Hospitality & Fullness............in dealing with Guest....................

Hospitality And Fullness........in dealing with Guest........as guest is = to God (Adhithi Devo bhava)

Hospitality is a vital part of fulfilling obligatory giving. When guests come, they must be given hospitality, at least a mat to sit on and a glass of water to drink. These are obligatory gives. You must never leave your guest standing, and you must never leave your guest thirsty. If a guest were to smell even one whiff from the kitchen of the scented curries of a meal being prepared, he must be asked four times to stay for the meal. He will politely refuse three times and accept on the fourth invitation. This is also an obligatory giving, for the guest is treated as God. God's veiling Grace hides, as we should know, He will come as a guest to your home, unrecognisable. You might think it is your dear friend from a far off place. That, too, is God in another costume, and you must treat that guest as God. Giving to God, God's own creation in your mind brings the highest rewards through the law of karma.

Even if you think you are giving creatively, generously, looking for no rewards, but you are giving for a purpose, that karma will still pay you back with full dividends. This is a positive use of the law of karma. This is not a selfish form of giving. It is the giving of the wise, because you know the law of karma, because you know the Sanatana Dharma,the divine, eternal laws. If you see a need that you can fill and have the impulse to give but recoil from giving, later, when you are in need, there will be someone who has the impulse to give to you but will recoil from giving. The wheels of karma grind slowly but exceedingly well the grains of actions, be they in thought, emotion or those of a physical nature. So, one can be quite selfish and greedy about wanting to practice obligatory giving, to accumulate the punya for the balance of this life, the life in-between lives, in the astral world, and for a good birth in the next incarnation.

The practice of obligatory giving is an investment in a better life, an investment that pays great dividends.

We are not limited by our poverty or wealth in practicing giving. No matter how poor you are, you can still practice it. You can give according to your means, your inspiration, your ability. When the fullness has reached its peak within you while preparing the gift, be it arranging a bouquet of freshly picked flowers, a tray of fruit, counting out coins, sorting a pile of bills or putting zeros on a check that you're writing, then you know that the gift is within your means. Gifts within your means and from your heart are the right and proper gifts...........................And bear in mind....................

"Always be the reason for some one's happiness,never be just a part of it. Always be a part of some one's sadness, But never be the reason for it."