Convincing people to prioritize spiritual gains
“We have limited time on earth. Most people think they should use it for material gains. How to convince them to use time for spiritual gains instead? What is your comment?”Asked by محمد فرحان صاحب, بادلی
He answers at 53:42 in Discovery of Paradise · 1 min 58 sec
53:42maulana, agla sawal badli se kya hai muhammad farhan sahib ne, aur unhon ne likha hai ke: "maulana, we all have limited time in this earth , so most of the people think that since time is less, so they should utilize it for material gains. the question is how to convince them that time should not be used for material gains, rather spiritual gains. what is your comment on this?" dekhiye, yeh yeh angle galat hai sochne ka. masla yeh nahi ke time hamare paas kam hai, masla yeh hai ke hum jo material gain hum chahte hain, woh hum pa nahi sakte.
54:34jaise ke maine misaal di abhi ke ek aadmi ne bohat ziyada paisa kamaya aur global level par uska business hai, lekin ab aakhir mein woh kya kar raha hai? spirituality ki talash mein hai. woh to masla yeh nahi hai ke ab time kam hai to hum material gain ki taraf daudein. masla yeh hai ke material gain jo hai, woh achievable hi nahi hai, kyunke material gain ko jo janchne ka criteria hai, woh ek mujhe fulfillable milay. fulfillment to koi bhi material gain mujhe fulfillable nahi deta. to galat criteria se janchte hain log isko.
55:15sahi criteria yeh hai ke hum janchte hain isko ke kya mujhe fulfillment mila? agar mila to theek hai, nahi mila to phir bekar hai. to poori tareekh batati hai ke kisi ko bhi material gain se fulfillment milta nahi hai. to yeh yeh hai right criteria jis se cheezon ko judge karna chahiye. maulana, agla sawal mumbai se kya hai rashid sahib ne, aur unhon ne likha hai ke: "maulana, you said in today talk that the biggest thing is intellectual development, which is so very true,