Reading Archive (Giving)
The Act of Giving is the True Gift
In an ancient Indian epic, Arjuna, a famed warrior questions his divine charioteer, Krishna, about the noblest giver in the land....
Beggarly, Friendly, And Kingly Giving
The greatest gift is the act of giving itself. Traditionally, three kinds of giving are spoken of. There is beggarly giving,...
Habits Of The Heart
“Habits of the heart” (a phrase coined by Alexis de Tocqueville) are deeply ingrained ways of seeing, being, and responding...
In Giving I Connect With Others
I have lived with passion and in a hurry, trying to accomplish too many things. I never had time to think about my beliefs until my...
Giving Within For-Give-Ness
People often say that Jesus taught, "You should turn the cheek if someone smites you; you should turn the other cheek if they wrong...
The New And Ancient Story Of Interbeing
Why does the sun shine? A random result of coalescing gases igniting nuclear fusion? Or is it in order to give its light and warmth to...
Returning the Gift
In the teachings of my Potawatomi ancestors, responsibilities and gifts are understood as two sides of the same coin. The possession of a...
Organic Gift
Years ago, I heard Dorothy Day speak. Founder of the Catholic Worker movement, her long-term commitment to living among the poor on New...
Be Not a Beggar
Ask nothing; want nothing in return. Give what you have to give; it will come back to you — but do not think of that now,...
Make Your Life Into a Giving
Make your life into a giving. When I say a giving, it is not to be understood as an act. Giving as an act is a deception because, after...
Universal Humans In Training
We are in the midst of an unprecedented transformation in human consciousness. Unprecedented. Our perception is expanding beyond the...
Life Is Full But Not Overcrowded
In my mid life, I began to realize that it's as though we have two selves or two natures or two wills with two different viewpoints....
Generosity Helps Us Accept Change
The aim of practicing generosity is twofold, or else it’s an incomplete experience. The first aim is to free our minds from the...
Spiritual Life Begins Within The Heart
The truth is that we spend our lives in the centrifuge of paradox. What seems certainly true on the one hand seems just as false on the...
Giving Simply to Give
"There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward. And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their...