Charity does not need money nor prosperity nor wealth.
Buddhism prescribes five types of daanaas (दन) each one 10 times more valuable and meritorious than the previous one.
- धन दान / अर्थ दान money - of money / wealth
- अन्न दान of food
- रक्त दान of blood
- ज्ञान दान of knowledge
- धर्म दान by inculcating righteousness
Besides, I realised that we all have six stomachs.
- For food
- For Praise
- For expectations fulfilled
- For Hurt, Pain, Guilt Insult, Injury, Slighted, Wronged
- For Ruminating Contents of the previous one No. 4
- For mulling and ruminating by thinking about wrong to do to others / giving back, wrong done to us, reflecting on how wronged etc.
So we can feed others' stomachs No 1, 2 and 3 and help them to be free of 4, 5 and 6.
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