References – AN 1.51-60: Finger-Snap 
Sutta / Aṅguttara Nikāya / AN 1: Ekakanipāta / AN 1.51:

Download audio (6:09)
“Does the Buddha say all beings are inherently good? How about generosity? Do all human beings have the capacity for generosity?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Nature of mind ] [Generosity ]

Sutta: AN 1.51-52

Story: A Mafia boss stays under Ajahn Chah’s kuti and helps out at Wat Pah Pong. [Ajahn Chah] [Crime] [Wat Pah Pong] [Precepts]

Quote: “Generosity is an important doorway for many reasons.”

Thanksgiving Retreat 2016, Session 1, Excerpt 6