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Talks from 2011

Meister Eckhart: by Adam Dupré. "Meister Eckhart's writings display the most beautiful and limpid logic and clarity. He is thoroughly familiar with the concepts and references of his contemporaries... But this is not what he was, it was an adjective of him if you like, or maybe better, a means of expression. His fundamental starting point (and ending point), is complete servanthood – and it is important to understand this because otherwise you will think you are looking at a body of ideas, a point of view, one set of ideas among others." A talk given at The Beshara School at Chisholme Institute, February 2011. Hear the talk | Read the text

Talks from 2010

The Art of the Insoluble – given at the Beshara School at Chisholme in March 2010, as part of the six-month course lecture programme.
Colin Tudge was born in London in 1943; educated at Dulwich College, 1954-61; and read zoology at Peterhouse, Cambridge, 1962-65. Ever since then he has earned a living by spasmodic broadcasting and a lot of writing – mainly books these days, but with occasional articles. He has a special interest in natural history in general, evolution and genetics, food and agriculture, and spends a great deal of time on philosophy (especially moral philosophy, the philosophy of science, and the relationship between science and religion). Hear the talk

Educating the Heart: establishing a spiritual perspective in the modern world. The first Beshara Lecture, given in London on October 30th, 2010, by Jane Clark. Hear the talk

Brion Sweeney works with individuals and groups in both private and public practice and is currently employed as a consultant psychiatrist to Eastern Health Board Addiction Services in Dublin, Ireland. He is a co-founder along with Akong Rinpoche of Tara Rokpa Psychotherapy. Hear the talk

Kirsten Morrison sings "Author of light" from her opera Songs of Alchemy performed at the 2010 symposium Facing the Unknown. Hear the song
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Talks from 2009 and before

A talk by J.G. Bennett given at Beshara, Swyre Farm on 21 December, 1972. Here, as the listener, you are transported into the living presence of an extraordinary man, who invites you to bear witness with him to a mystery, which is literally 'beyond words'. [This recording is © JG Bennett Foundation. Recordings other talks by J.G. Bennett can be found at http://jgbennett.net.]
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"Open Heart Surgery" – The Operation of Love in Rumi's Masnavi Alan Williams, whose translations of the first two books of the Masnavi have been published by Penguin Books, speaks at the Beshara School in 2007. Hear the talk

Ethical Economy – the generosity of giving, by Giles Chitty. A talk at the Beshara School. Hear the talk

Ibn 'Arabi and the Ecological Crisis: a Merciful Nemesis? by Peter Coates. A talk at the Beshara School. Hear the talk

Sadr al-dīn Qunawī – His importance to us, and his relationship to Rūmī by Jane Clark A talk at the Beshara School. Hear the talk

Self Knowledge and Global Responsibility – Symposium Welcome, Peter Yiangou. Hear the talk