DONATION
This
article about donation will carry three parts.
First
part will be regarding donation and
The
second part will be what to donate regarding particular planet.
So
this is the first part:
What
is donation?
Should
we donate?
If
yes then how?
When
to donate?
How
much?
Where
and whom?
Donation
means act of charity. Donation means gift or contribution to some charitable
organisations or to the people who need or deserve.
It
is very good gesture to donate money or things but we see that people follow it without
any knowledge and some people just follow the others blindly. In Fact it is a
double edge sword. It can make or mar the life of a person who is running on
this path. So, one should be very particular while acting on it.
In
Hindu religion donation or donating things to religious places, organisations
or to the needy and deserving people is very important. This has been very much
linked with our past karmas. The importance of it has been elaborately written
in our old Vedic shastras. Also written here who should and who should not
donate.
Should
we donate?
Yes.
By donating something we can improve and get the positive results or blessings
of the planets which are unfavorable or against in our horoscope. These
favorable and unfavorable planets can be judged thru our horoscope. Before taking
this step one must analyze the horoscope because a small donation may go
against your stars and may create problem in your smooth, happy and prosperous
life. As I have already said that this is a double edge sword. So be careful
and be intelligent before donating anything.
When
to donate?
We
generally see that people are donating it very frequently and on daily basis.
This should not be done. Who wants to donate he should first of all analyze the
horoscope and must know which are the planets favorable and unfavorable.
Favorable planets always help and improve the life, but the unfavorable planets
which always hinder, harm and bring miseries in life.
When
the dasha of some unfavorable planets is set in, it will bring tension,
depression, hindrance in progress and miseries in life. So during that
unfavorable dasha or time period one must donate related things of that
particular planet to ease one’s life.
How
much to donate?
There
are different views about how much one should donate?
In
my views there is no limit. It can be done with a pinch of a particular thing
and can be with maunds of it. The amount and quantity does not matter. What
matter is one’s intention? In Fact if you have good intention and doing this
deed with full devotion, you will get success. Whereas your action is without
devotion and cribbing latter on then it is of no use. No results will
come.
So
never concentrate on amount and quantity but on intention only.
Where
and to whom should donate?
Donation
should be offered to the needy and really poor people. It should be to the
handicapped, elderly, sick, small children etc. One should not donate to
drunker, thief, beggar, gambler, cheater etc.
To
the religious places, organisations, education institutions, hospitals,
cremation places, old age homes, children places etc. If one is offering to the
religious places or deity it is called offering and not donation.
Bottom
line is that one must be very careful what one is donating. Double edge sword
must be carefully handled. Hope in future one will consult horoscope and then
donate anything. Again I say that don’t do it blindly. Be careful.
Get
consultation from some expert and then do it.
