Quotes from Dominic J. Houlder

It is like a lake of crystal clear, cool, delicious water. Beautiful, surrounded by good shores, but lying in a savage region. No one can drink from it or bathe in it, or make any use of it at all. Such are the riches of a miser." But if a generous man acquires great wealth, the Buddha said: "His case is like that of the beautiful lake I spoke of, but now it lies near a village or

town where people can draw water and drink from it, bathe in it and use it for any other purpose. His riches go to enjoyment, not to waste."3