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Post by Sumi on Sept 6, 2012 8:15:42 GMT 5.5
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Post by radha on Sept 6, 2012 9:00:53 GMT 5.5
OM SRI GURUPYO NAMAHA:,RESPECTFUL PRANAMS TO SRI KANCHI MAHA PERIVA. Be generous to a fault, giving liberally without thought of reward. Tithe, offering one-tenth of your gross income (dasamamsa) as God's money, to temples, ashrams and spiritual organizations. Approach the temple with offerings. Visit gurus with gifts in hand. Donate religious literature. Feed and give to those in need. Bestow your time and talents without seeking praise. Treat guests as God. Ethical and religious texts repeatedly talk about dana ( giving ) as an important method for purifying one's life and enhancing the quality of life here and now, everywhere and always. An attitude of sharing and giving is the basic law of life. Why should one give, what should one give, when should one give, to whom should one give, how much should one give? These and related questions are explored. Advice on these questions have been given in many folklore traditions, laws, and customs of Hinduism. The word dharma (sustainable right conduct) incorporates the act of dana ( giving ) as an important activity of human beings in personal and social behavior. Puja and yajna are other procedural terms which include philanthropy. In its teachings to humanity about the principles of dharma, Brihadaranyaka Upanisad has three ingredients: be in self-control ( damyata ), be in the habit of giving ( datta ) and be compassionate ( dayadhvam ). A parable in the Upanisad describes how the thunder has been giving this Da ( damyata, datta, and dayadhvam ) message to humanity seasonally and forcefully. The Taittiriya Upanisad says: “Give. Give with faith. Do not give without faith. Give with sensitivity. Give with a feeling of abundance. Give with right understanding.” In the “ Mahabharata ” epic, there are elaborate instructions on philanthropy referred to as Dana-Dharma Parva . Those instructions cover a variety of gifts such as food, water, clothing, shelter, knowledge, skills, money, silver, gold, animals, land, and manpower. Instructions also cover the appropriate occasions and justifiable qualities for the beneficiaries of philanthropy. The Bhagavad-Gita mentions there are three gates open to hell for human beings: intense craving ( kama ), anger ( krodha ), and miserliness ( lobha). By practicing worshipful attitudes ( yajna ), by philanthropy ( dana ), and by insightful knowledge and right understanding ( tapah ), human beings can develop purity and feelings of right achievements. Further, the Bhagavad-Gita teachings dwell on the ethical and moral imperatives of practicing philanthropy: datavyamiti yaddaram diyate anupakarine (The meaning of giving is that which is given without any expectations of return and without any strings attached.) ( dana.).
Kanchi Maha Periva Thiruvadigal Saranam
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Post by saadhana on Oct 15, 2012 21:12:56 GMT 5.5
Thanks
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