If someone gives you a gift

A Buddhist story: A man came shouting angrily at Buddha, who remained unaffected by him. When questioned by others as to how he remained calm and unaffected, Buddha answered with a question.

“If someone gives you a gift and you choose not to receive it, to whom then does the gift belong?”

Of course it stays with the giver.

~Bronnie Ware

http://leelavadeeflower.blogspot.com/2014/08/if-someone-gives-you-gift.html

Comments

  1. anarul hoque

    August 1, 2014

    "I HAVE SENT GUIDANCE TO ALL NATION OF THE WORLD" – AL KORAN, SO BUDDHO WAS NONE BUT A GUIDANCE.

  2. Alabama G Man

    August 1, 2014

    Your friendship is your gift to me. I will never refuse it. ♥

  3. Michael Cammock

    August 1, 2014

    A gift of shouting angrily is not necessarily a gift, so Buddha was being very gracious…. I believe 🙂

  4. Kaushal Shah

    August 2, 2014

    +Jendhamuni Sos This is a superb message. All your posts are amazingly relevant to real life experiences. What is the source of your this knowledge, do share..

  5. Alicia Calimlim

    August 2, 2014

    What ever gift it is …Is the thoughts that counts ……!!!

  6. Perooru Jaru

    August 2, 2014

    Thought is good, but given gift gone, some days it forgotten; today is like that. 

  7. Allan Paul

    August 2, 2014

    Morning jen, May your Saturday be as sweet as paradise.

  8. An Ros

    August 2, 2014

    Mis Jendhamuni as a long time I have seen your name in the KI page so you seem seen my text send to KI while the election 28 July 2013.

  9. Darren Koopman

    August 2, 2014

    Wonder if I ever gone see my ssweet friend again thanks a lot Mr nice

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