Your Page Title<\/title>\r\n<style>\r\n.custom-icon-top-left {\r\nposition: fixed;\r\ntop: 0px;\r\nleft: 0px;\r\nwidth: 200px;\r\nheight: 41px;\r\nbackground-image: url('https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/osf-logo-horizontal-white-200x41%201.png');\r\nbackground-size: cover;\r\ncursor: pointer;\r\nz-index: 1000;\r\n}\r\n.custom-icon-lower-right {\r\nposition: fixed;\r\ntop: 0px;\r\nleft: 260px;\r\nwidth: 50px;\r\nheight: 50px;\r\nbackground-image: url('https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/bsearch.png');\r\nbackground-size: cover;\r\ncursor: pointer;\r\nz-index: 1000;\r\n}\r\n.login-logout-button {\r\nposition: absolute;\r\ntop: -15px;\r\nright: 10px;\r\npadding: 10px 20px;\r\nbackground-color: red;\r\ncolor: white;\r\ntext-decoration: none;\r\nborder-radius: 5px;\r\nz-index: 1000;\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n<div class=\"custom-icon-top-left\" onclick=\"window.location.href='https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/'\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"custom-icon-lower-right\" onclick=\"window.location.href='https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/detail-search\/'\"><\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/login\/\" class=\"login-logout-button\">Login<\/a><\/body>\r\n<\/html> <style>\r\nbody {\r\n background-image: url('https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-includes\/osf\/background-posts\/5.jpg');\r\n background-size: cover;\r\n background-position: center;\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\n<table><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-includes\/osf\/top-icons\/images (1).jfif\" alt=\"ok\" width=\"80px\" height=\"80px\" style=\"float: left; border-radius: 50%; margin-top: 0px;\" \/><b><span style=\"font-size: 40px; color: #000000; margin-top: 40px;\">Generosity<\/span><\/b><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-includes\/osf\/top-icons\/SMS387.thm.gif\" alt=\"ok\" width=\"80px\" height=\"80px\" style=\"float: right; border-radius: 50%; margin-top: 0px;\" \/><\/td><\/table>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h6>\n<style>\n .wpedon-container .wpedon-select,\n .wpedon-container .wpedon-input {\n width: 170px;\n min-width: 170px;\n max-width: 170px;\n }\n <\/style>\n<div class='wpedon-container wpedon-align-left'><label>Donation to Open Sangha Foundation<\/label><\/p>\n<form target='_blank' action='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr' method='post' class='wpedon-form'><input type='hidden' name='cmd' value='_donations' \/><input type='hidden' name='business' value='opensanghafoundation@gmail.com' \/><input type='hidden' name='currency_code' value='USD' \/><input type='hidden' name='notify_url' value='https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-admin\/admin-post.php?action=add_wpedon_button_ipn'><input type='hidden' name='lc' value='en_US'><input type='hidden' name='bn' value='WPPlugin_SP'><input type='hidden' name='return' value='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=Q8YM2ZGUT4ZMW' \/><input type='hidden' name='cancel_return' value='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=Q8YM2ZGUT4ZMW' \/><input class='wpedon_paypalbuttonimage' type='image' src='https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/webstatic\/en_US\/btn\/btn_donate_pp_142x27.png' border='0' name='submit' alt='Make your payments with PayPal. It is free, secure, effective.' style='border: none;'><img alt='' border='0' style='border:none;display:none;' src='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif' width='1' height='1'><input type='hidden' name='amount' id='amount_d058df96cd59ff864fbee5ffb0f16b47' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='price' id='price_d058df96cd59ff864fbee5ffb0f16b47' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='item_number' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='item_name' value='Donation to Open Sangha Foundation' \/><input type='hidden' name='name' value='Donation to Open Sangha Foundation' \/><input type='hidden' name='custom' value='7499'><input type='hidden' name='no_shipping' value='1'><input type='hidden' name='no_note' value='0'><input type='hidden' name='currency_code' value='USD'><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h5 align=\"center\">Buddhism really has no variety, It’s all about stop hurting<\/h5>\n<style>\r\na {\r\ncolor: black;\r\ntext-decoration: none;\r\nfont-size: 15px;\r\n}\r\na:hover {\r\ncolor: blue; \r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<li>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.the_file = ''; setFileValue(); document.getElementById('file-form').submit(); return false;\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><\/a>\r\n<\/li><center>\r\n<div style=\"width: 760px; height: 400px; font-size: 19px; color: black; background-color: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; overflow: auto;\">Dana\r\nTeachers listed with the Open Sangha Foundation as individual instruction do not \r\ncharge students fixed amounts but rather accept donations from them. This means \r\nthat students can contribute what they are able to based on their circumstances. \r\n<br>\r\nThis is dana in action.\r\n<br>\r\nDana, which translates as \u2018sharing\u2019 or \u2018generosity\u2019 in English, is an important and \r\nrich concept across the Buddhist traditions, not least in how it relates to the \r\nteaching and learning of the Dharma.\r\n<br>\r\nFrom the time of the Buddha to the present day, monastic sanghas do not charge for \r\naccess to the teachings. Instead teachings are offered as a gift, as dana, with an \r\nopen and compassionate heart to those that seek them. In response to this priceless \r\ngift, people in turn have supported their teachers, out of generosity, out of dana, \r\nand from a place of responsibility and so ensured that their teachers can continue \r\nto share the practices and teachings. Traditionally, this would take the form of \r\noffering food, clothing or medicine to the monks and nuns. \r\n<br>\r\nWhile this traditional paradigm is still the norm in most heritage Buddhist cultures \r\nand communities, it is an aspect of the teachings that has been neglected by some as \r\nBuddhism has spread globally in the 20th and 21st centuries. Instead the Buddhadharma \r\nis often taught and learnt in something more akin to a capitalistic paradigm. This \r\nparadigm creates barriers to the Dharma, limiting who can access it, and alters the \r\nnature of the transmission in a potentially problematic way.\r\n<br><br>\r\n<b>None of the money receive goes to support the Open Sangha Foundation, not the \r\norganization, and not to support the web site. That has all been taken care of.\r\nAll donastions go to help students to relocate into a wat or temple and\/or ordain.\r\nSome money is given to the teachers but that is normally done by the students \r\ngiving directly to the teachers, not to the web site. To see the list of students, \r\nBhikkhus and friends that are currently being supported click <\/b><br><a href=\"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/aboutitall\/\">https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/aboutitall\/<\/a><br>\r\nIn the Open Sangha Foundation we are encouraging and supporting teachers to teach \r\nwithin a traditional dana based context to whatever extent they feel moved and able \r\nto. For this model to flourish outside of heritage Buddhist cultures though both \r\nteachers and students of the Buddhadharma need to train in and trust in each others\u2019 \r\ngenerosity. This acting from generosity then has the potential to form an integral \r\npart of our Dharma practice, as teachers and students, and allows us to divest ourselves \r\nfrom modern naratives of separation and take on greater responsibility in our \r\nrelationships and in our lives.<br>\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/kQvlHo9aYQY<\/div>\n<style>\r\na {\r\ncolor: black;\r\ntext-decoration: none;\r\nfont-size: 15px;\r\n}\r\na:hover {\r\ncolor: blue; \r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<li>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.the_file = ''; setFileValue(); document.getElementById('file-form').submit(); return false;\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><\/a>\r\n<\/li><center>\r\n<div style=\"width: 760px; height: 400px; font-size: 19px; color: black; background-color: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; overflow: auto;\">AN.5.35. D\u0101n\u0101nisa\u1e41sasutta ('The Benefits of Giving') <br>\r\nA\u1e45guttara Nik\u0101ya ('Collections of Numbered Discourses')\r\n<br>\r\nMendicants, there are five benefits of giving. What five? \r\nA giver, a donor is dear and beloved by many people. \r\nGood people associate with them. They get a good reputation. \r\nThey don\u2019t neglect a layperson\u2019s duties. When their body breaks\r\nup, after death, they\u2019re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm. \r\nThese are the five benefits of giving.\r\n<br>\r\nGiving, one is loved,\r\nand follows the way of the good.\r\nThe good, disciplined spiritual practitioners\r\nassociate with you.\r\n<br>\r\nThey teach you the Dhamma<br>\r\nthat dispels all suffering.<br>\r\nUnderstanding this teaching,<br>\r\nyou\u2019re extinguished without defilements.<\/div>\n<style>\r\na {\r\ncolor: black;\r\ntext-decoration: none;\r\nfont-size: 15px;\r\n}\r\na:hover {\r\ncolor: blue; \r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<li>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.the_file = ''; setFileValue(); document.getElementById('file-form').submit(); return false;\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><\/a>\r\n<\/li><center>\r\n<div style=\"width: 760px; height: 400px; font-size: 19px; color: black; background-color: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; overflow: auto;\">AN 5.148. A Person of Integrity\u2019s Gifts\r\n<br>These five are a person of integrity\u2019s gifts. Which five? A person of integrity gives a gift with a sense of conviction. A person of integrity gives a gift attentively. A person of integrity gives a gift in season. A person of integrity gives a gift with an empathetic heart. A person of integrity gives a gift without adversely affecting himself or others.\r\n<br>\r\nHaving given a gift with a sense of conviction, he\u2014wherever the result of that gift ripens\u2014is rich, with much wealth, with many possessions. And he is well-built, handsome, extremely inspiring, endowed with a lotus-like complexion.\r\n<br>\r\nHaving given a gift attentively, he\u2014wherever the result of that gift ripens\u2014is rich, with much wealth, with many possessions. And his children, wives, slaves, servants, and workers listen carefully to him, lend him their ears, and serve him with understanding hearts.\r\n<br>\r\nHaving given a gift in season, he\u2014wherever the result of that gift ripens\u2014is rich, with much wealth, with many possessions. And his goals are fulfilled in season.\r\n<br>\r\nHaving given a gift with an empathetic heart, he\u2014wherever the result of that gift ripens\u2014is rich, with much wealth, with many possessions. And his mind inclines to the enjoyment of the five strings of lavish sensuality.\r\n<br>\r\nHaving given a gift without adversely affecting himself or others, he\u2014wherever the result of that gift ripens\u2014is rich, with much wealth, with many possessions. And not from anywhere does destruction come to his property\u2014whether from fire, from water, from kings, from thieves, or from hateful heirs.\r\n<br>\r\nThese five are a person of integrity\u2019s gifts.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Beth Upton on Generosity<\/h5>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 750px; height: 380px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kQvlHo9aYQY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h6>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<style>\n .wpedon-container .wpedon-select,\n .wpedon-container .wpedon-input {\n width: 170px;\n min-width: 170px;\n max-width: 170px;\n }\n <\/style>\n<div class='wpedon-container wpedon-align-center'><label>Donation to Open Sangha Foundation<\/label><\/p>\n<form target='_blank' action='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr' method='post' class='wpedon-form'><input type='hidden' name='cmd' value='_donations' \/><input type='hidden' name='business' value='opensanghafoundation@gmail.com' \/><input type='hidden' name='currency_code' value='USD' \/><input type='hidden' name='notify_url' value='https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-admin\/admin-post.php?action=add_wpedon_button_ipn'><input type='hidden' name='lc' value='en_US'><input type='hidden' name='bn' value='WPPlugin_SP'><input type='hidden' name='return' value='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=Q8YM2ZGUT4ZMW' \/><input type='hidden' name='cancel_return' value='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=Q8YM2ZGUT4ZMW' \/><input class='wpedon_paypalbuttonimage' type='image' src='https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/webstatic\/en_US\/btn\/btn_donate_pp_142x27.png' border='0' name='submit' alt='Make your payments with PayPal. It is free, secure, effective.' style='border: none;'><img alt='' border='0' style='border:none;display:none;' src='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif' width='1' height='1'><input type='hidden' name='amount' id='amount_d058df96cd59ff864fbee5ffb0f16b47' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='price' id='price_d058df96cd59ff864fbee5ffb0f16b47' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='item_number' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='item_name' value='Donation to Open Sangha Foundation' \/><input type='hidden' name='name' value='Donation to Open Sangha Foundation' \/><input type='hidden' name='custom' value='7499'><input type='hidden' name='no_shipping' value='1'><input type='hidden' name='no_note' value='0'><input type='hidden' name='currency_code' value='USD'><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-includes\/osf\/top-icons\/OIG4.zgT_hpZgxBf693_Vc5Ol.jpg\" alt=\"ok\" width=\"80px\" height=\"80px\" style=\"float: left; border-radius: 50%; \" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-includes\/osf\/top-icons\/punnaj4.gif\" alt=\"ok\" width=\"80px\" height=\"80px\" style=\"float: right; border-radius: 50%;\" \/><\/td><\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Views: 294<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donation to Open Sangha Foundation Buddhism really has no variety, It’s all about stop hurting Beth Upton on Generosity Donation to Open Sangha Foundation Views: 294<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/blank.php","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14493","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-no-thumbnail"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14493"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15074,"href":"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14493\/revisions\/15074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

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It is free, secure, effective.' style='border: none;'><img alt='' border='0' style='border:none;display:none;' src='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif' width='1' height='1'><input type='hidden' name='amount' id='amount_d058df96cd59ff864fbee5ffb0f16b47' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='price' id='price_d058df96cd59ff864fbee5ffb0f16b47' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='item_number' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='item_name' value='Donation to Open Sangha Foundation' \/><input type='hidden' name='name' value='Donation to Open Sangha Foundation' \/><input type='hidden' name='custom' value='7499'><input type='hidden' name='no_shipping' value='1'><input type='hidden' name='no_note' value='0'><input type='hidden' name='currency_code' value='USD'><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h5 align=\"center\">Buddhism really has no variety, It’s all about stop hurting<\/h5>\n<style>\r\na {\r\ncolor: black;\r\ntext-decoration: none;\r\nfont-size: 15px;\r\n}\r\na:hover {\r\ncolor: blue; \r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<li>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.the_file = ''; setFileValue(); document.getElementById('file-form').submit(); return false;\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><\/a>\r\n<\/li><center>\r\n<div style=\"width: 760px; height: 400px; font-size: 19px; color: black; background-color: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; overflow: auto;\">Dana\r\nTeachers listed with the Open Sangha Foundation as individual instruction do not \r\ncharge students fixed amounts but rather accept donations from them. This means \r\nthat students can contribute what they are able to based on their circumstances. \r\n<br>\r\nThis is dana in action.\r\n<br>\r\nDana, which translates as \u2018sharing\u2019 or \u2018generosity\u2019 in English, is an important and \r\nrich concept across the Buddhist traditions, not least in how it relates to the \r\nteaching and learning of the Dharma.\r\n<br>\r\nFrom the time of the Buddha to the present day, monastic sanghas do not charge for \r\naccess to the teachings. Instead teachings are offered as a gift, as dana, with an \r\nopen and compassionate heart to those that seek them. In response to this priceless \r\ngift, people in turn have supported their teachers, out of generosity, out of dana, \r\nand from a place of responsibility and so ensured that their teachers can continue \r\nto share the practices and teachings. Traditionally, this would take the form of \r\noffering food, clothing or medicine to the monks and nuns. \r\n<br>\r\nWhile this traditional paradigm is still the norm in most heritage Buddhist cultures \r\nand communities, it is an aspect of the teachings that has been neglected by some as \r\nBuddhism has spread globally in the 20th and 21st centuries. Instead the Buddhadharma \r\nis often taught and learnt in something more akin to a capitalistic paradigm. This \r\nparadigm creates barriers to the Dharma, limiting who can access it, and alters the \r\nnature of the transmission in a potentially problematic way.\r\n<br><br>\r\n<b>None of the money receive goes to support the Open Sangha Foundation, not the \r\norganization, and not to support the web site. That has all been taken care of.\r\nAll donastions go to help students to relocate into a wat or temple and\/or ordain.\r\nSome money is given to the teachers but that is normally done by the students \r\ngiving directly to the teachers, not to the web site. To see the list of students, \r\nBhikkhus and friends that are currently being supported click <\/b><br><a href=\"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/aboutitall\/\">https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/aboutitall\/<\/a><br>\r\nIn the Open Sangha Foundation we are encouraging and supporting teachers to teach \r\nwithin a traditional dana based context to whatever extent they feel moved and able \r\nto. For this model to flourish outside of heritage Buddhist cultures though both \r\nteachers and students of the Buddhadharma need to train in and trust in each others\u2019 \r\ngenerosity. This acting from generosity then has the potential to form an integral \r\npart of our Dharma practice, as teachers and students, and allows us to divest ourselves \r\nfrom modern naratives of separation and take on greater responsibility in our \r\nrelationships and in our lives.<br>\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/kQvlHo9aYQY<\/div>\n<style>\r\na {\r\ncolor: black;\r\ntext-decoration: none;\r\nfont-size: 15px;\r\n}\r\na:hover {\r\ncolor: blue; \r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<li>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.the_file = ''; setFileValue(); document.getElementById('file-form').submit(); return false;\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><\/a>\r\n<\/li><center>\r\n<div style=\"width: 760px; height: 400px; font-size: 19px; color: black; background-color: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; overflow: auto;\">AN.5.35. D\u0101n\u0101nisa\u1e41sasutta ('The Benefits of Giving') <br>\r\nA\u1e45guttara Nik\u0101ya ('Collections of Numbered Discourses')\r\n<br>\r\nMendicants, there are five benefits of giving. What five? \r\nA giver, a donor is dear and beloved by many people. \r\nGood people associate with them. They get a good reputation. \r\nThey don\u2019t neglect a layperson\u2019s duties. When their body breaks\r\nup, after death, they\u2019re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm. \r\nThese are the five benefits of giving.\r\n<br>\r\nGiving, one is loved,\r\nand follows the way of the good.\r\nThe good, disciplined spiritual practitioners\r\nassociate with you.\r\n<br>\r\nThey teach you the Dhamma<br>\r\nthat dispels all suffering.<br>\r\nUnderstanding this teaching,<br>\r\nyou\u2019re extinguished without defilements.<\/div>\n<style>\r\na {\r\ncolor: black;\r\ntext-decoration: none;\r\nfont-size: 15px;\r\n}\r\na:hover {\r\ncolor: blue; \r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<li>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.the_file = ''; setFileValue(); document.getElementById('file-form').submit(); return false;\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><\/a>\r\n<\/li><center>\r\n<div style=\"width: 760px; height: 400px; font-size: 19px; color: black; background-color: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; overflow: auto;\">AN 5.148. A Person of Integrity\u2019s Gifts\r\n<br>These five are a person of integrity\u2019s gifts. Which five? A person of integrity gives a gift with a sense of conviction. A person of integrity gives a gift attentively. A person of integrity gives a gift in season. A person of integrity gives a gift with an empathetic heart. A person of integrity gives a gift without adversely affecting himself or others.\r\n<br>\r\nHaving given a gift with a sense of conviction, he\u2014wherever the result of that gift ripens\u2014is rich, with much wealth, with many possessions. And he is well-built, handsome, extremely inspiring, endowed with a lotus-like complexion.\r\n<br>\r\nHaving given a gift attentively, he\u2014wherever the result of that gift ripens\u2014is rich, with much wealth, with many possessions. And his children, wives, slaves, servants, and workers listen carefully to him, lend him their ears, and serve him with understanding hearts.\r\n<br>\r\nHaving given a gift in season, he\u2014wherever the result of that gift ripens\u2014is rich, with much wealth, with many possessions. And his goals are fulfilled in season.\r\n<br>\r\nHaving given a gift with an empathetic heart, he\u2014wherever the result of that gift ripens\u2014is rich, with much wealth, with many possessions. And his mind inclines to the enjoyment of the five strings of lavish sensuality.\r\n<br>\r\nHaving given a gift without adversely affecting himself or others, he\u2014wherever the result of that gift ripens\u2014is rich, with much wealth, with many possessions. And not from anywhere does destruction come to his property\u2014whether from fire, from water, from kings, from thieves, or from hateful heirs.\r\n<br>\r\nThese five are a person of integrity\u2019s gifts.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Beth Upton on Generosity<\/h5>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 750px; height: 380px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kQvlHo9aYQY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h6>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<style>\n .wpedon-container .wpedon-select,\n .wpedon-container .wpedon-input {\n width: 170px;\n min-width: 170px;\n max-width: 170px;\n }\n <\/style>\n<div class='wpedon-container wpedon-align-center'><label>Donation to Open Sangha Foundation<\/label><\/p>\n<form target='_blank' action='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr' method='post' class='wpedon-form'><input type='hidden' name='cmd' value='_donations' \/><input type='hidden' name='business' value='opensanghafoundation@gmail.com' \/><input type='hidden' name='currency_code' value='USD' \/><input type='hidden' name='notify_url' value='https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-admin\/admin-post.php?action=add_wpedon_button_ipn'><input type='hidden' name='lc' value='en_US'><input type='hidden' name='bn' value='WPPlugin_SP'><input type='hidden' name='return' value='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=Q8YM2ZGUT4ZMW' \/><input type='hidden' name='cancel_return' value='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=Q8YM2ZGUT4ZMW' \/><input class='wpedon_paypalbuttonimage' type='image' src='https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/webstatic\/en_US\/btn\/btn_donate_pp_142x27.png' border='0' name='submit' alt='Make your payments with PayPal. It is free, secure, effective.' style='border: none;'><img alt='' border='0' style='border:none;display:none;' src='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif' width='1' height='1'><input type='hidden' name='amount' id='amount_d058df96cd59ff864fbee5ffb0f16b47' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='price' id='price_d058df96cd59ff864fbee5ffb0f16b47' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='item_number' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='item_name' value='Donation to Open Sangha Foundation' \/><input type='hidden' name='name' value='Donation to Open Sangha Foundation' \/><input type='hidden' name='custom' value='7499'><input type='hidden' name='no_shipping' value='1'><input type='hidden' name='no_note' value='0'><input type='hidden' name='currency_code' value='USD'><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-includes\/osf\/top-icons\/OIG4.zgT_hpZgxBf693_Vc5Ol.jpg\" alt=\"ok\" width=\"80px\" height=\"80px\" style=\"float: left; border-radius: 50%; \" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-includes\/osf\/top-icons\/punnaj4.gif\" alt=\"ok\" width=\"80px\" height=\"80px\" style=\"float: right; border-radius: 50%;\" \/><\/td><\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Views: 294<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donation to Open Sangha Foundation Buddhism really has no variety, It’s all about stop hurting Beth Upton on Generosity Donation to Open Sangha Foundation Views: 294<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/blank.php","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14493","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-no-thumbnail"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14493"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15074,"href":"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14493\/revisions\/15074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opensanghafoundation.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}