The Ways of the Heart IV: Praise and Service
21st November – 19th December 2024
Thursdays, 19:30 – 21:00 GMT
A new 28-day intensive online course combining daily (individual or group) meditation, study and contemplation.
Union
An interactive seminar
Saturday 20th July 2024
14:00–17:00 BST
The October Gallery, London
Union is the only remedy for separation
Those who do not attain Union cannot be at peace. (Mehmed Muhyiddin Üftāde)
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.
Restoring the Broken Order
Learning from Ibn ‘Arabi
Saturday 20th April 2024
14:00–17:00 BST
The October Gallery, London
An exploratory seminar on some themes from the Wisdom of Breathing Out in the Word of Seth, the second chapter of Ibn ‘Arabi’s Fusus al-Hikam (The Ringstones of Wisdom).
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).
Work by James Suzman: A Discussion
The history of work from the stone age to the age of robots
Sunday 3rd December 2023
15:00–16:30 GMT via Zoom
A chance to discuss the topic of Work as discussed by James Suzman in a book recently reviewed in Beshara Magazine.