Generosity
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Chapter 3
A Directly Visible Fruit of Giving Related to Future Lives
Read Chapter 3 of Generosity: A Directly Visible Fruit of Giving Related to Future Lives.
Is it possible, Venerable Sir, to point out a directly visible fruit of giving?
It is, Sīha,
(1) A donor, Sīha, a generous giver, is dear and agreeable to many people. This is a directly visible fruit of giving.
(2) Again, wholesome persons go in large numbers to a donor, a generous giver. This, too, is a directly visible fruit of giving.
(3) Again, a donor, a generous giver, acquires a wholesome reputation. This, too, is a directly visible fruit of giving.
(4) Again, whatever assembly a donor, a generous giver, approaches whether of Khattiyas, Brāhmins, Householders, or Ascetics - he approaches it confidently and composed. This too is a directly visible fruit of giving.
(5) Again, with the breakup of the body, after death, a donor, a generous giver, is reborn in a good destination, in a heavenly world. This is a fruit of giving related to future lives.
(Reference: AN 5.33)
In this Teaching from Gotama Buddha, he shares some of the benefits of practicing generosity.
1.) The donor is well liked by many people as they are seen as generous and helpful to those around them.
2.) The donor will attract large numbers of wholesome people who will be interested to spend time with them.
3.) The donor develops a wholesome reputation within their community for their generous ways.
4.) The donor is confident and composed in gatherings of various types of people.
5.) The donor will experience an improved rebirth, should they need to experience rebirth. Due to the decrease in craving/desire/attachment in the mind, the being will experience an improved rebirth should rebirth be needed.
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