English book · Leading A Spiritual Life

How to Eradicate Corruption

English book, p. 79

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

How to Eradicate Corruption One aspect of spirituality is that it keeps the emotions under control and brings peace of mind. T o eradicate corruption it requires individuals who are incorruptible and, undoubtedly, what produces such individuals is spirituality. There is a saying that violence begins from the mind. This is true also of corruption: corruption begins from mind. If we can alter people’s thinking, we can safely say that we shall have eradicated corruption by at least 50%. What best changes the heart and mind is spirituality: it enlightens the inner self. When an aeroplane takes off, it leaves behind everything and reaches a higher plane, at which point it is capable of flying towards its destination without any hurdles. Similarly, a spiritualized personality takes a man to a higher plane where he goes beyond all kinds of negative influences. There are two aspects of spirituality: one is spirituality and the other is applied spirituality. Basically, spirituality is a non-materialistic approach to life’s issues. There are two ways of thinking: one that is based on materialistic interest and the other which is based on a nonmaterialistic way of thinking. One who is spiritual gives more importance to non-material values, and it is

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