Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Necessity of Camps for Spirituality

“Is joining some camp necessary to initiate spirituality in one's life, or simply pondering upon nature is good enough to get started?”Asked by Sirajuddin, Lucknow

He answers at 53:53 in Spirituality in Simple Living, High Thinking · 2 min 18 sec

His answer, in his own words
53:53
maulana, agla sawal lucknow se bheja hai sirajuddin sahib ne. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, today there are many camps that run in the name of spirituality to initiate a seeker into spirituality. many people say that their experiences are good . my question is that is joining some camp necessary to initiate spirituality in one's life, or simply pondering upon nature is good enough to get started?" yeh camping jo hoti hai, yeh bilkul aap sun rahe hain. sab se pehla jo maine kiya tha, yeh camping parda ke camp gaya tha.
54:42
isi mein phansa tha main. parda ke camp laga tha, is mein main gaya tha, aur is se is parda ke camp se mujhe kuch bhi take away nahi mila tha, kuch bhi take away nahi mila tha. phir maine khud is ki history ki, tab maine jana ke is ki history kya hai. yeh camp jo lagte hain, woh mein zaati tajrube ke barabar keh sakta hoon ke is mein koi take away le kar koi lot ta nahi.
55:24
koi bhi mujhe nahi maloom koi insan hai aisa jo wahan se koi take away le kar lauta ho. Miss Mehka Fayyaz Sahiba ne dil ne Dilli se bheja hai comment : "Maulana, idea of spirituality has always addressed my mind. It is very different from that of secluded one, which most people think is the rightest form of spirituality. Maulana, idea of spirituality is not physical but observable. It is a self developing concept. Art of management is very simple technique which Maulana gives us.
56:12
May Allah guide us and help us in achieving this inner spirituality." Mashallah. Muhammad Bilal Shafi sahib ne Dilli se sawal bheja hai.
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