Every episode of Sahchi Vaat will start with the heart of the episode, which we lovingly call Sal’s Vaat.  Anyone who has had the chance to engage Sal in a deep conversation about faith, life, meaning, or purpose knows that she has a wealth of knowledge, drawn from many, many years of formal education and a lifetime of being deeply embedded in communities that she has lovingly served. So many of the people Sal has touched have experienced significant “aha moments” that have deeply impacted their lives, and the overwhelming response to these moments has been “more people need to hear this, in this way.”

 

Ultimately, Sal’s Vaats are an ode to the oldest of human traditions, where we get to listen to wisdom keepers share their knowledge with us. The khutba, the Shakespearean monologue, Ted talks - they all fulfill the same function (though perhaps to varying degrees!). 

 

But what is consistent throughout is that the message being delivered belongs to the speaker - it comes from their expertise, their lived experience, their synthesis, and ultimately their own understanding of the workings of the world. That continues to be true here. These perspectives are ours - they do not belong to or speak for any institution or organization. They are ours and we own them wholeheartedly and without reservation. 

 

In our full episodes, Sal’s Vaat will be followed by a conversation between Salima and Munir about what she has shared: a chance to dig deeper and work on our ever shifting kaleidoscope to distill as much truth as we can. We hope to be joined in these conversations by friends who are able to sit in the grey space, letting our uncertainties mould one another into something humbler, kinder, gentler, and wiser. 

 

Join us as we sit in the discomfort and joy of finding our way through this thing we call life.