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Leading A Spiritual Life

English book, p. 139

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Acceptance of Reality converts grass into milk, you have to convert negative thought into positive thought. This is the highest form of spirituality. Most men and women are battling stress. They ask what is the way to de-stress themselves. I would suggest that they learn a lesson from the cow. They should adopt the cow habit in their affairs and they will be able to destress themselves quite successfully. The cow represents an elevated form of lifestyle. Adopt this lifestyle, and you will be able to enjoy a tension-free life. Acceptance of Reality You have to make an objective estimate of your strength and then attempt to adjust to the laws of nature. I was once asked: “What is the simple formula for stressfree living?” I replied, “It is a three-word formula: Acceptance of reality.” Accept the reality, and you are bound to enjoy a life that is stress and tension free. What are stress and tension? Stress is a feeling of excessive demands being made on one’s physical and mental energy and tension is a feeling of mental strain. Why are people afflicted by these evils? Perhaps, in most cases, it is because they want to live their lives according to their own way of thinking, without taking into account the existence of the external world. Its

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