Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

How to develop objectivity in thinking

“How can one develop objectivity in one's thinking?”Asked by جاوید, بینگلور

He answers at 1:05:46 in The Importance of Thinking · 1 min 29 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:05:46
i understood this word only through reading your books, and today lecture was the culmination of the understanding of marifat." maulana, agla sawal bangalore se hai javed sahib ne kiya hai. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, how can one develop objectivity in one's thinking?" dekhen, yeh mamla apna hai, kisi doosre ka nahi hai. koi doosra nahi bata sakta. aap apna introspection karen har baat mein. sochien ke theek tha ke nahi theek tha. har baat to apna introspection karen aur doosri adat yeh dalen ke doosra aadmi jo aap criticize kare to aap offend na hon.
1:06:37
yeh two point formula hai. khud bohat zyada sochna yani merciless introspection apne bare mein. Merciless introspection yani be rehamana muhasba apna. aur doosri siftien honi chahiye ke jab koi aadmi criticize kare to aap hargiz hargiz offend na hon, bura na manen. yeh do siftien agar hongi tab aadmi ke andar woh cheez aayegi jo aap chahte hain, warna nahin.
1:07:16
Maulana, agla sawal Faraz sahib ne kiya hai Bhopal se. unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana, one of the reasons for a person not to be able to develop art of thinking is distraction.
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