English book · Shaping the Souls for Eternal Paradise

Seek the Eternal World

English book, p. 137

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

GOD AND THE LIFE HEREAFTER For example, suppose you have formed a negative image of a person. In this matter, the spiritual process would be to remove the negative thoughts that you have built up regarding the person. If you had a negative image of the person, you must convert it into a positive image. Similarly, a spiritual person must examine every negative thought that has entered his mind. He should critique himself thoroughly and unbiasedly and accordingly change his views. In this matter, an individual must be so sensitive that even if he considers somebody wrong, he should search for an explanation that would end his negative feelings for the person concerned. It is necessary to do this for our own protection. It does not mean you should start thinking that all other people are right. Instead, the issue is that you should be able to make your personality a positive personality in the complete sense. There should not be a single negative item in your memory or consciousness. Your memory should become a storehouse of only positive things. Spiritual development is another name for intellectual development. This process of intellectual development starts with the re-engineering of the mind. Every person is born into a particular environment. He is continuously conditioned to his environment. Therefore, man’s first task is to decondition his conditioned mind. In this regard, this is the starting point of one’s spiritual journey. The fact is that every person is, by nature, a spiritual being. He is born with a divine personality, which has been

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