Inner Journey to Love: Embracing Mystic Wisdom for Inner Peace and Connection
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it,” Rumi
The Inner Journey to Love
In our eternal quest for love and connection, we often look outward, longing for the perfect partner, friend, or family bond to complete us. Yet, the timeless wisdom of mystics like Rumi reminds us that the source of true love lies not in the external search but within ourselves.
In the quote above, Rumi guides us toward an inward journey to discover and dismantle the obstacles that keep us from embracing love’s fullest expression. This blog delves into the teachings of various mystics who echo Rumi’s insight, illuminating the path to discovering our innate capacity for love, self-awareness, and the transformative power of the pause.
The Essence of Being Love
Mystics from various traditions have long asserted that we are fundamentally beings of love. This profound understanding suggests that love is not something we need to seek or earn but something we naturally embody.
However, our busy minds, crowded with thoughts, beliefs, and preoccupations, often mask our true essence, leading us away from experiencing the love that we are. By tuning into the teachings of these spiritual guides, we learn that the journey back to love begins with quieting the mind and peeling away the layers of fear, judgment, and conditioning that obscure our natural state of loving and lightheartedness.
The Crucial Role of Self-Awareness
Self-awareness is the compass that navigates us through the inner barriers to love. It involves becoming acutely aware of our thoughts, emotions, and the stories we tell ourselves that reinforce a sense of separation from love.
As we cultivate self-awareness, we gradually recognise and release these limiting beliefs, allowing our true nature to shine forth. The mystics encourage us to remember who we truly are—divine expressions of love, capable of profound compassion, empathy, and connection.
Embracing the Power of the Pause
One of the most potent practices recommended by mystics is the cultivation of stillness through the pause. In our fast-paced, constantly connected world, taking a moment to pause can seem counterintuitive.
Yet, it is in these moments of stillness that we can tap into our origins of divine love. The pause offers a sacred space to disconnect from the external noise and connect deeply with our inner being. It’s an opportunity to breathe, reflect, and realign with our core essence of love and peace.
Walking the Path of Heartful Awareness
The path to discovering and living from our innate love is both simple and profound. It requires us to turn inward, to challenge and remove the barriers we have erected against love, and to remember our true identity as embodiments of love.
By heeding the wisdom of mystics, cultivating self-awareness, and embracing the power of the pause, we open ourselves to deeper connections, joy, and a sense of fulfillment that emanates from within. Let us walk this path of heartful awareness, guided by the timeless truth that love is not something to be found but remembered and lived.
You can learn more about the art of pausing by clicking here.
With love,
Angela
Namaste- I honour the place in you in which the entire universe resides. I honour the place in you, of love, of light, of truth, and peace. When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, there is only one of us.