Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

How to Pacify One's Ego

“Maulana, how can one pacify one's ego?”Asked by مس سلمہ, دلی

He answers at 1:17:18 in Journey of History · 1 min 5 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:17:18
maulana, agla sawal mis salma ka hai dilli se. unhon ne aap se poocha hai: "maulana sahib, how can one pacify ones ego?" is ke bare mein bataye. dekhiye, ego koi buri cheez nahi hai. ego, ego koi buri cheez nahi hai. ego jab jab argus ban jaye tab tab bura hai. aap ego jo hai us se determination aata hai, us se azm aata hai, us se confidence aata hai. to ego to bari achi cheez hai, lekin jab woh kibr ban jaye, argus ban jaye, pride ban jaye tab bura hai. woh to bohat aasan hai janna ke kahan se ek had khatm ho jaye, kahan se doosri had shuru ho jaye.
1:18:07
to aap apni ego ko argus yani organs tak na pohnchne dijiye. bas bohat acha hai. ego to koi mein samajhta hoon ke Allah taala ki nemat hai. yeh maulana, agla sawal pune se hai mister vikrant ka. unhon ne aap se poocha hai: "why areing more attracted to glamour than knowledge and wisdom?"
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