Generosity trains the mind so that you learn to be more mindful of the needs of others, more attentive to the needs of others, realizing that your happiness spreads around and is not diminished when you’re being generous. In fact, it grows more.
"Generosity trains the mind so that you learn to be more mindful of the needs of others, more attentive to the needs of others, realizing that your happiness spreads around and is not diminished when you’re being generous. In fact, it grows more.
Virtue is to remind you that you have to keep the mind under control. There are certain things you may want to do but will be harmful, so you have to tell yourself No.
And of course, meditation trains the mind directly. It’s all for the purpose of this."
~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu "The Bottom Line"
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