Activities in the USA
Short courses and study groups are held in Idaho throughout the year. In the San Francisco Bay Area, groups meet bi-weekly and monthly for ongoing study and conversation
Contact the Secretary for additional information on schedule and details.
2010 Events in Idaho
Conversation Weekends
Various topics exploring the connection between self-knowledge and our relationship to the world will be discussed in depth. It will include periods of meditation. The weekends are residential, with arrival on Friday afternoon/evening and departure after lunch on Monday.
The cost is $50/night. All are welcome.
May 29 - May 31.
July 3 - July 5
White Fusus Reading Week
For students who have completed the first six-month course at the Beshara School in Scotland, this week will be an intensive period of study, reading from the translation of Bulent Rauf. The course is residential, cost is $50/night. Arrival will be Saturday afternoon/evening, Aug. 28. The course will officially end with zikr on Sept. 5 (Night of Power). Departure will be Sunday morning.
August 28 - Sept. 5
Ongoing Programs
The Springs
A new initiative of Beshara US, The Springs will be the site of an on-going project dedicated to raising awareness of the interconnectedness of every living thing.
Through a program of applied studies, guided by tenets of the education offered at The Beshara School, it will be a learn-by-doing facility, using an entirely practical, hands-on approach. Its object is education in Mankind's true relationship to the environment. It will underscore the oneness of being by demonstrating the way we affect our surroundings through the choices we make. It is intended that The Springs will become a place which demonstrates a service-oriented human relationship to the environment. Its methods will include construction of buildings using environmentally sustainable techniques, husbandry of heritage species, restoration and preservation of waterways, and enhancement of wildlife habitat. Its principal day-to-day activity will be the operation of a garden, whose produce will be used to provide food to lower-income families and individuals.
There are openings for those who wish to come to Idaho for a period of time in order to help bring The Springs project to life. No special skills are required. Accommodations are provided free of charge, with a contribution towards food costs.
Study
There is an on-going program of study, focusing on the works of Ibn `Arabi. The meetings are held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30.
Seekers Book Club
An informal environment for the study of texts from various spiritual traditions. The group meets once per month on Saturday mornings to discuss the previous month's selection and to choose the next book for reading. Lunch included.
Seekers Book Club Study Group
For those interested in a more in-depth approach to the works being studied in the Book Club, the group meets every other Friday afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30 pm.
Miscellaneous
Donations of any kind towards The Springs project (money, garden tools, supplies, etc.) will be gratefully received. All donations are tax-deductible.
For further information on any of these events, please contact:
tel: +208-772-9124
email: secretary.usa@beshara.org
