In temple should food should be given to beggars and poor deserving persons only

[dattaswami]

In temple should food should be given to beggars and poor deserving persons only

 

The temple funds must be spent by the wise management of temple only in proper ways

 

You are donating money to the temple after getting some benefit from God through a business-contract. The devotee says that if he gets 1 lakh rupees, he will donate 10 percent to God. Such business-contract is the worst way of love to God. You are giving your wealth to your children without such business- contract. God is not having even the value of your children! However, when you donate something to the temple, they are giving the food to all the devotees as the remains of offering to God [Prasadam]. Even the rich devotees, who are not in need of food also are forced to eat it due to fear. Therefore, your donation is not properly utilized. Let the capable rich devotees make their own arrangements for their food. The management of the temple should give food to beggars and poor deserving persons only.

 

If there is extra money, let it be used in serving the poor people and beggars in other ways. It is also good to spend the money in propagation of devotion through several programs. Thus there is no proper utilization of your donation. The government is grabbing some of the funds of the temple for social service. Everybody knows the misuse of funds in every social work. Let the government spend the taxes and other revenues only in such social works. The temple funds must be spent by the wise management of temple only in proper ways mentioned as above.

 

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