PRAYER IS NOT THAT EASY
A holy man driving a car met a beggar on the way.
The beggar exclaimed, “If only I too became a holy man, a man of prayer, I would have a car!”
“Prayer is not that easy,” said the holy man. If you say, “toon thakura tuma pai ardaas,” with a concentrated mind, the car belongs to you!”
“That is wonderful,” said the astonished beggar.
Joining his hands and closing his eyes, he said the prayer aloud:
“Toon Thakura tuma pai ardaas
Jeea pinda sabh teri raas…”
Suddenly he opened his eyes and asked, “Shall I have a garage along with car? Else where would I keep it?”
It has been truly said that –
God does not accept the arithmetic of our prayers – how many they are;
Not the rhetoric of our prayers – how elegant they are;
Not the music of our prayers – how melodious they are;
Not the logic of our prayers – ho methodical they are;
But the sincerity of our prayers – how heart-felt they are!
