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Dharma Talks by Vanessa Zuisei Goddard

Giving Paramita

 
field of wheat: giving life

Photo by Michal Janek

Giving or dana paramita invites us to move outside of our conditioning, which primes us toward scarcity and individualism, and into an understanding that we are actually living in the midst of abundance. That’s why dana paramita is the first of the perfections—it is something that all of us can do, and the gift we offer touches not only others, but also ourselves.

This talk was given by Zuisei Goddard.

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