultuous universe where all — flesh and spirit, creation and Creator — are kin.
If we are generous then our ways will be
Edward Hays, Prayer Notes to a Friend
Make extravagant generosity your greatest vice and become God-like.
Make extravant generosity your greatest vice
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