Samana Johann
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Abstaing from taking life, taking the existance of other beings, deprive no being from his/her/it's lifefaculties. Where ever, small, large, blatant, subtle, what ever realm of existance.
The first faultless gift:
A gift that does not require material richness, but to use ones power gained by many, like a good God, sharing ones wealth toward every being.
May many be able to enjoy fearlessness and best well-being by having given the cause for it.
May it be space for those who can rejoice in giving, those who have become free from need to claim and blame others, fight and beg. May one feel inspired to share a little the joy of freedom from remorse.
The first faultless gift:
... a great gifts — original, long-standing, traditional, ancient, unadulterated, unadulterated from the beginning — that are not open to suspicion, will never be open to suspicion, and are unfaulted by knowledgeable contemplatives & brahmans.
"There is the case where a disciple of the noble ones, abandoning the taking of life, abstains from taking life. In doing so, he gives freedom from danger, freedom from animosity, freedom from oppression to limitless numbers of beings. In giving freedom from danger, freedom from animosity, freedom from oppression to limitless numbers of beings, he gains a share in limitless freedom from danger, freedom from animosity, and freedom from oppression. This is the first gift, the first great gift — original, long-standing, traditional, ancient, unadulterated, unadulterated from the beginning — that is not open to suspicion, will never be open to suspicion, and is unfaulted by knowledgeable contemplatives & brahmans...
A gift that does not require material richness, but to use ones power gained by many, like a good God, sharing ones wealth toward every being.
May many be able to enjoy fearlessness and best well-being by having given the cause for it.
May it be space for those who can rejoice in giving, those who have become free from need to claim and blame others, fight and beg. May one feel inspired to share a little the joy of freedom from remorse.