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"To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity."
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"It seems a peculiar thing when I go to fill my own cup; it remains empty as if the liquid evaporates as soon as it touches the glass. Yet when I reach to top off the cups of others, my own spills over. This is the crazy magic of charity."

"Charity (Daan) means to make another living being happy, whether it is a human being or some animals, giving happiness to them, that is what is called Charity. When you give happiness to everyone, happiness will indeed come to you in its 'reaction'. If you give happiness then you immediately receive happiness just sitting at home."

"That day, I learned that I could be a giver by simply bringing a smile to another person. The ensuing years have taught me that a kind word, a vote of support is a charitable gift. I can move over and make another place for someone. I can turn my music up if it pleases, or down if it is annoying. I may never be known as a philanthropist, but I certainly am a lover of mankind, and I will give freely of my resources."

"Money is not the only commodity that is fun to give. We can give time, we can give our expertise, we can give our love or simply give a smile. What does that cost? The point is, none of us can ever run out of something worthwhile to give."

"One in 5 Americans is touched by the Red Cross every single year."

"The designer of my Emmy gown is donating my gown to the charity for an auction."

"Charity even for one person does not make sense except in terms of an effort to love all Creation in response to the Creator's love for it."

"Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it."
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"But deluded people don't realize that their own mind is the Buddha. They keep searching outside."

"Worship means reverence and humility it means revering your real self and humbling delusions."

"People who don't see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are lairs and fools."
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