BESHARA

A Unifying Perspective in the Contemporary World

Beshara is a name for the perspective that there is only one unlimited existence, expressing itself infinitely as a gift of love.

The potential to realise this truth lies within every human heart.

The awakening and realisation of this potential is the aim of this education.

The word Beshara is originally Aramaic, its meaning can be rendered as “good news” or “omen of joy”. It indicates the very positive and valuable effect that any movement towards a more inclusive and harmonious perspective represents.

COURSES & EVENTS

Jesus Across Space and Time

Jesus Across Space and Time

An interactive seminar

Saturday 30th November 2024
14:00–17:00 BST
The October Gallery, London

An afternoon devoted to discussion of the question: what is the knowledge we can attain if we contemplate the person of Jesus and his function and role in the world of humanity?

The Ways of the Heart IV: Praise and Service

The Ways of the Heart IV: Praise and Service

21st November – 19th December 2024
Thursdays, 19:30 – 21:00 GMT

A new 28-day intensive online course combining daily (individual or group) meditation, study and contemplation.

Know Yourself & The Twenty-Nine Pages

Know Yourself & The Twenty-Nine Pages

Weekly from November 1st, 2024
Fridays 18:00–19:30 GMT

Weekly from November 24th, 2024
Sundays 13:00–14:30 PST (timed for US and Pacific Rim)
Mondays 10:00 – 11:30 AEDT

Weekly from November 12th, 2024
Tuesdays 21:00–22:00 GMT
Note: this group will be studying the Twenty-Nine Pages only

Online study of texts that form an introduction to Muhyiddin ‘Ibn ‘Arabi‘s metaphysics of Unity

Contact: Michael Cohen, london@beshara.org

Love Divine:  a conversation between Rumi and St. John of the Cross

Love Divine: a conversation between Rumi and St. John of the Cross

Meditation and poetry workshops

Fortnightly from 31st August – 9th November
Saturdays: 10:00am – 11:30pm (BST/GMT)
or
Fortnightly from 21st September – 30th November
Saturdays: 10am – 11:30am (Pacific Time), 12:00pm-13:30pm (Central Time), and 6:00pm-7:30pm (BST).

Meditation workshops following a format of reading some lines of poetry with contemplative meditation and shared reflections.

Finding happiness and purpose in today’s world

Finding happiness and purpose in today’s world

A Comprehensive Beshara Course for Young Adults

1st October – 3rd December 2024
Weekly on Tuesdays, 19:00 – 20:30 GMT/BST
Online via Zoom

This is a new, pilot course for young people offering participants an opportunity to explore and make sense of the world around and within them. It is designed as a voyage of discovery toward a more fulfilled life. The course addresses the whole person – body, mind and spirit – by drawing on a wide range of sources and techniques.

Contact: besharacourses3@beshara.org

BESHARA MAGAZINE

The intentions of Beshara Magazine: an interview with the editor, Jane Clark

by Elizabeth Roberts

Beshara Magazine provides a platform for intelligent and thought-provoking material embodying a unifying perspective. Its concern is not with one particular field of activity, but with unitative ideas and initiatives as they arise in many different areas of contemporary thought.

LATEST ARTICLES

Cooking the Ainu Way

Love Will Not Be Idle: Mysticism and Activism

Jane Clark reports on a conference put on by the Mystical Theology Network in March this year, and talks to the organiser, Dr Louise Nelstrop

Cooking the Ainu Way

Bringing Light to the World: The Vision of Ibn ‘Arabi

Dr Eric Winkel talks with Jane Clark and Richard Gault about what the wisdom of the great philosopher/mystic can offer us in these troubled times

‘At some point we have to get out of the head and out of the intellect and ask: Can we look with our hearts?’

Cooking the Ainu Way

AI and Spiritual Intelligence

Mark Vernon dives into the debate surrounding digital technology

‘Where AI processes what is concrete and known, spiritual intelligence is alert to the ineffable, the paradoxical, the mythological.’

Cooking the Ainu Way

The Art of Conducting

British conductor James Lowe talks about the nature of music and the influence of the Tao Te Ching on his work

‘Great art and music dissolves barriers, allowing us to touch on something transpersonal, something above ourselves.’

Cooking the Ainu Way

Bernardo Kastrup and Swami Sarvapriyananda: A Dialogue about Consciousness

Charlotte Maberly appreciates a wide-ranging video conversation about Eastern and Western concepts of the self and mind

‘We might expect a western scientist philosopher and Hindu monk to have conflicting perspectives on the concept of consciousness, but in this fascinating dialogue, Bernardo Kastrup and Swami Sarvapriyananda explore the potential common ground between ancient wisdom and western science.’

RECENT TALKS

Ibn ‘Arabi and the Ecological Crisis: a Merciful Nemesis? Revisited

Speaker: Peter Coates
Delivered at the October Gallery, London, September 2023

A talk and discussion with Peter Coates about the ecological crisis and its deeper significance.

“Hubris against the essential divine order of nature would be followed by its appropriate nemesis” (Aldous Huxley)

BESHARA LECTURE 2023

The Coincidence of Opposites

Speaker: Iain McGilchrist
Delivered online on 9th July 2023

If there is Oneness, what are the Many? Are they the same? What do we mean? Iain McGilchrist suggests that the coincidence of opposites is a truth of unsurpassed importance, but that we have been educated into believing that it is, quite simply, nonsense; and that this plays a neglected role in our failure to make sense of the world.

Click here to watch the Q&A session

PUBLICATIONS

Cover Mystical Astrology

Letters

Bulent Rauf  |  This book presents letters full of profound insights to students corresponding with Bülent Rauf (1911–1987), who was Consultant to the Beshara School of Intensive Esoteric Education.

Cover Mystical Astrology

Kernel of the Kernel

Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi  |  “For the one who is ready to look into the depth of his or her own being, to the kernel of the kernel which is his essence, this book is invaluable, pointing out the path of progress for those who may become entangled along the way.”

Know Yourself

Know Yourself

Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi / Awhad al-din Balyani  |  The power of ideas has been expressed in many ways. It is also true of a wrong idea, illusion, and the most deep-rooted and limiting of ideas is the idea of our own existence. “Know Yourself” is a clearing away of misconceptions, so that a true perception may appear.

EDUCATIONAL CHARITY
The website beshara.org is managed by the Beshara Trust, a UK-based educational charity (registered nos. 296769 England & Wales, SC039933 Scotland) established in 1971, whose aim is the advancement of education in the consideration of the basic unity of all religions, in particular by the provision of courses to provide an understanding of the relationship of humanity to the universe, the earth, the environment and society, to Reality and to God.

The Trust is supported entirely by philanthropic donations and voluntary work.

BESHARA WORLDWIDE

Beshara courses and events are held around the world, organised by independent groups and individuals who share a common belief in the importance of this education.

To find out more about our worldwide groups, follow these links:

The Beshara Trust (UK)
Beshara Netherlands
Beshara North America
Beshara Southeast Asia
Beshara Australia

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