Virtual Dhamma-Vinaya Vihara
Studies, projects & library - [Studium, Projekte & Bibliothek] (brahma & nimmanarati deva) => Dhamma Teamwork - [Dhamma Gemeinschaftsarbeit] => Topic started by: Dhammañāṇa on September 05, 2018, 11:39:47 AM
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Stinginess, in a csae like this in geragrd of ones family (supporter), possession, Dhamma... is not something people are free from because of ones stand and today, by even do not stick to Vinaya and duty in regard of ones family and children, most monasteries and monks face actually much poorness althought seeming rich, often feeling more obligated to serve lay people then "their" kind (or even their parents looking like childs).
Naturally the Noble Ones will dy off from this kind of "Sangha", which is actually not a lose for them, but for a Sangha that possible will exist further in this world.
So like a child is great if motivating its parents to do things to increase Nissaya to supportive, its good if assisting in motivating that the Savaka Sangha and ordinary ones go not astray and keep in inter-action to not totally lose Upanissaya. Just food for thoughts to increase understanding of what is good to give into, and to understand that it is not wrong, but a matter of great compassion, if telling someone where to give a gift.
Since it is often the case that monks actually have and use normal ways of householder, it's easy to assume in usual ignorant and stingy pattern of thinking "if he really likes, he can access it by him self...", letting lack of feeling obligated run their ways, often even missing ones actually duties and run into transgression in this way (this counts for both kind of clothes in their particular relations). Sometimes, used to such householderways of monks, even "rightly" but nevertheless supportive for ones own goodness when thinking "I my self are 'poor' as well" or even "I would be more poor and worthy to help then this rich". So, to try to quest ones mara-kileasas and the fact that "all doing in this pattern" does neither protect one, nor be a support for ones own long time welfar:
If someone feels that it would be good to assist is such an undertaking, one may feel welcome to join this merits in what ever way one feels inspired, he a possibility:
Book request for the Ven Sangha in Cambodia (http://forum.sangham.net/index.php/topic,8784.msg15615.html#msg15615).
If wishing to take part on the merits in veyyāvacca (which is actually already in the sphere of sila, higher as Dāna, if in relation with the Sangha) in material way, maybe good to just copy the request and send it via land mail to Wat Metta (https://www.watmetta.org/contact.html) .
Of course is also a possiblillity to "just" generosity.
And to do not miss to give into understanding ways: If you like to help a child, someone in dependency, and follow good not modern ways, don't give the child but it's master! Very importand if not wishing to destroy old and good traditions. For more on this see: If willing to help the child, the "poor" the new, give to it's master, father! (http://forum.sangham.net/index.php/topic,8388.msg13876.html#msg13876)