Dec 9 2018 – Manila | Another fruitful year has gone by for our temple. Our members have all been grateful for the many blessings and peace that they have enjoyed this year.
With this, we continued extending our gift-giving program to 6 baranggays (districts) around our Buddhist temple. This tradition is already in its 10th straight year, starting in 2008.
More than 30 members and volunteers helped to pack 600 gift bags. We were able to spread our blessings to 600 families living around our temple.
One of the profound teachings of Buddhism is generosity. In Tibetan Buddhism, there are three kinds of generosity. The most basic is to give material provisions to the needy. The second most important is to give fearlesness and security. The third most important is the gift of Dharma, which is the gift of right view and knowledge of reality.
All are equally important. However, once the material needs are covered, teaching the Dharma is crucial as it gives the person fearlessness and stability in the long run.
