Why an education in Self Knowledge?
At the Beshara School we consider an education in self knowledge, in whatever guise and wherever it takes place, to be at the core of a sustainable human presence on this earth. An education in self-knowledge takes us back to the very root of our search for understanding and is the underlying principle of education per se. This is made clear by the fact that the most fundamental questions we can ask are those such as: “Who am I?” and, “what am I doing here?” Such questions arise naturally in us because we are human beings and have nothing to do with our specific cultural or historical backgrounds. In this way they are potentially very radical, challenging our preconceptions about ourselves and the universe around us while at the same time exposing the more sustainable and creative roots of our nature. The Beshara School has evolved over 35 years specifically in order to help nurture, refine and address these kinds of questions, and to research their personal and cultural implications.
