How to donate? How to give to charity?
You should never be preoccupied with the thought that your money will get used up. At whatever time, however much money is spent, that is correct. That is why it has been said that money should be spent, because in doing so, greed decreases and consequently, one will be able to give frequently.
[Donating with] Applied awareness (upayog) is awareness (jagruti). When we do auspicious deeds, when we donate, what should the donation be like? It should be one with the awareness that people benefit spiritually. Give anonymously, so as to ensure that you do not get fame or recognition. That is considered as giving with awareness, isn’t it! That is considered [auspicious] applied awareness. In the other case, if one’s name is not printed [on a plaque], then he will not give again.
Even on the auspicious (shubha) path, when is it considered as [donating with] awareness? It is only if it is auspicious, if it is in such a way that it is beneficial in this life as well as the next life; that is when it is considered as [donating with] awareness. Otherwise, a person may be making a donation or serving others, but his awareness does not extend beyond this. If every activity is carried out with awareness, then it will be beneficial for the next life. Otherwise, all of it is being done in a ‘sleeping state’. When he gives a donation, he does so while ‘sleeping’! Even if a donation of four pennies is given with awareness, that is more than enough! When a person gives a donation with the desire of gaining fame and recognition in return, he does so in the state of ‘sleep’. The one who gives a donation for the benefit of his future life is considered ‘awake’. Awareness of benefit and harm means that the awareness remains on what is beneficial and what is harmful to the Self! There is no telling what his next life will be like, yet he gives donations in this life, then how can he be considered ‘awake’?
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