Pass It On
Everyone deserves a happy and peaceful life. Knowledge is one way of giving it.
If this book helped you, you can repay it in the old way, by giving.
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Hand a copy, or a chapter, to someone who is struggling; do not wait to be asked.
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Place a printed copy in a school, a library, a clinic waiting room, a village reading room or a place of worship.
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Read one chapter aloud with an elder or a child.
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Volunteer an hour for a support group or a neighbour who is alone.
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Write to tell the author what was unclear, so the next reader finds it easier.
Give with faith, with generosity, with modesty, with respect and with understanding.
Sanskrit Text:
श्रद्धया देयम् । अश्रद्धयाऽदेयम् । श्रिया देयम् । ह्रिया देयम् । भिया देयम् । संविदा देयम् ॥
Pronunciation: shraddhaya deyam | ashraddhaya ’deyam | shriya deyam | hriya deyam | bhiya deyam | samvida deyam ||
Translation: Give with faith; do not give without faith. Give generously; give with modesty; give with respect; give with understanding.
Practical Meaning for Daily Health: The teacher sends the graduating student into life with this instruction. Share your time, your copy of this book and your attention warmly and humbly, with a real understanding of what the other person needs, and never as a lecture or with a price tag.
Reference — Taittiriya Upanishad 1.11.3 (the teacher’s parting instruction)
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