Yahya Rhodus - Being Centered vs Being Self Centered

About this lecture

In this lecture, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus explores the profound distinction between being truly centered — grounded in Tawhid and the Fitrah — and being self-centered, which he argues is the inevitable consequence of a worldview disconnected from revelation. Drawing on Quranic parables, Western intellectual history, Islamic spirituality, and personal reflection, he shows how belief in one God is the only ultimate foundation for balance, wisdom, and human flourishing. The lecture calls Muslims to cultivate the deep meanings of Iman within their hearts and to recognize the unique, universal gift that Islam offers to a spiritually disoriented modern world.