The Murid Talks Podcast

As we approach the holiday season in 2022, we explore the concept of the virginal conception and birth in Traditional doctrines through the history of our Lady Mary. The virgin in Metaphysics presents to us a paradox of...

When discussing God and the cosmos, one question that usually arises is, when did the process of creation begin? In this episode, we explore how such a question is the result of erroneous theological teachings and poor...

<p>In the previous episode, we explored how one - through contemplation - can arrive at the Truth of Reality.<br> The contemplative journey in its roots is based on observation of how things are and not how they came to...

<p>The World's Traditions symbolize the path of realization as a journey, without and within. <br> In this episode, we tell a personal story of that contemplative journey. <br> <br> The journey begins with our...

<p>The question of God's Perfection appears in many forms within theology and philosophy. <br> "Is God All-Good, if He is why the evil in the world? How can God be All-Kind and All-Just at the same time?"<br> And these...

<p>The concept of Holy War appears in one way or another within the world's Traditions. <br> Besides its view from a socio-political angle, we see how Holy War represents the inner struggle of man towards Divine...

<p>This episode picks up from the previous one on the mysterious encounter between Moses and the sage Khidr.<br> After Moses asks to accompany Khidr on his journey so he can learn from the sage, he is given one...

<p>In this episode, we visit the mysterious encounter between Moses and the enigmatic Khidr (identified as a servant of God in the Qur'an).<br> We explore how this encounter symbolizes the 2 kinds of knowledge; exoteric...

<p>Proceeding from Non-Manifestation which is the Hidden Realm (Batin), we explore the 3 realms of Manifestation as expressed by the Sufi Tradition.<br> Manifestation is the expression (Zahir) of the Non-Manifest and it...

<p>After exploring The Ineffable and from it The First Determination, we now enter into a discussion of The Second Determination which proceeds from The First Intellect.<br> <br> The Second Determination is symbolized...

<p>The various Traditions of the world affirm hierarchical stations within Reality. <br> In between Absolute Reality (which truly IS) and non-existence (which is not and can not be) lies the various levels of Being...

Truth itself, cannot be expressed definitely or entirely. Yet, being Infinite, it encompasses All expressions. It is Beyond All and symbolized by All. It is One and Many, Manifest and Hidden, First and Last.

An exploration of the life of Prophet John, famously known as 'The Bapist' from his coming to being to how he lived his life. John represents creatio ex nihilo, the new cycle of life, renewal and rebirth through...

In the current episode, we explore the symbolism of the Hebrew & Arabic letter 'Mim' as it is connected to the letter 'Nun' as explored in episode 19. The Mim is the Mother, it is Mary and Muhammad, it is the...

Most of us have heard of Jonah's being swallowed by the Nun, the Fish. What are we to learn from this epic? In short, we must all enter the belly of the Fish and be delivered from darkness like Jonah and be like him...