COURSES
Union
Saturday 20th July 2024
14:00–17:00 BST
The October Gallery, London
An interactive seminar facilitated by students of Beshara.
How to Book
Cost: £10 + £1.63 registration fee.
Entry by ticket from Eventbrite
Enquiries: Michael Cohen at london@beshara.org
Event Description
Union is the only remedy for separation
Those who do not attain Union cannot be at peace. (Mehmed Muhyiddin Üftāde) (from the Nightingale in the Garden of Love, Poems of Üftāde, tr P. Ballanfat & A. Culme-Seymour)
“It is indeed a pleasure for us of Beshara to talk of Union. This is our daily bread and meat since our constant and only aim is to reach that point in the Unity of Existence which we call Union. Consequently, we greet with joy everyone who is sincerely concerned with Union and who wants to promote or establish in this world that Union which is the sole purpose, and the only reason for man on earth.” (Bülent Rauf, Address on Union).
We shall investigate the theme of Union as exemplified in the writings of Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi, Üftāde, Bulent Rauf and others.
This is an interactive seminar facilitated by students of Beshara.
Saturday 20th July 2024 2pm – 5pm BST
The October Gallery,
24 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3AL
Refreshments Provided
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Thursday evenings, 19:00 – 20:30 GMT/BST
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Contact: besharacourses3@beshara.org
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A joint symposium held by the Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi Society and The Warburg Institute.
More details: https://ibnarabisociety.org/events/
Booking: https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/events/cosmos-of-ibn-arabi-2025
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14:00–17:00 BST
The October Gallery, London
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Contact: Michael Cohen london@beshara.org
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14:00–17:00 BST
The October Gallery, London
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Contact: Michael Cohen london@beshara.org
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17:30–18:30 BST
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9:00am-10:00am BST
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