Just read a really good artical/book http://vedabase.com/en/pqpa/6
It talked about a perfect devotee etc and I have a question which hopfully someone can help me with.
If a non-devotee cooks a meal like my mum for a sample (although she is religious in her own way) can I still offer that to Krishna even though it was cooked by a non-devotee?
"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it."] "Because it has been offered to Me with devotion and love"—that is required. Therefore we do not allow anyone to cook who is not a devotee. Kṛṣṇa does not accept anything from the hands of a nondevotee. Why should He accept? He is not hungry. He does not require any food. He accepts only the devotion, that's all. That is the main point. So one has to become a devotee. Not a good cook. But if he is a devotee, then he will be a good cook also. Automatically he will become a good cook. Therefore one has to become a devotee only. Then all other good qualifications will automatically be there. And if he is a nondevotee, any good qualifications have no value. He is on the mental plane, so he has no good qualification"
From my understanding, it's the thought that counts but will it still be accepted even if the devotee wasn't the cook?
And how do you send offerings? Such as meals? And how can I offer to Krishna food when my family (mostly my mum) who has a closed minded view on other peoples beliefs? That's the hardest part of this spiritual journey. Right now I'm just studing what I can and I found that Krishna is the one I want to be with.
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