THE VISION BEHIND HEARTWORK
From knowing ourselves to serving humanity.
A scholarly and enduring account of the educational vision, its intellectual lineage and its movement into global service.
USTADH MOHAMMED ISAAQ
Educational Vision and Heartwork Framework
Ustadh Mohammed Isaaq is an educator whose work explores the relationship between self knowledge, temperament, character and spiritual development.
His Heartwork teaching examines the cultivation of the human heart through an understanding of temperament and character, drawing upon an intellectual and spiritual tradition concerned with the development of the whole person. His broader Knowing Yourself work provides an accessible framework through which individuals can better understand their natural dispositions and how those dispositions influence relationships, wellbeing, character and spiritual development.
Heartwork’s global institutional development seeks to honor the depth of this educational vision while creating pathways through which its principles can contribute to education, research, community service and peacebuilding across societies.
At the heart of this vision is a movement from knowing oneself toward becoming capable of serving others well.
Honoring the Source as the Work Grows
The expansion of Heartwork is envisioned as an act of stewardship. As the framework develops into curricula, certifications, research programs, technological infrastructure and international applications, its originating educational philosophy should remain visible, respected and appropriately represented.
Institutional scale should deepen the work. Research can test its applications. Technology can expand its reach. Certification can translate principles into demonstrated competencies. Universities can develop scholarship around it. Governments and communities can deploy appropriate applications.
Biography
Institutional archive and program space.
Teaching Philosophy
Institutional archive and program space.
Heartwork
Institutional archive and program space.
Knowing Yourself
Institutional archive and program space.
Lectures and Workshops
Institutional archive and program space.
Selected Media
Institutional archive and program space.
Educational Resources
Institutional archive and program space.
Future Research and Scholarship
Institutional archive and program space.
Global Heartwork Programs
Institutional archive and program space.