Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Focusing on positivity despite negativity

“How can we keep our focus on the positive aspects of life when there are many negative things around us? Kindly advise.”Asked by Naghma Siddiqui, Delhi

He answers at 1:00:28 in God Particle · 1 min 26 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:00:28
maulana, agla sawal hai miss naghma siddiqui ka delhi se. unhone likha hai: "how can we keep our focus on the positive aspects of life when there are many negative things around us?" kindly advice. dekhein, yeh ek intellectual exercise hai. jis tarah se body ke liye aap physical exercise karte hain, agar aap ko body banana hai toh aap ko physical exercise karni parti hai. isi tarike se agar aap ko spiritual development chahiye toh uske liye intellectual exercise karni hai. yaani is par sochna, apni soch ko distract hone se bachana aur focus hatne na paye,
1:01:25
mutale'a ko barhana, observation ko barhana, yeh sab cheezon ko mein kehta hoon intellectual exercise. jis tarah physical exercise ke baghair aadmi ko health nahi milti, isi tarah physical exercise ke baghair health nahi milti. is tarah se intellectual exercise ke baghair aadmi ko aala rohani taraqqi bhi nahi ho sakti. maulana, agla sawal delhi se hai mr. shahnawaz zafar sah
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