donation

WORDS of WISDOM.

The TOPIC is DAN= DONATION.

A TRUE Donation must be from the HEART without the SELFISHNESS/EGO with the INTENT to be GOOD to the OTHER BEING.
SEVA = SERVICE. A Service to Mankind can be viewed as a type of DONATION of the TIME to better the LIVES of OTHERS in NEED.

शतेषु जायते शूर: सहस्त्रेषु च पंडित:
वक्ता दश सहस्त्रेषु दाता भवति वा न वा

Among the hundred people only one is brave. Among thousands, only one is a 'Pandit'.
Among ten thousand only one is a good orator. But the people who "give" are very rare.

There are total 11 types of donations(dan) in our scriptures, such as

Suvarna dan, Abhay dan, Bhumi dan, Vastra dan, Gyan dan, Prana dan, and Dharma dan

which are the main 11 types of dan. There are also many reasons to donate. Selfless donations are made for a name, to achieve selfishness, to satisfy the ego for fame.