20241001 - The twelve types of charity

Hare Krishna. Dear devotees, today we will continue with the com with the reading from continuing those who are. Would you like to say something?

Yeah. Just having the.

Meeting. Just that seven to eight. Just that.

Try out the class early so that.

Today we are having the GPOC meeting. So at 7 to 8. So we are having the class early.

On.

Okay. Those who are older in relation, superior in age and knowledge. There are also elders who should be honored and served as necessary. It is not that one should obey the unjust advice of elders. But one should not show his hatred for them by using harsh words and insults. By gentle speech, humility and by modest judgment. At suitable time, permission of their misconduct Permission of their misconduct should be stopped.

So with a certain honor's heart.

So we have to treat the elders with certain amount of respect.

Whether they speak something which is nonsensical.

Whether they speak something which is nonsensical.

Politely answered appropriate.

Then politely one should make some appropriate statement.

So they will not continue making stupid points.

So they will not continue making stupid points.

What is a nice hatred and speak harsh words.

But you should not show hatred or speak harsh words.

Follow Lord Chaitanya.

Follow Lord Chaitanya. Third verse of Siksh to come. Three Classification of charity Giving money and goods to deserving persons is called charity. What is given to the undeserving person is useless and wasted. It is considered among sins. The 12 types of charity Charity, prescribed duties, observance of major and minor regulative principles, hearing from scripture, pious works and purifying vows. All have their final subduing of the mind. Indeed, concentration of the mind on the supreme is the highest yoga. There are types of the types of charity.

Giving charity to someone or drunkard or you know, it's inappropriate.

So giving charity to someone who's drunkard or something like that is inappropriate.

So all they are giving a dozen count or anything.

Although you are giving, it doesn't counteract.

Anything, is it giveaway?

So you should give to people who wants it? Who want it? Sorry.

These are the 12 kinds of charity.

So these are the 12 kinds of charities. First, giving water by digging wells and large ponds. Second, giving shade and aeration by planting in suitable locations. Third, lighting lamps in appropriate places. Fourth, giving medicine. Fifth, giving education. Sixth, giving food. Seventh, building road. Eighth, constructing bathing places. Ninth, donating house. Tenth, giving merchandises. Eleventh, giving the first portion of delicious food. Twelfth, giving daughter in marriage.

Things look like governance are kings too.

So some of these things kings or the governments do Building roads, constructing bathing.

Houses, Building donating houses.

Donating houses, having trees, but planting trees.

Giving medicines, other things.

There's someone giving medicines and other things. Merchandises. What parents do to give to their kids.

In the west like this on Christmas day.

In the verse, they give gifts on Christmas days.

Remember now that puts us.

In India. Now the Pujas are coming up.

So they give alayas gifts.

So they give various gifts. A thirsty person should be given water. If a thirsty person comes to the home, give cooling water. It is a pious act to dig wells, ponds, large ponds, etc. For drinking water of common people. All those desirable things should be done by seeing the appropriate place.

So these are pious activities.

So these are pious activities.

That is one of the offenses of shining the Holy Name is the pious activity.

One of the offenses is to think that chanting the holy names is a pious activity.

The Holy Name is much greater than that.

The Holy Name is much greater than that.

These are some things that are done.

Early.

Business, laws, etc.

So if someone is a grahesta, they make money and they should do things that should be done for the visitors of the house and other things. If you cannot give anything, you can give a glass of cool water.

That is something that authors man.

That's something that a thirsty man really appreciates. One who has executed sacrificial performances and pious works for my satisfaction, and who thus worship me with fixed attention, obtains unflinching devotional service unto me. By the excellent quality of his service, such a worshipper attains realized knowledge of me. So Krishna is recommending that you offer charity, thinking of him.

Do I so? Charity with the purpose of pleasing Krishna.

So we do the actual charity with the purpose of pleasing Krishna.

And then they face the host.

And then you get fixed in devotional service. Charity of goods. Giving water by digging wells in large ponds where there is a special need of water. Well should be dark. Many people need water in places of pilgrimage. If there are no suitable rivers, digging well is mandatory. So previously people used to walk. When they go to some holy place, they should be well stuck.

Vrindavan.

Different places people go to Ayodhya, Vrindavan in different places.

But some of the vases wells are good.

But in some of the places wells are good.

And some vases they're not pure.

And they in some places they are not pure and give thigh for it. Some of our devotees went to some holy place and got typhoid. Should be an expert to dig the wells properly. Number two. Giving shade and aeration by planting in suitable locations big trees as ashwatha should be planted large trees on both sides of the path, on the banks of the river and at the resting places. Plants and trees should, such as Tulsi should be planted in homes and holy places. It has physical and spiritual benefits.

Third, they say that Tulsi counteracts atomic energy.

They say Tulsi counteracts atomic energy.

So plant them on your palm shelters.

So you can plant them on your.

Plant Tulsi on your bomb shelter.

Oh, you can. You can plant Tulsi in the bomb shelter. Lighting lamps in appropriate places. Lamps should be lit for the benefit of the travelers. At the ghats, on the path and in the places prone to danger. It will be especially beneficial if the lamp is covered by glass. So on and installed at suitable place where it is not extinguished being exposed to wind. The rule of lighting up lamp at night when there is noon or other clouds or there are other clouds. One who is able to give as much as light will accumulate that much piety. Offering sky lamps is not a rule. Only in the month of Kartik. One should start giving from the beginning of Kartik. If the sky lamp is higher, there is no other benefit than beauty.

There wasn't electricity.

Maybe you see. Maybe when this was written there was an electricity. So in Bhakti Vinod's house there was lamp which.

Which was powered by terrazzo.

Maybe when this was written electricity was not really available. 626.

Oh, we are.

Getting. So we are getting money from the government for building a bathing God. They are putting lamps and they are putting lamps.

Giving medicine. Fourth, there are two types of giving medicine. That is giving medicine to the people by going to their homes or bringing them to one's home. And by constructing a specific dispensary and giving medicine there. One should do that which can be done without artificiality.

Sound with great medicine.

So some people, they need medicine.

Giving medicine has robbed charity.

So by giving medicine that's an appropriate charity. Some people give homeopathy.

Suitable medicine is one of the forms of bona fide charity.

So giving suitable medicine is one of the form of bona fide charity. 628.

Number five. Giving education. A student may be educated at one's own home and expense in a boarding school or may be kept in a common school by one's own expense. Educating boys and girls is one of a primary duty.

So giving education is a primary duty.

So giving education is the primary duty. Students. So if someone sponsors some students, that's a good charity.

Number six. Giving food.

We want to do all these charities to please Krishna.

We want to do all these charities to please Krishna.

Number six, giving food. There are two types of giving food is giving food in one's own home and giving food to the general public. A place meant for charitable distribution of food.

Used to be that around three times.

So it used to be that grihastas would go out and say, is anyone hungry? Does anyone need food?

So one of the houses did that. And there was a fisherman.

So one grass that did that. And there was a fishing man, fisherman who walked by with his barks kit. Then the grasshopper said, you can come in. I'll give you food, but you should keep your basket outside. The basket smelled like fish. Like fish. So he came.

To his meal and he lived far away.

So he came. What was the last party?

Disablement gave him a grass mat.

So the Grahasta gave him a grass mat.

He slept in the courtyard.

He slept in the courtyard.

He woke up in the middle of the night.

And then the grave. He woke up in the middle of night.

Tossing and turning. He wasn't sleeping.

And he saw the man was tossing and turning. He wasn't sleeping.

What's wrong?

She asked him. What's wrong?

I'm used to the smell of my basket.

I'm used to the smell of my basket.

And without that I can't sleep.

Without that I can't sleep. Prabhupada told the story.

You Westerners are like this, he said.

You Westerners are like this. If you don't smell a machine, Refrigerator or something. Refrigerator or something.

You can't sleep.

You can't sleep.

You're addicted to machines.

Addicted to machines.

Prabhupada was laughing.

Prabhupada was laughing.

So examples.

Sushila Prabhupada used to use so many examples. So the grass thus allowed the fisherman to bring in his basket so that he could sleep soundly. 6:35. 6:35. Okay. Okay. Guru Maharaj. Blessings to all of them. So when we give food, we should give it as prasadam. When people come out from the temple, we give them a little donna of kishri or something.

So that's one type of charity.

So that's one type of charity also. We can offer plates of food in different dining halls.

Because they take some, they take donation.

It's not full charity because they take some donation.

But some plates are given out free.

But there are some plates which are given out for free.

Tell us that we have 10,000 plates, 1,000 free.

So when they announce 10,000 or something plates 1,000 or something is free. So like in teopathy they give out free food. Anyone who gives out for darshan they give them a small ladu.

And you can take darshan wherever they cook and.

Take darshan whatever they cook.

As they call that this is kitchen.

And they call that this is Yashoda Mai's kitchen.

Wanted that we get out a little food.

So Prabhupada wanted that we give out little food.

A long time. RA that 10 mile radius no one should go hungry.

One time Srila Prabhupada said within the 10 mile radius of the temple no one should go hungry.

Because in the presence of your father you're hungry.

Because in the presence of your father you wouldn't go hungry.

So Krishna is like the seed giving father.

So Krishna is the seed giving father. Like the seed giving father.

So we like to see that everyone in the vicinity of the temple not goes hungry.

So we want to see that everyone in the vicinity of the temple does not go hungry. So we have Anadan center. We also have Surla free food. Distributing free food.

So that's.

All.

In the west they also deliver the food to the hungry.

Similarly in the west they also deliver food to the hungry. Food.

And I drive I food on wheels.

So people would call up and they would drive on their vehicle and they would call it as food on vehicle.

Hot outside?

Yes. Is it hot outside? Yes.

Building road.

Krishna.

He added the end.

We have meetings after this. Other things. You have to take a pre dinner medicine, all of those things.

I love charity feed myself.

That's not charity. Feeding myself food. It's so kind of you Guru Maharaj. You're so merciful. Krishna Priman and Shishi Radha Madhu Sakivandamarajiki Shishi Panchata. It.