Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

What is the meaning of the word distraction?

“What is the meaning of the word 'distraction' that is often used? What does it mean?”Asked by Mahtab, Thampur

He answers at 1:05:50 in Jihad Fillah · 2 min 50 sec

His answer, in his own words
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? is ka kya matlab hai? dekhen, lafzi mani ka matlab hai distraction ke bhatakna, idhar se udhar bhatakna. distract hone ka matlab hai bhatakna. to ek dekhen, maslan ek road hai, ek street path hai. chaliye, ab aap khwamkhwah idhar bhatken, idhar bhatken to woh wohi mind mein hoti hai. mind mein ek hai, ek sahi soch par chalen. aap ek ek idhar udhar bhatken.
1:06:31
idhar udhar bhatakne ke mani hain ke paper mein parha aap ne ke falan ne kisi bomb maar diya aur isi ko le ke baithe hue hain. isi ki charcha kar rahe hain. kahin socha ke kisi ne aisa kar diya, kisi ne waisa kar diya. beshtar log jo hain, news jo hoti hai, media, media ko le kar ke distract hote rehte hain. sab se bara source distraction ka aaj kal media ban gaya hai. jo parha media mein, isi ki charcha kar rahe hain. apne aap se nahi sochte, apne aap se nahi sochte. main to media, main bhi akhbar parhta hoon, radio sunta hoon, kabhi kabhi tv bhi dekh leta hoon. lekin main woh kuch nahi, bas waqti cheez samajhta hoon.
1:07:08
us ko yeh nahi ke woh usi ko, is mein jo hai, bas usi ko main pathar le ke maar liya. laga usi par sochne, baatein karne, charcha karne. to dekhen, distract hona ya na hona aap ke apne ikhtiyar mein hai. chahe to aap distract hon, chahe na hon. agar aap ka mind developed mind hai, developed mind to aap yaqeenan apne ko bacha payenge. jo developed mind nahin hota hai, yaani pakhta mind nahin hota hai, wahi distract hota rehta hai. pakhta mind kya karega? mature
1:07:46
mind kya karega? woh sochega ke distraction jo mein kar raha hoon, to iska mujhe faida hai ke nahin? faida hai? lage ke faida kuch nahin, phir nuksan hai. to aadmi apne ko is se bacha lega. jaise mera roz ka mamool batata hoon aap ko, kisi se koi baat ho gayi, farz kijiye ke woh ikhtilaf kar diya us ne, to mein der nahin lagata is mein behas karne mein. mein kehta hoon, "you are right, time bra." mein kyun phansaoon? khwamkhwah behas, behas, behas. mein kehta hoon, "bhai, you are right, time bra." bas baat khatam.
1:08:23
kyunki woh agar mein is par zyada behas karoon to mein distract ho jaoonga right path se. to apne aap ko right path par bachane ke liye woh jaldi se keh deta hoon, "theek hai, you are right time bra." maulana, agla sawal raichur se hai zaheeruddin sahib ka. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, islam is a religion based on intellectual reasoning.
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