Hinduism, Perennial Wisdom and Engaging with Islam: A Conversation with Farhan Qureshi

Join Mukunda as he speaks with Farhan Qureshi. Farhan is an ex-Muslim who now identifies as Hindu. He is a perennialist, who believes in that truth exists in some form in all traditions. He has spent decades studying Islam and Hinduism and is deeply committed to the search for Truth. In this episode, we discuss a host of topics including:

00:02:16 Introduction to Farhan Qureshi and his perspectives on Islam, Hinduism, and Perennial Philosophy

00:11:40 Mukunda’s engagement with the Dawah community and conversations with Dawahwise, why discussion is preferable to debate

00:20:20 Comparison between Abrahamic traditions and Dharma traditions

00:26:40 Diversity of Islamic traditions and general discussion of the online Islamic dawah space

00:54:50 Andrew Tate, masculinity and needs of modern men

01:00:20 Discussion on Mukunda’s conversation on the Dawahwise channel on the certainty of the Quran and textual tradition

01:06:15 Discussion on the relationship between orthodoxy and orthopraxy 01:15:50 The problem of exclusivity of truth/salvation

01:22:40 The conversation around the existence of Vedas pre-language discussion on Dawahwise

01:26:00 Hindu Epistemology: Pratyaksha, Anumana, and Shabda

01:42:40 The primal role of Pratyaksha or Perception (including Yoga Pratyaksha)

01:54:40 Brief discussion on reincarnation and the studies of Ian Stevenson

02:07:20 Some questions Mukunda has on Islamic thought/philosophy/theology?

02:18:15 Pantheism, Panentheism, Monism, Advaita and Visistadvaita

02:24:00 Concluding Thoughts

You can find Farhan Qureshi at:

https://www.youtube.com/user/orthodox786

http://www.spiritualexmuslim.com

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Mukunda

Mukunda Raghavan: Mukunda is a jack of all trades but master of none. His educational background is a mix of political science, criminology, psychological and philosophy. He received his Juris Doctorate in Law from Boston University and was simultaneously working on his Masters in Philosophy focusing on continental philosophy (not completed). He has practiced as a prosecutor in New York City, General Counsel and Operating Officer of a healthcare company in Southern California, Head of Business and Operations for a legal tech company in India and is now in Strategy and Development. Much like his career, Mukunda’s intellectual interests and knowledge is varied, he is interested in Indian and Western philosophy, world mythology, Quantum Physics, Consciousness Studies, Psychology and variety of other fields.

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