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45 It pains me when Muslims in India are
perceived to be traitors and are

mistrusted. What is you view on this?

ou should not see what others ‘say’ to you. I have done
Ythis all my life. I had several critiques. I only looked
within me to see what I truly was. When I found that I
was not what others said I was, that was enough for me!
Yesterday, a person told me that I am a very wrong person
because I do not consider the Prophet Muhammad to be
‘a complete example’. I did not argue with him. I thought
to myself: ‘Do I accept the Prophet Muhammad as a
complete example?’ I realized that I consider him more
than complete and then I was at peace! The best response
is not to ponder over what others say to you; you should
simply evaluate your own conscience. If it says you are on
the right track, then just carry on.

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46 How can we achieve simple living,
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high thinking ?

think both are interlinked. If a person has simple living
I in reality, he will develop high thinking in return.
Similarly, if a person develops high thinking, he will
consequently begin to lead life in a simple manner.

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