[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week:The Psychology of Richness

[Carolyn Gimian]

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

March 18, 2009

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RICHNESS

Even if you don't have a full, plentiful bank account, you can still 
inspire other people. You can inspire them to build richness in 
themselves. It is not so much a question of simply buying a cow in 
the autumn, when it has abundant milk. We are talking about buying a 
cow in the spring. Later on it might have an abundance of milk. 
Therefore, we buy cows who have gone through the hardships of winter, 
but who also have sizeable udders that might full up with milk 
later....When autumn comes they will give lots of milk, and we can 
make lots of cheese and butter. Fundraising can be a process like 
that. When the first panic comes -- no bank account, no money -- you 
don't declare your poverty. You find that there is a way to adopt the 
psychology of richness and nonattachment.

 From "Paramita Practice: Generosity," in THE 1980 HINAYANA-MAHAYANA 
TRANSCRIPTS, page 111.

Of Interest to Readers:

Many of the world's leading Tibetan-English translators are attending 
a conference, Translating the Words of the Buddha, hosted by Dzongsar 
Khyentse Rinpoche and the Khyentse Foundation, and chaired by the 
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. The conference ends March 20 and is taking 
place at Deer Park Institute in Bir, India. The conference has 
received the blessings and support of the Dalai Lama, the Karmapa, 
and Sakya Trizin.

Last chance to join in sending thanks to these translators, who work 
so diligently to bring us the Tibetan teachings in our own Western 
languages. For the next 24 hours, you can do so by signing a 
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Dear Dharma Translators,
Thank you from  the bottom of our hearts for all you are doing to 
translate and transmit the  Dharma to westerners. Without you, we 
couldn't practice or study the Dharma,  so we are hugely grateful for 
your incredible gift to us! May your current  deliberations in Bir, 
India, bring the Buddha's words and teachings to  countless beings.
With warmest wishes for a very successful gathering,
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