Gifts and Giving-Ven. Thay Thanh

Gifts and Giving

Teaching in Virginia Beach in 2016, Ven. Chuc Thanh said “The best gift we can give another person is not physical.  It is the gift of caring.”  In 2018, Chuc Thanh said of giving “It’s not what you give.  It is how you give it.  Did you give something with respect, appreciation or compassion, or with anger, disrespect?”

This posting is going up during the traditional Christmas holiday season when much attention is placed on the giving and receiving of gifts.  Think about your gift giving and receiving practices and compare them to these teachings.

(Venerable Thich Chuc Thanh is the Dharma Master at Dong Hung Temple. These quotations were collected from 2015 through 2018 as he taught in Virginia Beach, VA and Southern Shores, NC.  The quotation titles and commentary are by temple member Mark Palamara.)