Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Formula to overcome anxiety and fear

“Is there any way I can be free from anxiety, negative thoughts and fear? Please suggest me a formula of life that helps me manage such feelings.”Asked by Ajay Dweiri, Gurgaon

He answers at 59:06 in Spirit of Ramadan · 4 min 2 sec

His answer, in his own words
59:06
mona, yeh agla sawal aaya hai mister ajay dwivedi ka gurgaon se. مولانا صاحب، Is there any way I can be free from anxiety, negative thoughts and fear? Please suggest. me a formula of life that helps me manage such feelings. kya matlab? kya matlab hai? mona, in ka sawal yeh hai ke is there any way that i
59:30
can be free from anxiety and negative thoughts and fear? so he wants a formula. bhai, anxiety kis baat par? job ko lekar, business ko lekar, kis baat ko lekar? paise ko lekar? to dekhen, abhi kal ke akhbar mein main ek reference doonga. duniya ke richest aadmi ka woh aaya hai, abhi kal ke Times of India mein padha maine. woh China ka hai, duniya ka richest aadmi. us ne taqreer ki hai jo Times of India mein chhapi hai ke pehle main school will teacher tha aur mahine mujh ko 12 dollar milta tha china mein. woh english jaanta tha toh english teacher tha.
1:00:16
woh phir us ne business shuru kiya toh 12 us ne likha hai ke jab mein mahine mein jo 12 dollar kamata tha toh woh bohat khush rehta tha. ab mere paas billion billion paisa hai lekin ab mein khush nahi hoon. toh toh yeh yeh
1:00:36
yeh anxiety hai. anxiety is cheez ke liye jo us se anxiety badha hua hai. aisi cheez ki, aisi cheez ke liye log anxiety ko paalte hain ke woh agar poori ho jaye to aur aur anxiety badh jaye ke zyada bada ghar, zyada badi, bahut hi car, bada jawab, job, bahut zyada business. woh to anxiety aur badhane wali cheez hai. woh to dekhen, anxiety jo hai woh ek intellectual state ka naam hai, ek zehni haalat. aap zehan ki satah par apne ko positive banaiye. bahir bahir ki satah par aap sochenge aur bahir koi anxiety ka sabab nikal kar us ko door karne ki koshish karenge toh is se anxiety door hone wali nahi hai.
1:01:24
misalan mein hoon, dekhiye, mein koi anxiety nahi hoon kyunke har anxiety, dekhiye, har anxiety jo hoti hai kisi external reason se hoti hai, internal reason se nahi hoti. toh bas mein kahoon ke chalo bhai, yeh bhi theek hai.
1:01:43
mere paas agar falan cheez nahi hai toh yeh bhi theek hai. paisa kam hai toh bhi theek hai. mein america mein ek sahib ka qissa mein ne bataya hoga aap ko pehle ke ek sahib ka mein woh le gaye.
1:01:57
mein kahin gaya tha kisi program mein toh hotel mein thehra tha toh woh hotel se utha ke apne ghar le gaye. mujh ko woh paise wale aadmi they toh beh-haal mein ne dekha ke woh bohat khush rehte hain.
1:02:11
aam taur par america mein kisi ko khush nahi paya mein ne. aam taur par wohi anxiety wale paya mein ne, woh khush they. to mein ne wash kiya un ko to mujhe samjhaya ke unhon ne aik wohi formula pakar liya ke chalo yeh bhi theek hai, jo bhi ho jaye, chalo yeh bhi theek hai.
1:02:28
mislan aik din mein ne un se kaha ke chaliye kal hum amreeka ke kisi park mein chalenge. kaha theek hai. to program ban gaya. agle din subah ko woh apna tayar ho kar aaye, kapra pakar kar tayar ho kar aaye ke chale.
1:02:45
to mein ne kaha bhai, mera mood nahi jane ka. yeh to kya kehte hain? chalo yeh bhi theek hai. to sab se acha formula hai jo hai, us ko chalo yeh bhi theek hai. to anxiety zehan mein paida hoti hai aur zehni woh khatam kar sakte hain.
1:03:00
aap anxiety mind mein paida hoti hai aur mind hi woh khatam kar sakte hain. us ko aap agar wohi wohi jo the America mein, kaha ji kaise aadmi aap hain? aap ki wajah se maine program sab cancel kar diya. aaj maine sab ko program cancel kar ke tayyar hua ke aap ke saath jaunga aur aap yeh aisa kar rahe hain. kal ko nahin bataya to aisa nahin kiya unhon ne. unhon ne kaha chalo yeh bhi theek hai. sab se acha formula yahi hai. mona, inhi ka agla sawal hai. Maulana, aap ne bataya asal cheez taqwa hai. yeh taqwa
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