How can one Offer Everything to the Lord?

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Gurujee Pranam

Please clarify me. My question is:

How can one offer / surrender all his actions, thoughts, himself, his

grievances, his problems, his everything's to the Lotus Feet of the Lord?

Charan Sparsh

Ram Kishan Yadav

Nigeria

 

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Shree Hari

Ram Ram

 

These postings below do not directly answer your question, but will give you the

gist.

 

Please read previous Sadhaka messages on this topic - for the

details:

 

The Ultimate Secret - Complete Surrender to God -

sadhaka/message/1449

 

HIGHLIGHTS - One must renounce all other forms of dependencies. One must not

depend on anyone. Give up dependency and reliance on all else. Simply surrender

exclusively and entirely to God. Accept Him as both means (saadhan) and the end

(saadhya).

 

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Entrust Everything Back to God

sadhaka/message/1631

 

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A Devotee Dedicates Everything to God

sadhaka/message/1562

" Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer in sacrifice (yagna),

whatever you bestow as gift, whatever you do by way of penance, dedicate it all

to Me. " (Gita 9:27)

 

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Secret of taking complete Refuge in God

sadhaka/message/1158

 

GIST: A devotee that has taken refuge in God, does not think of himself as

something special, nor does he test whether he meets the mark of a perfect

devotee. Rather he pays absolutely no attention to his own qualities, as this

may either make him arrogant or dejected. All good qualities will come to a

devotee naturally, however they are of no concern to the devotee.

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Sharanagati - Gita 18-66

sadhaka/message/1139

 

GIST: In Sharanagati, one is to do his duties (dharma) in this world,

but reliance and dependency is exclusively on God. Simply take refuge only in

God, desiring nothing else, and attain not only Salvation, but eternal divine

love (ananta ras) and God Himself.

 

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Question: Surrendering to God

sadhaka/message/714

 

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FEW LINKS / POSTINGS FROM PRIOR GITA TALK MESSAGES

 

On Offering with Devotion - Gita 9:26

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II 9:26 II

 

Patram puspam phalam toyam yo me bhaktyaa prayacchati

Tadaham bhaktyupahrtamasnaami prayataatmanah (Gita 9:26)

 

Whoever offers Me with love and devotion, a leaf, a flower, a fruit,

or even water, I accept and relish these devout offerings of that

devotee, whose inner self is immersed in Me. In other words, God

accepts these offerings of devotees.

 

Comments: In the worship of demi gods (devatas), many rituals and

disciplines are required to be observed; however in worshipping God

no specific disciplines that are required to be observed. In

worship of God, love and feeling of intimacy is more important, not

specific rituals. God values the expressions and feelings. He

does not value the act. Just like an innocent child, grabs anything

that comes in his hand and puts it in his mouth. Similarly, God

innocently partakes in whatever is offered to Him by the innocent

devotees.

 

" Ye yethaa maam prapadyante, taams tethayee bhajaamyahum " Gita

4:11);

 

Just like Queen Vidurani, offers a banana's peel to God and God

even eats the peel.

 

From Gita Prabodhani

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Is it Acceptable per Geeta to Make All Actions (Good and Bad) an Offering to

God?

 

Shree Hari

 

Ram Ram

 

These actions definitely fall under 'adharma' and are no body's 'sva-dharama',

these are 'nishidh' karmas only and are prohibited.

 

Only that object or action can be offered to the Lord, what is agreeable to Him

and is what is according to His Command. The devotee who has the intention of

making the offering to the Lord, neither he does nishidh karma nor he offers the

nishidh karma to the Lord. Furthermore, whatever is offered to the Lord as a

rule - returns multifold, meaning the rewards in terms of punishment of a

nishidh karma will be multifold too. ( Pls. refer to Gita Prabodhini by Swami

Ramsukhdasji page 259).

 

Also, our consciousness (Atma, an ansha of Parmatma inside us) will warn us from

doing nishid karmas initially, of course one can ignore the warning coming from

inner being then one paves the way for his downfall only.

 

Pls. refer to the following relevant Gita verses:

Verse (16-23):

Yah sastravidhim utsrja, vartate kamakaratah

na sa sidhim avaponoti, na sukham na param gatim

Meaning: He who disobeys the ordinance of scriptures and acts under the

influence of his desires, neither attains success nor happiness nor the Supreme

goal.

 

Verse (16-24):

tasmac sastram pramanam te, karyakaryvyasthitau

jnatva sastravidhanoktam, krama kartum itha 'rhasin

 

Meaning: Therefore, let the scripture be your authority in determining what

ought to be done and what ought not to be done. Knowing this, you should act

only in accordance with sanction of scriptures.

 

Ram Ram

 

With loving regards,

A sadhak

Madan Kaura

 

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Dear Rajeev

Your doubt that “If I do killing, rape, stealing and all other socially

disagreable things by giving all its merits and demerits

to " Krishna " , " Karmanye Vadhikaraste. .... " is it an acceptable

behaviour as per Geeta?” is very fuuny, indeed !!

Yes, your question can be answered in the positive. It should be followed in

its letter and spirit, i.e. do everything giving all its merits and demerits to

Krishna. This will be a total surrender to Krishna. If you discharge all your

Karma in this way, no doubt it will be well acceptable. One should not wish to

take anything from that acts and deeds (karma). But whether anybody is there

ready to follow what you have mentioned…

With deep pranaams

HARI OM

vijayanji

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Is it Acceptable per Geeta to Make All Actions (Good and Bad) an Offering to

God?

 

 

Loving Divine,

Humble Pranams.

•If one truly wants to transform him/herself one has to have strong desire

within to do so otherwise words carry no meaning.

•Do not ever consider yourself as bad as Swamiji and Baba both indicate that

once you form that type of opinion within, you invite that badness within, you

establish yourself in it so free yourself from such thoughts.

We need to evaluate both our good and bad sides (please note: God has nothing to

do with good or bad, He is forever neutral and balanced. It is us, our society

who has created good and bad based on our value system. We only attract good or

bad consequences based on our so called good or bad actions). If we consider

Gitaji being a representation of inner battle then, in Gitaji, Lord wants Arjuna

to evaluate both of his good and bad tendencies by placing the chariot right in

the middle (neutral, balanced place) from where Arjuna can see his good

tendencies (pandavas as most of the times good qualities in us are less in

number) and bad tendencies (kauravas representing our evil sides). By

recognizing the our tendencies openly and asking for help the first step has

been taken towards transformation already, half the battle is won! As

Yoganandaji says, to get rid of any bad tendency it takes sincere efforts for

almost 12 years. So with firm resolution continue. •Baba says our breath has

direct relationship with what we do, e.g., in anger breath is different than in

calmness. Watching breath always makes one more and more aware of what they are

doing. Once you become fully aware even though your mind would want to go on

evil route your higher self will not let you divert from your path. Watching

breath does not require for you to set aside any time.

•Please stay firm, keep good company (satsang) all the time. If time permits

read scriptures only with their inner meaning. At least one Gita sloka a day

with contemplation on it through out the day is also recommended by Baba. If

you like chanting do so but do it with understanding its inner meaning.

Whatever spiritual practice you are following continue with it - just add

watching breath to it.

•Always alwasy keep in mind two important lessons from Gitaji: 1) Vasudevam

sarvam iti. - 'sabkuch parmaatmaamay he' 2) sarvadharmaanparityajya mamekam

sharanamvraj ahamtvaa sarvapaapebhyo mokshaishyaami maa suchh - 'paramaatmaa ki

sharan me hi mukti he'

Lots of love and prayers, know that God is with you always.

humble regards,

always at Thy Divine Feet from where strength to transform flows...

Manjula Patel

 

 

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