Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Managing our ego effectively

“How can we manage our ego? Please advise us.”Asked by Sajid Anwar, Roorkee

He answers at 1:04:10 in Revival of Islam · 1 min 53 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:04:10
to koi faida is ka nahi hoga. Maulana, agla sawal hai Sajid Anwar Sahab ka, Roorkee se. unhon ne likha hai: "Moulana, how can we manage our ego? Please advise us." dekhiye, main ego koi buri cheez nahi hai. ego se to aadmi ke andar stability aati hai aur determination aata hai. ego se aadmi koi decision le paata hai,
1:04:47
kisi challenge ka saamna karta hai. sab egoist to hota hai. dekhiye, ego kab bura hai? jab ego se aap ke andar pride aa jaaye. pride. apne ko pride se bachaiye to phir ego to phir blessing hi blessing hai. ego se apne ko superior samjhen aap aur apne aap ke andar koi ghamand aa jaaye, بڑai ka jazba aa jaaye.
1:05:17
to that is evil. Otherwise, ego is blessing. to ego ek takhleeq hai Allah ke paas. Allah ne paida kiya hai ego. jis ne aankh paida kiya, kaan paida kiya, us ne ego hi paida kiya hai. ego koi alag se nahi aa gayi hai. woh khud Allah Ta'ala ki creation hai. woh woh bohat badi cheez hai. ego na ho to aap challenge ka saamna kaise karenge? aap determination kahan se aye ga? aap koi decision kaise len ge?
1:05:52
lekin lekin ego mein agar yeh shamil ho jaye, yani superiority complex aye, to woh bura hai. is se apne ko bachaiye. Maulana, agla sawal Miss Shaheen ka hai, Mumbai se. unhon ne likha hai: "Moulana sahib, my father wants me to marry a rich husband, whereas I want to marry an educated husband.
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