Generosity as a Means to Joy - Ian Challis

The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBF - A podcast by GBF

Can generosity lead to joy in a wounded world? Ian Challis believes so, and helps us explore both our generous impulses and the actions they give rise to if we allow it. Generosity is the first of the 10 Paramis or beautiful qualities that lead to Buddhahood: GenerosityVirtueRenunciationWisdomEnergyPatienceTruthfulnessResolveLoving KindnessEquanimityIn many Eastern cultures, the practice of giving is a core value, an essential way of being taught from a young age, and familiar to all. ...