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Solitary green tree standing in a wide sunlit meadow beneath towering granite cliffs and distant mountains under clear blue sky, vast untouched nature landscape representing divine humbling and the lowering of pride.

Al-Mudhill

Al-Mudhill, The Dishonourer, names the lowering of false elevation rather than cruelty or humiliation. In Sufi understanding, this dishonouring removes what is inflated, exposed, or out of alignment, returning things to their true proportion. Through an Internal Family Systems lens, Al-Mudhill reflects the Self’s capacity to soften inflated protector roles, defensive identities, or false authority, allowing the system to release pretense and return to grounded truth.

99 Names of God

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A person stands at the center of a stone pathway that divides into multiple directions across a sunlit landscape, facing a crossroads marked by a simple wooden signpost. Each path leads toward a different sacred structure representing major world religions, including a Gothic church, a domed mosque, the Golden Temple, a Hindu temple, and a multi-tiered Buddhist pagoda. Wildflowers, greenery, and lanterns line the pathways, while warm daylight streams through dramatic clouds above distant mountains. The image symbolizes the personal journey of exploring different spiritual traditions and seeking the worldview about death, meaning, and the afterlife that feels most authentic and resonant.

Death in the World's Religions Course for Everyday People

A free IFS Academy course on what the world's religions believe about death from the Death and Dying Series: death in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Taoism, and nonduality, each tradition taught on its own terms with its internal differences cleaned up plainly. Every lesson ends with an IFS and parts work exercise so you can begin working with what you learn.

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A woman stands at the edge of a tranquil lake on a wide stone pathway, gazing toward a breathtaking landscape where multiple sacred traditions are represented together. Across the water, a Gothic cathedral, domed temple, Japanese torii gate, Buddhist pagodas, and a large seated Buddha statue share the same harmonious setting beneath towering mountains and soft clouds. Bright natural daylight illuminates the scene, with reflections shimmering across the calm water and lush greenery surrounding the shoreline. The composition symbolizes a personal journey of exploring different religious traditions and searching for the spiritual path that feels most meaningful and resonant.

🛐 Module 10 — Finding the Tradition That Resonates With You | Death in the World's Religions

A free IFS Academy course on finding the tradition that resonates with you from the Death and Dying Series: what hospice chaplains observe at real bedsides, why people return to childhood faith, how resonance with a tradition actually works, the three doors into going deeper, and holding a chosen map and the honest mystery at once. Every lesson ends with an IFS and parts work exercise so you can begin working with what you learn.

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A luminous, transparent glass human figure stands on a sunlit hillside overlooking a vast valley of lakes, mountains, and rolling landscapes. The lower portion of the figure remains fully intact and crystal clear, while the upper body gradually dissolves into thousands of sparkling particles of light that drift upward and outward into the bright blue sky. Warm sunlight illuminates the glass surface, creating shimmering reflections and rainbow-like highlights. Wildflowers, grasses, and rocky outcrops frame the foreground, while clouds glow softly above the distant mountains. The image evokes the nondual idea of individual identity dissolving seamlessly into a larger, boundless reality rather than ending, emphasizing continuity, unity, and oneness.

🛐 Module 9 — Death in Nonduality | Death in the World's Religions Course

A free IFS Academy course on death in nonduality from the Death and Dying Series: the teaching that what a person most deeply is was never born, the wave and the ocean, Ramana Maharshi's death experience at sixteen, jivanmukti and videhamukti, the deep sleep pointer, and the inquiry into who dies. Every lesson ends with an IFS and parts work exercise so you can begin working with what you learn.

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