Generosity to Develop Samādhi & Insight | Ajahn Dhammasiha

Sometimes one can hear the opinion that one shouldn't expect anything in return when pratising generosity. And sure enough, if one expects the recipient to reciprocate the gifts, perhaps even with something materially more valuable, it becomes more of an investment than an act of selfless giving.However, to have the understanding that our acts of charity will reap great karmic rewards has actually been encouraged by the Buddha. He teaches us to give with confidence that our generosity will lead to a fortunate rebirth.But even more valuable is the happiness we experience from generosity here and now. The most profound motivation for giving is to deliberately generate happiness, and then to deepen that happiness until it turns into rapture and bliss, so that our mind can unify in samādhi. Once the mind has experinced samadhi, it will be able to see things as they truly are, and to develop the 7 factors of enlightenment, and realize Nibbāna.This is the final aim of our practice of generosity:To provide the supporting factors, the equipment our heart needs to realize Nibbāna. www.dhammagiri.netwww.facebook.com/dhammagiri-forest-hermitagewww.youtube.com/channel/UCJINt0JJBfFm_x0FZcU9QJwwww.tinyletter.com/dhammagiri/archive