English book · Shaping the Souls for Eternal Paradise

Developing a Positive Personality

English book, p. 61

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

CREATION PLAN OF GOD Thus, man’s true character comes to be concealed by a curtain over time. As a result, a person now changes from a natural to an artificial person. Deconditioning is the reformation of this artificial state of affairs. This deconditioning is a pressing need for every person. Without it, man’s character will remain deeply flawed. He will never be able to obtain the position of a perfect character. The primary means for this deconditioning is introspection. Every person must become his own inspector. First, he must closely search within himself and remove every negative item he may find. Next, he must rectify his thinking about these negative items by changing them into positive ones. Then, he must include these now positive items back into his personality. This process is similar to an animal chewing cud, regurgitating it, and chewing it again, making the food capable of being digested. Through deconditioning, every person should similarly reconstruct their character on positive lines. Man’s mind has two major components: conscious and unconscious. For example, when a man faces an unpleasant experience, the thought related to the experience enters the conscious mind as a negative item. This negative item remains in his conscious mind for a few days. After this, gradually, it goes into his unconscious mind, where it becomes a part of his mind forever. Hence, it is necessary that on the very first day itself, or within a few days at the most, one should convert every negative item in one’s mind

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