Shri Nathji had once said:
The Universe exists in a little twinkling of the eyelash of God, and can disappear in the same amount of time! A little twinkling of His eyelash might mean millions of years for the people of this world!
“How could God create the Universe in a single thought?” People would often ask Shri Nathji, and he would reply:
Every night when you go to sleep you create a dream world for yourself, which appears very real, with mountains, rivers, cities, and the people.
“If you can create a whole world by yourself in a dream, why should it be difficult for God to create the Universe in a single thought?
Take the example of a singer. Before he begins to sing, the song is within him. It is one with him. Once he has begun to sing, his song is outside of him. There is then the singer as well as the song.
“The invisible silent song in one’s mind manifests itself in notes of music.
“Similarly, this solid Universe is a manifestation of that invisible Will of the Creator.
“You wish to build a house. The house exists within your mind. It emerges and takes the form of a solid structure.
“You enter the house you build. You are then inside the house which was once within you.
“Even as a seed manifests itself in a multiplicity of shapes and forms, and even as the ocean manifests itself as drops of water, so did God Will that He see His Self in a multi-faced Universe. For this, he needed no help from any source.
“The Hindu scriptures define it in the words of the Creator as: ‘Akohambahusyaam’ I am One, let there be many.
“The Christians define it as the command of God that said: ‘Let there be light.’
“And the Muslims define it as an order of Allah that said: ‘Kun! Exist!’
“God’s word was sufficient. The Universe came into being!