
Generosity is more than your parting with your money
As we continue from the Four Means of Embracing mini-series, we continue to explore the first means of embracing: Generosity. Generosity is important in many aspects. First, it is the first of the six paramitas. Second, it is also the first of the four means of embracing. Third, many Buddhist practices stress the importance of generosity. Fourth, there is a saying that generosity is the medicine of greed. In this aspect, we would think that generosity is limited to an act of