Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Non-material life: Sufi vs. need-based approach

“When talking about non-material life, people call it Sufi or sadhu. Why is that? We mean that material things should be taken only as needed, not for show. What is the correct understanding?”Asked by Maulana Iqbal Umari, Tamil Nadu

He answers at 1:11:09 in Materialism and Intellectual Dwarfism 29th · 2 min 24 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:11:09
maulana agla sawal tamil nadu se hai maulana iqbal umri sahab ka unhon ne likha hai ghair maadi zindagi ki baat karte hain to sufi ya sadhu ya sadhu kaha jata hai maulana aisa kyun nahi to hum ghair maadi ka woh matlab hamara nahi hai woh to jungle mein chala jana aur insanon se door chala jana ke mani mein lete hain hum woh mani mein nahi lete hum to yeh kehte hain ke maadi cheezon ko baqat zaroorat lena baqat raish nahi dekhiye angrezi mein teen lafz bola jata hai need, comfort, luxury. need, comfort, luxury to main samajhta hoon ke need ke darje mein liya jaye yeh sahi tareeqa hai aur woh sufi log jo bolte hain woh to woh to bilkul apne ko kaatna aur riyazat yani rohani riyazaton ke naam par woh alag ho kar ke ek zindagi guzarna woh woh ek alag hi cheez hai woh hum jo baat bolte hain woh yeh hai ke need ke darje mein ikhtiyar karo maadi cheezein na comfort ke darje mein na luxury ke darje mein
1:12:20
yeh kyunke agar aap is ko need se aage badhenge to phir aap ke paas time hi nahi rahega sochne ka time nahi rahega yani apne intellectual faculty ko develop karne ka masla yeh hai woh haram nahi hai yani comfort aur luxury haram nahi hai lekin woh aap ke time ko kill karta hai aap ki energy ko kill karta hai aap ke money ko kill karta hai is se is sense mein woh bahut hi yani halakat khair hai main yeh nahi kehta ke ke comfort aur luxury haram hai nahi main yeh kehta hoon ke jo aadmi comfort aur luxury ko apna yani nishana banayega to wo is qeemat par hoga
1:13:07
ke jo doosra jo bara kaam hai intellectual development aur spiritual development wo nahi kar payega kyunke iska to sara time isi mein nikal jayega iska paisa isi mein kharch hoga isi iski energy isi mein kharch hogi iski tawajjah isi mein kharch hogi is sense mein main kehta hoon
1:13:28
yani haram halal ke sense mein nahi kehta maulana agla sawal hai umra abad se maulana fard ahmad sahab ka unhone likha hai deen mein aql ka istemal kiya ja sakta hai ya nahi kuch log ye kehte hain ke hazrat ali ne farmaya agar deen aql se hota to paon ke neeche ka masah hota upar ka nahi iske bare
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