What is the single most important point that must be understood by a person who wants to know?

A series of themed explorations on the Way of Love

Dates: The 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month from 8 April to 8 July, 2018
Venue: The Library, The Salisbury Centre, 2 Salisbury Road, Edinburgh EH16 2AB

 

Course Description

Each session will incorporate study, meditation and group discussion, allowing all the participants to share their experiences and their insights.

Although each session is complete in itself, attending more sessions may help to develop a deeper awareness of the single most important point in relation to the five qualities of the Way – trust, certainty, patience, resolution, and veracity.

Everyone is invited to develop their own understanding of the question posed by the series title, and of the course materials.

Two facilitators will guide and support the course participants in their understanding of the content and its relevance to their lives.

This course is supported and sponsored by The Beshara Trust.

Dates

The 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month from 8 April to 8 July, 2018

11am – 1pm

April 8 & 22
May 13 & 27
June 10 & 24
July 8

Booking & Fees

Cost: £5 per session or by donation

Booking: contact Lyndon Antle lyndonantle@gmail.com

Course / Event location

The Library, The Salisbury Centre, 2 Salisbury Road, Edinburgh EH16 2AB

Ibn ‘Arabi Study Retreat: The Secrets of Voyaging

July 8 – 15, 2017
Chisholme Institute, Scottish Borders, UK

‘In reality, we never cease from journeying from the moment we and our origins are constituted, ad infinitum.’

St Martin and the beggar

The Practical Wisdom of Ibn ‘Arabi

13th January – 3rd March, 2026
Tuesdays at 19:00 – 21:00 GMT (8 sessions)

Exploring Ibn ‘Arabi’s great metaphysical vision and its many implications for our conduct in everyday life. No previous knowledge is required, all texts provided.

This course is now fully booked. To join a reserve list or to receive notification of a future possible iteration of the course, email besharacourses3@beshara.org

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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. Newcomers are very welcome.

This course is full but you are welcome to register your interest in further study. Contact: Christina Mark at christinamark2@gmail.com

Open Meetings

Saturday 22nd March, 2025
9:00am–10:00am GMT

Inspired by the turn out at the recent open meetings, we are pleased to invite you to our next online Open Meeting. This meeting will give priority to our friends in Australia and the Asia Pacific before we open up the space to continue the conversation with everyone else.

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Saturday 7th February 2026
14:00–17:00 GMT
The October Gallery, London

Contemplative reading of some of Niffari’s “Spiritual Addresses” in a new English translation by Angela Jaffray, and exploration of their relevance to us in the present moment.

Contact: Michael Cohen  london@beshara.org

God created God’s own being

Weekly on Mondays from 28th March, 2022
19:00 – 20:00 AEST

A series of online sessions exploring creativity and meaning through Poetry, Writing, Images & Song.

Contact: markvtemple@gmail.com

The Upanishads: Refinding the Source

Saturday July 9, 2016

An introductory talk followed by readings and discussion at The October Gallery in London, with Elizabeth Roberts

Endless Voyaging; Spiritual Journeying in ‛Attar and Ibn ‛Arabi

Saturday, 15th October 2022
19:00–20:30 AEDT
9:00–10:30 BST

An online talk followed by Q&A with Jane Clark.

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.

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.

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July 13, 2019 (2pm – 5pm)
The October Gallery, London

An afternoon exploring the meaning and principles of Beshara. Open to all.

The Impassable Mountain Pass

Saturday February 18, 2017

A seminar exploring the heart as the midpoint between the sacred and the mundane in the teachings of Ibn ‘Arabi at the October Gallery, London.