Compassion for the World

January 26, 2019 (2–5pm)
The October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AL

How can the wisdom of Ibn ‘Arabi help us solve contemporary problems like global warming?

Event Description

A talk by Jane Clark

Although self-contained, this talk is the third of three talks about the wisdom of Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi as it applies to modern life, delivered in Sydney and Melbourne earlier this year, following on from:

1) Learning from the Natural World; Ibn ‘Arabi on the wisdom of the animals, plants and minerals

2) What is a well-integrated spirituality? The practical wisdom of Ibn ‘Arabi

Speaker

Jane Clark is a Senior Research Fellow of the Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi Society, and has lectured and conducted courses both in the UK (Oxford University Department of Continuous Education, The Temenos Academy, The Beshara Trust), and internationally in Spain, Egypt, Syria and USA. She has recently completed a series of events in Australia where the first two talks mentioned above were delivered. Jane is currently the editor of Beshara Magazine.

Booking & Fees

Cost: £8 + registration fee from Eventbrite
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Entry by ticket – refreshments provided

Enquiries:
Michael Cohen at london@beshara.org or 020 8300 7928

The Twenty-Nine Pages

Weekly on Sundays
11th September – 27th November 2022
19:00–20:30 BST/GMT

A 12-week online course by the Beshara Trust studying The Twenty-Nine Pages, which serves as an excellent introduction to Ibn ‘Arabi’s metaphysics of Unity.

African Apocalypse film documentary

African Apocalypse: Confronting the Injustices of the Past

24th – 26th April, 2021
Film Stream:
from 24th April (19:30 BST) – 26th April (07:30 BST)
Q&A Discussion: 25th April (19:30 – 20:30 BST)

A online stream of the new documentary film “African Apocalypse” exploring the history and legacy of European colonialism in Africa, and an online Q&A session with the film’s creators.

Tickets (via Eventbite): £6.50

A Jewel of Indian Spirituality: Reflections on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

16th May, 2021
15:00 – 16:30 BST

An online seminar with Elizabeth Roberts

Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras is one of a number of sutra texts from the late Upanishadic period. According to its Indian origins yoga is not just a physical practice but a sacred science of right living and higher awareness aimed at coming to realise the inner truth of the universe – the Divine, God, the Absolute or whatever name one may use to refer to this highest value.

Registration via Eventbrite

Discovering Unity

February 27 – April 10, 2018
Hosted by Beshara Turkey

A 7-week online course using the Zoom seminar platform exploring human consciousness and meaning.

Kernel of the Kernel

Sundays from 27th February, 2022
13:00 – 14:30 Pacific Standard Time

One session per week for up to 8 weeks

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

Contact: marengleason@gmail.com

Nestled in the Womb of God

Hindu-Muslim comparative inquiry

9th December 2023
14:00–17:00 GMT
The October Gallery, London

A seminar by Hina Khalid

This seminar ventures into the relatively unexplored terrain of a Hindu-Muslim comparative inquiry into the intimate presence of the divine reality to the finite world. It offers a comparative analysis of the conception of the infinite in the worldviews of two major philosopher-poets of the Indian subcontinent – Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938) and Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941).

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February 22nd, 2020 (2–5pm)
The October Gallery, London UK

A seminar and interactive discussion with Rim Feriani exploring the meaning of ‘the journey’ in passages from selected works by Ibn ‘Arabi.

The Twenty-Nine Pages

8th September, 2021 – 24th November, 2021

A 12-week online course by the Beshara Trust studying ‘The Twenty-Nine Pages’, which serves as an excellent introduction to Ibn ‘Arabi’s metaphysics of unity.

Contact: besharacourses@beshara.org

Prof. George Pattison

The Beshara Lecture 2017: Nothingness and Gratitude

July 22, 2017  (3pm)
St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation & Peace, London, UK

Speaker: George Pattison, 1640 Chair of Divinity, University of Glasgow.

William James

In Defence of Mysticism: William James and Ibn ‘Arabi

June 17, 2017   (2–5pm)
The October Gallery, London, UK

A talk/seminar by Peter Coates investigating the parallels between the writings of William James and the vision of Ibn ‘Arabi.

The Mysticism and Spirituality of St. John of the Cross

2 online series of 3 Meditation Workshops

30th September, 28th October, 26th November
Saturdays, 10:00–12.30 BST/GMT
and
October 12th, November 9th, December 7th
Thursdays, 17:00–19.30 BST/GMT

Two poems by St. John of the Cross, The Dark Night and The Spiritual Canticle, will form the basis of our meditation.

Hassan bin Talal

The 50th Anniversary Beshara Lecture-21

Unity in Humanity? Where Two Hands Meet

Sunday 29th May 2022 17:30 BST

Delivered by His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan.