Berwick Meditation Group (UK)

Weekly on Fridays, 22nd April – 17th June, 2022
16:30 – 17:30 BST

A series of sessions exploring the practice of meditation from different traditions.

At the Parish Centre, off the Parade, Berwick, Scotland UK

Description

“The lamps are many but the light is one” Rumi

Each session will feature a short talk, questions and a meditation.

Friday, 22nd April
Loving kindness meditation with Prasiddhi from the Newcastle Buddhist Centre

Friday, 20th May
Julian Groups: Christian contemplation with Gabrielle Ayerst, Holy Trinity Julian Group

Friday, 17th June
The Way of the Heart with Kathy and Michael Tiernan

 

 

Booking & Fees

Free, but donations welcome.

www.berwickmeditation.co.uk

Intimate Dialogues with Reality

Saturday April 22nd, 2023
14:00 – 17:00 BST
October Gallery, London, UK

Reading and contemplation of some of Niffari’s “Spiritual Addresses” in English translation, exploring their relevance to us in the present moment.

 

Know Yourself

Saturday 26th April 2025
14:00–17:00 BST
The October Gallery, London

You yourself are the object of your quest

Reading and discussion of a classic explanation of the Oneness of Being, attributed to Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi and Awhad al-din Balyani and translated from the Arabic by Cecilia Twinch.

Contact: Michael Cohen, london@beshara.org

The Holy Spirit in the Counselling of the Soul

September 15th – 22nd, 2018
Melbourne, Australia

A week dedicated to studying largely unpublished material by Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi. This includes an outline of a cosmological framework for understanding the place of the human being in the universe, and consequently, our correct attitude towards other living beings.

Know Yourself

January – July 2019 (11am – 1pm)
Every 2nd Sunday each month

The Salisbury Centre, Edinburgh, UK

Exploring the Oneness of Being through oneself

Revisiting the Kernel of the Kernel II

16th–19th February 2023

An immersive three days at Chisholme, in conjunction with the Beshara Trust.

Socrates’ exhortation was to “Know Yourself”: an exploration according to 4 wisdom traditions

22nd February – 31st May 2023
4 sessions on the final Wednesday of each month
19:00–20:30 GMT/BST

*NEW COURSE*

An online opportunity to contemplate this essential concept according to four major traditions of human wisdom – the philosophies of ancient Greece and India, Christian wisdom and Islamic mysticism.

The Twenty-Nine Pages: study and introduction

March 15 – 24, 2019
Chisholme Institute, Scottish Borders, UK

A classic introduction to studying Ibn ‘Arabi

Poetics of Science: Global Human

September 15 – 17, 2017
Chisholme Institute, Scottish Borders, UK

The third of three seminar weekends – interactive presentations and workshops with speakers from diverse backgrounds, films and music nights.

The Voyages of Moses (1 of 3)

Saturday September 10, 2016

An afternoon meeting in London to study extracts from Secrets of Voyaging, by Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi.

Letters by Bülent Rauf

Weekly on Tuesdays
21:00–22:00 BST/GMT

An online study and reading of the Letters of Bülent Rauf. This is an existing group with a limited number of places. New participants are very welcome.

Contact: Yafiah Katherine Randall
yafiahkatherine@gmail.com

Ibn ‘Arabi Study Retreat: Abraham and Isaac

September 4 – 10, 2017
Chisholme Institute, Scottish Borders, UK

Study of chapters from Part One of the new, fully annotated translation of the ‘Fusus al-Hikam’ (2018).

The Perennial Wisdom in Everyday Life

September 20 – 24, 2017
Chisholme Institute, Scottish Borders, UK

A four day seminar with Colin Tudge (The College for Real Farming and Food Culture) exploring the theory and practice of food production for now and the future.