In the Wisdom of Abraham, Ibn Arabi explores how the divine reality becomes knowable through created existence while always exceeding it. Abraham, named al-Khalīl (“the intimate friend”), symbolizes "mutual indwelling" (permeation): God is manifest in creation, and creation reveals God. The chapter grapples with paradoxes of agency, knowledge, praise, and responsibility, asking how humans both depend on the Real and serve as loci in which divine Names appear. Its central concern is to show that divine transcendence and immanence are not opposites but intertwined dimensions of a single, dynamic relationship between the Real and the human knower.

Fayz Kashani, Divan, ghazal 833, in The Soul-Counquering Love, pages 140-142.

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What gives us the right to speak about God, truth, or even wisdom? In this powerful discourse, Shams Tabrizi confronts the arrogance that can hide behind even the most religious or scholarly words. He asks: "Do you truly understand what you’re saying—or are you just repeating inherited words without tasting their truth?" In this video, I explore Shams’ warning that sacred speech demands purity, not pride; that quoting hadith and Qur’an without real understanding is like wearing borrowed clothes.

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What if the people who challenge you the most show you who you truly are? In this episode, I explore Shams Tabrizi's powerful metaphor about mirrors, truth, and the courage it takes to confront our ego. Shams teaches us that facing criticism is the first step toward self-knowledge and spiritual growth. Topics explored: - Why we break the mirrors that show our flaws - The real meaning of justice in Shams' view - How to receive criticism as a path to growth - Becoming a mirror for others—with honesty and love 

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In the Wisdom of Abraham, Ibn Arabi explores how the divine reality becomes knowable through created existence while always exceeding it. Abraham, named al-Khalīl (“the intimate friend”), symbolizes "mutual indwelling" (permeation): God is manifest in creation, and creation reveals God. The chapter grapples with paradoxes of agency, knowledge, praise, and responsibility, asking how humans both depend on the Real and serve as loci in which divine Names appear. Its central concern is to show that divine transcendence and immanence are not opposites but intertwined dimensions of a single, dynamic relationship between the Real and the human knower.

🔹Host: Rasoul Rahbari-Ghazani

🔹 Persian Mystical Poetry Podcast

عشقست اصل بندگی من بنده و مولای عشق

عشقست آب زندگی من بنده و مولای عشق

Love is the essence of servitude, I am the servant and love is the master,

Love is the water of life—I am the servant, and love is the master.

عشقست جان جان جان از عشق شد پیدا جهان

عشقست پیدا و نهان من بنده و مولای عشق

Love is the soul of the soul of the soul, the world appeared through love,

Love is the manifest and hidden—I am the servant, and love is the master.

کار من و تدبیر عشق سعی من و تقدیر عشق

حلق من و زنجیر عشق من بنده و مولای عشق

My affairs and the scheme of love, my effort and the destiny of love, 

My neck and the chain of love—I am the servant, and love is the master.

(Fayz Kashani, Divan, ghazal 539, in The Soul-Conquering Love, pages 134-137)

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In the Wisdom of Abraham, Ibn Arabi explores how the divine reality becomes knowable through created existence while always exceeding it. Abraham, named al-Khalīl (“the intimate friend”), symbolizes "mutual indwelling" (permeation): God is manifest in creation, and creation reveals God. The chapter grapples with paradoxes of agency, knowledge, praise, and responsibility, asking how humans both depend on the Real and serve as loci in which divine Names appear. Its central concern is to show that divine transcendence and immanence are not opposites but intertwined dimensions of a single, dynamic relationship between the Real and the human knower.

🔹Host: Rasoul Rahbari-Ghazani

🔹Consultant: Mohammad Davoodi  

How does Shams Tabrizi unveil the path to divine truth? In this episode of the Persian Mystical Poetry Podcast, I examine Shams's Discourses (Maqālāt), exploring his complex identity beyond the common labels of "dervish" or "illiterate." 

My latest books:

🔹The Soul-Conquering Love in Fayz Kashani’s Poetry: Translations and Annotations (Persian and English); available for in print and digital formats: https://immortalechoes.org/pages/our-press  

🔹 Sarayān: The Real’s Permeation: Ibn ʿArabi on the Divine Presence in the Cosmos with Neoplatonic Insights (available in both digital and print formats): https://immortalechoes.org/pages/our-press  

🔹Visit our ⁠Academy of Mystic Poetics and Philosophy⁠, and check out our courses: https://immortalechoes.org/pages/courses  

🔹If you enjoy the content and wish to ⁠support our work⁠, your generosity helps us continue creating: https://immortalechoes.org/pages/donations  

🔹Watch more from Persian Mystical Poetry Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqkz7b_183HHJERERmZ7fn8cYrLJOzvqy&si=m5l2JJfTOLetqpST  

 🔻 Guiding questions:

1. How does Shams challenge the authority of formal religious knowledge in his Discourses?

2. What role does paradox play in Shams’s teaching style?

3. Is your perspective toward Shams the same after watching this video?

5. Which idea from this episode moved you the most—and why?

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Who is the main enemy in #war? Do people surprise themselves in war?

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During #war, how should anger and compassion be calibrated? When is anger good?

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