The Wisdom of Rapturous Love in the Abraham Word

Weekly on Sundays from 4th April, 2021
10:00 – 11:30 BST

Online study of the chapter of Abraham from the Fusus al-Hikam (The Bezels of Wisdom) by Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi (via Zoom).

Newcomers are welcome.

Contact: Christina Mark at christinamark2@gmail.com

Course Description

The Fusus al-Hikam – the Bezels of Wisdom – is considered to be the quintessence of Ibn ‘Arabi’s teaching. The chapter on Adam is the first of 27 chapters, each dedicated to the spiritual meaning and wisdom of a particular prophet. 

Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi (1165-1240AD), mystic, philosopher, poet, sage, is one of the world’s great spiritual teachers, whose writings provide a beautiful exposition of the Unity of Being. His wisdom has much to offer us in the modern world, in terms of understanding what it means to be human.

These sessions are supported and sponsored by The Beshara Trust.

Booking

Cost: FREE via Zoom

Contact: Christina Mark at christinamark2@gmail.com

The Ways of the Heart II: Oneness

30th October 2020 – 28th January 2021
Hosted by The Beshara Trust using the Zoom seminar platform.

An online Beshara course exploring a spiritual life in the contemporary world.

This course is now fully subscribed but you are welcome to register your interest in further courses to: besharacourses@beshara.org

Dante’s Divine Comedy

Weekly from 25th October 2022
19:00–20:30 BST/GMT

An introduction to the spiritual journey (online via Zoom).

Notes from the Underworld

March 23, 2019 (2–5pm)
The October Gallery, London

A talk and seminar exploring death as one of the most essential aspects of our humanity from a psychological and spiritual perspective.

Beshara Turkey Discovering Unity

Bursa Birliğin Keşfi

20 Eylül – 1 Kasım, 2016

7 haftalık akşam buluşmalarıyla insan olmak üzerine kısa bir kurs

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.

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The Spiritual Journey in Poacher’s Pilgrimage

Thursday March 9, 2017

An evening with Alastair McIntosh, author of Poacher’s Pilgrimage: an Island Journey at The Sanctuary, Edinburgh.

Discovering Unity Weekend Retreat

November 25 – 27, 2016

Explore deeper questions in the light of the unity of all existence. Guided group study of wisdom texts, meditation and more. Held at the Chisholme Institute.

Beshara Turkey Discovering Unity

Discovering Unity, Istanbul

September 22 – November 3, 2016

A short course about being human, held over seven weekly evening meet-ups

Fusus al-Hikam Study

Weekly on Sundays
10:00–11:30 or 17:00–18:30 BST/GMT

Online reading group studying chapters from the Fusus al-Hikam by Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi, translated by Jane Clark, Stephen Hirtenstein and Cecilia Twinch.

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

Meditation and poetry workshops 

Fortnightly from 18th January – 29th March
Saturdays: 10:00am – 11:30pm (GMT)
or
Fortnightly from 25th January – 5th April
Saturdays: 10am – 11:30am (Pacific Time), 12:00pm-13:30 (Central Time), and 5:00pm-6:30pm (UK time).


Meditation workshops following a format of reading some lines of poetry with contemplative meditation and shared reflections. There are a few places left.

Intuitive Drawing course 1-8 July 2017

Intuitive Drawing Course

July 1 – 8, 2017
Chisholme Institute, Scottish Borders, UK

Draw from the heart and learn to see and listen in a new way. In practising to draw it is important to distinguish what the heart is trying to say from what the mind is trying to determine.

Socrates’ exhortation was to “Know Yourself”: an exploration according to 4 wisdom traditions

22nd February – 31st May 2023
4 sessions on the final Wednesday of each month
19:00–20:30 GMT/BST

*NEW COURSE*

An online opportunity to contemplate this essential concept according to four major traditions of human wisdom – the philosophies of ancient Greece and India, Christian wisdom and Islamic mysticism.