Day 4 of 7Friday 20 November 2026
Giving at the right time
Timely Gifts
AN 5.36 · Aṅguttara Nikāya — The Numerical Discourses
A question to carry today
Of the moments for giving this discourse lists, which one is right around you this week?
The reading
– Numbered Discourses 5.36
– 4. With Sumanā
Timely Gifts
“Mendicants, there are these five timely gifts. What five? A gift to a visitor. A gift to someone setting out on a journey. A gift to someone who is sick. A gift at a time of famine. Presenting the freshly harvested grains and fruits first to those who are ethical. These are the five timely gifts.
The wise give at the right time,being bountiful and rid of stinginess.A religious donation at the right timeto the noble ones, upright and unaffected,given with a clear and confident mind,is indeed abundant.Those who rejoice at that,or do other services,don’t miss out on the offering;they too have a share in the merit.So you should give without holding back,where a gift is very fruitful.The good deeds of sentient beingssupport them in the next world.”
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Read in the library (bilingual, with chanting mode) →On the calendar: Saturday 21 November 2026
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