“O monks, if people knew, as I know, the result of giving and sharing, they would not eat without having given, nor would they allow the stain of stinginess to obsess them and take root in their minds.

Even if it were their last morsel, their last mouthful, they would not eat without having shared it, if there were someone to share it with.



But, monks, as people do not know, as I know, the result of giving and sharing, they eat without having given, and the stain of stinginess obsesses them and takes root in their minds.”

(It 26; 18–19)

I’m reading this now, and as you might guess, it’s a pretty good read!