Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Different paths to one God?

“If God is one, can there be different ways to attain Him? How can there be different paths? It is like going from here to Kolkata: only one road, one railway line, one direction will get you there. So how can there be multiple paths to God?”Asked by Shah Nawaz Siddiqui, New Delhi

He answers at 1:20:07 in Three levels of Realization · 3 min 40 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:20:07
maulana agla sawal kya hai mister shah nawaz siddiqui ne new delhi se unhone likha hai ke agar ishwar ek hai to kya use paane ke tareeqe alag alag ho sakte hain nahi nahi alag alag kaise honge aap jana hai yahan se kolkata to wahi road chalegi wahi railway line jayegi hawa jahan se woh isi sarukh par jahan daudega yani ke idhar daudo tab bhi kolkata aa jaye idhar jao tab bhi kolkata aa jaye aisa kaise ho sakta hai yeh to koi baat nahi hai kolkata ek hi direction mein chalne milega yeh main nahi manta kuch bhi karo kuch bhi karo khuda mil jaye tum ko is ka ek right course hoga is ka ek right path hoga woh path jo hai main ritual nahi manta ke rituals koi aise rituals hain woh woh path hain woh ritual karo to mil jayega khuda nahi woh thinking par based karta hai soch soch par based karta hai
1:21:08
right thinking se khuda milega right thinking different path se nahi by nahi matlab ek different path pe chalo aur to aakhir mein khuda hi tak pahunch jaoge yani right thinking agar hogi tum ko cheezon ko right angle se dekhna bahut badi baat hai ke cheezon ko log bahut kam log aise mujhe mile jo cheezon ko right angle se dekhta hoon right angle se ya abhi mere paas ek aaj hi ek aaya hai ek ek sahib ka letter abhi subah mujhe mila to afghanistan ki ladai ke bare mein maine kaha hai ke yeh ladai jo hai woh jihad nahi hai to kehte hain kaise kaise kaise aap jihad karte hain woh to sab ulama hain aur islami batein karte hain to maine kaha aap right angle se nahi dekh rahe hain yani hum dekh rahe hain is result ke angle se woh dekh rahe hain ke unhone leaderon ne kya sab bole hain woh bole the ke hum koi islami nizam qaim karna hai hum koi islami qanoon nafiz karna hai is angle se aap dekh rahe hain un ke shabdon ke angle se main dekh raha hoon result ke angle se result to kuch nahi nikal raha tabahi tabahi tabahi tabahi to khuda ko bhi paane ke liye woh aankh chahiye jo result jo sahi angle se cheezon ko dekhe bahut important baat yeh hai ke right angle se cheezon ko dekhna yeh hai marifat ka sab se bada zariya agar aap ke andar woh woh ability develop nahi ki hai yeh cheezon ko right angle se dekhne ki to kabhi bhi nahi milega khuda aap ko kabhi bhi nahi milega
1:23:00
jaise ek baar ek ek park mein ek shayar aur ek chemist do aadmi gaye to wahan phool tha us mein bohat rang bhi tha khushbu bhi thi har cheez thi to chemist jo tha us ki chemistry mein sochne laga what is a chemistry of this flower woh shayar jo tha us ko us ko ek use mehboob
1:23:24
ko jalwa dikhai de gayi woh isi is angle se dekhne laga to kisi waqeye ko dekhne ke mukhtalif angle hote hain to khuda ko paane ke liye zaroori hai ke aap ko woh woh vision mil jaye woh vision jismein aap cheezon ko right angle se dekh saken
1:23:42
tab ja kar aap ko sachai milegi nahi to nahi milegi maulana agla sawal kya hai mister khwaja kaleemuddin ah ne from pennsylvania usa he is written maulana sahib generally people in western countries acknowledge gods existence but never they give him a due recognition
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