PARABLE OF THE FLY AND THE NECTAR

 PARABLE OF THE FLY AND THE NECTAR

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FROM THE WRITINGS OF HH SHRI BHOLA NATHJI THE GREAT SPIRITUAL LUMINARY, WHO GAVE PEACE AND BEATITUDE TO COUNTLESS SOULS, RELIEVING THEM OF THEIR ILLS AND SORROWS, AND WHOSE BLESSINGS STILL SHOWER DOWN UPON HUMANITY FROM THE HEAVENLY PLANE TO HELP THEM AND GUIDE THEM.

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Shri Nathji often told the parable of the fly

which flew towards the nectar of life, but

stopped in the way to lick honey.

"I can always go towards the Nectar later,"

it said to itself, "let me enjoy the honey

first!"

It became so absorbed in the honey that by

the time it sought to go towards the Nectar

the Nectar had vanished.

Such, indeed, was the state of the man who

walked towards God, but who fell a prey to

the temptations of the world, wrongly

believing that real happiness lay in them.

Shri Nathji recalled a renowned industrialist of India telling him:

"Only those moments in life which are spent

in the remembrance of God bring any peace

to the mind. For the rest, the world is only a

living hell.

“Jo khshann zindagi ke Bhagwan ki yaad

men nikal jaayen, bas utnaa hi sukh hai,

baaki to ye duniyaa nark hi nark hai!”

The pursuit of wealth definitely did not

bring contentment and peace within the soul,

as was evident from the words of a man who

had spent his life acquiring the riches of the

world.

Said Shri Nathji:

"A man travels in the third class in a train;

another travels in the first class. Both must

get off at the destination.

“Surely, it will be easier for the man in the

third class to leave the discomfort of his

compartment!

“The man in the first class will become so

attached to its comforts that he will be loathe

to part with it!

“Let us not forget that this life is a journey,

and the destination lies elsewhere!"

Shri Nathji would frequently say: "What

shall it profit a man if he gains the whole

world but loses his own soul?"

Shri Nathji also said: “People come to me to

ask me to make their journey of life

comfortable, but no one asks me to make

their home comfortable!”

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