Notes on Taking, Giving, Receiving, Consideration:
Taking: As related to attachment…can someone take something from another unless that person is attached to the thing taken? How much ego must one have to take? How much ego must one have to be concerned about being taken from?
Giving (danna): Giving without reward for giving is crucial. Giving must be selfless. This relates to the concept of “non-self”. Non-sacrificial giving related to non-self which relates to selflessness, but none of those issues are real world issues but are just intellectual constructs…real world has self which is directly related to one’s values.
Consideration: Relates to giving and to receiving…how does it relate to enabling? Projecting? Examine one’s self before judging what amount of consideration is either given or received.
Christians are more giving than Buddhists due to the concept of non-attachment
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