Sunday, October 3, 2010

No Strings Attached: The Buddha's Culture of Generosity

This is a really important article on dana (generosity) and ways we in the west are at risk of replacing the Buddha's culture of generosity with the culture of consumerism. By Thanissaro Bhikkhu. A shorter, less controversial version appeared recently in Buddhadharma. 

http://www.dhammatalks.org/Archive/Writings/CrossIndexed/Uncollected/MiscEssays/Dana3.pdf

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