And what is accomplishment in generosity?

Here, a Noble Disciple resides at home with a mind free from the stain of selfishness, freely generous, openhanded, joyful in letting go, devoted to charity, joyful in giving and sharing.

This is called accomplishment in generosity.

(Reference: AN 4.61)

In this Teaching from Gotama Buddha, he shares how to fully develop one’s practice to experience “accomplishment in generosity”.

An uninstructed worldling is a person who is not learning, reflecting, and practicing these Teachings to train the mind on The Path to Enlightenment.

An instructed Noble Disciple is a Practitioner of The Buddha’s Teachings who is deeply learning, reflecting, and practicing these Teachings.

The Buddha explains that a Noble Disciple will “resides at home with a mind free from the stain of selfishness, freely generous, openhanded, joyful in letting go, devoted to charity, joyful in giving and sharing”.

Through cultivating the mind to live “freely generous, openhanded, joyful in letting go, devoted to charity, joyful in giving and sharing” the mind will be free from the pollution of mind or “free from the stain of selfishness”.