Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Negative thoughts leading to wrong decisions

“I often get negative thoughts which I am not able to suppress and control, and as a result, I end up taking wrong decisions.”Asked by Abdul, Jamshedpur

He answers at 45:47 in Spirit of the Age · 1 min 40 sec

His answer, in his own words
45:47
maulana, agla sawal jamshedpur se bheja hai abdul sahib ne, aur unhone likha hai, maulana sahib, I often get negative thoughts which I am not able to suppress or control, and as a result, i am not taking wrong decisions. My problem is that I know myself that I am getting wrong thoughts, but I am in
46:13
able to control myself. For example, I am very short-tempered, I also become greedy at times, and sometimes I get depressed. I really want to change myself, and want to become a better person.
46:30
Can you please advise me a practical way, or what should I do, which will help me become mentally stronger? Is there any dua? Maulana Sahab, please help me. یہ دعا کا مسئلہ نہیں ہے، یہ اپنے mind کی ری انجینئرنگ کا مسئلہ ہے۔ آپ ہمارا منتھلی میگزین اردو میں پڑھیے، رسالہ English میں ہے، اسپیٹ صاحب، اس کو پڑھیے۔
46:56
ہماری کئی کتابیں ہیں، English میں ہیں، Model Vision، Simple Wisdom، اس کو پڑھیے۔ hamari chaar kitabein urdu mein hain, raaz hayat, taabeer hayat, rehnuma hayat, kitaab zindagi, aap padhiye. aur mujhe yaqeen hai ke aap ka yeh mizaj khatm ho jayega. phir koi har insaan insaan hai.
47:17
آپ، آپ کا جو wrong way of thinking ہے، وہ وہ ختم ہو جائے گا، بس سب ٹھیک ho jayega. aap hamari kitabein padhiye. maulana, agla sawal dilli se bheja hai miss naghma siddiqui ne, aur unhone likha hai, while we
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