Inward Journey Quotes

“Discovering the true beauty of the world becomes elusive when our perception remains confined solely to the limitations of our own eyes. However, as the veils of illusion are lifted from our minds, a profound sweetness emerges, beckoning our attention towards the depths of our hearts. In this inward journey, we encounter a presence both substantial and weightless, surpassing the superficiality of mere visual observation. It's a richness that resonates from the very core of our being, a melody echoing from the depths of our souls.

As we embrace the spectrum of experiences molding us, we ignite a flame within ourselves, one that has the power to engulf our souls in a final, exhilarating blaze of joy. It's the amalgamation of colors, emotions, and transformations that fuels this fire, propelling us towards a state of revelation and profound understanding.”
― Rolf van der Wind

“The perspection of your perception brings about a precision in you as a person”
― Ronnie J. Baroi, The Schoolboy Adventures of Tommy Brown and Hector Finn

“The inner bonding approach can be the greatest catalyst to heal your wounded self and discover the best version of yourself because it is an inward journey to acquaint with the higher dimension of your spiritual existence where the entire Universe exists.”
― Dhiraj Kumar Raj, Attracting A Specific Person: How to Use the Law of Attraction to Manifest a Specific Person, Get Back Your Ex and Manifest a Vibrant Relationship.

“If Today I die I won't regret it,
Jewel of faith I have received now death I won't regret it,

I don't need any path when I have found my destination now death I won't regret it,

I don't have any expectations nor hope with anything or anyone when I have got LOVE now death I won't regret it,

My search for drunk yard has ended I have found a perfect spiritual master now death I won't regret it,

Now I don't search God in the books when I am drinking from the eyes now death I won't regret it,

To know LOVE I setout myself in the world when I am under the blaze of LOVE now death I won't regret it,

What is the need for any external decoration and beautifying things when you are in my HEART now death I won't regret it,

Don't ask Aiyaz what is LOVE! Who's LOVER I am He is inside my HEART now death I won't regret it.”
― Aiyaz Uddin, The Inward Journey

“All this long I could only able to make my soul rich with kindness, love, patience, empathy, wisdom, care, honesty, and sincerity.”
― Aiyaz Uddin

“She had gone inward. It wasn't the divine journey Sufi mystics preach. She was numb with pain.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish

“What will you desire?
If you can now desire anything?
Beloved!
What will you know?
if you would now know anything?
Beloved!
Who will you love?
if you will be able to love anything?
Beloved!
What will you get?
If you now can get anything?
Beloved!
What will you see?
If you can now see anything?
Beloved!
What will you do?
if you can now do anything?
Love beloved!
What will you be?
If you can now be anything?
Love!”
― Aiyaz Uddin, The Inward Journey

“My death can be ignored,
My breath can be ignored,
My existence can be ignored,
My life can be ignored,
My identity can be ignored,
But beloved cannot be ignored,
Beloved’s face cannot be ignored,
Beloved’s beauty cannot be ignored,
My flaming heart cannot be ignored,
My awakened soul cannot be ignored,
My love for my beloved cannot be ignored!”
― Aiyaz Uddin, The Inward Journey

“My Feather Weight Heart!

It wasn’t this way clean and lightweight before,
It all started when I met the spiritual surgeon after,
It was filled with jealousy, greed, lust, stinginess and envy before,
It got cleaned when I started to meditate on the name of beloved after,
It was all dark filled with all black spots before,
It got lighter when the name of God entered after,
It was filled with hate towards oneself and others before,
It’s now filled with love towards oneself and others after,
It was disconnected from the truth of reality,
It’s now connected with reality of truth after,
It was once ignorant and arrogant before,
It is now awakened and mindful after,
It was out of the side of the truth of oneself before,
It is now in truth with insights of oneself after,
It was oppressive, aggressive, and transgressive before,
It is now submissive, merciful and compassionate after,
It was racist, filled with malice and hateful before,
It is now united, filled with love and acceptance after,
It was searching for the truth outside in the mosque, church, synagogues and temples before,
It is now in awareness of the temple inside me after,
It was not aware of God, temple of God (heart) and the soul before,
It is now when I met beloved reviving my dead heart after!”
― Aiyaz Uddin, The Inward Journey

“True love is loving someone genuinely from within,
True fire is burning of the heart from within,
True ecstasy is the dancing of the soul within,
True connection is connecting with the beloved from within”
― Aiyaz Uddin, The Inward Journey

“Bath me in the water of love,
Dye me with the color of love,
Shroud my body in love,
Take me to my grave in love,
Bury me under the sand of love,
Put a flower of love on my grave,
My soul is flaming in the fire of love for my beloved.”
― Aiyaz Uddin, The Inward Journey

“How easy it is to pay loyalty with the tongue,
And how difficult it is to fulfill loyalty with heart and soul!
The highest form of loyalty is to be loyal to our murshid/master.”
― Aiyaz Uddin, The Inward Journey

“True love is loving someone genuinely from within,
True fire is burning of the heart from within,
True ecstasy is the dancing of the soul within,
True connection is connecting with the beloved from within!”
― Aiyaz Uddin, The Inward Journey

“The heart is like a lamp,
The vision of the master lights the lamp,
The lighting of the lamp is like the love of the master,
The shining lamp is yearning in love,
Burning in flames longing for beloved!”
― Aiyaz Uddin, The Inward Journey

“I was fighting the wrong battle,
I was ignorant of the enemy within,
I was my own hidden enemy,
I was my own misery and suffering,
I was fierce in pointing out the darkness outside,
I was unaware of the inward darkness,
I was searching for my truth elsewhere,
I was just looking at reality in the wrong way,
I was lost because I was looking somewhere,
I was found because I looked at I,
I was attached to the world,
So I couldn’t see the I,
I was detached from my reality,
I was enveloped in the body,
I would not have found I,
If I wouldn’t have got beloved’s grace upon I!”
― Aiyaz Uddin, The Inward Journey

“Let this veil be,
Let this secret be,
Let this affair be,
Let this truth be,
Let this vibe be,
Let this ecstasy be,
Let this contemplation be,
Let this love be,
Let this time be,
Let this thought be,
Let this life be,
Let this lover be,
Let beloved be!”
― Aiyaz Uddin, The Inward Journey

“I was lost,
I was found,
And I am lost again,
But this time,
I am lost in,
contemplating
my self,
I was lost,
Not knowing myself,
I am found,
Knowing myself,
I am lost again,
In the thoughts of beloved!
Beloved master is the one,
Who makes spiritual seed sprout,
Beloved master is the one,
Who makes spiritual dead rise,
Beloved master is the one,
Who helps you know yourself,
Beloved master is the one,
Who reveals to you the truth of your soul,
Beloved master is the one,
Who connects you to God,
Beloved master is the one,
Who is the connection of God,
Beloved master is the one,
Who is one with God!”
― Aiyaz Uddin, The Inward Journey

“From the dawn of every day,
From the day of my dawn,
Like the rays of the sun fill darkness with light,
I am filled with your thoughts,
Your soul is luminous,
I am illuminating with your thoughts,
Existence has become an illusion,
The only reality is you, Oh beloved!
that exists and except you none.”
― Aiyaz Uddin, The Inward Journey

“Just as a pencil remains a pencil regardless of its color, our human essence remains unchanged by the external trappings of appearance, style, or culture. Our true identity lies in our souls, the eternal essence that transcends all superficial differences. Just as a pencil's purpose is to write, our purpose as humans is to connect with our souls and express our true selves.”
― Aiyaz Uddin, The Inward Journey

“The subjects that fascinate me are substantially varied. Sometimes I am transfixed by the emptiness of a scene, at other times by the chaos. Sometimes I am drawn to the vibrant richness of colours, at other times to the mute lack of it. But one thing is certain, in the midst of space and light, I always find meaning.”
― Felisa Tan, In Search for Meaning

“After a long wandering of existence,
with all its joys and pains,
perhaps one decides to go home.

And it is in that moment that one
finally asks the right question:
What is the Way home?”
― Felisa Tan, In Search for Meaning

“The way upstream may not be easy,
for we have strayed far.

But one is never too lost
to rediscover the Path.

Like pigeons, we can always find
our way back home.”
― Felisa Tan, In Search for Meaning

“Sometimes, it is crucial to embrace solitude with the purpose of forging a deeper connection with oneself, free from dependence on others' perceptions or validation. In those quiet moments, you find the space to cultivate a profound connection with who you are, and who you want to become by reflecting on your aspirations, values, and dreams.”
― Dhayana Alejandrina, Agridulce: poetry and prose