beshara trust(the)
London
A Unifying Perspective in the Contemporary WorldBeshara emerged out of the heady
and experimental days of Great Britain in the 1960s. Amidst myriad attempts to
expand consciousness and find freedom, truth and meaning in life, a loose-knit
group of people began to meet more or less regularly to meditate, study and talk
about spiritual texts, particularly those from Sufi traditions. It was during
this time that Bulent Rauf [/] appeared, a man of remarkable clarity and
insight, steeped in the spiritual traditions of his native Turkey, yet very much
a man of the world. Bulent envisaged an education for these Western seekers, not
tied to any one form of belief, religious or otherwise, dedicated to a direct
engagement with Reality. He called it Beshara.