The Joy of Giving
14th October, 2022 Once, a very poor man came to Buddha. He asked: Why am I so poor? Buddha answered: You are poor because you don’t practice generosity. You don’t practice charity. “But how can I practice charity if I don’t have anything to give?” Asked the poor man. Buddha replied, “You have five treasures […]
‘Give to Receive Abundance’
11th October, 2022 Once a man got lost in the desert. The water in his flask had run out two days ago, and he was on his last legs. He knew that if he didn’t get some water soon, he would surely perish. The man saw a shack ahead of him. He thought it would […]
The Giving Plate
09th October, 2022 Someone recently sent me one and shared this wonderful concept of The Giving Plate No one likes to show up to a social gathering empty handed. After all, the more food the merrier! The heartwarming tradition of ‘The Giving Plate’ is that you bake a treat and present it to someone on […]
The Joy of Giving
08th October, 2022 Though widely circulated in the social media, I don’t know whether the story is true or not but it underscores a wonderful point. Someone once asked Bill Gates in an interview, Is there any person richer than you? He said, yes, only one. “Many years ago, I had gone to New York […]
The Joy of Giving Month
07th October, 2022 Let this festive month be the “Joy of Giving Month” “Rivers do not drink their own water, nor do trees eat their own fruit, nor do rain clouds eat the grains reared by them. The wealth of the nobles is used solely for the benefit of others!” Even after accepting that is […]
‘Give your Light’
06th October, 2022 Once upon a time a man heard, that in a foreign place, far away, there was a holy flame burning. So he got up and left his home to find the holy flame and bring some of its light back home to his house. He thought, ‘When I have this light, then […]
‘Good Deeds’
16th September, 2022 The year was 1892 at Stanford University. A young, 18 year old student was struggling to pay his fees. He was an orphan, and not knowing where to turn for money, he came up with a bright idea. A friend and he decided to host a musical concert on campus to raise […]
JUST DROPS
15th September, 2022 Recently, when I was going to bed after using my bathroom, I started hearing sound of drops of water from the tap in slow successions, but since it was dropping into an empty bucket and I was feeling too lazy, I decided to let it be. But, alas! When I woke up […]
A Homeless Man with a Big Heart
08th September, 2022 Riceman, a YouTuber who does social experiments and pranks, did an experiment in which he told people his brother was missing to see how they would react. The reaction of one homeless man showed him how generous a person — even with little means — can be. The man was standing on […]
Why The World Needs You to Persist?
06th September, 2022 “Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you shall create what you will. Please do not judge the timing of your life against what’s unfolding for others. Your journey […]