On Sunday morning, I was up early for my trip to Kayangan, to offer food dana. As I walked around Kayangan, I took many photos of the flowers and plants there.
Dana is a Pali or Sanskrit word, that means "giving". It refers specifically to taking delight in giving. As the Buddha taught, generosity is an essential part of the Buddhist practice. Giving frees us from attachment to our worldly things. It also directly benefits others. Thus, in the Buddhist tradition, practitioners happily support Buddhist abbeys, temples, centers, teachers, monastics, practitioners, and activities that benefit the society. Dana may be offered in the form of food, monk robes, money or even physical help (for instance, in Kayangan, some people help with the planting of trees).
Have you done any dana lately? Did it bring you joy?
3 comments:
I've never seen a lotus so up close and personal. Beautiful.
On my site I have a page of my Lotus plants and flowers. I think you would like them.
http://togofcoralgables.com/lotus.aspx
Hey Tog, saw your website and many photos of orchids and various flowers. Are all of them from your garden? I enjoy gardening but some of the photos posted here are from friends' gardens or the nursery that I frequent.
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