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BODHAYANTI PARASPARAM – VOL 3
3. I am purchasing a car for the family; I shall arrange to help the neighbourhood with a merry go round for the kids to play.
4. I commit myself for getting up early to do morning meditation as prescribed for a month. After successful completion of this period of commitment I shall help the Institute in organising the training programme and commit myself for a further period of 3 months.
Many such examples would be striking the readers. By this type of extending our goal into charitable action, we fuel our enthusiasm for achieving it. Each act of charity brings us happiness in three ways:
1. The pleasure of the planning
2. The joy of actually doing it
3. The warmth of the memory.
Generosity is a delight and a relief. Through generosity, the uptight, demanding energy or stress we sometimes bring to our work area or projects is either expelled or never really has a chance to develop.
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