Singleness, Oneness & Singularity
Metaphysical Foundations of the Fusus
Fridays 21st and 28th April 2023
Online 19:00 – 20:15 AEST
Two online seminar sessions considering key gateways of perception, such as Singleness and Singularity, Uniqueness and Oneness, the established potentialities, relationship of concept, the two arcs and the closeness of “Or Nearer”.
Booking
Cost
Free via Zoom
Contact
Mark Temple at markvtemple@gmail.com
Description
Have you wished on occasion to be clearer about the difference between Singleness and Singularity and Uniqueness and Oneness? Have you ever wondered why the aʿyān never smelt a whiff of the scent of existence even though their love had begun while they were still in the Blindness? Would you like to make better sense of phrases such as: “This relationship which is the result of the two natures is nothing other than a relationship, not of relativity but of mentation and concept?” Have you longed to dispel some of the uncertainties surrounding the subtle distinction between the Joining of the Two Arcs and the station of Or Nearer? If any of these questions has occurred to you, it is quite likely that you will find this seminar informative and interesting. If none of them has, this seminar may seem to you too technical.
Our course facilitator, Avi Abadi, has been studying the teachings of Ibn ‘Arabi, and the Fusus al-Hikam in particular, for over forty years.
The Masnavi of Rumi Book 3
Weekly from 19th November 2026
Thursdays 20:30–21:30 GMT
An exploration of Book Three of Jalaladdin Rumi’s Masnavi will begin in November on Zoom. To enrol in the group please contact John Brown at: besharacourses@beshara.org.
The Heart of the Masnavi
The Heart of the Masnavi
A n interactive talk by Alan Williams
10th October 2026
14:00–17:00 BST
The October Gallery, London
Book Three of Rumi’s Masnavi is generally regarded as his most profound. It can be regarded as its heart, where Rumi does not mince his words. Alan will discuss the perplexities and challenges of what some say is ‘beyond the reader’s comprehension’ (not Alan’s view).
Kernel of the Kernel
Weekly from 19th September 2026
Saturdays 14:00–15:00 GMT
Online study of The Kernel of the Kernel, a selection of key passages from Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi’s Futūḥāt al-Makkiyyah, translated into Turkish with commentary by Ismail Hakki Bursevi (1652-1728AD). Translated into English by Bulent Rauf.
Love and Knowledge in the Light of Unity | the Direct Path
The Beshara Foundation Blended Learning Course
Part 1: Introductory weekend at Sutton Courtenay Abbey, Oxfordshire
16th – 18th October 2026
(Attendance Face-to-Face or by Zoom)
Followed by.
Part 2: 10 fortnightly online sessions
29th October 2026 – 18th March 2027
Thursday evenings, 19:00 – 20:30 GMT/BST
Part 3: Optional residential weekend and/or 10 days at Chisholme House, Scotland 1st–11th April 2027
This course provides a full introduction to the principles of Beshara in terms of both knowledge and practice. Taking the metaphysics of Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi as a starting point, the course explores what it means to know oneself and the world in the light of the Unity of Existence.
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Contact: besharacourses3@beshara.org
Mystics and Metaphysicians, East and West, Past and Present – and Future
An online course presented by Jim Griffin
Fortnightly from October 2026 – May 2027
Saturdays: 10:00am – 12:00pm (UK time)
or
Saturdays: 5:00pm-7:00pm (UK time)
Workshop series following a format of reading with contemplative meditation and shared reflections.
“The traditions of the past are very great in their own place, in the past, but I do not see why we should merely repeat them and not go further. In the spiritual development of the consciousness upon earth the great past ought to be followed by a greater future.”
Sri Aurobindo
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