God Arises
The Life We Seek
~ 444 ~
conference of Orientalist, attended by 1200
delegates from India and abroad, was held in New
Delhi. In the course of his address to them, Pandit
Nehru said that being a politician, he found little
time to think about life. Still, sometimes he was
forced to wonder: what is this world? what is its
purpose? what are we, and what are we doing here?
He said that he felt convinced that there were
powers that forged our destiny.
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Disillusionment of this nature is rooted in the souls
of all those who have denied God. From time to
time they become so involved in their worldly
activities and temporal interests that they feel they
are on the verge of fulfillment; but once they are
extracted from their artificial environment, Truth
begins to surge within them, reminding them of
how far they are from true fulfillment and peace of
mind.
Hearts which have not found God are bound to
experience unease in this world. But their affliction
does not stop there. Far from being confined to the
short period of their lives on earth, it will remain
with them forever. The world which awaits them is
