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Shall we help a beggar with food or neglect him as he is undergoing punishment?

(Divine Satsanga on 14-01-2023 attended by Smt. Chhanda Chandra along with Smt. Sudha Rani, Ms. Bhanu Samykya, Ms. Laxmi Thrylokya and Mr. Nitin Bhosle.)

[Smt. Sudha Rani asked: If a beggar comes in alms, shall we help him with some food, etc. or shall we neglect him because he is a sinner undergoing the punishment given by God for his sins?]

Swami replied: There are two angles in this case:-

1. The soul has become a beggar due to his sins and God is punishing him for reformation. If the beggar is somewhat reformed at least, he will receive your food and eat it properly.

2. If the beggar is not reformed at all even to a small extent, he will receive the food from you and while going back, a monkey will jump on him and he will lose all the food fallen in the soil.

Here, you have to understand two angles. One angle is related to the soul, which must sympathize with every victim of punishment and must try to help that soul with kindness. The other angle is related to God who is following that beggar to reform him through punishments. God will bless you for your charity. But if the beggar is not reformed at all even to a small extent, God will see the beggar to suffer with hunger by making the food to be lost without eating. This angle of God is not at all connected with the angle of soul. Hence, the soul need not stop giving food to the beggar thinking that it is interfering in the administration of God so that the punishment given to beggar is resisted. The angle of the soul is quite different and the angle of God is totally different. Both these angles will never conflict with each other.

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