In this episode, the presenters – Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and journalist Jo Confino – discuss generosity. Together, they consider how to cultivate generosity in our ways of thinking, speaking, and acting, by looking at Buddhist teachings, Plum Village mindfulness trainings, and Thich Nhat Hanh’s applied wisdom. 

And: what’s the best way to practice generosity? Does generosity come from intimacy or from proximity? What is nondiscriminatory generosity? Can we feel generosity for all the elements making up the Earth?

Brother Phap Huu shares the general meaning and importance of generosity in Buddhism, and in the Plum Village tradition in particular, and addresses gratitude for the simple things in life; the practice of non-self; generosity as a perpetual mindfulness training; generosity as presence; ever-growing love and compassion; mastering the practice of the smile; and community living as a lesson in generosity. 

Jo shares a recent show of generosity from listeners of the podcast, and on the subjects of generosity in an individualistic culture; fake generosity; not knowing how to receive generosity; unconscious behaviors in parents; and connection and intimacy as essential aspects of generosity.

The episode ends with a short meditation on generosity guided by Brother Phap Huu. 

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:20 New York generosity
00:03:27 Generosity in Buddhism – interbeing
00:04:40 Manas
00:05:47 The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings
00:07:16 Siddhartha's robe
00:13:00 Sharing true presence
00:16:45 Practicing selflessness and openness
00:21:50 Generosity in the busy world
00:22:42 Fake generosity
00:25:20 Generosity and validation
00:28:09 Wounded inner child, mindfulness, healing and transformation
00:32:34 Generosity in the community
00:37:11 Receiving generosity
00:38:10 Intimacy and proximity
00:43:40 Freedom from the past: parents and their children
00:48:01 The practice of a smile
00:51:10 Self-generosity and our capacity for generosity
00:56:42 Generosity in Thay’s vision for the world
1:04:48 Nondiscriminatory generosity
1:12:20 Short guided meditation

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https://plumvillage.app/
And Global Optimism:
https://globaloptimism.com/
With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation:
https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/

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Resources:

Plum Village Community ➛ https://plumvillage.org/
Thich Nhat Hanh ➛ https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/
🎙️ Brother Phap Huu ➛ https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/br-phap-huu/
🎙️ Jo Confino ➛ https://www.instagram.com/joconfino/

Dharma Talks: ‘Manas Consciousness, Teachings on Buddhist Psychology Retreat, 1997’ ➛
https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/manas-consciousness-thich-nhat-hanh-teachings-on-buddhist-psychology-retreat-1997/ 
Dharma Talks: ‘The Face of Manas Revealed: Understanding a Hidden Aspect of Our Consciousness’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/live-dharma-talk-by-sister-tue-nghiem-2020-11-29-plum-village/
‘The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/the-14-mindfulness-trainings/
Bhikkhu ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhikkhu
Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha ➛ https://plumvillage.org/books/1987-duong-xua-may-trang-old-path-white-clouds/ 
Six Paramitas: Practices to Cross to the Other Shore (short teaching video by Thich Nhat Hanh) ➛ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8dEkNM7SA0
Mahayana Buddhism ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahayana
Emma Thompson ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Thompson
The Way Out Is In: ‘Slow Down, Rest, and Heal: The Spirit of the Rains Retreat (Episode #7)’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/podcast/slow-down-rest-and-heal-the-spirit-of-the-rains-retreat/
‘The Five Mindfulness Trainings’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness/the-5-mindfulness-trainings/ 

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