Let him never turn away a stranger from his house, that is the rule.

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Let him never turn away a stranger from his house, that is the rule. Therefore a man should by all means acquire much food, for good people say to the stranger: “There is food ready for him.” If he gives food amply, food is given to him amply. If he gives food fairly, food is given to him fairly. If he gives food meanly, food is given to him meanly.

Source Taittiriyaka-upanishad, Third Vallî, §3 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Taittiriya Upanishad, an ancient wisdom text of India, hospitality is a sacred rule: one never turns away the stranger, and the generosity with which one gives returns to the giver. Today, welcome generously someone you hardly know: share a meal, a coffee or simply some time.

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