Solitude
Solitude is sacred.
It is a foundational pillar of the spiritual path.
It was in this state that God revealed himself to man through the great Prophets: Muhammad, Moses, Zoroaster - and the great saint, Maryam - peace be upon them all.
It is in this state that the great Saints had extraordinary mystical experiences.
It is in this state that the great Poets wrote immortal lines.
It is in this state that man can seek the stillness of his mind and the tranquility of his soul.
It is in this state that man stands before God on the Judgment Day.
Alone with The Alone.
Consider the following wisdom:
“The thoughtful soul to solitude retires.” - Omar Khayyam
“Solitude is the place of purification.” - Martin Buber
“Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world alone and leave it alone.”
- Thomas de Quincey
“Alone let him constantly meditate in solitude on that which is salutary for his soul, for he who meditates in solitude attains supreme bliss.”
- Guru Nanak
“One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.”
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Solitude is strength; to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more alone than he imagines.”
- Paul Brunton
“Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.”
- May Sarton
