Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Origin of spiritual life

“Where does spiritual life begin?”Asked by شکیل, بھوپال

He answers at 1:10:03 in Pillars of Western Thought · 3 min 16 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:10:03
maulana bhopal se shakeel sahib ne sawal kiya hai. unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke spiritual life ka aghaz kahan se hota hai? allah ki marifat se aghaz hota hai. jab aap ko allah ki marifat ho jayegi to rohaniyat ayegi. isi rohaniyat ka naam hai spirituality. allah ki marifat ke liye aap quran ko parhiye, rasool allah ko parhiye, hamari kitabein isi mozu par is ko parhiye. hamari kitab hai, kai kitabein isi mozu par hain. to sach poochhein to aap mutala aur ghor o fikr se yeh sifat paida hogi. woh aap ko karna hoga.
1:10:48
koi is ka, koi is ka tilasmati formula nahi hai. maulana, un ka aik aur question hai. unhon ne aap se poocha hai: "maulana sahib, please tell me, how can i become wise? is there any formula for a t?" wise, khoob mutala kijiye. khoob aath dekhein, mutala karne ke liye aap ko yani bohat si cheezein chhodni padengi. misal ke tor par aap yani waqt zaya karna chhod dijiye, destruction ko chhod dijiye, fazooliyat mein waqt guzarte hain log, is ko chhod dijiye. apne andar yani
1:11:30
ba-maqsad zindagi paida kijiye aur phir mutala kijiye. log chahte hain ke apni zindagi ko badlen nahin aur phir un ko woh bhi wisdom bhi mil jae. to kaise milega? aap har aadmi galat aadaton mein phansa hua hai, har aadmi galat doston mein phansa hua hai, har aadmi in cheezon mein phansa hua hai jo har waqt distract karti hain us ko. aur phir kehta hai: "mujhe wisdom chahiye." to price har cheez deni parti hai to milti hai woh cheez. to wisdom bhi aap ko milegi jab jab us ko price den ge. aap price aise nahin milegi.
1:12:10
waise hamari chaar kitaben aap parh lijie: "raaz hayat", "taabeer hayat", "kitab zindagi", "rahnuma hayat". is se inshallah aap ko bohat faida hoga.
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