Giving in Buddhism view
I want to share 2 values that I had found in a book called “the way to Happiness” (I guess so if not mistake) at library that related to some monk and actress include Jet Le that review their view of Buddhism.
I will share a value that I read in a chapter of the book that had share the Buddhism value by Master Xing Yun. From this book, now I start understand and realize that actually giving in Buddhism can practice easily. Buddha said: “Giving and Receiving, the important was giving rather than receiving. There had receiving if there had giving.” Actually when I read this chapter, there had four Buddhism value but I only can remember giving so I just share what I learn from the meaning in Giving. When I read this chapter, it writes out meaning that can reflect the reality human view about giving. “If I not money, how I can give….” This was the most common misperception by nowadays people. We not need to wait we are rich then we can practice giving. That was a lot of way to practicing giving.
Giving can practice through just a simple SMILE. When we smile to other, actually we already practice the value of giving. Giving a smile to other can comfort other feeling and it was a kind of giving. Giving a smile actually was a reciprocal because it was natural when u smile to other, other will also smile to you.
The second kind of giving that easily we can practice was said Thank you! No matter where you are we can just simple and easily giving other with a word Thank you. Example: “When u at restaurant, the waiter comes to serve you and this was the good moment that you can practice giving. After the waiter serves you, you just can simple and easily said Thank you.” We can say thank you when people help us. We can say thank you when people show concern to us. Good word will not hurt people so say Thank you more.
Another way of giving that we can give was greeting to other. Just a simple “Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening, Good Night and Hi, Nice to meet you.” Moreover, giving a help to other was also another kind of giving we can practice. SO… Help other a lot also was very simple giving that we can do without any money we need to pay to give.
What else we can give… Giving our love, giving our concern to other….Now, u can know that actually giving can easily practice in our live and it not need to wait till we are rich.
