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Bhagavadgita wants us to give up the fruits of our actions,

karmaphalaparityaga, both good and bad. Since we do good rarely,

there is very little or none to offer you as the fruits of our good

actions. We feel that it is not proper to offer evil or bad to you.

What is to be done?

 

You have to surrender both good and bad to God. Never get yourself

attached to the results of your actions, be they good or bad. God is

beyond these two opposites as He is non-dual. Any water, pure or

impure when mixed with Ganga, you will notice, does not affect the

sanctity of Ganga. The sanctity never diminishes. Similarly, whatever

you put into the fire gets burnt. The fire is in no way affected or

polluted by those things that are put into it. Hence, if you offer

both good and bad to God, ultimately you will be benefited.

 

A small example. Suppose you have a five hundred rupee currency note

in your pocket, and you need to go out on some business and return

later. You will be very careful to see that you do not lose it. You

keep your hand on the pocket if you go to a cafeteria for a cup of

coffee so that no one will pick your pocket. Even in a theatre, you

will be vigilant. But on the other hand, if you deposit that money in

the bank, it will be credited to your account and it will be safe.

Then, you don't need to bother about it further. So also, if you

surrender all the good you have done to God without attaching any

value to the results, what happens is that you will be humble and

simple. Here you do not take the credit. You thank God. You are full

of thankfulness and gratitude to God. But if you own and claim the

results of all your good and meritorious deeds, you will feel that

you are the doer, so much so you will become proud and egoistic.

Hence, you should surrender the reward of your good actions to God.

 

Then how about the evil or bad to be offered to God? You may feel

that it is not proper to do so. Yet, you will notice that it will

help you finally. A small example for you in this matter. Suppose you

have with you a spoiled, dirty and half-torn five hundred rupee note.

You don't throw it away as it is a valuable currency note. But you

have not been able to use it. No one will accept that note. You are

not in a position to buy anything. So, you can neither throw it away

nor use it. But, if you deposit the very same currency note in the

Reserve Bank, they accept it and give you a brand new note. One thing

is very necessary. The number on the currency note should be very

clear for them to accept and give you a good note. Similarly, the

currency note of your deeds and consequences of your bad action, if

offered to God, He will see the `number' of `devotion' on the note

and give you in turn the good note or transform you. God is the

Reserve Bank. Only God can receive your evil tendencies and misdeeds

and transform them into good ones and give them back to you. Hence,

both good and bad must be offered to God for your own ultimate

benefit.

[Guest guest]

That was a wonderful message, thank you..

 

Subodh Lal R

 

 

divinesprt <divinesprt wrote:

Bhagavadgita wants us to give up the fruits of our actions,

karmaphalaparityaga, both good and bad. Since we do good rarely,

there is very little or none to offer you as the fruits of our good

actions. We feel that it is not proper to offer evil or bad to you.

What is to be done?

 

You have to surrender both good and bad to God. Never get yourself

attached to the results of your actions, be they good or bad. God is

beyond these two opposites as He is non-dual. Any water, pure or

impure when mixed with Ganga, you will notice, does not affect the

sanctity of Ganga. The sanctity never diminishes. Similarly, whatever

you put into the fire gets burnt. The fire is in no way affected or

polluted by those things that are put into it. Hence, if you offer

both good and bad to God, ultimately you will be benefited.

 

A small example. Suppose you have a five hundred rupee currency note

in your pocket, and you need to go out on some business and return

later. You will be very careful to see that you do not lose it. You

keep your hand on the pocket if you go to a cafeteria for a cup of

coffee so that no one will pick your pocket. Even in a theatre, you

will be vigilant. But on the other hand, if you deposit that money in

the bank, it will be credited to your account and it will be safe.

Then, you don't need to bother about it further. So also, if you

surrender all the good you have done to God without attaching any

value to the results, what happens is that you will be humble and

simple. Here you do not take the credit. You thank God. You are full

of thankfulness and gratitude to God. But if you own and claim the

results of all your good and meritorious deeds, you will feel that

you are the doer, so much so you will become proud and egoistic.

Hence, you should surrender the reward of your good actions to God.

 

Then how about the evil or bad to be offered to God? You may feel

that it is not proper to do so. Yet, you will notice that it will

help you finally. A small example for you in this matter. Suppose you

have with you a spoiled, dirty and half-torn five hundred rupee note.

You don't throw it away as it is a valuable currency note. But you

have not been able to use it. No one will accept that note. You are

not in a position to buy anything. So, you can neither throw it away

nor use it. But, if you deposit the very same currency note in the

Reserve Bank, they accept it and give you a brand new note. One thing

is very necessary. The number on the currency note should be very

clear for them to accept and give you a good note. Similarly, the

currency note of your deeds and consequences of your bad action, if

offered to God, He will see the `number' of `devotion' on the note

and give you in turn the good note or transform you. God is the

Reserve Bank. Only God can receive your evil tendencies and misdeeds

and transform them into good ones and give them back to you. Hence,

both good and bad must be offered to God for your own ultimate

benefit.