Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Identifying Weaknesses to Improve Thinking

“To develop the art of thinking, one must discover one's weakness. But to do this is not easy, as most of the times we feel we are on the right path. My question is, how can we rationally identify one's weakness so that we can improve ourselves?”Asked by Fahad Khan, Ludhiana

He answers at 1:08:36 in Surah Al-'Asr I · 2 min 43 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:08:36
maulana, agla sawal ludhiyana se kya hai fahmeed khan sahab ne aur unhon ne likha hai To develop art of thinking, one must discover one's weakness. But to do this is not easy, as most of the times we feel we are on theright path. My question is, how can we rationally identify one's weakness so that we can improve ourselves? dekhen, identify thinking bas yahi chahiye. ek hadith hai ke momin mar'at al-momin. momin momin ke liye aaina hai. aap aaine ke samne khare hue
1:09:26
to wahi dikhayega aap ko jaise ke aap hain. koi spot hai to spot dikhayega. aisa nahi ke black spot ko white kar de. aisa woh nahi karega. to sacha yani momin woh hai jo doosre ka aaina ban jaye. jab ek sacha insan aap ki ghalti ko bataye to us ko accept kijiye. jis tarah aaine ki baat ko aap accept karte hain. to khud sochna aur doosra aadmi agar aap ki ghalti ko point out kare to us ko accept karna. bas yeh yeh do two point formula hai.
1:10:07
yeh khud objective tor par socheye. khud objective tor par socheye. aur doosra aadmi jab aap ko nishandahi kare to us ko isi tarah lijiye jis tarah aaine ki baat ko lete hain. aaina agar aap ko dikhaye ke yahan par kuch mitti lag gayi hai to aap aane par ghussa nahi honge. us ko dhoyenge. al-momin mar'at al-momin. momin momin ke liye aaina hota hai. momin ka matlab hai ek sacha insan. to aap ko agar ek shakhs
1:10:49
point out kare ke dekho bhai tumhare andar yeh weakness hai to foran aap us ko sochnay lagiye aur us ko door karne ki koshish kijiye. foran. mera to tajruba yahi hai ke yahi do yahi two point formula hai aur koi teesra koi formula nahi hai. maulana, agla sawal farhan sahab ne kiya hai bhopal se aur unhon ne likha hai ke Maulana What role does silence play when one is angry?
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