Asrar-i-Khudi
Secrets of the Self (Persian: Asrar-i-Khudi) is a book written by Allama Muhammad Iqbal.
The term "Khudi" (from Persian) is based on the idea that a person should know exactly what his/her abilities and potentials in this life are and how these can be used for the good of all mankind
One of the most famous lines of verse from Iqbal incorporates this idea thus:
"Raise your Self to such heights
That God should ask Man
What do you want your destiny to be"
At another place Iqbal describes the importance of "Khudi" as
"Self is nothing but a boundless Ocean
There is no recourse if you think it is a little stream"
Another book written by Iqbal on the same topic is "Rumuz-e-Bekhudi" (Secrets of Selflessnes)
