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In Conversation April 8, 2016 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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2 min 22 sec
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why stress happens and the need for art of thinking
“Maulana, why do people develop stress?”
2 min 26 sec
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why the ideal can never be fully achieved in life
“People seek the ideal in life, get less than ideal”
1 min 41 sec
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busy life is not modern, be a realist instead
“People today have a very busy lifestyle”
2 min 39 sec
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stop blaming people, blame the law of nature
“Many times we become negative due to several reasons”
4 min 32 sec
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negativity, blame, and differences as natural side effects
“The big problem is negative thinking”
1 min 53 sec
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social life means learning to live with differences
“Social life often makes people negative for each other”
41 sec
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nobody is fully positive, make negativity temporary
“100 percent positive koi nahi hota, koi bhi nahi”
2 min 17 sec
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loss and disappointment are part of God's test
“We often face loss and disappointment, leading to depression”
30 sec
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Quranic verse that loss is destined for every soul
“Quran ki ayat hai: nafsin ma laas”
3 min 50 sec
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married life stress comes from non-blood relationships
“How should we deal with the stress of married life?”
5 min 50 sec
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parents must accept children won't follow their advice exactly
“Parents become stressed when children don't follow their advice”
59 sec
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parents must accept kids won't fully obey
“Aadmi ko option do cheezon ke darmiyan hai”
33 sec
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even prophets' own children didn't follow them
“Kabhi kisi ke liye aisa nahi hua”
2 min 29 sec
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channel the desire for more into spiritual, not material life
“People desire more and more material things”
3 min 10 sec
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heart-based versus mind-based spirituality for managing stress
“How can spirituality help in coping with stress?”
45 sec
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maturity is accepting what you cannot change
“Maturity is the ability to live with things we cannot change”
2 min 31 sec
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the Prophet's advice: patience as stress management
“Is there any advice of Prophet Muhammad regarding stress?”
56 sec
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patience means never becoming a victim of circumstance
“Don't allow anyone to dictate you”
2 min 26 sec
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a complex-free soul rises above its circumstances
“The Quran uses the term soul at peace”
34 sec
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Quran's 'soul at peace' means a complex-free soul
“Soul at peace means a complex-free soul”
2 min 56 sec
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with every hardship comes ease; haves and have-nots are not fixed
“The Quran says with every hardship there is ease”
2 min 17 sec
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how the Prophet turned failure into success at Hudaybiyyah
“An orientalist said the Prophet made success out of failure”
2 min 26 sec
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stress is a positive, motivating natural force
“You said there is a positive aspect of stress”
48 sec
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anger releases huge energy, nature made nothing bad
“Ghussa aata hai to zabardast energy release karta hai”
2 min 50 sec
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work pressure comes from greed, not the work itself
“How should we deal with work pressure?”
49 sec
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contented businessman who never felt work pressure
“Hyderabad mein hamare ek saathi the, business man”