Some say we waste milk

COMMON QUESTION : 

‘’Why do Hindus waste milk, honey etc on Shivarathi by doing abishekgam on lingam???? –shouldn't they feed the poor instead???’’ 

Firstly, the milk is never wasted, after its offered, it becomes prasadam (blessed/peaceful).

Once the offering is made into prasad, it is then consumed by us.  

It is also silly to think that the milk is offered to a idol, as a lingam is NOT just an idol –it represents that which is infinite (∞), with no beginning and no ending, that which is formless and immortal. Since this is a miracle group, we can even remember the miracle that shocked the world in the 1990’s, when a Ganesha murthi drank the milk offered to him (you can google it as well). So, yes, the murthi and lingam has life in them, its your faith and devotion thats needed to bring the atman out of everything that is around us.

I remember when i was little older than 8 and i asked mom for money to buy her a birthday present with it, although it was her own money given back to my mom has a present, it was with love and affection. –She was really pleased with this and blessed me. –SIMILARLY , everything in this universe is already Shiva’s, including the milk, gee, honey etc.-However, when we give him what we have with love & gratitude, we will feel his blessings. Personally, every time i do a abishek, i feel this loving affection with Lord Shiva and myself –the same loving affection that i felt between mom and i when i gave mom the gifts that was already hers !!! –lol.  

Self-less service is a priority to us as Hindus, but don’t we also have to pray and offer what we have to show gratitude to the almighty ??? 

Swami Shivananda once said... ‘’ When you perform Abhisheka with devotion, your mind is concentrated. Your heart is filled with divine thoughts and with the image of the Lord. You forget your body and your surroundings. Egoism vanishes. When the body is forgotten, you begin to enjoy and taste the eternal bliss of Lord Siva. The recitation of Mantras during the Abhisheka purifies the mind.

The greatest and the highest Abhisheka is to pour the waters of pure love on the Lingam in the lotus of the heart. The external Abhisheka with objects is intended to lead to this internal Abhisheka, wherein there is a flow of pure love.’’

If Shiva stops dancing (Tandava dance), the world and even time will come to a standstill . -therefore, we cool him down with the cool milk.

Thousands of Rands are used everyday to purchase toxic substances like cigarettes, alcohol & also corruption, fraud,  etc. – shouldn't they feed the poor instead??? Why question when money is used on devotion. In-fact devotion to God will keep us away from these Adharmic deeds –anyway, thats a topic for another day-lol... 

HAR HAR MAHADEV-- OM NAMAH SHIVAYA. 

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