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There is a parable in
the Bible: Jesus is seated in a chapel.
A poor lady places a one-rupee coin
in the Hundi (charity box). A wealthy
person donates ten thousand rupees.
Jesus asks his disciples, ‘Who offered
more to God?’ to which a disciple replies,
‘Obviously the wealthy person’. Jesus
says, ‘No. It is the poor woman, because
she has offered God all that she had’.
That is how devotion works. You must have the will to give God whatever you have. Have you ever thanked God for granting you a healthy life, house, spouse, children, ornaments and vehicles? Have you ever mounted a plaque on your gate declaring that your life was low profile till God granted you such wonderful possessions? On the contrary, you are keen on having your name flashed as donor, on a half-a-penny worth tube light that you give to the temple.
Your dealings with God are very business-like. Rather, devotion must be an expression of gratitude towards God for all that He has conferred on you.
( Baba's
replies to other questions continues
next week....)
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