Atharva Veda says “Satha hastha samahara sahasra hastha samkira”
Meaning earn as if you have hundred hands but donate as if you have thousand hands. Offering one-tenth of your gross income (dasamamsha), as God's money, to Achaarya, Rishis, needy, poor and hungry is what Veda says. Many devout Hindu Dharmis take the Dashama Bhaga Vrata, vow and indeed pay ten percent of their income each month to an institution of their choice to perpetuate Sanatana Dharma. This centuries-old tithing practice is called Dashamamsha.
If the wealthy utilise their property for their own sake and eat for their own self, then they will be in error of dharma . Those who practice Yajna can only donate well, as in Yajna the Mantra part “Idam Na Mama” (means this is not mine) is repeated many times.
The Vedas wisely warn, "The powerful man should give to one in straits; let him consider the road that lies ahead! Riches revolve just like a chariot's wheels, coming to one man now, then to another." Nowhere is giving better unfolded than in the ancient Thirukural, which says, "Of all duties, Benevolence is unequalled in This World, and Even in Celestial Realms. We share with the less fortunate. We care for the aged. We honour Swamis with gifts of food, money and clothes Even the poorest Sanatana Dharmist/Hindu practices charity according to his means. The view in Sanatana Dharmic tradition is that even Guests are Treated as God.
( The Great Upanishads )
Hari Om Tat Sat ~ Om Namah Shivaya! ๐๐ป๐๐ป
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