Charity: The simple way to calm the mind.
Karma comes to us in various forms, mediums to wipe our previous debt.
What made our Grandparents remain united, within huge joint families, always happy even in any miserable condition?
-- One of the reasons was. They regularly paid their debts to the ancestor.
In the olden days, even today in villages the sadhus visit houses mainly on Purnima, Amavasya, Sankranti, or any occasions, when they came to the doorstep, the members of the house knew that tomorrow is one of these events & so they use to keep the alms ready. Pleasing their ancestors was not the intention but to serve & help the sadhus, however, this process pleases the ancestor the most.
Even today, when the moon in Zodiac sign in any horoscope is creating mental problems, the remedy given to them is to donate food which represents the moon. Like the white rice, white sweet, etc in temples or to some temple priest, Brahmans, etc on these days for a few days.
Once you do this, the ancestors are pleased & the problem is not solved always but the mental peace with the strength to overcome problems is been restored. Many problems in our life can simply be solved by just small donations, helping the Poor's, serving elders, respecting nature, planting trees, etc.
Those who believe in Astrology or not but it is The only subject of serving & Donating. Humans are selfish, reading scriptures people may not donate but when it comes to their own health, family, or wealth they can go to any extent.
So, even serving with selfish motive gives good results, once we get the good effect of serving, the Tamsik/ignorant mind can now turn satvik/good and next time serves out of love & respect.
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