Practicing generosity can change the life for the better. A friend forwarded me a email containing the content ( in Chinese) of this prsentation. The English translation was done by ipohteh.

1. You Can Be Wealthy By - - - - 你也可以富有 - - - - -

2. Practicing Generosity 行布施

3. 有一人向釋佛訴苦：「我不管做什麼事都會失敗，這是為什麼？」 A man lamented to Lord Buddha : ‘ No matter what I do, I failed, why is it so ?’

4. 佛說：「因你從不佈施！」 那人答說：「可我是一無所有的窮人！」 Buddha said: ‘Because you don’t give for charity!’ The man replied: ‘I am penniless.’

5. 釋佛開示：「不對！即使你沒有財富，也可以給人 7 種佈施！」 Lord Buddha : ‘ That’s wrong, though you are not wealthy, you can practice 7 types generosity.’

6. 7 types of generosity 7 种布施

8. 2. 言施： 向人說好話的佈施，存好心做好事做好人說好話，並勉人切實力行 . 2. Generosity of speech : Talk with kind words, aspire to do good, be kind and encourage others to be earnest and to strive hard.

9. 3. 心施： 為對方設想的心，體貼眾生心的佈 施 . 3. Generosity of heart ： Care and show consideration for others.

10. 4. 眼施： 用慈愛和氣的眼神看人 . Generosity of eye : Look at people with a kind expression.

11. 5. 身施： 身體力行幫助別人 . 5. Generosity of body: Lend a hand to help.

12. 6. 座施： 讓座給需要的人的佈施 . 6. Generosity of seat : Offer your seat to a person who needs it.

13. 7. 察施： 不用問對方就能察覺對方的心 , 並給予相對其所需的方便的佈施 . 7. Genero sity of senses: Able to sense the feeling of a person without asking and offer assistance needed.

14. 如果你能身體力行此 7 項佈施，生命也會跟著有所改變！ If you practice earnestly these 7 types of generosity, life would change.

15. 人生有苦難，有重擔，人性有邪惡，有欺凌 , In life, there are hardship and burden; There are good and evil characters; There is humiliation.

16. 但是到後來這些都對我有益處，苦難竟是化了妝的祝福 . Nevertheless, all these benefit me in the end, for hardships are blessings in disguise.

17. 人生在一連串不完美中，最後總是完美 . In life, after all the shortcomings, it is always beautiful at last.

18. 佈施不是有錢人的專利 , 而是有心人的參與 Doing charity is not for the rich only, it is for anyone who has the heart to do it.