In life anything bad starts with a ......

[Submission_To_Peace]

mere thought. Why did s/he talk like that to me ? Isn’t his / her behavior selfish ? Why is s/he always showing off ? Why is s/he so jealous of me ? Why do I always have to compromise ? Why is s/he always minding my business ? Can’t he be a bit more polite ? He is always making a fool out of me…

“When someone criticises or disagrees with you, a small ant of hatred and antagonism is born in your heart. If you do not squash that ant at once, it might grow into a snake, or even a dragon.” **

(Maulana Rumi)**

“I always wondered how does it feel like doing (forbidden acts) drinking, smoking, adultery, watching bad stuff…”

If the first inward bad thought is not warded off, it will generate a desire, then the desire will generate a wish, and the wish will generate an intention, and the intention will generate the action, and the action will result in ruin and divine wrath. So evil must be cut off at its root, which is when it is simply a thought that crosses the mind, from which all the other things follow on.

** -Imam abu Hamid al-Ghazzali**

What do you think can be the way of removing bad thoughts from mind. Can it be mostly the time when one is sitting idle, doing nothing ?

[Ambassador1]

Definitely.

An empty mind is devil's workshop. That is completely true as busy minds very much unlikely to get into negative thoughts / actions. It is free minds, alot of time at hands.

It is always nice to keep reading prayers for 'safety' from satan when not doing anything. Especially those people who have alot of free time should do that because they are more at risk of giving time to evil or negative thoughts which can be bad not only for them but for the people around them.

@Submission_To_Peace

mere thought. Why did s/he talk like that to me ? Isn't his / her behavior selfish ? Why is s/he always showing off ? Why is s/he so jealous of me ? Why do I always have to compromise ? Why is s/he always minding my business ? Can't he be a bit more polite ? He is always making a fool out of me.....

I always wondered how does it feel like doing (forbidden acts) drinking, smoking, adultery, watching bad stuff.........

What do you think can be the way of removing bad thoughts from mind. Can it be mostly the time when one is sitting idle, doing nothing ?

[Mirch]

Re: In life anything bad starts with a ......

If a person is good at heart, that person does not need to do anything to bring the good out , it shows in every move and every gesture of that person. On the other hand if someone is bad at heart , anything can be a stimulant for that person to bring his bad out.
Nobody has control over thoughts , good or bad, everybody has control over their actions, good or bad thoughts do not control the actions and behavior of a person, his/her conscious effort to do something good or bad is the reason he /she will do anything good or bad in the end.
Only insane or intoxicated people do not have control over their actions.

[Submission_To_Peace]

Re: In life anything bad starts with a ......

^ Well, we do have a bit control over thoughts. Usually it is an immoral thought that leads to an immoral idea that leads to immoral planning.......

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“Watch your thoughts, for they become words.

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Watch your words, for they become actions.**

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Watch your actions, for they become habits.**

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Watch your habits, for they become character.**

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Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”**
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[Ambassador1]

Humans are not angels. fi they were, there would not be so many prayers for 'safety' and humans would not be required to 'pray' 5 times a day to ward off the 'evil'.

@Mirch

If a person is good at heart, that person does not need to do anything to bring the good out , it shows in every move and every gesture of that person. On the other hand if someone is bad at heart , anything can be a stimulant for that person to bring his bad out. Nobody has control over thoughts , good or bad, everybody has control over their actions, good or bad thoughts do not control the actions and behavior of a person, his/her conscious effort to do something good or bad is the reason he /she will do anything good or bad in the end. Only insane or intoxicated people do not have control over their actions.