DOING CHARITY WITH GRATITUDE : EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

DOING CHARITY WITH GRATITUDE

Do not show off the gifts that you give to the poor

but instead express gratitude or be grateful to them for giving us the opportunities of practicing CHARITY to them

this comes in the book ‘ the autobiography of yoga ‘ by swami vivekananda under the topic KARMA YOGA

no beggar whom we have helped own us a single cent.

in fact we owe to them because they have allowed us to exercise charity on them

we are all debtors in this world and the world does not owe us anything

helping others means helping ourselves

no one in this universe depends upon us. all are helped by nature.

the course of nature will not stop for you and me

it will only be a blessed privilege that you and me are allowed to help and educate others

when we have FULLY learnt this, we shall never be unhappy

when you give something to a man and expect nothing not even gRATEFULNESS, His INGRATITUDE will not tell you upon because you never expected anything in return

you gave him what he deserved

his OWN KARMA got it for him and god made us the MEDIUM

this very world will become to us an optimistic world, when we become master of our own minds

with this mindset, the whole world which appeared EVIL will appear HEAVEN and full of BLESSEDNESS

the whole atmosphere will be blessed and every human face will appear to be GOD like

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we must inform our minds that no one in this universe depends upon us, not one living thing for our help

all are helped and so will be helped

let the giver kneel down and give thanks, let the receiver stand up and permit … swami vivekananda

swami vivekananda says –

be grateful to the man you help, think of him as god.

he says that according to smritis, the giver was lower than the receiver for the receiver was for the time being god himself

if at all you are doing good, you do it for yourself, feel that the receiver is the higher one

charity is great, but the moment you say it all, you run the risk of running into materialism. it is not religion

the right way of performing charity is to see the lord at the back of every human being and give to him

be thankful that you are allowed to exercise your power of benevolence and mercy in the world and thus become pure and perfect

but the whole secret is in practicing instead of preaching

so let’s all from today imbibe the teachings of swami vivekananda that whenever we do charity, let it be with the feeling of gratitude and thankfulness and not of pride

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so that’s all for now friends hope you found this content useful and that’s my mission

until next time, keep smiling

this is your sincere friend smitha signing off

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