Generosity Flows From A Full Heart
Life is truly more enjoyable when we give. The whole self is engaged in giving -- heart, mind, body and soul.
~Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian
In Eastern scripture called the Upanishads, there is a teaching that says "From fullness comes fullness. If you take away from this fullness, only fullness remains". Generosity flows from a full heart. When we see ourselves as full and complete, generosity flows easily. We are nature, and nature doesn't hold back its myriad gifts. Holding back our generosity comes from fear of not having enough. But it is not natural to us to hold tightly to what we have. That is why it we don't feel right when we hold back our generosity. One way we can let go of the fear of not having enough is to practice gratitude. Just looking around us and seeing and appreciating what we do have opens us up to the abundance that is our birthright. We begin to realize our fullness and want to share it. That is why Yogacharya O'Brian says that life is truly more enjoyable when we give.