Charity (Re-kundalini through bhakti yoga-venkata ramana)

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Namaste friends,

 

> Partha:-Doing charity is fine, but rememebring the same is not good. > You

have done some good work, forget it.

 

Well-said. In fact, whenever you give something to somebody, the mantras that

are recited in Vedic rituals contain "na mama, na mama, na mama". You may have

heard it in many places. When a priest makes you give something to somebody (it

can be a dakshina to a Brahmin or clothes to somebody or whatever), he will make

you say "na mama" 3 times.

 

It means "[was] not mine, [is] not mine, [will] not [be] mine". When you give

something to somebody, you are supposed to completely lose the attachment to

it. In fact, you are supposed to realize that it was not yours to start with!

 

The mantras used in Hindu rituals have a lot of depth and meaning.

> Just feel that you are feeding the Bhagvan.

Yes, in fact, it is not even yours to start with! Because your karma was good,

Bhagavan gave it to you and chose you to give it in charity...

 

May Jupiter's light shine on us,

Narasimha