Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

A Formula to Stop Negative Thoughts

“I want to become completely free of negative thoughts. Please give me a formula to stop negative thoughts from coming.”Asked by Nafees, Delhi

He answers at 1:16:04 in The Existence of God-7th · 1 min 54 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:16:04
maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai nafees sahib ka. unhon ne likha hai: "main main negative free mind ban kar rehna chahta hoon. mujhe koi aisa formula bata dijiye jis se negative thoughts aana band ho jayein." woh kabhi nahi band honge. aap aise chahte hain ke oxygen aap ke dimagh mein aana band ho jaye, to kabhi band nahi hoga.
1:16:31
kuch nahi, negative thought to aayenge, aap un ko manage karna seekhiye. yeh yeh possible nahi hai ke aap ko ek aisi duniya mil jaye jahan koi negative baat hi na hoti ho. kuch nahi, aap ko negativity ke jhaar jhankhaar mein jeena hai.
1:16:58
you are you are to learn the art of, yani, negative negativity management. yeh to koi unnatural baat hai jo aap cha rahe hain. negativity ko apni khorak banaiye, negativity ko point of discussion banaiye, us ko le kar aur aur sochiye, aur aur sochiye.
1:17:25
jaise maine aap ko qissa bataya, aap ko ke main naha raha tha aur sabun haath se chhoot ke balti mein chal gaya. That was a negative event, ke main sochne laga, sochne laga, isse mujhe ek positive sabaq mila. to negativity jo hai, us ko ek challenge ke roop mein lijiye, aap intellectual challenge.
1:17:51
yeh mat chahiye ke negativity khatm ho jaye, kyunke woh to possible nahi hai. maulana, un ka ek aur sawal hai, unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke rawaiyati usloob aur asri
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