Charity & Volunteering 02 (Mar 11 - Jun 16)

[behappyalways]

Red Cross Spent Half a Billion Dollars to Build Six Homes in Haiti
http://time.com/3908457/red-cross-six-homes-haiti/

[winston]

Often we calculate the calories we intake and burn. What should we really calculate?

Those who are trying to build the human community on a foundation of wealth (dhana), are building on sand; those who seek to build it on the rock of righteousness (dharma) are the wise.

Every person consumes specific quantities of food and many even calculate the calories consumed and burnt. Just think for a moment: Have you ever calculated what you have given back to the society that helps you live and enjoy in the world?

You must transform the food into service, either to serve your best interests or for the well-being of the society. Mere feeding and care of the body is profitless, for the body is just a container.

When the spark of Divinity leaves the body, it becomes a corpse. No one will even keep the corpse for more than a few hours. People will avoid the sight and smell of a dead body; it is disgusting.

Never be your own enemy nor be a burden on anyone.

- Divine Discourse, 3 Feb 1964.

Service is spiritual discipline, not a pastime of the rich and well placed.

Source: radiosai.org

[winston]

The greatest source of joy is to give every day to someone who has nothing.
- Dr. Pillai

[winston]

Why Good Things Happen to Good People

Yes, helping others makes us feel warm and fuzzy, but new research suggests that doing good deeds can actually help people live longer, healthier lives.

By Siri Agrell

Source: The Globe and Mail

http://www.mindpowernews.com/BrainKarma.htm

[winston]

Thousands of Homeless Sleep On NYC Streets, Here’s Why They Don’t Have To

By Amelia Pang

Source: Epoch Times

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1693959 ... campaign=2

[winston]

You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.

But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.

– Galatians 5:13

[winston]

You show love for others by truly helping them, and not merely by talking about it.

1 John 3:18

Source: Life Changing Words

[winston]

Koon gives RM50mil to build student hostels

Penang state government provides 60,000 sq ft plot opposite USM for retired IJM founder's proposal

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/catego ... t-hostels/

[winston]

The 20 people who have given away the most money to charity

By Mike Nudelman and Alex Morrell

Source: Business Insider

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/20-people ... 00420.html

[winston]

"If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete."

— Jack Kornfield