The Abbey at Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire  

Description

“The five things: Trust, Certainty, Patience, Resolution and Veracity, which in reality are one, are the attributes of servanthood which are like strands of a cord which are woven together to make a strong rope with which the servant binds himself to God”, Emine Abadi.

The sessions over the weekend will be given over to conversation and exploration of these five essential qualities and how they are part of the practice in daily life, providing a foundation and a teaching for coming to know oneself and one’s relationship to the Real and Union.

Study material will include papers given on Beshara courses over years and texts drawn from Ibn ‘Arabi’s Ringstones of Wisdom and Meccan Revelations.

Jane Clark will give a keynote talk to introduce the themes of the weekend.

Dates & Times of Arrival

This course will begin on Friday evening and end after lunch on Sunday. There will be some free time on Saturday afternoon.

Residential:

• Friday 19th arrive after 16:00
• Sunday 21st leave after lunch

Non-residential:

• Friday 19th arrive for meditation (time tbc) or for the first session at 20:00
• Sunday 21st leave after lunch

Fees

Residential (full board): £250
Non-residential*: £120

*Non-residential includes lunch and supper on Saturday and lunch on Sunday. Supper on Friday evening will incur an extra change.

Venue

The Abbey in Sutton Courtenay is a medieval courtyard house in the English county of Oxfordshire. It is located in the Vale of White Horse near the River Thames, across the road from the twelfth-century Normal Hall and the Manor House. The Abbey Grounds are lovely and there are good walks along the River Thames and from the adjacent village. For more information see here

It is about 8 miles from Oxford and 3 miles from Didcot Railway Station with fast access to London and elsewhere.

The Abbey
The Green
Sutton Courtenay
OX14 4AF