Lecture - Buddha on Suffering

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The Buddha on Suffering

Spiritual teachers in all religious traditions say that- suffering is an unavoidable part of life. This is a tough pill to swallow for citizens of the modern world, whom are raised to believe that they are entitled to happiness: if you work hard and abide by the rules, you are guaranteed to enjoy a pleasant life. Yet, we can clearly see that suffering visits everyone around us- regardless of their state or status in life. Buddhism arguably has the most comprehensive and systematic teachings on the subject of “suffering”. The Buddha said: “all I teach is suffering and the end of suffering.” In this presentation, we will explore the Buddha’s teachings on how to cope with suffering in life.

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سخنرانی - عرفان چیست (۲)
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سخنرانی - عرفان چیست (۱)

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عرفان چیست؟ عارف کیست؟ (۱)

پرتو نور برنامه شماره ۱۹۶۶. عرفان یک نِحلهٔ معنوی / معنویت گرا است که کمابیش در همهٔ فرهنگ‌ها یافت میشود. از همین رو، تنوع زیادی در میان مکاتبِ عرفانی وجود دارد. در عین حال، مکاتبِ عرفانی اشتراکاتی هم دارند؛ و شاید مهترین فصلِ مشترک آنان، توجّه به باطنِ (درون) است. حقیقت در زیر قشرِ ستبری نهفته است: برای دستیابی بدان، می‌‌بایست قشرِ را در نَوردید تا به حقیقت رسید. لذا عرفان هم به باطنِ عالَم نظر دارد، و هم به باطنِ آدمی. در این برنامه، به زمینه شکل‌گیری عرفان در بین مسلمانان می‌‌پردازیم، و سه ویژه‌گی مهم عارفان را بررسی می‌‌کنیم.

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Lecture - Compassion in Islam

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Compassion in Islam

Compassion is viewed by many as an ethical virtue. But, Islam takes it much further: compassion pertains to the essence of God, the Creator. Thus, the universe is a showroom of God’s compassion. The universe and all its inhabitants owe their very existence to God’s compassion. Adam (the human prototype) was created on the image of God, which implies that our humanity rests on “compassion”. If someone lacks compassion, he is still an ape- not a man. In this presentation, we will explore A) what compassion entails, B) what the Quran teaches about compassion, and C) some practical examples of compassion for daily life.

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Lecture - Spirituality of Compassion

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Spirituality of Compassion

Compassion is a hallmark of authentic religion. The infusion of compassion into religious life was the culmination of a spiritual transformation in Axial Age (a 600-year period in history between 800 BC to 200 BC). Pre-Axial religion was mostly concerned with rituals and animal sacrifice; as such, religion did not have much ethical and spiritual content. Axial Age sages and prophets gradually shifted the focus of religion from rituals to a spirituality of compassion. Henceforth, authentic religion would be less concerned with beliefs, dogma and rituals; its primary aim would be to change the believers at a profound level: to empty them of their selfishness and fill them with a genuine concern for “others”. In this presentation, we will discuss how compassion became the defining feature of authentic religion.

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Quran and Religious Tolerance

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