Dropped Rice

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Ask yourself, would you like to be offered rice that has been dropped on

the floor?

 

Sometimes because of your devotion to the person offering and because of

their devotion to you, you may say "Oh that rice is fine," because it is.

 

And other times you may say, "Oh that rice is not suitable," because it

isn't.

 

Every circumstance is unique. Ask your Soul, ask Maa, ask intuition to

tell you what to do. And realize that seeking the answer is far more

valuable than the answer itself.

 

If someone offers food to a starving man and some of that food falls in

the dirt, the starving man will pick it up, wash it as best he can and

eat it, because he is starving. It is the food that is important. He

understands that dropping it was an accident and there were only good

intentions in the hearts of the devotees, so he accepts it with love and

grace.

 

Could Shiva do less than a starving man? Of course not, He will accept

all that we offer with grace, respect and pure love.

 

And yet, if we find ourselves full of abundance because of His graces,

and we offer food accidently spilling it, if there is more where it came

from, then as good servants and devotees we should offer the best that

we have to offer. Offering the best is a way to show our devotion,

respect and love.

 

I don't believe there need be any confusion, just look in your heart in

the moment and you will know what to do.

 

Namaste.