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2006-10-05 11:58:44 · 10 answers · asked by A 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Giving to the needy.
2006-10-05 12:06:52 · answer #1 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Is Almsgiving
2016-10-28 11:46:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alms is help. Specifically helping others less fortunate.
almsgiving is giving alms. Giving help.
If you have a car and you give someone a ride, you are giving alms. If you have a sandwich and you give someone half, you are giving alms. If you have 50 bucks and you GIVE - not lend but give - someone $10, you are performing the act of almsgiving.
You can be generous with your time, such as spending an hour on the phone with a worried friend when you have so much that needs to get done in your house.
You can be generous with your money.
It is said that the best way to get your prayers heard is to give them the wings of fasting and almsgiving.
2006-10-05 12:08:31 · answer #3 · answered by Max Marie, OFS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its giving and feel the others needs by helping in any way that you can from loving and caring ,even the one you don.t know and don,t expect to be rewarded be humble
( ACTS OF CHARITY) Almsgiving is one of the three pillars of Lent.
Almsgiving, Fasting. Prayer
2006-10-05 12:20:04 · answer #4 · answered by jay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mindfully donating/giving food/medicine/clothing without any expectation of something in return. In Buddhist culture, it's called "Dana" --- I'll cut and paste the definition...
dāna: 'almsgiving', liberality, offering. "He who gives alms, bestows a fourfold blessing: he helps to long life, good appearance, happiness and strength. Therefore long life, good appearance, happiness and strength will be his share, whether amongst heavenly beings or amongst men" (A. IV, 57).
"Five blessings accrue to the giver of alms: the affection of many, noble association, good reputation, self-confidence, and heavenly rebirth" (see A. V, 34). Seven further blessings are given in A. VII, 54.
Liberality, especially the offering of robes, food, etc., to the monks, is highly praised in all Buddhist countries of Southern Asia as a fundamental virtue and as a means to suppress man's inborn greed and egoism. But, as in any other good or bad action, so also in offering gifts, it is the noble intention and volition that really counts as the action, not the mere outward deed.
Almsgiving or liberality (dāna), constitutes the first. kind of meritorious activity, the two others being morality (sīla, q.v.) and mental development (bhāvanā); s. puñña-kiriya-vatthu. Liberality (cāga) forms one of the 10 recollections (anussati, q.v.) and almsgiving one of the 10 perfections (s. pāramī).
2006-10-05 12:06:09 · answer #5 · answered by funkypup 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh hush!
No one answers under pain of punishment or threat. You believe in CENSORSHIP, well maybe someone will censor a BOOK close to you one day!
Almsgiving is about charitable contributions. And Peter/Paul said it's supposed to be anonomus.
It's about putting money into the church box for the poor.
It's about giving direclty to the poor.
Does your religion teach you to threaten people and be hositle!
My religion says WHEN STRUCK ont he RIGHT CHEEK offer the LEFT CHEEK.
It' doesn't say if yo ustrike me I'll report you to Big Brother Yahoo!
2006-10-05 12:03:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The giving of money to the poor.
2006-10-05 11:59:58 · answer #7 · answered by Rance D 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it means to give money,food etc to the poor,i think
2006-10-05 12:01:02 · answer #8 · answered by Tony_Dimo 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its my new word of the day because i have not heard this word before
2006-10-05 12:02:41 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ amal_dxb ♥ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is synonymous with charity.
2006-10-05 12:02:48 · answer #10 · answered by jimmywalls1982 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋