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Weekend Story-Generosity

generosity

In a small town, a young boy overheard his mother asking their neighbor for some salt. The boy knew that there was enough salt in the house. “Mom, we have salt at home. Why, then, are you asking our neighbor Read more…


Weekend Story-The Selfish Farmer

selfish farmer

There was once a farmer who was known for producing abundant crops year after year. There was something unique about this farmer. He was very generous, sharing the best seeds he used for his own farm with all the other Read more…


Generosity Is A Form Of Energy

Generosity Is Energy

A friend called me last evening, and while chatting, he said something that intrigued me immensely. My friend, based in India, helped many people during the last wave of Covid crisis that India went through. But, in his mind, he Read more…


Don’t Get Trapped In The “When I Have Enough” Syndrome

When I have enough

A dear friend of mine practices tithing, and a few years back he introduced me to this good habit. He taught me that giving is an attitude that I must inculcate proactively. When we got discussing this subject, he shared Read more…


Generosity Always Pays Back

There was a gentleman in a city who loved Mandarin Oranges. In front of his house, there was an old lady selling oranges. Every day on his way back from the office, this person would go to the old lady Read more…


Your Five Sources Of Generosity

I came across this charming story narrated by Gaur Gopal Das about generosity, which I could not resist sharing. A very destitute and poor man once approached the Buddha and asked him, “Why am I so poor?” The Buddha answered, Read more…


Beat Scarcity Mindset With Actions Of Abundance

We have all heard the term “The Rich get richer and the Poor get poorer” Replace Rich with “Abundance mindset” and Poor with “Scarcity mindset” and we get – “People with an abundance mindset experience more abundance while people with Read more…


Discovering Personal Fulfillment

My wife said something profound to me once, when I was considering a Job change just because the salary that was being paid was very good. “You will be happy about your salary for just a couple of days. Once Read more…