Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Does Being Emotional Mean Being Weak?

“Moulana, I am a very emotional person. Does this mean that I am a weak person?”Asked by Vineet Kashib, Mumbai

He answers at 1:04:19 in Jihad Fillah · 1 min 30 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:04:19
maulana, agla sawal mumbai se hai mr vineet kashyap ka. unhon ne aap se poocha hai: "maulana sahib, i am a very emotional person. does this mean that i am a weak person?" nahi, dekhiye, main khud emotional hoon. emotion jo hai part of nature hai, hamare nature ka hissa hai. woh har cheez jo hai hamare andar woh nature ka hissa hi hai. agar na ho to hum us ko kahin se export kar ke nahi la sakte.
1:04:57
to emotion na ho aadmi ke andar to aadmi to bilkul pathar ho jaye ga. emotions hona chahiye. lekin basic cheez yeh hai ke emotion ka misuse karna yeh bura hai. asal mein emotion ka ek proper use hai, ek misuse hai. bas is baat ko janna chahiye ke main agar emotion aa gaya to main us ko misuse karne lagoon ya yeh yeh yeh buri cheez hai. to main samajhta hoon ke emotion ek ek blessing hai, is mein koi apne aap mein koi burai nahi hai. lekin emotion emotion ko apne control mein rakhna chahiye. you have to control your emotions. bas itni si baat hai.
1:05:50
maulana, agla sawal thampur se hai mehtab sahib ka. woh aap se yeh janna chahte hain ke jo word "distraction" kai baar istemal hota hai, us ke mani kya hain?
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