To MahaRishiBingoRam- with love ! !

[Guest guest]

, MaharishiBingoRam

<bingoram@c...> wrote:

> Thank you o'blessed and beautiful one with a heart of warmth and

light.

 

oh oh! you made me feel great! one more soul is happier because of

someone's loving-kindness! thank you!

 

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On Giving

Then said a rich man, "Speak to us of Giving."

 

And he answered:

 

You give but little when you give of your possessions.

 

It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

 

For what are your possessions but things you keep and guard for fear

you may need them tomorrow?

 

And tomorrow, what shall tomorrow bring to the overprudent dog

burying bones in the trackless sand as he follows the pilgrims to the

holy city?

 

And what is fear of need but need itself?

 

Is not dread of thirst when your well is full, thirst that is

unquenchable?

 

There are those who give little of the much which they have - and

they give it for recognition and their hidden desire makes their

gifts unwholesome.

 

And there are those who have little and give it all.

 

These are the believers in life and the bounty of life, and their

coffer is never empty.

 

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

 

And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their

baptism.

 

And there are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they

seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue;

 

They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into

space.

 

Though the hands of such as these God speaks, and from behind their

eyes He smiles upon the earth.

 

It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked,

through understanding;

 

And to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy

greater than giving

 

And is there aught you would withhold?

 

All you have shall some day be given;

 

Therefore give now, that the season of giving may be yours and not

your inheritors'.

 

You often say, "I would give, but only to the deserving."

 

The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture.

 

They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.

 

Surely he who is worthy to receive his days and his nights is worthy

of all else from you.

 

And he who has deserved to drink from the ocean of life deserves to

fill his cup from your little stream.

 

And what desert greater shall there be than that which lies in the

courage and the confidence, nay the charity, of receiving?

 

And who are you that men should rend their bosom and unveil their

pride, that you may see their worth naked and their pride unabashed?

 

See first that you yourself deserve to be a giver, and an instrument

of giving.

 

For in truth it is life that gives unto life - while you, who deem

yourself a giver, are but a witness.

 

And you receivers - and you are all receivers - assume no weight of

gratitude, lest you lay a yoke upon yourself and upon him who gives.

 

Rather rise together with the giver on his gifts as on wings;

 

For to be overmindful of your debt, is to doubt his generosity who

has the free-hearted earth for mother, and God for father.

 

Kahlil Gibran

 

enjoy!!

[Guest guest]

Wonderful o' one of sweet words, kind charms and flowing grace of natural beauty

of the heart like Sri Krishna.

 

Love and blessings

> "adi_shakthi16" <adi_shakthi16

> 2004/06/12 Sat AM 11:29:01 CDT

>

> To MahaRishiBingoRam- with love ! !

>

> , MaharishiBingoRam

> <bingoram@c...> wrote:

> > Thank you o'blessed and beautiful one with a heart of warmth and

> light.

>

> oh oh! you made me feel great! one more soul is happier because of

> someone's loving-kindness! thank you!

 

 

 

Love, serve, and be helpful but without getting disgusted, tired, pessimistic,

and exhausted