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How to live in God's glory not our own?

“We are helpless, but still we live in our own glory. How can we live in the glory of God?”Asked by نغمہ صدیقی, دلی

He answers at 47:49 in Man and Paradise · 1 min 38 sec

His answer, in his own words
47:49
molana, agla sawal dilli se hai miss naghma siddiqui ka. unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana, in this world we are helpless, but still we often live in our own glory. My question is, how can we live in the glory of God?" daikhen, jo log apni glory mein jeete hain, is ka naam glory nahin hai, is ka naam hai arrogance. yeh arrogance ka beautiful word hai. yeh jo log apni glory mein jeete hon, woh haqeeqat mein arrogance mein jeete hain, aur arrogance jo hai, woh bilashuba jaiz nahin hai.
48:34
aik hadith hai ke aisa shakhs jannat mein nahin jaega jis ke andar aik rai ke barabar bhi arrogance ho. man la yutahhir jannat min kan fi qalbihi mithqal habbat khard min kibr la yutahhir jannat min kan fi qalbihi mithqal habbat khard min kibr woh aadmi jannat mein nahin jae, nahin jaega jis ke andar rai ke daane ke barabar bhi kibr ho. to main daikh, glory jo log self glory mein jeete hain, woh arrogance mein jeete hain, aur agar arrogance mein jeena to yeh to bohat hi risky baat hai.
49:19
bohat bara risk le rahe hain aise log akhirat ke aitbar se. maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai ans sahib ka. unhon ne likha hai: "tajurba batata hai ke har har aadmi cultural conditioning mein jeeta hai.
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