THOUGHTS OF HH SHRI NATHJI (1902-1992) Founder of the World Prayer

 

A clean mirror gives a good image. The pure

heart reflects the Divinity of God; for even

though He is everywhere at all times, He is

always on the search for the pure heart that

will reflect His Divinity even as a clean

mirror provides a good image.

He cannot be seen by the naked eyes; He cannot be

revealed by Science or Philosophy; He is

found, neither in the mountains nor in the

depths of the oceans. He is found reflected

in the clean mirror of a pure heart.

Such a heart must not be torn by desire and

hatred nor must it be besmirched by the dirt

of this world; it must be free of pride.

It must be so pure as to attract the Creator

and make Him look into it again and again

and thereby adopt it as His own, and

decorate it by His reflection.

Such a heart gains from the Lord the greatest

gift that the Lord can give – the Lord

Himself.

LIFE IS PASSING AWAY

Life is passing away, every moment that

springs ahead passes on with the flow of this

never-ending stream of time like a bubble

being swept away by the current.

Who can tell what the next moment will

bring?

Will it appear as a bubble and then burst, or

will it not appear at all? Who can tell?

Numerous are the obstacles and pitfalls;

numerous, too, the things to be done, and

there is but little strength. With the rising of

the Sun ask thyself what the real goal of thy

life is.

Why hast thou come into this world?

How long will thou stay here and when wilt

thou leave?

If thou must leave for another town all thy

preparations will be made hours in advance.

Is it not surprising that thou leavest for

tomorrow the preparation for thy journey?

And this, too, when thou knowest full well

that the next moment will bring only

uncertainty. It may not come at all.

Hast thou so steeled thy heart that when the

time to leave comes, thou shalt have

sufficient strength to leave behind all that

thou hast loved?

Hast thou made up thy mind to not to leave

for tomorrow the question of the aim of thy

life?

THE SECRET OF LIFE AND DEATH

 

HH Shri Nathji (1902-1992) The Founder of the World Prayer Day for Peace and Unity in the world:

"Man does not enjoy life.

For as long as he is living he is afraid of Death.

Therefore he loses the joy of living.

And when he is dying, he wishes to live,

Therefore he loses the joy of dying.

"If man can think of Life as one Order of God

And Death as another Order of God,

Then Life and Death shall crease to exist for him,

There will just be the Order of God, or the Will of God.

"If he can learn to be happy in the Will of God knowing that it is

always for his own upliftment, then he can be happy in both the states -in life as well as in Death."

QUEST FOR MATERIAL WEALTH

HH Shri Nathji (1902-1992) Founder of the World Prayer Day, often narrated this story:

"When Alexander the Great was on his death-bed he expressed a very strange desire to his family and courtiers gathered inside his chambers.

'When you take out my funeral procession through the streets of the city then cover my entire body with a white sheet, but let my hands remain uncovered and hanging on either side of my body.

"I want the people of the world to look upon my hands and to see that the hands of Alexander the Great that sought to possess the entire wealth of the world, are today going away empty!"

So if Alexander the Great could not take anything with him when he left the world, then who amongst us will!

People who hanker after the wealth of the world must surely keep this in mind.

ANTIDOTE FOR WORRYING

 

HH Shri Nathji's ( 1902-1992) antidote for worrying:

"Are you worrying in a situation that you can resolve or in a situation that you cannot resolve?

"If you can resolve it, then why are you worrying about it!

"And if you cannot resolve it, then what good will worrying do!

"So in either case, worry has no place to exist!"

"Do not allow worry to weaken you. Be strong.

"The solution to every problem lies in the problem itself. 3+3= 6. Where did the 6 come from? it came from 3+3."