The Buddha's First Lesson for Householders

"Discourse on giving, discourse on morality, discourse on heavenly rebirth" — not a one-off teaching, but "the standard teaching of all buddhas." Why giving first? Because giving directly counters miserliness — the most universal affliction of householders. Start with the easiest: give, loosen your grip. Then morality, then higher aspirations. Only then the Four Noble Truths. A 2,500-year-old practice sequence, fully applicable in the AI age.