From Western Psychology into Ilm Al-Nafs - Dr. Mustafa Merter | English

ISIP - International Students of Islamic Psychology hosted Dr. Mustafa Merter on Sun. Jan. 9th, 2022. Dr. Mustafa Merter, MD, Ph.D in Psychiatry. He is also the author of a popular book in Turkish, Nefs Psikolojisi and the Founder and President of the Turkish Transpersonal Psychology and Psychiatry National Association. He spoke on Western Psychology into Ilm Al-Nafs. The session, in English, included engaging audience Questions and Answers. From this lecture: "One of the strange paradoxes [of western psychology] is that the psyche is not very well understood...so can we [from Islamic perspective] explain the nafs better than the psyche- Is there a structure to the nafs, we should be able to say YES." (25:00-30:00) "Without understanding the [Quranic imperative] of giving, there can not be long-lasting psychological health." (44:00) Book Recommendation: -States of Consciousness by Charles Tart Books Authored by Dr. Merter: "Nefs Pskikolojsi" https://www.amazon.com/Nefs-Psikoloji... "Dokuz Yuz Katli Insan" https://www.amazon.com/Dokuz-Katli-In... Time Stamps: Introductions & Certificate of Appreciation: 00:00:00 - 00:14:00 Lecture by Dr. Mustafa Merter: 00:14:00 - 01:08:18 Question and Answer Session: 01:09:20 - 02:03:07