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Season 1 Episode 38
"...May I be a guard for those who have no protector,
A guide for those who journey on the road.
For those who wish to go across the water,
May I be a…
2 years, 2 months ago
37: Patience
Season 1 Episode 37
"...For with wisdom cometh patience, And with patience cometh rest..."
This week, I am reading the poem The Hardest Time of All, by Sarah Doudney. Wr…
2 years, 2 months ago
36: Pride and Joy
Season 1 Episode 36
"...She's somebody's mother, boys, you know,
For all she's aged and poor and slow.
"And I hope some fellow will lend a hand
To help my mother, you under…
2 years, 2 months ago
35: Rise Together with the Giver
Season 1 Episode 35
"...See first that you yourself deserve to be a giver, and an instrument of giving.
For in truth it is life that gives unto life—while you, who d…
2 years, 2 months ago
34: Open Hands Giving Hearts
Season 1 Episode 34
"...Those who hoard their gifts, living with clenched fists, suffer the sadness of a pinched soul and a miserly existence. They never experience the …
2 years, 2 months ago
33: Other-Concern
Season 1 Episode 33
"...I would say that other‐preservation is the first law of life. It is the first law of life precisely because we cannot preserve self without being…
2 years, 3 months ago
32: Society, Risk, and Generosity
Season 1 Episode 32
"...Remove gift and gratitude from human society, and what remains is not a community but a "lonely crowd," in the famous words of the sociologist Da…
2 years, 3 months ago
31: To the Days of Generosity Ahead
Season 1 Episode 31
As you know, this podcast focuses on the beautiful spaces of generosity. I will be taking a break until January 5. Instead of reading a quote this w…
2 years, 4 months ago
30: The Beauty of a Cupped Receiving Hand
Season 1 Episode 30
"...One would give generous alms if you had the eyes to see the beauty of a cupped receiving hand..."
This week, I am reading various quotes from the …
2 years, 4 months ago
29: Generosity for the Next Generation
Season 1 Episode 29
"...our first moral criticisms are exercised upon the characters and conduct of other people; and we are all very forward to observe how each of thes…
2 years, 4 months ago