GIVING IS WISDOM AND RECEIVING IS THE RESULT OF KARMA
Master Jun Hong Lu: Today I would like to tell everyone that, the word ‘equanimity’ from the Four Boundless States of loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity is very important for Buddhist practitioners.
While it is easy to practise loving-kindness, to be compassionate and to help others with a joyful heart, it is more difficult to practise equanimity. This is because everyone is selfish, not knowing how to give. They only expect gains and yet unwilling to give. To quell our greed, we must give.
If you are still desperately thinking about how to receive more, then you should give more.
If you are a person who is unwilling to help others, the more you should devote your time to helping others.
If you are a person who is reluctant to spend, the more you should spend on performing life liberation. Many people are not even willing to perform life liberation because to them, it is a waste of money. This makes it very difficult for such people to practise the act of giving.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms, Volume 10 Chapter 16
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