Education usually refers to learning about a certain subject or discipline. But does it lead to true knowledge? Or is it merely a particular belief system of how we currently understand the subject?
There is another kind of knowledge: not knowledge about, but rather knowledge from. In other words, knowledge that we obtain free from whatever it is we are contemplating, free from any pre-existing assumption and prejudice we may have. This is when the greatest enquiry comes into play, which is to look at oneself. That is to abandon all views and beliefs about what kind of a person or thing we might be, and to allow ourselves to inform us. We lay ourselves open to being informed from our deeper self, beyond our idea of what's going on.
This requires stilling of the normal, everyday thought process that goes on, and entering into a quite space of enquiry and deep listening. And if we can find our way into that, we can ask any questions we want and answers will come.
These talk and conversation are an open invitation for all to step into this process. It is a radical approach to being human, which will lay a strong foundation to conscious living and to realizing our true potentials as human beings. You are welcome to join us.
PUBLIC TALK - Education and Self: A Radical Approach to Being Human
The talk—and the discussion that follows—will look at an education approach that takes us back to the root of what it means to be human and allows us to fully realize the true purpose of humanity.
Date: Thursday, October 27, 2011
Time: 10.00 - 12.30
Venue: Aula Nurcholish Madjid, Paramadina University, Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 97, Jakarta
CONVERSATION - Education and Self: Foundation for Conscious Living
A two and a half hour conversation facilitated by Peter Young, in which participants are invited to delve into a quieter space of enquiry and to ask fundamental questions where answers will serve to guide in living our everyday lives consciously as true human beings.
Date: Thursday, October 27, 2011
Time: 19.00 - 21.30
Venue: Yayasan Wakaf Paramadina, Pondok Indah Plaza ! Kav. UA 20-21, Jakarta Selatan
Contribution: IDR 50,000
PETER YOUNG is the Principal of the Beshara School since 1984 and has run Beshara courses and lectured worldwide. Born in London in 1949, Peter has been involved with Beshara since 1974.
He has published articles and given papers on the subject of the Unity of Existence, as well as lecturing and supervising courses internationally for the Beshara School. Peter studied Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge, and Ottoman Turkish at Oxford.
Participating in an 8-Day Course: Beshara Southeast Asia is conducting an 8-day (29 Oct-6 Nov) and a weekend course (4-6 Nov) in Ciawi. The course is open to all and will examine the fundamental questions of "Who, What, and Why are we?" from a unified perspective; study key texts to provide a background and metaphysical structure from which to try to see the limits of our own knowledge, challenge our assumptions and ask for deeper understanding.
For more info on the events, contact: M. Subhi - 085711337514 (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Rachmad - 0811902581 and Eva Muchtar - 0816800475 (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
For info on Beshara School, visit: http://www.beshara.org
