GENEROSITYHave I this day begrudged sharing the great abundance I

enjoy , engrossed in what is mine without a thought for others?

Have I enjoyed the abundance, thinking ‘This is mine alone’ ? Or have I delighted in giving

without meanness or greed ?Here before the Buddha, I resolve always to give and share.

I will give but never what is harmful even when asked.

I will give not just to those I like but to strangers and even to the hostile.

I will give, being mindful of the needs of others without waiting to be asked.

I will give humbly without desire for recognition.I will give and I will also let others give to me.

I will give, not letting second thoughts taint my generosity.I will give knowing that

generosity helps develop renunciation.

May my generosity transform the mean and pacify the hostile.

May my generosity befriend the newcomer and comfort the unhappy.

May my generosity dissolve all greed and clinging and help in the freeing of the heart.