What is it that you have to offer to Lord Vinayaka ?

August 23, 2009

"What is it that you have to offer to Vinayaka on this day of Vinayaka Chaturthi? Today people spend a lot of money in offering various fruits and preparations to God. All these offerings are made only as a ritual. Ultimately, people themselves consume them. No benefit occurs from making these offerings. Patram, Pushpam. Phalam, Toyam - these are the four things you should offer to God. Here Patram (leaf) means body.This body may wither away at any moment.

So, never develop attachment towards the body; instead offer it to God. Pushpam (flower) mean Hridaya, the flower that will never fade. Mind can be compared to Phalam (fruit and Toyam (water) stands for tears of joy. All these should be offered to God.This is the offering that God expects. People look upon the Vighneshwara festival as some routine affair. But Vighneshwara embodies all the forms and all the powers of all the deities. It is not enough to worship Ganesha once a year. We must worship him always. We must think of God every moment of our lives"- From Bhagawan's Divine Discourse on October'1999

Om Sai Ram

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