The
Buddha taught “kingly or queenly giving,” which means giving the best
of what we have, instinctively and graciously, even if none remains for
ourselves. We are only temporary caretakers of all that is provided;
essentially, we own nothing.
—Marcia Rose, "The Gift That Cannot Be Given" |
A personal blog by a graying (mostly Anglo with light African-American roots) gay left leaning liberal progressive married college-educated Buddhist Baha'i BBC/NPR-listening Professor Emeritus now following the Dharma in Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Sunday, December 25, 2016
Via Daily Dharma / December 25, 2016: Giving, but Losing Nothing
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