Guest guest Posted June 12, 2003 Report Share Posted June 12, 2003 Namaste Group memmbers, I visit my local ashram & Temple often. I notice that the devotees are bringing fruit to be place on the shrine, my question is can all people bring fruit to be place on the shrine or is this restricted to certain devotees? Thanks Lee, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2003 Report Share Posted June 13, 2003 Greetins Chrule Thank you for your message. With regards to the offerings to DEVI, best is to bring what you can afford : be it fruits or flowers. The most important is what you give is sincere and honest, and comes from your heart. You can put gold or the most expensive things as offering, but what is the point if the offerings is meant to evoke pride and envy. The best form of offering is when you make it a secret : between you and DEVI. This is my opinion that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 I hate to say this but nothing cuts through materialism like having nothing. One should always remember that times of no means are the best times also for sadhana. Maybe sometimes you thought the wish that you only wanted to serve the Lord, and then the chance came. With nothing in hand all one can do at such times is to serve the Lord. One must always look to karma. A simple story tells of a man praying for God's grace in the soup line for a week, and finally he is disheartened by what he deems God's not listening and God finally answers and says, did you not notice the extra chunk of fat in your soup yesterday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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