«Now that we have completed our account of the spiritual disciplines that are the various fields ofspeculative knowledge and ofthe practical, physical disciplines that are the various arts and crafts, and now that 2 we have explained in two of our epistles the essentials of each, the number of types they contain, and the aims sought for in them» — capítulo 1: la Epístola se sitúa detrás de las epístolas sobre las artes especulativas y las prácticas, y declara lo que ya dio por tratado
Islam
What does this tradition say about experience, knowledge and transformation? We approach these questions with consciousness as our centre, listening to the language of each source.
Gonzalo Olivares Velázquez · Spiritus Mundi
1 · Listen to the sources
How these passages were chosen: from the works assigned to this tradition, in alphabetical order, the first passage of each whose quoted words name consciousness, awareness, soul, spirit or knowledge (in English or Spanish); one per work, up to four. The choice is by vocabulary only: a passage may agree with our reading, disagree with it, or leave the question open.
«And yet something of the reality of the Prophet’s soul is present in the Quran, and that is why, when asked about his character, his wife ʿĀʾishah replied, “His character was the Quran.”» — Nasr matiza la distinción anterior citando la respuesta de ʿĀʾishah sobre el carácter de su marido: algo de la realidad del alma del Profeta sí está presente en el libro.
2 · Ask what each source declares
Who knows, and what is transformed? Is the relationship between inner experience and the world declared, disputed, or left open? Let the passage determine the answer before bringing it into dialogue with our reading.
Explore documented argument maps →3 · Return to the centre
For us, these paths meet in consciousness. Which passage converses with that reading, and which qualifies or contradicts it? Save it with your own note.
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