Are we interfering in God's administration by feeding the poor?

[A satsaṅga took place between Swami and several devotees who visited Him on January 16, 2021. Some of the questions of devotees answered by Swāmi are given below.]

[Kum. Thrylokya asked: Pādanamaskāram Swāmi! You said in a discourse that God is both the Vighna Kartā (creator of problems) and the Vighna Hartā (destroyer of problems). When God is punishing some souls by giving them poverty for their reformation, we should not disturb His divine administration by donating money to them. God will bless them once they are reformed. In that case, am I not disturbing His administration by donating food to them?]

Swāmi replied: If a person has committed a serious sin and God has decided to punish him through starvation, then God would not let him reach where you are distributing food to the hungry. But you should sincerely try to distribute food to beggars because your intention is expressed here. Remember that you will reach a needy person only by the will of God. It is over-intelligence to say that I am not donating food to the poor because I do not want to interfere in God’s administration. You should not donate money to the poor because they lack spiritual knowledge and most of them are addicted to vices. The person will use the money for vices like gambling, drinking, etc. But if you donate food items, then there are much fewer chances for them to re-sell those items and engage in the vices. Hence, you should donate food and other necessary items, instead of money. Even the punished person put in prison is given food by the government. Hence, giving food to poor beggars is not interfering with the administration of God. Moreover, it is helping the divine administration. God can give food to such punished sinners, but, in that case, you will not have the opportunity of getting God’s grace for your love shown towards your suffering brothers and sisters.

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