For generosity, everyone may know something, that is, giving and giving, and also understand that "only with giving can there be gain." However, because everyone's greed is generally heavy, there are sometimes misunderstandings about this house. So I need to explain it a little more here.
First of all, everyone should know that generosity is not forced, it must be voluntary, it is from the heart to do this merit to benefit the public, and at the same time, the reward is that their blessing and wisdom merit can be multiplied. So generosity is a very helpful act for the monk. At the highest level, although we practice charity, we don't cling to "I am able to give," "He was given by me," or "How much I gave him." These are not attachments, which is called "three rounds of emptiness."
Secondly, we must know that there are two conditions for the implementation of the practice, that is, "to give up" and "to profit". To give up is to give up the heart and give things to him. You can't give alms and still think about coming back. Eli, that is, when we do almsgiving, we must have benefits for others, and you can't give him drugs, murder weapons, and the like. These two are prerequisites for generosity.
Then there is the need to know the heart of generosity. When we give alms, we must show respect and compassion for the circumstances in which we give. The more fierce and thick this heart is, the greater the merit of generosity. If we do almsgiving with a contemptuous mind, the merit we receive will be reduced. The size of merit is related to the amount of generosity, but more importantly, it is related to the size of the heart. Let's say you only have a hundred dollars, and you give ten dollars, one-tenth. And the other man had a billion, and he gave a hundred thousand. Relatively speaking, your heart is greater than his, then there is a difference in merit.
There is also a kind of generosity that is not as good as the law. For example, to look good, or even to do charity for the sake of selling fame and reputation, or to meet certain expectations of the elders, to do a little charity for them. Of course, this is good, at least a good relationship, but this is not a correct mentality. In short, if our generosity is not for the sake of liberation, but for personal blessings, ascension to heaven, and so on, then it is not considered a righteous understanding of the generosity, and his merit will be reduced.
In short, generosity is also a discipline, and it is a major method in the entire Process of Dharma Practice. Because all Dharma is a devotion, giving up one's own materials and possessions is called giving alms. Giving up one's attachment to the body and sharing insights into the Dharma is called Dharma-giving. In the end, even the concept of what I can give up is called three rounds of emptiness. To be able to do this means to completely lay down this world and be free to be free.
