Giving Selflessly.

There is a story of my Guru. He was called by a devotee for lunch at his home.

Being very poor his wife asked him why he had to invite someone when they did not have anything to eat for their own family?

The poor peasant said that to call the Guru home is a great honor.

She gathered some greens from the creeper outside her house and cooked them for the Guru. He had his meal alone and blessed the couple and kids and while going out of the house, he just plucked the creeper out and walked away.

The wife was aghast and started to curse the Guru for destroying the only source of food for the family.

The husband said that since it is done by his Guru, then there must be something auspicious about it. So he tried to replant the creeper and when he dug up that place, he found a pot of gold there.

When you give selflessly without any motivation to such Godly people or those who do not have any such devious or ulterior motives, then such an act pays dividends to you. Remember, it is important to give without any inhibitions and selflessly.Even if it is the last penny of yours. Gods methods are weird. He takes away all the attachments from you and sees whether you trust him or not when he takes the last of your attachments. So when you offer do not hold back, just give that selflessly.Remember God actually does not want anything from you since He owns the whole world, but then he just tests you out to see if you have that giving nature.

So when you offer to His saints or holy people, know that you are offering the Lord Himself and no one else.