Nature & Mysticism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Spiritual seekers from across religious traditions have had profound experiences within the natural world. Comparing the role of nature in selected Jewish, Christian, and Muslim teachings demonstrates the harmonious role that nature serves in the Abrahamic religions. Jesus' parables of the sower and the fig trees in the Gospels show how we can be inspired by the natural world to change ourselves; te Jewish principle of bal tashchit demonstrates how nature informs ethics; and the Quran's invitations to discernment along with the writings of Sufi mystic poets such as Ibn 'Arabi and Rumi show how the visible world can inform us of the transcendent.

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Mythos & Logos are two ancient words that can be roughly translated as “Story & Meaning.”

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The purpose of this channel is to share the important stories at the foundation of human cultures throughout history. These include mythology, legends, folktales, religious stories, and parables from the dawn of history to the modern day. This channel provides interpretations and insight into these stories, to find and apply their meaning to contemporary life. All stories covered are treated academically. This channel makes no claims regarding the historical, scientific, or religious truth of these tales. Rather, its goal is to find the meanings understood by their authors and apply them to the modern world.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:19 Jacob’s Dream by William Blake
00:26 Flowers, Painting and Collage by a Turkish Painter
00:40 Romans 1:20, New Living Translation
01:21 Surah Al-Imran, Quran Manuscript from 1874
02:30 The Kingdom of God in the Fields of Judea
03:00 Sermon on the Mount by Carl Bloch
03:10 Jesus and Nicodemus by Alexander Bida
03:28 Sermon on the Mount by Henrik Olrik, Altarpiece to Saint Matthew’s Church, Copenhagen, Denmark
03:36 Matthew 13:34-35, New Living Translation
04:57 Mountainous Landscape with the Parable of the Sower by Giovanni Battista Fontana
05:31 Christ Tells an Apostle How a Mustard Seed Grows Into a Tree, from the Wellcome Collection
05:45 Portrait of Saint John Chrysostom from the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkiye
05:59 John Chrysostom, Catena Aurea
07:24 Man is a Tree in the Fields
08:04 Illustration from Brockhaus and Efron Jewish Encyclopedia
08:17 Kohelet Rabbah 7:13
08:58 Hanukkah Lamp from the Jewish Museum, New York, United States of America
10:04 The Tree of Life with Fish by Scottie Wilson
10:18 Pirkei Avot 3:17
11:36 Seeking a Hidden Treasure
12:38 Dancing Dervish from Outing Magazine
12:54 Portrait of Ibn Arabi from Why I love Shaykh al-Akbar by Mehmet Ali Ayni
13:01 Illuminated Opening Page from a Manuscript of Hadith, 12th-13th century, from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
13:06 Hidden Treasure Hadith
13:45 Ibn ‘Arabi, The Meccan Illuminations
14:48 Illustration from Divan-i Shams-i Tabrizi, image upscaled via use of artificial intelligence
15:12 Selection from Rumi’s Little Book of Life, translated by Maryam Mafi and Azima Melita Kolin
17:04 Conclusion: Our Place in Nature
19:06 Outro

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