Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Where Does Ego Originate From?

“We talk about ego a lot. I want to know from you, where does it originate from? Mind or heart?”Asked by Aniket Verma, Delhi

He answers at 7:58 in Q&A · 1 min 41 sec

His answer, in his own words
7:58
maulana, agla sawal aya hai dilli se mister aniket verma ka. unhone aapse poocha hai ke: "maulana sahib, we talk about ego a lot. i want to know from you, where does it originate from? mind or heart?" dekhiye, yeh mind aur heart ka jo alag alag mante the log, ab woh khatam ho chuka hai. ab mind hi sab kuch hai. soul bhi mind mein hi hai. heart bhi mind mein hai. thinking bhi mind mein hai, emotions bhi mind mein hain.
8:36
har cheez ka jo source hai woh mind hai. to alag kuch nahi hai mind se. baqi jo ego hai to har aadmi apne tajrube mein jaan sakta hai ego aur conscience ka muamla. ke kahin aap ko andar se ek hota hai repentance ata hai. that is phenomenon of conscience. kahin aap provoke hote hain, ghussa hota hai ke sab yeh karoon, woh karoon. that is phenomenon of ego. to yeh to koi koi mystery nahi hai.
9:11
har aadmi apne tajrube mein samajh sakta hai ke insaan ke andar dono faculties hain: ego bhi aur conscience bhi. aur chunaanche insaan test mein hai to is liye zaroori tha ke dono faculties hon. taake aadmi dekha jaye kaun woh aadmi hai jo ego ko follow nahi karta balke conscience ko follow karta hai. yeh toh yeh toh hona hi hona tha test ke liye. maulana, agla sawal aaya hai mister ramesh jaiswani ka, dilli se. unhon ne likha hai: "From where do thoughts originate?
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