12 Dec
2014
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If You Only Knew

The Buddha said:

If beings knew, as I know, the results of giving and sharing, they would not eat without having given, nor would the stain of selfishness overcome their minds. Even if it were their last bite, their last mouthful, they would not eat without having shared, if there were someone to receive their gift. 

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(photo by Amanda Gilligan, from Polaroid Notes published by Chronicle Books)

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