Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri

The title of this talk is a translation of a famous tradition from the Prophet Muhammad, relating to the process of inner death. The speaker elaborates on several of life’s fundamental questions; who are we?, what is death?.. and how should we relate to it? As a prelude to delving into the spiritual dimensions of this famous axiom of the prophetic Muhammad and the original Islamic path. Reflection...

This talk is a distilled presentation on the meanings of abstention and restrictions as a process for awakening to truth and higher consciousness with special focus on the Islamic path. It is an accompaniment to another discourse in this series titled ‘Fasting as means to Improving Conduct.’ The Speaker reflects on the core issues centered around the dynamics of abstraction from the senses and the...

In this Discourse, Shaykh Fadhlallah reflects upon the phenomena of abstention and fasting prevalent in world cultures and spiritual teaching as fundamental principles in the refinement of conduct and drive towards higher consciousness. The talk begins with an overview of the origin of spiritual systems religious pursuits globally. The evidence of history, archeological discoveries, sociological i...

Audio of a webinar on 25 January 2020 with Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri (South Africa), Issa Baba (Turkey) and Shaykh Saadi (Neil Douglas-Klotz, Scotland). Organized by the Beyond Initiative of the Dances of Universal Peace. Interviewers: Arjun Calero (Columbia) and Aziz Dixon (England).

This talk is a recording from an intimate setting hosted at Enlightenext centre in London. Shaykh Fadhlallah presents a personal account of his experience and understanding of what the Sufi Path reflecting over several key tenants revolving around fundamental questions and paradoxes of human life. The discourse begins with examining the possibility of whether there is an optimum way to live, utili...

This discourse reflects upon the core aspects of the Islamic unveilings and path, the speaker seeks to elaborate and emphasize a living experience of the varying dimensionalities and modes for the traveler on the path of Oneness. Tawhid is a central concept in Islam. It is the unequivocal statement of the oneness of reality. The speaker explores the Qur’anic declaration of a total, single and abso...

This two part series of talks presents a contemporary view in relation to the modern world context regarding emergent issues on the environment, ecology, sustainability and the growing awareness of human systems and our collective encroachment on natural systems. The series reflects on the spiritual dynamics related to the global environmental crisis through the lens of the Muhammadi tradition. Th...

This two part series of talks presents a contemporary view in relation to the modern world context regarding emergent issues on the environment, ecology, sustainability and the growing awareness of human systems and our collective encroachment on natural systems. The series reflects on the spiritual dynamics related to the global environmental crisis through the lens of the Muhammadi tradition. Th...

This final segment of talks ends the Practices that enhance life series. The talk serves as an introduction to an open house session in which questions are posed to the speaker. Foundational themes are reflected in this distilled presentation: The reality of cosmic Unity as the essence of life, the drive towards unison and different modes in which this arc operates regarding discernable and subtle...

This final segment of talks ends the Practices that enhance life series. The talk serves as an introduction to an open house session in which questions are posed to the speaker. Foundational themes are reflected in this distilled presentation: The reality of cosmic Unity as the essence of life, the drive towards unison and different modes in which this arc operates regarding discernable and subtle...

This final segment of talks ends the Practices that enhance life series. The talk serves as an introduction to an open house session in which questions are posed to the speaker. Foundational themes are reflected in this distilled presentation: The reality of cosmic Unity as the essence of life, the drive towards unison and different modes in which this arc operates regarding discernable and subtle...

This final segment of talks ends the Practices that enhance life series. The talk serves as an introduction to an open house session in which questions are posed to the speaker. Foundational themes are reflected in this distilled presentation: The reality of cosmic Unity as the essence of life, the drive towards unison and different modes in which this arc operates regarding discernable and subtle...

The segments are recording from a workshop setting titled Practices that enhance life.  Part one to four elaborates a necessary context that presents a cosmological foundation rooted in the Islamic and Sufi approach to knowledge of the self, and the universal applicability of these maps. In a broad stroke overview the sketches of character grooming, various key forces in life, interplay of du...

 The segments are recording from a workshop setting titled Practices that enhance life.  Part one to four elaborates a necessary context that presents a cosmological foundation rooted in the Islamic and Sufi approach to knowledge of the self, and the universal applicability of these maps. In a broad stroke overview the sketches of character grooming, various key forces in life, interplay...

 The segments are recording from a workshop setting titled Practices that enhance life.  Part one to four elaborates a necessary context that presents a cosmological foundation rooted in the Islamic and Sufi approach to knowledge of the self, and the universal applicability of these maps. In a broad stroke overview the sketches of character grooming, various key forces in life, interplay...

 The segments are recording from a workshop setting titled Practices that enhance life.  Part one to four elaborates a necessary context that presents a cosmological foundation rooted in the Islamic and Sufi approach to knowledge of the self, and the universal applicability of these maps. In a broad stroke overview the sketches of character grooming, various key forces in life, interplay...

The segments are recording from a workshop setting titled Practices that enhance life.  Part one to four elaborates a necessary context that presents a cosmological foundation rooted in the Islamic and Sufi approach to knowledge of the self, and the universal applicability of these maps. In a broad stroke overview the sketches of character grooming, various key forces in life, interplay of du...

The segments are recording from a workshop setting titled Practices that enhance life.  Part one to four elaborates a necessary context that presents a cosmological foundation rooted in the Islamic and Sufi approach to knowledge of the self, and the universal applicability of these maps. In a broad stroke overview the sketches of character grooming, various key forces in life, interplay of du...

 The segments are recording from a workshop setting titled Practices that enhance life.  Part one to four elaborates a necessary context that presents a cosmological foundation rooted in the Islamic and Sufi approach to knowledge of the self, and the universal applicability of these maps. In a broad stroke overview the sketches of character grooming, various key forces in life, interplay...

The segments are recording from a workshop setting titled Practices that enhance life.  Part one to four elaborates a necessary context that presents a cosmological foundation rooted in the Islamic and Sufi approach to knowledge of the self, and the universal applicability of these maps. In a broad stroke overview the sketches of character grooming, various key forces in life, interplay of du...

 The segments are recording from a workshop setting titled Practices that enhance life.  Part one to four elaborates a necessary context that presents a cosmological foundation rooted in the Islamic and Sufi approach to knowledge of the self, and the universal applicability of these maps. In a broad stroke overview the sketches of character grooming, various key forces in life, interplay...

 The segments are recording from a workshop setting titled Practices that enhance life.  Part one to four elaborates a necessary context that presents a cosmological foundation rooted in the Islamic and Sufi approach to knowledge of the self, and the universal applicability of these maps. In a broad stroke overview the sketches of character grooming, various key forces in life, interplay...

 This Discourse briefly draws on the other major themes in the series of Prescriptive & descriptive Qur’an. The emphasis of this talk is on the nature and meaning of suffering. Regarding the Qur’anic expression and prophetic indications the talks navigate from the Creational Metaphor of the Garden to the arise of discernment and perception of otherness and dualities. Tracing the evolution...

 This discourse reflects upon the interplay between what is referred to as the good news and warning as contained in the Qur’anic revelation. The talks expand upon the varying dimensions of these two forces, presenting the multitudes of expressions of which these two issues relate as a fundamental paradox of life. A complex and detailed exposition on both issues is presented, via the referenc...

  This discourse is a detailed exposition of two of life’s fundamental forces: Fear & Hope.  These two forces are critical complementary dynamics that frame the basket of human life. The discourse presents human interaction and experience of fear as a pivotal force in the evolutionary drive within human consciousness and indicates the context in which ancient cultures framed the...