Difference between revisions of "Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand 804"

[ “And the alms which are dispensed without deference or contemptuously to unworthy recipients at an inappropriate place and time are said to be diabolical.” ]

The revered Maharaj Ji would always tell us, “Bear it in mind that the donor is wrecked if he gives alms to the undeserving.” Similar to this is Krishn’s observation that charity is worthwhile only if it is directed, at a suitable place and time, at the meritorious with true generosity and without any desire for a reciprocal favour. Gifts that are offered reluctantly and with an eye on some profit in return are morally flawed, while alms that are given irreverently and with scorn to the undeserving are positively evil. Though generically they are all gifts, alms-giving by persons who renounce their desires, home, and all, and place their trust in God alone, is of a higher order, for charity of this kind implies a total surrender by a mind that has been purged of all cravings. Krishn approves of this form of charity as an indispensable necessity.

Krishn at last enlightens Arjun on the significance of OM, tat, and sat ^[1]