Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Where to Find God Everywhere

“Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being? Please explain.”Asked by مس امیتا پشپندرا, دلی

He answers at 1:15:02 in Importance of Creative Thinking · 1 min 47 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:15:02
maulana, agla sawal aya hai dilli se miss amita pushpendra ka. unhon ne likha hai ke "where can we go to find god if we cannot see him in our own hearts and in every living being?" please explain. kya matlab hai? "where can we go to find god if we cannot see him in our own hearts and in every living being?" dekhen, yeh to jo un ka question hai, mein samajhta hoon ke yeh is mind se bol rahi hain jo jis ko kehte hain monism, yani har cheez khuda ka ansh hai,
1:15:47
aur woh is m ind se bol rahi hain. hum is ko nahi mante. hum hum creator creator ko creation alag alag mante hain. aap jante hain ke hamare desh mein do concept hain: duality, advaita. yeh jo un ka question hai, woh advaita ke mind se nikla hai. yeh mein advaita ko unnatural manta hoon, is ko sahi nahi manta. mein duality manta hoon. to is mein creation alag hai, creator alag hai.
1:16:19
jab tak yahan par aap, yani aap ka mind jo hai, is baat ko na samjhe, tab tak ab aage koi sawal nahi ho sakta. yeh sawal aage ka sawal hai. yeh yeh yeh sawal jo kar rahe hain, woh aage ka sawal hai. is se peechay ka sawal wahan par mamle ko samajhna hoga ke duality sahi hai ke advaita sahi hai. tab yeh sab in sab sawalat ka jawab apne aap mil jayega. maulana, agla sawal hai mr. faiz ka california se. unhon ne likha hai: "is marriage between muslim man and a hindu woman allowed in islam?" it is a practical matter faced by several in america.
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