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To see the universe in a grain of sand and the divine in a child is the beauty and fun of being human.

All the very best brother. May the Lord shower grace on these discussions, and more and more people watch and be touched by God. Thank you.

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Very informative interview with a profound scholar of the Ramakrishna Order. Perhaps we can expect the Advaita Master Swami Sarvapriyananda from New York Vedanta Society in the future, God Willing.

Is that similar to the technique of active imagination that Henry corbin describes ?

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Are you true perennialists? You are criticising Schuon of trying to create an ideology, but your criticism follows exactly the guidelines of an ideology, namely the “political correctness” of modernity. Attributing to Schuon racism, antisemitism and misogyny is ridiculous. Besides his stating clearly in his books that there is no superior race, Schuon was adopted by the Sioux tribe and received an Indian name, which a “racist promoting the Aryan race” as you say, would never do. Nowhere in his books can we find statements against the Jews. How can you accuse him of antisemitism? Schuon a misogynist? Are you serious? His veneration for the divine feminine is obvious in his books where he also makes clear that the male gender is not superior to the female in fact, even though traditionally masculinity represents the spirit and femininity the soul (within the human), and the spirit is superior to the soul. As for his “wrong political views because he speaks in favour of kings and as we know from history there were not only good kings but also bad kings” as you say, if you read carefully you will see that he mentions that as well, namely the human abuses of monarchy as well as priesthood. But no true traditionalist, metaphysician and perennialist would discredit (due to human contingency) either of these institutions, because they are both God-given. Scriptural proof of this is in the Bible (Old Testament), and if you don’t accept its validity as equal to other holy scriptures, this is a sign of antisemitism from your part.

Zakir Naik ain't. Scholar.. he's good at polemics that's all

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Great video Muhammed Faruqe really understands the modern condition and how to bring it in to conversation with non modern thoughts. You are very good at following his train of thought and asking great questions. Have you come across the work of Bharatwaj Iyer? I think you should get him on the channel. Keep up the good work.

nice shirt, hassan khalil sahab, and beautiful discussion.

Nope۔ I consider myself Perennialist in the sense that Quran requires or commands me to be, i.e. to believe in all prophets, messengers and books and that theres never been a single nation to whom Allah SWT didnt send His guidance but Nasr is seems to be struggling or perhaps even forcing to reconcile Iconic Hinduism with Islam. The spiritual or metaphysical aspects of Islam and Hinduism, as is prevalant today, can no doubt be easily reconciled inwardly but on a more literal and outwardly level Islamic Sharia / Law is irreconcilably clear about idol / icon worship. The Arabs of Jahiliya (pre Islamic) worshipped their idols just as a means to reach the God most High.

Brahman is not Allah. Brahman is part of creation. Allah is the Creator. Hinduism is an accretion of various belief systems . It is not one thing, you cant ever pin it down. It is your desires, not a revealed religion.

Pleaaase! Prof sounds like a Perennialist! Hinduism is not one thing, its basic tenets have evolved over centuries as it came across monotheism. Sufism has indeed deviated from Islam and close to Hindu beliefs. Sorry ! But Hinduism is not a revealed religion, it is an accretion of many belief systems including animism. The Hindu God is part of creation, not so in Islam, there is a clear distinction between Creator and creation. Unfortunately Shabastri believed in Wahdat al wujud. Muhammad Iqbal has written a response to Shabastri’s Gulshan e Raaz. Hindu do worship idols. Yes Muslins do not pray to saints or the Prophet . It is not in the religion. Thee alone do we worship, and Thee alone do we seek help. Nasr should know the Hindus share Greek gods. God says in the Qur’an if He had wanted he would made all in the same faith. Nasr is clearly mistaken, he does not seem to realize that Hinduism is not a challenge to God, rather to Muslims. It is not a number game, as God says he will fill Gehenna with men and Jinn. None such thing as Indian sub continent. If Hindus don’t worship idols, then just break them, stop feeding them . There is more perniciousness in Hinduism related to severe misogyny and caste system as the most unequal society. 😂😂😂

Thank you so much. Blessings to you both.

Very dense and informative session, thanks a lot.

This is explaining away hinduism in service of islam. Idol is not just image it is God. That is how God is defined. Do not make my religion subservient to Islamic doctrines.

According to Perennialism , there is only one reality - God himself . All differences are ultimately illusory , so why would need anything from the “ outside “ ? What’s more , How could there be anything “ outside” if the Absolute is all inclusive ?

Sir, a formless entity can not be worshipped. A form is needed. It can be a word, it can be a book, it can be a set of candles,it can be a star ,it can be a crescent, it can be an empty box like structure.

Sir, you have noble and laudable thoughts achieved through your extensive studies.Yet issues remain. One issue is formlessness of God. A formless entity can not be worshipped. A form has to be given like: a word ,a book, a symbol like star or menorah or scrolls , or a man made building. So formlessness is devoid of a meaning.

Discussion about Islam is an exercise in entrapment.

Zakir naik is a preacher, in context of dialog and discussion academic people are involved. however, I do not think Zaikir naik did something wrong, just as Hindu preachers do for their faith.

Thank you for bringing this heart and eye opening discussion. God bless your work.

What about another great thinker Sriman Madhwacharya's commentary on Bhagavadgita? Is it excluded with a purpose ?

Wonderful discussion. "The heavens and the earth cannot contain Me, but the heart of My believing servant contains Me" These sessions are simply invaluable. Thank you as always.

Facts of religion. Peace, patience, deeds here and salvation hereafter . Do good be away from bad deeds . There is life after death good ones are awarded and bad ones are punished . Recognise? Creator of this beautiful universe and be grateful to him.

Where is Hindu Point of View form Practicing Hindu?

Ramana Maharashi wrote many books, that was a huge error on the hosts even before the video started!!

Dr.Sayed Hossien Nasr Greatest livening Muslim philosopher if you guys get a chance please have look ❤

WHY do we need to explain it to others? Why do we have to die for recognition of west ? In fact more people worship idoles and ancestors. In China, Japan, whole Indochina worship idols. They know whom they are worshiping ,only fools think they are worshiping idols. We are always apologetic because of our colonised minds. Your bussiness is your my bussiness is mine. Leave us alone.

I have a tough time agreeing with the idea that there are many paths to the One. Because many paths don’t emphasize the self as the Self, and therefore focus on afterlife outside oneself. That can’t be aligned with Ramana’s teachings let alone Buddha’s.

Surah Ibrahim talks about when Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) questioned the Quresh worshipping idols made from stones.

If I am right I can sense that this specifically trying hard to ignore the theological difference between Hinduism and islam by saying Hindus are specifically mention in quran/islam but the fact that idol worshipper and polytheism is mentioned every where in negative sense encapsulates not only Hinduism but also the tradition existed in Arabia during that time and then there are Buddhism and Jainism. And this negative idol worshippers and polytheism then displayed current discourse in present day islam. So it's very much theological and historical.

Always a pleasure to listen to the greatly knowledgeable Dr. Sutton.

Adi Shankara used dialogues and debates with philosophical opponents. He did not advocate converting and killing of people of other faiths, as Islamic leaders historically did. 🙏🏾🙏🏽🙏🏿

Islam is a religion of one final book and one final prophet. Hinduism is a religion of lakhs of sages and lakhs of books with many philosophies and practices. There are no final books in Hinduism. It is wrong to compare the two religions.

Brilliant as alway! Absolutely essential conversations 🙏

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heartfelt appreciation for the incredible work you are doing. Your commitment to bridging the gap between Muslims and Hindus through philosophical understandings and your dedication to promoting unity, peace, and dialogue is truly commendable. The dialogues and discussions you engage in with eminent scholars, authors, and academia in this subject are not only enlightening but also have the potential to foster a deeper understanding and harmony between two diverse communities.👏🎓

Great illustration on the subject matter by Prof. Ankur Barua. If only, Dr Saad, you could challenge your guest more on his statement that 'the so called Hindu polytheism is a consequence of Divine Monotheism'. Monotheism is dualistic. May be he meant that the so called Hindu polytheism sprang from Pantheism or Panentheism but didn't want to frame the doctrinal position of Advaita Vedanta As such. Unless the term 'Divine Monotheism' is different from 'mere' Monotheism. Aside from that, great Interview! Image Worship in Hinduism was and still is at the heart of misunderstandings between the two communities.

Mashallah! Sayyed Hossien Nasr is one of the greatest living Muslim philosopher and thinker of of our time. I have had the honor to read most of his books. His ideas and writings are flowing through much of the world. He is continuation of great thinkers, such as Jami, Mawlana Balkhi, Ibn Arabi, Ibn Sena and many other wonderful sages. May Allah gives him health and time to write more about Islam. With love and respect, Yunus From Kabul

Wonderful!

I really loved this interview. I read Shehab Ahmed's book, What is Islam? a few years ago, and I was spellbound by his brilliant insights. I should actually read it again. I really look forward to reading Prof. Fuerst's book too. Well done!

Fascinating discussion. However I dont think missionaries were targeting religions. They were targeting the weak points of religions - like the underclass. And also christians were not small a minority in the South before the Raj walked in.

To find that something greater, go within.

The prophet's message wasn't about monotheism but just about the injustice of pre Islamic Arabia? Mental gymnastics. May Allah hold you accountable for it.

7:30 rather weird Guenon takes letter ن and not letter ب, Basmallah and by extension the Holy Quran starts with ب, while both have the dot

How can we reconcile the Hindu doctrine of reincarnation with the realities of the afterlife in Islam?

Heavens will be inhabited by mostly naive simple minded peope as per Hadith. These big talks and technicalities and philosophy does not carry much weight towards our journey to eternal world. Mr. Nasr did the Prophet SA used to keep such trimmed beard like you. So you dislike his way , isnt it ?

Where is Bangladesh in your discussion. You touches east west , Karachi, India all. But where is Banglades which is the second largest muslim living country ? Why you guys always relegate Bangladesh ? Is it the true spirit of Islam. You utter big talks , bombastic words which general muslim have no interest at all. These are dubious and ambiguous talks. Islam is far away from these high talks .