What is the single most important point that must be understood by a person who wants to know?

A series of themed explorations on the Way of Love

Dates: The 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month from 8 April to 8 July, 2018
Venue: The Library, The Salisbury Centre, 2 Salisbury Road, Edinburgh EH16 2AB

 

Course Description

Each session will incorporate study, meditation and group discussion, allowing all the participants to share their experiences and their insights.

Although each session is complete in itself, attending more sessions may help to develop a deeper awareness of the single most important point in relation to the five qualities of the Way – trust, certainty, patience, resolution, and veracity.

Everyone is invited to develop their own understanding of the question posed by the series title, and of the course materials.

Two facilitators will guide and support the course participants in their understanding of the content and its relevance to their lives.

This course is supported and sponsored by The Beshara Trust.

Dates

The 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month from 8 April to 8 July, 2018

11am – 1pm

April 8 & 22
May 13 & 27
June 10 & 24
July 8

Booking & Fees

Cost: £5 per session or by donation

Booking: contact Lyndon Antle lyndonantle@gmail.com

Course / Event location

The Library, The Salisbury Centre, 2 Salisbury Road, Edinburgh EH16 2AB

The Perennial Wisdom in Everyday Life

September 20 – 24, 2017
Chisholme Institute, Scottish Borders, UK

A four day seminar with Colin Tudge (The College for Real Farming and Food Culture) exploring the theory and practice of food production for now and the future.

Exploring the Meaning of Service in the Context of Self Knowledge

23rd July 2023 & 30th July 2023
(Sundays) 13:00–14:30 PDT

Two online sessions reading, discussing and contemplating short papers in the light of this title.

Bhagavad Gita – ‘The Song of the Spirit’

From 15th May 2025
20:30–21:30 BST

An opportunity to study and explore the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita in an online group setting. All welcome.

Contact: John Brown at besharacourses@beshara.org to book a place.

‘Truth is One but the wise speak of it differently’

(Rig Veda)

7th September 2022 – 31st May 2023

5 x 5 weekly modules over three terms. Wednesday evenings from 7-8.30pm GMT/BST

This course will introduce participants to four major traditions of human wisdom – the philosophies of ancient Greece and India, Christian wisdom and Islamic Mysticism. Students will have the opportunity to explore how these traditions might converse with one another and consider what light they have to shed on the issues the world faces today.

Contact: admin@beshara.org

Open Meetings

Monday 13th & 27th January, 2025
Monday 10th & 24th February, 2025
18:30–19:30 GMT

Are you interested in sharing your thoughts and in contributing to the development of Beshara? We are excited to invite you to a series of four fortnightly online Open Meetings launching in January 2025.

Learning from the natural world: Ibn ‘Arabi on the wisdom of the animals, plants and minerals

August 31, 2018 (11am – 12.30pm)
University of Melbourne, Australia

A public talk exploring some of Ibn ‘Arabi’s highly original – and currently relevant – writings on our relationship to the natural world.

Hakim Omar Khayya’m and Edward FitzGerald

Paradise E’Now or The Smile of the Spirit

Saturday 24th May 2025
14:00–17:00 BST
The October Gallery, London

With Charles Mugleston

A special Birthday Celebration with music, exploring, experiencing & soulfully enjoying the Ruba’iya’t of Hakim Omar Khayya’m translated & adapted by the Anglo-Irish genius Edward FitzGerald of Woodbridge, Suffolk into “English Music” in 1859.

Contact: Michael Cohen  london@beshara.org

Impersonal Compassion

Weekly on Fridays from 2nd July, 2021
19:00 AEST / 10:00 BST

An online seminar in three one hour sessions on the distinction between non-theistic and theistic spirituality according to Ibn ‘Arabi with Avi Abadi.

Contact: Mark Temple at markvtemple@gmail.com

Chisholme Institute Introductory Event

Saturday 4th March, 2017

A free afternoon event at the London Kings Cross Hub introducing the courses and retreats held at the Chisholme Institute.

Kernel of the Kernel

Thursdays from 24th February 2022
16:00 – 17:30 Pacific Standard Time

Fridays from 25th February 2022
10:00 – 11:30 Australian Eastern Standard Time

 

A study of Ismail Hakki Bursevi’s translation of Ibn ‘Arabi’s exceptional treatise for those who undertake the journey with the aim of Union. All are welcome.

Contact: Mark Danley at markdanleyb@gmail.com

The Reflective Heart

Weekly on Tuesdays
21:00–22:00 BST/GMT

Online study of chapters from James Morris’s, The Reflective Heart: Discovering Spiritual Intelligence in Ibn ‘Arabi’s Meccan Illuminations.

Fusus al-Hikam Study Sessions

Weekly on Tuesdays from 8th March, 2022
19:00–20:00 (AEDT)

A reading group for online study of the Fusus al-Hikam by Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi, volumes 1-4. Participants will be able to join in as they wish.

Contact: markvtemple@gmail.com