POWERFUL COGNITION
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When the great Ṛṣis, the Masters, performed rituals, they had nothing to seek. They performed these in line with the truth of their experiences, which were the scriptural understandings. They expected nothing
अभिसन्धाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत् ।
इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम् ॥
॥ १७-१२ ॥
abhisandhāya tu phalaṁ
dambhārthamapi caiva yat ijyate
Bhārataśreṣṭha taṁ yajñaṁ viddhi
rājasam
O Arjuna, that sacrifice that is
performed with expectation of result
or for show out of pride, is of the
nature of aggression
POWERFUL COGNITION
An enriching sacrifice is not measured by how much we give. It is measured by how much we give that we cannot afford to give.
विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम् [मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्
श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते
॥ १७-१३ ॥
vidhihīnaṁ asṛṣṭānnaṁ
mantrahīnamadakṣiṇaṁ śraddhā-
virahitaṁ yajñaṁ tāmasaṁ
paricakṣate
Sacrifice that is performed without following the scripture, in which no food is distributed, which is devoid of mantra, authenticity, and gift, is said to be in the mode of ignorance
POWERFUL COGNITION
The Universe operates on the principle of abundance.
iNTRODUCTION
Every ritualistic offering had a major element of gifting the deserving poor. Whoever came to such a ritual never went away empty-handed. When the great Ṛṣis, the Masters, performed rituals, they had nothing to seek. They performed these in line with the truth of their experiences, which were the scriptural understandings. They expected nothing. They performed rituals as a day-to-day living expression. These rituals were conducted so that the celestial beings and nature were pleased and humanity benefited. These were selfless offerings of satva guṇa (good nature).
Great kings also practiced these rituals. Kings performed fire rituals to display power and to show that they controlled other kings. These were a display of ego. Kings such as Yudhiṣṭra performed the horse sacrifice, Aṣvamedha Yāga, and the Rājasūya Yāga to announce their supremacy over other kings. However, these were required of kings and were also occasions to give their wealth away generously. These were performed in the mode of aggression, rajas.
© 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam. All Rights Reserved Other extreme sacrifices were also performed by demonic creatures with no concern except to show their brute strength. These did not involve any enriching, any charity or generosity. These did not follow the scriptural guidelines. These were carried out purely for selfish reasons
An enriching sacrifice is not measured by how much we give. It is measured by how much we give that we cannot afford to give. It is measured by how much we give when it hurts us to give and that too without any expectation in return. Such an enriching sacrifice straightaway leads to liberation.
An enriching sacrifice must hurt to be genuine. It must cause you discomfort and yet be given with total completion, pleasure and without expectations. That is the spirit of genuine surrender. That is the spirit of doing things without expectation of the fruits of action.