Generosity

Module 3 of An Introduction to Buddhist Practice Course home 1: Part 1: Buddhist Life2: The Buddha3: Generosity4: Harmlessness5: Purity6: Harmony7: Refuge8: Part 2: Buddhist Path9: The Higher Training10: Foundational Wisdom11: Perfecting Virtue12: Cultivating the Mind13: Disentangling the Mind14: Awakening15: Conclusion

To accumulate what is good, we must practicing giving away.

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Homework

Chapter 2: Generosity from Buddhist Life, Buddhist Path – Bhikkhu Cintita (.pdf) (.epub)

Along with:

Giving money away makes us happy. Then why do so few of us do it? – Christian Smith and Hilary Davidson (.pdf)

Generosity First – Ajahn Geoff Ṭhānissaro (.pdf)

Lecture

Goodness – Bhante Yuttadhammo (.mp3) (.mp3)

• What is truly good and how do we get it?

Reflection Questions

In your own words

Why is generosity an important foundation for a meditation practice? Conversely, has your meditation practice helped you to become a more generous person? How so or why not?

Continue to Part 4, Harmlessness

...or go back to part 2