Asrar E Khudi2 Analysis

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Asrar-e-Khudi1 or The Secrets of the Self2 was published in 1915, the first philosophical poetry of Sir Mohammad Iqbal3. Iqbal describes his philosophy of "Self" or "Ego4" as “Khudi5”which is the divine spark present in every human beings. A great journey of transformation is vital to apprehend this celestial spark.

A similitude of this journey is the relationship of fragrance and seed. Every seed has potential for the fragrance in it. However, to reach the fragrance, the seed go through all the different changes and phases. First stage is to break out of the shell, and then break the ground to come into the light and develop roots at the same time. Further stage is the fight against elements of the nature, to develop the
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They preach doctrine of the repudiation and advocate banishment of all aspiration in the man. They believe that secret to salvation of the life is in death. The principle tenet of their thoughts; the Universe (alive and ever expanding) is an illusion and the World of phenomena is a myth. Moreover, self-abnegation of the living world is a path to achieve divine enlightenment. Whereas, Iqbal describes the ultimate end of all human activity is Life; glorious, powerful and exuberant. In Iqbal perception, always keep aspirations alive in thy heart, they generate motivation for triumph and their repudiation herald doom to the …show more content…
Moreover, from that time man has gradually traveled from chaos to the cosmos, to develop an ideal society. We all are helpers in this Endeavour. Generation to generation, the humanity are co-operating in this great task. The universe is not complete act; it is still in the course of formation. Here can be no complete truth about the universe, for the universe has not yet become ‘whole.’ The process of the creation is still going on; men too are involved and help to bring order into at least a portion of the chaos. This Hypothesis of the universe and man are in contradiction to the philosophies of English Neo-Hegelians thinkers, who are inspire by the thoughts of Neo – Platonists. The major wants in man is to conquer and dominate the nature and also to master his inner self, this require one’s to be always assertive, aware and alert. It is burning enthusiasm in the man, which bring him to present frontier of the knowledge and state of the development. The threshold is still very far away, However if man banishes himself from his legitimate carvings, all aspirations and actions in his life will vanished. One does be in relaxed state and all the progress of evolution of life will stagnate, and led to chaos in the society. The genesis of all the great feats of humankind, in the last thousands years, lays in the accomplishment of little desires and

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