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Ethics & Character · Q&A

Managing ego

“How can a person manage his ego? What is the formula for it?”Asked by Vikram, Pune

He answers at 1:19:00 in The Road to Paradise · 1 min 29 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:19:00
maulana, agla sawal pune se hai, mr vikram ka. unhon ne likha hai ke: "how can a person manage his ego? what is the formula for it?" dekhen, ego ego ko mein negative nahi samajhta. ego bohat achhi cheez hai. ego se aadmi ka andar determination aata hai, determination. lekin ego jab aap, yani ego jab aap ki aqal ke taabe na rahe balkeh aap jazbaat ke taabe ho jayen, to samjhiye ke aap ne ego ko galat raaste par dala. jazbaat ke maani yeh hain ke aap nafrat mein, hate mein, revenge mein ego ko istemaal karen apne organs ke establishment karne ke liye.
1:19:51
istemaal karne to wo is ka misuse karna hai ego ka. lekin agar ego ko aap istemaal karen constructive field mein to bohat achhi cheez hai. ego hai kyunke use determination aata hai. determination nahi aayega to aap kya kaam karen? kuch nahi kar sakte. jahan negativity aayi, wahan ego jo hai ek galat raaste par daal diya aap ne ego ko. aur jab tak positivity hai, tab tak bilkul sahi hai.
1:20:30
maulana, agla sawal lene se pehle ek comment parhna chahenge jo maulana zukwan nadvi ne diya hai dilli se. unhon
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