When the Miser Hears About Generosity, It Cuts Like a Knife

The Buddha said: when the miser hears the teaching of generosity, anger and hostility arise — "like cutting into an unripe abscess, the pain is unbearable." If hearing "AI doesn't generate merit; the cause of wealth is generosity" makes you uncomfortable — the Buddha predicted your reaction 2,500 years ago. That discomfort is precisely what needs observation. Not because the conclusion hurts, but because the hurt itself reveals your proximity to miserliness.