FINDING GOD IN A TRAIN
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From the memoirs of HH Shri Bhola Nathji (1902-1992) a Great Spiritual LUminary of his time who gave peace and beatitude to countless folk, relieving them of their sorrows and sufferings and in whom people saw the Glory of God.
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From the memoirs of HH Shri Bhola Nathji (1902-1992) a Great Spiritual LUminary of his time who gave peace and beatitude to countless folk, relieving them of their sorrows and sufferings and in whom people saw the Glory of God.
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There was a time when Shri Nathji was
travelling in the compartment of a
train. A ticket conductor entered the
compartment and wanted to see Shri
Nathji’s ticket. His heart was instantly
gripped by the divine personality of Shri
Nathji, and the next instant he requested for
a few moments with him.
"May I sit down in your compartment?" he
asked Shri Nathji.
"Now it is my turn to ask you for a ticket!"
Shri Nathji said humorously, "what applies
to all must apply to you as well. You are
now desiring to sit in my train. You must
buy a ticket. Or else show the one you
have."
The conductor fell at Shri Nathji’s feet, and
said, "Sir, I have taken your Divine Glimpse.
This is my ticket! I have come before you like an
empty vessel of clay. This body of mine is
like a hollow vessel. Fill it with the nectar of
life!"
Not all people who met Shri Nathji were
fortunate enough to retain a lasting
relationship with him.
Many, like the ticket conductor mentioned above,
met him for brief moments only, and never saw him
again the rest of their lives. But the brief
contact was like a spark that lit their souls.
They never forgot Shri Nathji for the rest of
their lives, and the brief spiritual truth they
acquired from him lasted them a lifetime. A
brief glimpse of the Avatar was all they
were entitled to have in their lives.
When Shri Nathji went to the cities large crowds
would gather around him inquisitively. If he
were inside a car, they would peep inside
and try to catch a glimpse of him. It was a
curious humanity peeping at God.
Shri Nathji once said,
"I boarded a train, and
stood near the door, holding the handle. The
compartment was full. There was no place
for me. After some time, a man got up and
gave me his seat. I sat down and began
speaking to him. The others in the
compartment listened. And then all of them
got up to give me their compartment. In a
like manner, I enter your hearts. I take a tiny
space within, and gradually insinuate myself
into the whole of it."
Shri Nathji laid great emphasis on physical
nearness. There was his verse in Persian:
“Sohbate yak saayate baa aulia
Behtar az sad saalaye taayat be riyaa!"
"One moment spent in the company of a man of God
Is worth more than a hundred years of austerities and prayer."
There was a time when Shri Nathji was
travelling in the compartment of a
train. A ticket conductor entered the
compartment and wanted to see Shri
Nathji’s ticket. His heart was instantly
gripped by the divine personality of Shri
Nathji, and the next instant he requested for
a few moments with him.
"May I sit down in your compartment?" he
asked Shri Nathji.
"Now it is my turn to ask you for a ticket!"
Shri Nathji said humorously, "what applies
to all must apply to you as well. You are
now desiring to sit in my train. You must
buy a ticket. Or else show the one you
have."
The conductor fell at Shri Nathji’s feet, and
said, "Sir, I have taken your Divine Glimpse.
This is my ticket! I have come before you like an
empty vessel of clay. This body of mine is
like a hollow vessel. Fill it with the nectar of
life!"
Not all people who met Shri Nathji were
fortunate enough to retain a lasting
relationship with him.
Many, like the ticket conductor mentioned above,
met him for brief moments only, and never saw him
again the rest of their lives. But the brief
contact was like a spark that lit their souls.
They never forgot Shri Nathji for the rest of
their lives, and the brief spiritual truth they
acquired from him lasted them a lifetime. A
brief glimpse of the Avatar was all they
were entitled to have in their lives.
When Shri Nathji went to the cities large crowds
would gather around him inquisitively. If he
were inside a car, they would peep inside
and try to catch a glimpse of him. It was a
curious humanity peeping at God.
Shri Nathji once said,
"I boarded a train, and
stood near the door, holding the handle. The
compartment was full. There was no place
for me. After some time, a man got up and
gave me his seat. I sat down and began
speaking to him. The others in the
compartment listened. And then all of them
got up to give me their compartment. In a
like manner, I enter your hearts. I take a tiny
space within, and gradually insinuate myself
into the whole of it."
Shri Nathji laid great emphasis on physical
nearness. There was his verse in Persian:
“Sohbate yak saayate baa aulia
Behtar az sad saalaye taayat be riyaa!"
"One moment spent in the company of a man of God
Is worth more than a hundred years of austerities and prayer."
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