In the ancient days the wise men set upon finding such hidden paths which could lead to the inward journey thus illuminating the inner real self if it existed. As with any other field of study this was not done in a day, but was a result of painstaking efforts carried out over a period of time with the sole aim of achieving the desired objective. They had to face misunderstanding, persecution and disbelief similar to the scientists of the olden days such as Galileo who were scoffed at when they mentioned to the world about the findings of the universe. But ultimately their theories came to be accepted worldwide and the scientists who were a subject matter of scoff in their own lifetimes are now revered as the pioneers of science.
Similarly the ancient Seers and philosophers contemplated and found out that various paths existed for carrying out the inward journey. I think by now you must have thoroughly understood the concept of the inward journey and now we will stop revolving around the topic and dive deep inside the concept of going inside from the next blog, in an effort to understand the crux of the matter.