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Ibn 'Arabi Society

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A selection of talks given at the annual symposia of the Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society, exploring the teachings and philosophy of the medieval Andalusian Sufi mystic Ibn Arabi.

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The Young Woman at the Ka'ba - Love and Infinity Sep 24, 2006 45:09

The Levels of the Soul and the Levels of Time Oct 21, 2006 42:06

You Are My Mirror Nov 21, 2006 53:18

Spiritual Life, Living Spirit - Ibn 'Arabi's Meeting with Jesus and John Dec 24, 2006 71:36

"Whoever knows himself..." in the Futuhat Jan 22, 2007 62:45

Naught but Love Feb 24, 2007 51:07

By Way of Essential Meaning Mar 24, 2007 42:34

Building an Akbarian Tradition for the New Millenium: Toward a New Theology of Difference Apr 22, 2007 65:42

"As if you saw Him"; vision and best action (ihsan) in Ibn 'Arabi's thought May 27, 2007 39:25

Crossing Borders: The Question of Human Belonging and Ibn 'Arabi's Theory of Perpetual Transformation Jun 30, 2007 55:29

Radical Vision and Universal Religion in Ibn al-'Arabi Jul 20, 2007 31:51

Temporal and Eternal Time in Ibn al-Arabi and Mulla Sadra Aug 30, 2007 44:48

Mediating Intimacy: Essential Ibn 'Arabi for Education and Psychotherapy Sep 21, 2007 64:46

Self-Knowledge and Self-Consciousness in Islamic Philosophy and Mysticism Oct 22, 2007 67:25

Unified Vision, Unified World? Nov 25, 2007 36:16

Whoever loses himself finds Me and whoever finds Me, never loses Me again Dec 19, 2007 36:03

Timelessness and Time Jan 29, 2008 28:11

"Watered with One Water": Ibn 'Arabi on the One and the Many Feb 22, 2008 40:36

The Globalisation of Consciousness Mar 23, 2008 42:08

Joined at the Crossroads: Ibn al-Farid and Ibn al-'Arabi in the Islamic Mystical Tradition Apr 24, 2008 51:31

The realms of responsibility in Ibn Arabi's Futuhat May 28, 2008 42:14

A Comparative Approach to Ibn Arabi and Meister Eckhart Jun 22, 2008 32:55

"And among them, may Allah be pleased, are Watermen" Jul 25, 2008 43:14

Sadr al-din Qunawi and his relationship with Jalal al-din Rumi Aug 25, 2008 58:50

From the One to the One-another. Mystical ethics in Ibn 'Arabi and in the Sufi Tradition. Sep 26, 2008 50:54

The Wisdom of Animals Oct 26, 2008 30:17

Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd on Ibn 'Arabi and Modernity Nov 20, 2008 24:11

Ibn 'Arabi and His School in Iran: Past and Present Dec 19, 2008 25:10

"And He taught Adam all the Names": The Foundation of the Spiritual Caliphate Jan 25, 2009 24:24

The "Instruments of Divine Mercy": from the Path to the Real in Ibn 'Arabi's Meccan Illuminations Feb 20, 2009 24:49

"O Marvel!": a Paradigm Shift towards Integration Mar 21, 2009 28:32

Interreligous Dialogue: Islam and Christianity, Ibn 'Arabi and Meister Eckhart Apr 19, 2009 22:16

Past and Future of Knowledge: the Time of Gnosis in Ibn 'Arabi's Writings May 17, 2009 19:33

The Wisdom of the heart unveils the Heart of wisdom Jun 20, 2009 45:49

The spirituality of the heart in the Syriac tradition Jul 19, 2009 50:07

The Cosmic Heart: the heart of the Perfect Human Aug 5, 2009 35:08

Opening the heart in the Futuhat Sep 24, 2009 58:24

WBAI Interview with William Chittick Oct 28, 2009 50:46

WBAI Interview with Mohamed Haj Yousef Oct 28, 2009 44:28

The Poetry of Ibn Arabi - Recitations from the Tarjuman al-Ashwaq Dec 13, 2009 40:36

The Anthropology of Compassion in Ibn 'Arabi's Futuhat Jan 21, 2010 45:58

The Mystic's Ka'ba; The Wisdom of the Heart According to Ibn 'Arabi Feb 21, 2010 42:07

Ibn 'Arabi's View of the Cosmos Mar 28, 2010 34:08

Ibn 'Arabi in Dialogue with the Confucian Tradition May 8, 2010 27:29

Kierkegaard's teaching on Absolute Dependence Jun 22, 2010 45:05

Appearance is the Unsurpassed Protection. Jul 19, 2010 40:14

"He governs the world through itself" – Ibn 'Arabi on Spiritual Causation Aug 27, 2010 40:39

Ibn 'Arabi's Joseph: Imagination as Holy Communion Nov 7, 2010 39:17

Whose calling, whose response? Ibn 'Arabi on Divine and Human Responsiveness Jan 21, 2011 55:19

A'yan thabita and Time Mar 19, 2011 28:04

Ibn 'Arabi on Himmah: the spiritual power of the strong-souled individual May 13, 2011 55:28

Ibn 'Arabi, Human Potential and the Postmodern Self Jun 13, 2011 43:58

On the Spiritual typologies in Ibn 'Arabi's Kitab al-Abadila Jul 23, 2011 54:31

Consciousness, Imagination and Gratitude: The Inexhaustible Sources of the Self Sep 3, 2011 54:56

Ibn Arabi and Rumi: Teachings for the Modern World 1 Oct 5, 2011 49:28

Ibn Arabi and Rumi: Teachings for the Modern World 2 Oct 5, 2011 53:22

Ibn Arabi and Rumi: Teachings for the Modern World 3 Oct 5, 2011 26:14

Becoming Real: Realization and Revelation in Rumi and Ibn 'Arabi Oct 11, 2011 21:38

Recitation of Ibn 'Arabi's Poetry in Arabic and English Oct 20, 2011 24:07

Recitation of Rumi's Poetry in Persian and English Nov 10, 2011 27:01

"We Sucked Milk From Two Mothers"; Ibn 'Arabi and Rumi as Co-founders of Ottoman Sufi Thought Dec 4, 2011 47:19

How Sweetly with a Kiss Is the Speech Interrupted: The Dynamism of Silence in Rumi's Lyric Poetry Jan 2, 2012 35:13

Ibn 'Arabi's Lyric Mysticism and the Persian-Arabic Love Affair Feb 7, 2012 20:14

Ibn 'Arabi's Vision of the Multiple Oneness of the Inner Human Kingdom Mar 1, 2012 31:51

Ibn 'Arabi & Rumi Conference Wrap-up and Panel Discussion Mar 20, 2012 50:53

Rumi's Community: Celebrating the Eternal Rumi with Poetry and Music Apr 10, 2012 46:42

Trying to find the path of Ibn 'Arabi in 21st Century London May 16, 2012 22:20

"As for your Lord's blessings, recount them!": Ibn 'Arabi's Storytelling and Spiritual Communication Jun 13, 2012 50:57

Ibn 'Arabi and the modern Mindfulness movement Jul 15, 2012 50:16

Living through the Spectacles of Tasavvuf Aug 13, 2012 48:32

Spiritual Realization (al-tahqiq) through Daily Awakening Sep 9, 2012 46:17

Poesis and Prayer in Ibn 'Arabi Oct 5, 2012 47:30

Self Knowledge in the Practice of the Person-Centred Approach Nov 10, 2012 28:59

On Aspiration and Poverty Dec 8, 2012 50:08

Philosophers and mystics on the semantics of Being: Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi's correspondence with Nasir al-Din al-Tusi Jan 13, 2013 27:17

The Religion of Love Revisited May 5, 2013 52:59

A Hindu Commentator on Ibn 'Arabi Jun 4, 2013 41:26

Being Human According to the Qur'an Jul 2, 2013 30:30

"A Donkey's Tail With Angel's Wings": Being Fully Human According to Rumi Aug 5, 2013 40:46

Shihab al-Din Suhrawardi and Muhyi al-Din Ibn 'Arabi: A Hitherto Neglected Comparison Sep 1, 2013 40:08

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