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A mother of five who received aid from the Social Service Offices lost $1900, almost the whole bulk of the money she had had which was supposed to pay for her monthly bills, food and her children's school fees. When her story was published, over 50 kind donors contributed not just vouchers, groceries and other items for her family but also cash of over $15,000. Generosity and kindness seen here were taught by Buddha as important virtues as were wisdom and compassion. In her book Being Nobody Going Nowhere Meditation on the Buddhist Path, Ayya Khemma listed 10 virtues called pāramīs : (1) generosity (dāna), (2) moral conduct (sīla), (3) renunciation (nekhamma), (4) wisdom (pañña), (5) energy (viriya), (6) patience (khanti), (7) truthfulness (sacca), (8) resolution (adhiṭṭhāna), (9) loving-kindness (metta), and (10) equanimity (upekkhā). All 10 are said to be important for our spiritual life and generosity, moral conduct and loving kindness especially are essential for meditation.
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