Beshara

Listed here is a selection of lectures and talks given within the context of the education of the Beshara School. Many are transcripts of talks given by visitors to Beshara, or alumni at conferences worldwide. They include a number of talks by Peter Young, the Principal of the School, and some papers by Bulent Rauf, who was instrumental in establishing the Beshara School and served as its consultant between 1975 and 1987.   Please note that the views expressed by visiting speakers are not necessarily those of the Beshara School. Also see the talks arranged in order of  author . About the school and experiences of courses Ibn 'Arabi: towards a universal point of view  – the far-reaching implications of Ibn 'Arabi's legacy for the twenty-first century, by Peter Young Notice to Cooks  – by Bulent Rauf' Seeing' Myself in Scotland  – what is it like doing a six-month course, by Eva Muchtar   A Beautiful and Challenging Metaphysics  – a  personal story of transformation, by Grace Connor. Global Issues Working Together Between God's Two Hands  – written for a MIAS Symposium, by Peter Young.  Ibn 'Arabi and the Ecological Crisis  by Peter Coates Towards a Unified Vision:   Introduction to the first  Self Knowledge Global Responsibility  Symposium in 2009, by Peter Yiangou Mindfulness  - an introduction to the modern secular mindfulness movement, by Alison Yiangou (2013) 11th September 2001  – a response from love, by Peter Young Letter to a war zone  – by Peter Young Esoteric Exposition of Finance  – by Bulent Rauf Introduction to Climate Change  – by Michael Shallis Education An Education for the Heart  – written for a Teacher's Forum on Faith and Philosophy, by Peter Young Educating the Heart : Establishing a spiritual perspective in the modern world, The first in the  Beshara Lecture  series, by Jane Clark A personal response to giving the 2011 Beshara Lecture , by Richard Twinch Education and the Self  – given at SOAS, London, by Peter Young Listening on the Fourth Plinth  – part of Antony Gormley's  One & Other , Trafalgar Square, London (2009) by Evelyn Morrison The Globalisation of Consciousness  by Peter Yiangou Mystics, saints and thinkers Ibn Arabi Ibn 'Arabi: The Treasure of Compassion , by Stephen Hirtenstein - An introduction to his life and works. Ibn 'Arabi and the Circle of Inclusion : article for the Huffington Post, by Cecilia Twinch The Wisdom of the Heart  – written for a MIAS Symposium, by Cecilia Twinch Ibn 'Arabi: towards a universal point of view  – the far-reaching implications of Ibn 'Arabi's legacy for the twenty-first century, by Peter Young Jelaluddin Rumi At the still point... – by Peter Young Open Heart Surgery – the operation of love in Rumi's Masnavi, by Alan Williams Hakki Bursevi  – biographical notes, collected & translated by Christopher Ryan Meister Eckhart  by Adam Dupre Meister Eckhart Commentaries  by Dom Sylvester Houédard Dom Sylvester Houédard  by Charles Verey Osman Fazli  by Christopher Ryan Soren Kiekegaard by Peter Coates Gregory of Nyssa  by Edward Hallinan Sadr al-dīn Qunawī  by Jane Clark Plato  by Peter Coates Talks by Guest Speakers J G Bennett  - The Meaning of Hu (given at Swyre Farm in 1974) Tai Situ Rinpoche  – a talk given in Tibetan, at Chisholme (1981) Lama Panchen Ötrul Rinpoche  – speaking at Chisholme (1987) Kathleen Raine - Poetry as Prophecy   Ken Holmes  - Compassion    On-line Magazines: Self Knowledge Global Responsibility Journal Towards Magazine  

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