Guest guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 OM AMRITESWARYAI NAMAH IMMORTAL LIGHT - Temples Most importantly, make offerings from your heart Children, when we go to the temple, do not hurry to have a darshan (sight or Lord), then make some offering and return home in a hurry. We should stand there patiently in silence for some time and try to visualize the beloved deity in our hearts. If possible, we should sit down and meditate. At each step, remember to do japa. Amma doesn't say that the offerings and worships are not necessary, but of all the offerings we make, what the Lord wants most is our hearts! Children, we are told to make an offering at the temple or at the feet of the Guru, not because the Lord or Guru is in need of wealth or anything else. Real offering is the act of surrendering the mind and the intellect. How can it be done? We cannot offer our minds as they are, but only the things to which our minds are attached. Today our minds are greatly attached to money and other worldly things. By placing such thoughts at the feet of the Lord, we are offering Him our heart. This is the principle behind giving charities. :: >From the book of Immortal Light - Advice to Householders (english translation of the original Malayalam "Amrita Jyoti") Amma Sharanam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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