3. Bhittai's Quest for Truth & Spiritualism
In his quest of spiritual knowledge, Shah Bhittai travelled to many parts of Sindh
and also went to the bordering lands. In his search for truth, peace, and harmony he
travelled for three years as a jogi (ascetic), in the company of the Sufis (mystics) and
jogis - all dressed in similar saffron-coloured clothes, to hills, valleys, the banks of the
rivers, and the fields in Jesalmere, Hinglaj, Lakhpat, Junagardh, at the foot of the
Himalayas, and parts of the Thar desert.
He always probed into the mystery of man's relationship with his Creator, and
was perturbed by the questions like: what relationship do we bear to our Creator? What is
the nature of our Creator? He had an intense longing for a direct approach to the Creator
rather than through intermediaries.
In the relentless search for truth, an intense longing for a direct approach to his
Creator seized Bhittai. His soul was constantly thirsting for the Divine and all things
divine. This led him to the path traversed by mystics. His quest for eternal truth became
his primary concern. He found God in everything - believing that "All that is, is God"
rest is all illusion and deception. Bhittai was a saint and a mystic - a Sufi. Guided by deep
feeling and contemplation, he had been able to arrive at certain truths of the spiritual life.