Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Starting point to break conditioning and re-engineer mind

“What is the starting point of breaking one's conditioning so that the person can re-engineer his or her mind?”Asked by Fawad, Bhopal

He answers at 1:01:54 in Deeper Meaning of Quran 17 05 2015 · 2 min 10 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:01:54
To conclude, Spirit of Islam has benefited me in many ways, such as honesty, not to deny the truth, respect others, and treat everyone equally. Maulana, agla sawal Bhopal se aaya hai Fawad Sahab ne kiya hai aur unhone aap se poocha hai ke What is the starting point of breaking one's conditioning so that the person can re-engineer his or her mind? bhai, main to yahi samajhta hoon ke starting point muhasba hai yani introspection. apne aap apni scrutiny karna, apne ko critical way mein dekhna, apna analysis karna, jis ko kehte hain Arabi mein muhasba, kehte hain English mein is ko kehte hain introspection.
1:02:43
yahi mere dekh to yahi starting point hai. jaise kal jo ek khatoon aayi thi, jo journalist, un se main ne kaha ke main aadat hai keh jab bhi koi baat ho to phone karta hoon I was wrong. to unhone kaha ke aap kyun itna zyada I was wrong kehte hain? aam taur par to log aisa nahi karte. to maine kaha dekhen, jab ek shakhs kehta hai I was wrong.
1:03:19
to is ka faida is ko khud bhi milta hai, doosre ko nahi, doosre ko nahi, apne ko. I was wrong keh kar woh apne ko realist banata hai, apni galtiyon ko pakar pata hai. I was wrong na kahein to jhagda karein ge doosre se keh tum galat ho, tum galat ho, woh kahe ga tum galat ho.
1:03:41
to time waste karta hai, to hum time bachate hain. is se modesty aati hai. to sara faida apne ko milta hai, doosre ko nahi. yehi sab, isi se yehi sab sochta hai aadmi, isi ka naam hai muhasba ya introspection.
1:04:04
Maulana, agla sawal punay se Zahid Khan sahib ne kiya hai aur unho ne likha hai keh Maulana,
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