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Ep. 33 – When Religion Is A Stranger
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Exploring what it means to practice Islam in a world filled with evil, Omid Safi explains how strangeness can bring us back home to God.
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In this episode, Omid Safi holds a talk on:
- Sacred sounds and the movement of the heavenly spheres
- Heavy hearts from global suffering and genocide
- The counterculture of Islam when it began
- Looking into our own communities to consider what seems strange
- Not being afraid to veer from tradition
- Ways that we can become strangers to our own religion
- Standing with those who are vulnerable
- Returning home to the loving presence of God
- Remembering what it means to be a Sufi
- Taking care of the poor, the needy, the strangers, the lonely
“We want to become re-acquainted and return to our original home which is the very loving presence of God. That’s where and when we’re going to be at home.” – Omid Safi
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33 episódios
Manage episode 449110739 series 2989294
Exploring what it means to practice Islam in a world filled with evil, Omid Safi explains how strangeness can bring us back home to God.
Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.
In this episode, Omid Safi holds a talk on:
- Sacred sounds and the movement of the heavenly spheres
- Heavy hearts from global suffering and genocide
- The counterculture of Islam when it began
- Looking into our own communities to consider what seems strange
- Not being afraid to veer from tradition
- Ways that we can become strangers to our own religion
- Standing with those who are vulnerable
- Returning home to the loving presence of God
- Remembering what it means to be a Sufi
- Taking care of the poor, the needy, the strangers, the lonely
“We want to become re-acquainted and return to our original home which is the very loving presence of God. That’s where and when we’re going to be at home.” – Omid Safi
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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