Whatever is given to the poor is given to God only. So feed the poor without hesitation.

What would you do of normal belief allover the world that giving alms and donations in the name of God books your seat in heaven.

Nature has given everything to everybody. But people used to keep all things to themselves. Not having the sharing habit.

Nice thought provoking thread. But if we say this inside a place of worship, we would get beat up eventually. So let us not donate to idle sitting idols since all the money we donate goes to some trust or individuals not to GOD. serving fellow humans is equal to serving GOD.

Statues will waste the food. Poor persons will eat the food.

A few days back, I saw the movie 'Oh My God'. It's clearly shown in that movie. Milk is given to shrines by devotees and they flow through the drainage.....but in the front gate of the temple, we can see a lot of poor and hungry people. Thank God, I have never seen such a temple in Kerala where liters of milk are wasted this way... :huh: :huh:

A few years back all Ganesha statues world wide were drinking milk . Temples and worship have become a medium of demonstrating and wasting money.

if Ganesha drinks milk without wasting it, it's Ok :P
also for rituals, there is milk abhishekam in temples. But used only a little. that milk is used as 'theertham' in most south Indian temples before giving prasad in the hands of devotees. in any case, milk should not be wasted in the name of god :)

Good link, and i think we should think about it, very true

Share your views.


{CJATTACHMENT ["id": 9801]}

Every one is doing this they wont help to poor but they will spend money for this things alot.

What would you do of normal belief allover the world that giving alms and donations in the name of God books your seat in heaven.

ya, it's true too..
many do believe that giving alms to poor book easy tickets to heaven :cheer: :cheer: :laugh: :laugh:

now I remember on story in Mahabharatha about a golden rat. how many of you know that story?

after the yaga conducted by yudishtira soon after this victory over kaurava (spending a lot of money), he saw a rat rolling over the food remains of the yaga and alms given to poor. but he became sad :( :( . at that time, pandavas ask him the reason.....rat told them a story.
years before there was a Brahmin family, so poor. one day, they got a little food not even enough to fill one stomach (in those bad days of starvation). suddenly a traveler came to their home and Brahmins see God in guests, according to their beliefes.."Adhiti devo bhava"
at first the master of the home gave his share, but it was not enough. then his wife and their kids one by one to keep their guest happy even though they hadn't eaten for 3-4 days. Traveller became pleased seeing their hospitality and suddenly he changed to a 'deva'. actually he came to test this Brahmin family and became well pleased and took them to heaven. (I think so) :whistle:
that rat was witnessing this event and as soon as they left, he tried to eat (or accidentally fall :whistle: ) the waste of that food. suddenly one half changed to gold. so, he desired to get the second half of his body also changed to gold. so, whenever he see a yaga conducted he will go there, roll to find if this particular one is as divine as the alms given by the poor Brahmin family.
this time also he desperately left the place saying, "it's not as divine as that one."

do give me a thank you as your alms if you like my story ;) :laugh: :laugh:

What would you do of normal belief allover the world that giving alms and donations in the name of God books your seat in heaven.

ya, it's true too..
many do believe that giving alms to poor book easy tickets to heaven :cheer: :cheer: :laugh: :laugh:

now I remember on story in Mahabharatha about a golden rat. how many of you know that story?

after the yaga conducted by yudishtira soon after this victory over kaurava (spending a lot of money), he saw a rat rolling over the food remains of the yaga and alms given to poor. but he became sad :( :( . at that time, pandavas ask him the reason.....rat told them a story.
years before there was a Brahmin family, so poor. one day, they got a little food not even enough to fill one stomach (in those bad days of starvation). suddenly a traveler came to their home and Brahmins see God in guests, according to their beliefes.."Adhiti devo bhava"
at first the master of the home gave his share, but it was not enough. then his wife and their kids one by one to keep their guest happy even though they hadn't eaten for 3-4 days. Traveller became pleased seeing their hospitality and suddenly he changed to a 'deva'. actually he came to test this Brahmin family and became well pleased and took them to heaven. (I think so) :whistle:
that rat was witnessing this event and as soon as they left, he tried to eat (or accidentally fall :whistle: ) the waste of that food. suddenly one half changed to gold. so, he desired to get the second half of his body also changed to gold. so, whenever he see a yaga conducted he will go there, roll to find if this particular one is as divine as the alms given by the poor Brahmin family.
this time also he desperately left the place saying, "it's not as divine as that one."

do give me a thank you as your alms if you like my story ;) :laugh: :laugh:

You have told :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: my story!!!