Generosity

That charity which is given simply because it ought to be given, to one who has not done any prior favour, at the right place, time, and to a worthy recipient — that is remembered as sattvic.

Forgiveness, courage, non-violence, equanimity, truth, sincerity, knowledge, charity, and renunciation are said to be the characteristics of the path that arises from goodness.

Charity is the wind that fills the sails of the boat.

Without giving up worldly attachments, one can never achieve true happiness. Without renunciation, one can never attain their highest good or find peace.

Sacrifice and self-giving are indeed a fundamental principle and a spiritual necessity. We cannot affirm our true being without them.

This is not Karma Yoga, but rather a self-promotional attempt to gain fame. In contrast, a common laborer who earns a meager living through hard work may choose to donate their earnings to feed the hungry or sick, even if it means they themselves go without food that day. This is true self-sacrifice and genuine Karma Yoga.

The life of a householder is not about indulging in lust and loose living. Instead, it's a life of selfless service, focused on Dharma, charity, goodness, kindness, and self-help, which benefits all of humanity.

Not others. Toward those among the learned who are superior to us, you must yield your seat and breathe with reverence. Give with faith, never give without faith. Give with prosperity, give with modesty, give with awe, give with understanding. And if ever you have doubt about an action or doubt about conduct —

One should strive always to produce food abundantly — that is the sacred vow. The earth is food; space is its consumer. Space is established in earth, and earth is established in space. Thus food holds food in its foundation. Whoever knows this — that food is established upon food — becomes established. Such a one becomes rich in food and a true enjoyer of food, great in progeny, in animals, in the radiance of sacred wisdom, and great in renown.

One should never reject food when it is offered — that is the sacred vow. Water is food; fire and light are the consumer of food. Light is rooted in water, and water is rooted in light. In this way, food rests upon food in a mutual embrace. One who knows this truth of food grounded in food becomes established. Such a one abounds in food and its enjoyment, growing great in offspring, in animals, in the brilliance of sacred learning, and great in renown.

By giving away land, a person acquires a land that yields nectar in their next life.

One must never refuse shelter to a guest who comes seeking it — that is the sacred vow. Therefore by whatever means one can gather abundant food, one should do so. When food is prepared with the welcome of a guest, they say it is food well accomplished. If the food is accomplished in the beginning, food flows to the host from the beginning. If it is accomplished in the middle, food flows to the host from the middle. If it is accomplished at the end, food flows to the host at the end.

The worlds that one reaches by giving away cattle that have drunk their water, eaten their grass, and yielded their milk, but have worn out their organs, are devoid of delight.

The Veda states that there is an eternal Bliss-consciousness that corresponds to the eternal and essential delight-giving quality of things.

True and complete enjoyment of life's movement and multiplicity, in all its truth and infinity, depends on absolute renunciation. However, this renunciation means giving up the principle of desire based on egoism, not renouncing the world itself.

Pilgrimages, yoga, renunciation, wisdom, rituals, penance, charity, self-study, self-control, recitation of prayers, and austere devotion, all of which are praised in the Vedas and Bhagavata, have one single reward: devotion to Hari.

Giving up all other hopes, whoever worships Lord Rama and fondly chants His praises undoubtedly crosses the ocean of transmigration.

The muttering of prayers, austere penance, performing sacrifices, subjugation of the mind and the senses, undertaking sacred vows, charity, dispassion, right judgment, Yoga (union with God) and Realization - the fruit of all these is devotion to the feet of the Lord of the Raghus; without this no one can attain lasting peace.

You are like a severe frost that destroys the lotus bed of sensual desires, and you are generous beyond all conception.

Convey to the fool by word of mouth my generous message: surrender and make peace or your hour is come.