This is a very inspiring photo well captured by a great photographer
Dinhin2503, a Flickr member.

Practicing Generosity

I was very impressed with this great photo. The image kept
comingback to my mind for days, and thus it became an
object for my practice of contemplation in one evening course.

The story happened at Ratchadamnearn road, in Bangkok,
where groups of fellow Buddhists were prepared ready in
the morning, by the road side, for making the offer of alms
foods and other materialized items to the group of monks
who will pass by in an event.

Here we see two Theravada Bhikkhus lined up and stood
with bare feet in the middle of road. One Bikkhu reached
out his alms bowl in accepting the offer from a little girl,
and the other Bikkhu was slightly lifting up the lid of his
alms bowl and get ready for his turn. The Bikkhus
are properly dressed and stood with dignity.

The old gentleman dressed in blue, in front of the Bikkhu,
at about his 60, was on his knees humbly shown a great
respect to the monks, with two hands holding the little girl.
He seemed to be the grand father of the little girl, and was
teaching her a proper manner and speeches to make the offer.

Alms foods and the offering items were un-wrapped from a
clean clothes. The little girl with a sweet smile is putting it
into the alms bowl politely.

Reflection from this image:

The grand Pa has planted a wonderful karmic seed and a
good cause for the little girl through this opportunity of
offering alms foods. The compassion and loving kindness
were practically taught and transplanted to the little girl in
a normal life. The little girl learns since her childhood the
happiness and joyous from Giving. I believe she will be
potentially benefited from this learning through her live.

She will even miss her grand Pa a lot for the teaching one
day in the future when she grown up and become a mother
herself. I am not sure if she will have a chance to thank the
grand Pa for this teaching. The girl may become a great
Buddhist devotee in the future.

Thailand is a Buddhism country. The average people shows
a great deal of respect to the Monk. The people in Thailand
learned the Generosity and Giving from their normal life.
They practice and cultivate their loving kindness and compassion
from Buddhist lifestyle. The family education is where they
learn the outstanding moral sense.

The monk in Theravada tradition takes only one meal per
day and practices hard on the path of spiritual liberation, and
teaches the wisdom to the people in return whenever being asked.

...........Peace to all beings..............

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