An Excerpt from Chapter 38 of the Sri Sai Satcharita
"Different spiritual practices are prescribed in our scriptures for different ages. Penance is recommended for Golden age, knowledge/wisdom for Silver age, Sacrifice for Bronze age and Charity for Dark (present) age.
Of all the charities, giving food is the best one. We are much perturbed when we get no food at noon. Other beings feel similarly under similar circumstances. Knowing this, he who gives food to the poor and hungry, is the best donor or charitable person.
The Taittiriya Upanishad says that "Food is Brahma; from food all the creatures are born and having been born, by food they live, and having departed, into food again they enter."
Other kinds of charities are imperfect without this giving of food as stars are without the moon, a necklace without its central medal, a crown without pinnacle, a tank without a lotus, bhajan without love, a married lady without the kumkum-mark, singing without a sweet voice or butter-milk without salt.
Giving food to the hungry is the best of all merits."
"Different spiritual practices are prescribed in our scriptures for different ages. Penance is recommended for Golden age, knowledge/wisdom for Silver age, Sacrifice for Bronze age and Charity for Dark (present) age.
Of all the charities, giving food is the best one. We are much perturbed when we get no food at noon. Other beings feel similarly under similar circumstances. Knowing this, he who gives food to the poor and hungry, is the best donor or charitable person.
The Taittiriya Upanishad says that "Food is Brahma; from food all the creatures are born and having been born, by food they live, and having departed, into food again they enter."
Other kinds of charities are imperfect without this giving of food as stars are without the moon, a necklace without its central medal, a crown without pinnacle, a tank without a lotus, bhajan without love, a married lady without the kumkum-mark, singing without a sweet voice or butter-milk without salt.
Giving food to the hungry is the best of all merits."
Bring Miracles into Your Life
"Give food to the hungry, water to the thirsty, and clothes to the naked. Then God will be pleased."
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