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Part Five: Truth for the Family looks like or where it resides, but we do know that this is from where feelings come. On the other hand, the physical heart is an organ. Nowadays, doctors are able to stop the beating of a physical heart while operating on a patient and are able to restart the beating once the operation is finished. If the physical heart and the ethereal heart are the same, then the patient would have died. This helps proves that the physical and ethereal heart are two different things. In the 2000+ year-old compilation of teachings known as the Tripitaka, the Pali Sanskrit Canon, it is written that the man whom we call the Buddha spoke on a number of subjects that were unknown to science at the time. He said that there was more than one universe. Moreover, he said that there were an infinite number of universes. Scientists have only recently discovered the truth of this fact within the last few hundred years. The man whom we call the Buddha also explored the concept of boonya. Although we cannot see it, we can feel it within us. What, then, is boonya and how does it apply to our lives? Boonya is self-generating, pure, perfect energy. It strengthens when we perform good actions. Wholesome deeds can be categorized into three main methods: 1. Generosity. We share useful things with those who deserve it. Here there are four criteria which determine the amount of boonya generated in the act of giving: a. Wholesomeness of the object. The object to be given must be obtained legitimately and morally, not through fraudulent means. Family Day By Day 135 Criteria for Giving and Boonya