Please note: This earlier volume has now been replaced by the author's new consolidated book, The Mirror of the Soul - Reflections on Self-Knowledge, Remembrance, and the Light Within. Readers seeking the complete and updated work are encouraged to read the new book instead. The Meeting and the Mirror - Reflections on the Path of Self-Knowledge
A contemplative trilogy on the Self and the Soul - from foundations, to the seeker's journey, to the integrated light of remembrance.
The Meeting and the Mirror is an intimate account of spiritual awakening - a story of seeking, losing, finding, and slowly recognising that guidance always mirrors the readiness of the heart.
This deeply personal narrative follows the author's outward journey toward Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri, whose presence and teachings revealed that true knowledge is not acquired but remembered. What begins as an outer search gradually becomes an inner unveiling, where every encounter, loss, and moment of longing serves as a sign from the Real.
Blending memoir and meditation, this book explores:
- the subtle movements of the self and the soul
- the nature of consciousness and remembrance
- how Divine guidance unfolds through ordinary events
- how meeting a teacher becomes meeting oneself
Written for seekers of every background - students of spirituality, readers of Sufi wisdom, and those drawn to the inner dimensions of Islam - this work offers gentle companionship on the path of self-knowledge. It speaks to all who feel that faith and consciousness are not opposites but mirrors reflecting the same Light.
A natural companion to Layers of Consciousness and Reflections of Light, this volume stands as the second movementof a three-part spiritual journey - from understanding the self, to seeking the guide, to recognising the light within.
About the Author
Anjum Jaleel writes on the inner journey of the self, the constancy of the soul, and the awakening of conscience within both the individual and society. His work is shaped by the teachings of Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri, whose presence illuminated his understanding of remembrance and the path of self-knowledge.
Through Layers of Consciousness, The Meeting and the Mirror, Reflections of Light, and ongoing contemplative writings, he invites readers to pause, reflect, and rediscover that the path home begins within - where the heart turns, and the soul remembers its Source.
