Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Creativity ends with ancestor role models

“Will it be right to say that creativity of mind ends when we create role models out of our ancestors? What is your opinion on this?”Asked by Riyaz Bhat, Srinagar

He answers at 49:27 in Creative Thinking · 2 min 5 sec

His answer, in his own words
49:27
ji, Maulana, agla sawal Riyaz Bhatt sahib ne bheja hai Srinagar se, unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke Maulana sahib, will it be right to say that creativity of mind ends when we create role models out of our ancestors؟ What is your opinion on this؟ haan, to sahi hai, sahi yeh baat hai. ji, Maulana, agla sawal Dhampur se bheja hai Mehtab sahib ne, unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana sahib, I
49:54
want to know that how can a person maintain his positivity always? Please give me your guidance on this subject." bhai, mera jo simple formula hai apni satah par, woh yeh hai ke jab bhi mere andar koi negative thought aa jaye, offend hone lagun, ghussa ho jaye to main sochta hoon ke is ka safar kaun karega? agar main apni negative thinking ko zahir
50:25
karun, ghussa karun, offend ho jaaun to safar kaun karega? to har baar main yeh jaan pata hoon ke main khud safar karunga, woh insaan safar nahin karega. to jab safar karna main khud hoon to main kyun, kyun apna dushman banun? kyun apne ko kill karun? bas yeh cheez mujhe, meri positive thinking ko main hamesha maintain rakhti hai.
50:59
ji, jab bhi aap kisi bhi mamle mein sochiye ke ghussa hona, offend hona, jitni bhi negative baatein hoti hain, is mein hamesha hum khud safar karte hain, doosra safar nahin karta. to hum kyun aisa karen? apne aap ko khud hi kyun kill karen? bas yeh mujhe, yeh baat mujhe thanda kar deti hai.
51:32
Maulana sahib, agla sawal bheja hai Zubair Iqbal sahib ne Muradabad se, aur unhon ne likha hai:
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