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http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/brdup/brhad_II-05.html--- On Mon, 11/23/09, Narasimha PVR Rao <pvr wrote:

Narasimha PVR Rao <pvr Re: Offer all our actions and the fruits of all our actions to God Date: Monday, November 23, 2009, 10:20 AM

Namaste,I am replying to the list without revealing your identity.When you are doing an action (e.g. a homam, an archana, a service to the poor in your area etc), it is very unlikely and difficult that you are doing it without an "I" sense. But it is ok. Atleast, you are engaging your I-sense to work for the benefit of the world rather than self-gratification. When do a homam or archana, you are trying to please a deity (personification of a particular good quality in all the people of the world). When you do social service, you are helping needy people. And so on.While doing various kinds of sadhana, one tries to take the focus of mind from the limited self (body, name, status, image etc) and expand it to a larger entity (e.g. a deity, a community, a society, a country, universe etc). One tries to focus the mind on others and not think much about oneself. This helps one overcome mind's natural tendency to focus on limited

self and gratification of that limited self.While doing that, however, thoughts may arise "I am doing this good and important work". Such thoughts bring the focus of mind back to the limited self (body, name, status, image etc). By telling oneself that the Lord is doing it though one and that one is merely an instrument, i.e. by cultivating the spirit of "Sarvam Sri Krishnaarpanamastu" , one tries to overcome that tendency towards self-gratification and/or self-glorification.After repeated practice, such thinking becomes common sense to one and one's mind gets focused on doing what one sees as one's dharma, without any sense of pride or self-gratification or self-glorification.* * *If a priest doing an archana for you takes your name and nakshatra in the sankalpam before the pooja, there is nothing to be worried. In your mind, try to think as above.Some priests go much further and say all kinds of highly specific

things in sankalpa. For example, I have seen priests say "to give dharma, artha, kaama, moksha, well-being, strength, boldness, success, fearless, longevity, health, wealth etc to so and so person, to remove all past, present and future sins and all past, present and future problems related to all planets, shadowy planets, sub-planets in rasi, navamsa, drekkana, trimsamsa etc charts at birth, in dasas and in transits, and to give results as though all planets are placed in the 11th house and not in the actual house of placement" etc etc. Some priests spend 5-10 minutes mentioning so many specific desires in sankalpam. When you find a priest saying things like that, I suggest just taking it easy and not getting either excited or disturbed. Just think in your mind "I am doing this ritual as a humble offering to you. Please receive it kindly and give whatever you see as appropriate" and try to focus the mind on the deity. What's in your heart is far more

important than anything else.* * *Cultivating the sense that whatever good work you are doing is being done by the Lord *through you* and whatever results (including very bad ones) are given to you are fruits granted by the Lord to your karmas which you should accept without regrets, is an important activity that should go on outside of the ritual time.For example, when one's wife or husband (or someone close) yells at one or abuses one, fairly or unfairly, one has a choice. One can either become upset and angry and remain in that mood for a few hours wondering why the other person is so unfair/wrong, or one can just accept it as the fruits given by the Lord for one's previous actions and focus the mind on what good actions can be performed *now*. Similarly, when people praise one, one has a choice. One can either become excited and gloat in the praises or one can think that the Lord used one as an instrument in getting that work

done and focus the mind on what good actions can be performed *now*.Best regards,Narasimha------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ homamSpirituality writings: http://groups. / group/vedic- wisdomFree Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAst rologer.orgJyotish writings: http://groups. / group/JyotishWri tingsFree Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro. home.comcast. netDo Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ tarpana------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ----- <deleted> wrote: > Dear Narasimha,> > <deleted>, you had replied that we must > always offer all our actions and the fruits of all our actions to > Krishna.> > This is relatively straight forward at the end of a homam. However, > when we offer archana or group sankalpam at the temple, we mention OUR > names and OUR nakshatra. This somehow implies that the "I" factor is > offering and thus runs counter to the principle of offering all > actions to God.> > I need your clarification on how to overcome this.> > This question may seem trivial to you, but I sincerely hope you will > find the time to explain to me.> > Thank

you.> > Warmest Regards,> <deleted>