Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Reacting to happiness and problems

“This world is a test, how should we react to happiness and problems here?”Asked by Miss Farhana Ansari, USA

He answers at 38:31 in The Purpose of Life · 1 min 52 sec

His answer, in his own words
38:31
tajdeed deen mein ki hai us ko aap padh lijiyey us ko padhne ke baad bhi agar aap ko koi baqi rehta hai question to woh bataiye agle sunday ko. ji maulana usa se miss farhana ansari ne sawal bheja hai unhon ne aap se poocha hai this world is a test how should we react to happiness and problems here. bhai mein to samajhta h on ke log jo hain bas aisi zindagi jeete rehte hain apni jo faculty hai thinking wali is ko kaam mein nahi laate har cheez ko sochna padta hai har experience har event ko sochna padta hai tab aadmi jaan pata hai ke right thinking kya hai.
39:31
jaise aap ne dekha hoga ke chashma hai beh raha hai toh ek hota hai chashma ke woh jahan dhal hai idhar woh toh behte chale gaye bhai insaan ka mamla chashme jaisa nahi hai insaan khud sochta hai ke bhai idhar jaon ke idhar jaon raste ka nasb farad is ke rukh ko tay nahi karta aadmi ka aqal tay karti hai
40:03
. toh aadmi ko zaroori hai ke woh apni soch ko develop kare woh jaane ke mujhe kidhar jaana hai mera direction kidhar hona chahiye. toh right thinking ko develop karna yeh har insaan ka pehla kaam hai.
40:23
maulana agla sawal ali sahab ne bheja hai unhone location nahi likhi hai unhone bheja hai
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