Give More & Take Less (Jan 16)

Further Reflections

91:

With greed for worldy pleasures
and hatred of worldly pain cyclically,
how can there be transcendence for spiritual bliss?

92:

With clear aspiration for birth in Pure Land,
that transcends the cycle of birth and death,
there is no need to cling to life and fear death.

93:

It is more fortunate to give than to receive
because to receive expends blessings
and to give accumulates blessings.

94:

A way to perfect generosity
is to give away the excess in time,
to those in need in time,
before life ends in time.

95:

The smaller challenge is
to not just follow bad habits,
but to create good ones.

The bigger challenge is
to not just follow good habits,
but to create better ones.

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