Fwd: Offering to God

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Hare Krsna

Yat karosi yadasnâsi yajjuhosi dadâsi yatYattapasyasi kaunteya tatkurusva madarpanam (Gita 9:27)O Son of Kunti, what ever you do, what ever you eat, what ever you offer in sacrifice (yajna), what ever you bestow as a charity (or gift), whatever austerities you practice, offer (dedicate) them all to Me. A Jnana Yogi, renounces his assumed relation with the world, but a devotee does not believe or accept any reality other than God. Jnana Yogi, renounces objects and actions, whereas devotee offers objects and actions to God, that is, believing these to not be his own, rather believes them to be God's and God's manifestation. In other words a devotee surrenders himself to God. By surrendering the Self (swayam) to God all activities and happening whether worldly or of spiritual nature all are naturally and automatically surrendered to God. If one performs wrongful

actions and then offers these to God, then what?

Only those things and activities can be offered to God, that are in conformance to His teachings, that are favorable and acceptable offerings according to God. That devotee whose sentiments are one of offering his actions to God, he will not be able to perform wrongful actions nor will he be able to make an offering of wrongful actions. It is customary that whatever is offered to God, it comes back ten folds to the devotee. If one offers these wrongful actions to God, then the punishment for this will also comeback to him ten fold.Subhâsubhaphalaireva m moksyase karmabandhanaihSannyâsyogayuktâ tmâ vimukto mâmupaisyasi (Gita 9:28)In this manner (by offering to Me), you will be freed from the bondage of the actions and freed from the fruits of all actions, good (prescribed) and bad (prohibited) actions. Similarly, along with himself, he who surrenders everything to Me, and he who is completely freed

from all attachments, will attain Me. Comments: Actions, as well as, "fruits" can be good (prescribed) and bad (prohibited) . To perform actions for someone else's betterment is favorable actions and to do for your own self is considered unfavorable actions. Favorable situations (Anuklutaa) is "favorable fruits" and unfavorable situations (pratikultaa) is "unfavorable fruits." God's devotees offers his good actions to God, he does not do prohibited acts, and under favorable (favorable fruits) or unfavorable (unfavorable fruits) circumstances, he does not become happy or sad. His collective actions, both good and bad of many births are burned to ashes (wiped out). Just like when a straw of burning hay is when thrown on a pile, all the hay will burn. Similarly by offering your actions to God, all worldly relations (tied to the three constituents of nature – sattva - goodness, rajas - passion,

tamas - darkness) will not remain. Only relation with God will remain, which was always existent (with the Self) from the very beginning.