Day 3 of 7Thursday 19 November 2026
Giving
The Benefits of Giving
AN 5.35 · Aṅguttara Nikāya — The Numerical Discourses
A question to carry today
When was the last time you gave something and felt lighter for it?
The reading
– Numbered Discourses 5.35
– 4. With Sumanā
The Benefits of Giving
“Mendicants, there are five benefits of giving. What five? A giver, a donor is dear and beloved by many people. Good and true persons associate with them. They get a good reputation. They don’t neglect a layperson’s duties. When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm. These are the five benefits of giving.
Giving, one is loved,and follows the way of the good.The good, disciplined spiritual practitionersalways associate with you.They teach you the Dhammathat casts aside all suffering.Having understood this teaching,the undefiled one is fully extinguished.”
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Read in the library (bilingual, with chanting mode) →On the calendar: Friday 20 November 2026
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