Only 4 places left on a fascinating course which will investigate the foundation of our concepts of life in practice, The new Discovering Unity Beshara courses will start next Tuesday at 7.30p.m. at Park Art Istanbul gallery, with Baitha Bahar Aykaç and Azim Looker. Park Arts address is Osmanağa Mh. Yoğurtçu Park Cd. 44/B Kadıköy. Interested people should phone us first, so that we can meet them beforehand if possible. Please look first at beshara.org, to understand the work of Beshara, which is not religious or a Sufi School though it uses extensively the writings of Ibn Arabi and Mevlana and other mystics. Who in the world am I ? Ah, thats the greatest puzzle. Lewis Carrol A course combining theory and practice, group investigation and private contemplation, uncovering some of the profound meanings entailed in being human. Our premise is the ultimate unity of all existence. The courses development reflects this unity as it reveals itself by degrees in our everyday experience, as light and love, knowledge and beauty. It is a journey of self-enquiry and discovery of the unified whole that is our human nature. The course consists of seven evening meetings held weekly over six weeks, together with personal enquiry through selected readings, audio, video and contemplative daily practice at home. Its inspiration and direction derive principally from the teachings of two spiritual giants of the 13th Century, Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi and Jalaluddin Rumi. The course material and its method have been distilled from forty years experience of running Beshara School courses at Chisholme House in the Scottish Borders. The Weekly Sessions The evening meetings will start with a guided mindfulness meditation, followed by checking in and discussing any questions, feelings and insights which may have arisen during the previous week. After a meal break, the weeks new theme will be introduced, with discussion and notes relating to the theme including texts, artwork, film and audio material, as well as specific questions to contemplate over the week. Week 1: Beginning from the Beginning How can we create an ideal space, within ourselves and as a group, for this course to happen? How can we establish beginners mind? Week 2: The One and the Many, Being and Consciousness An exploration of the principle of unity and its relationship to diversity and multiple points of view. Week 3: The Human Reality and Experience What is the place of the human being and how do we experience unity in everyday life? Week 4: Relationships What is the nature of relationship, be it to ourselves, to others, to the earth and its other inhabitants or to God and reality? Week 5: Closing the Shop that Sells Fishhooks What kind of work is required to realise our essential reality and to become free of our habitual mindsets? Week 6: Love & Beauty What do we mean when we speak of love and what is its relationship to knowledge, service and beauty? Week 7: Conclusions and Beginnings A final meeting to address endings, new beginnings and to tie up as many loose ends as possible. This course is offered by alumni of the Beshara School and is based on material and a structure developed by the School for the completely independent use of its students. Please ask for a private appointment for joining this course which can only be for 10 people from the office number 0216 550 91 75.
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