“Brother-in-law! Of course there are. Most of those who give dāna give it in expectation of a return. Only a few look on the gracious glance of God alone as the return they hope for. Dāna given seeking the fruit of God's grace is sāttvika. Otherwise, dāna given expecting a favour in return, or wanting to win name and fame, or given before everyone for praise, so that people will think one generous, and regretted afterwards, or given out of distress of mind: that is called rājasika. Then there is dāna given without respect, in a spirit of contempt, to a person unfit for dāna or in a place unfit for it: a gift of food in a place where there is no lack of food and drink is exactly such an unfit place. Building hospitals in regions the sick cannot get to is sheer waste. To a man who has eaten his fill and cannot move, food feels like a load on his shoulders; and what he does not need, even when he receives it, he will misuse. So such dānas, which serve no purpose, are called tāmasika.”