Belgravia Open Day

Enjoy a morning exploring a broad and inclusive variety of topics in Belgravia.

Benoni Open Day

Enjoy a morning exploring a broad and inclusive variety of topics in Benoni.

Lenasia Open Day

Enjoy a morning exploring a broad and inclusive variety of topics in Lenasia.

Wits Classical Concert

Join us in Benoni for an afternoon of fine music and great company.

Cello and Piano

Join us in Pretoria for an evening of fine music, fine wine and great company.

Haydn's English Widow

Join us in Belgravia for an evening of fine music, fine wine and great company.

Bhagavad Geeta Recital

Join us at the Laxmi Narayan Mandir in Lenasia for a Bhagavad Geeta recital.

Piano Flute Recital

Join us in Benoni for a piano & flute recital with Inette Swart & Merryl Monard.

Shree Vishnu Sahasranaama Recital

The "Shree Vishnu Sahasranaama" represents the thousand names of Vishnu.

An Evening With Eckhart Tolle

Pretoria screened "The Flowering of Human Consciousness".

An Evening With Eckhart Tolle Part 2

Pretoria screened part 2 of "The Flowering of Human Consciousness".

Pretoria Open Day

The turnout at the Pretoria Open Day on Saturday 21st March was most gratifying.

The Foundation Course in Practical Philosophy can be attended at the following venues:

Belgravia

Offers courses in Practical Philosophy, Meditation, Sanskrit Advancement and Plato Studies.

Benoni

Offers courses in Practical Philosophy, Meditation, Ficino Studies, Economics, Business and Geeta Studies.

Lenasia

Offers courses in Practical Philosophy, Meditation, Sanskrit Advancement, Ficino, Economics and Geeta Studies.

Northcliff

Offers courses in Practical Philosophy.

Pretoria

Offers courses in Practical Philosophy, Meditation, Sanskrit Advancement and Shakespeare Studies.

Sandton

Offers courses in Practical Philosophy, Meditation, Sanskrit Advancement, Plato Studies and Economics.

As well as the course in Practical Philosophy, the school offers courses in the following centres.

Centre for Meditation

Learn a method of meditation which will help you to come out of what you are not and to find your true self.

Centre for Sanskrit Advancement

Sanskrit is a finely measured and ordered classical indo-european language used in ancient Indian scriptures.

Centre for Classical Studies

From the wisdom of Plato and ancient Greek literature to the beauty of Shakespeare and the eloquent writings of Ficino.

Centre for Economic Studies

With truth and justice as our guide, we examine the natural laws governing the relationships between people in society.

Centre for African Wisdom

Classes in African Wisdom are scheduled to begin in September 2009.

Benoni - Open Day

15 Lakefield Avenue
Lakefield
Benoni
Johannesburg

+27 11 648-0785
spp@global.co.za

Sat 11 Sep 2010 : 09h00 - 12h15

Programme

Enjoy a morning exploring a broad and inclusive variety of topics which will be offered as courses or study subjects. From 09h45 choose discussion topics that best suite your interests.

Time	Session
09h00 - 09h10	Opening address and welcome by the leader of the Gauteng schools, Mr. Mukesh Bhavan.
09h10 - 09h40	Practical Philosophy What am I? Discover how a systematic knowledge and simple practice can change your life forever.
09h10 - 09h40	Choice 1: Practical Philosophy The fulfilment of man is to realise the truth about himself. Discover how a systematic knowledge and simple practice can change ones life for the better.
	Choice 2: Bhagavad Gita The battlefield is a perfect backdrop, but the Gita's subject is the war within, the struggle for self-mastery that every human being must wage to live a life that is fulfilling.
09h45 - 10h15	Choice 1: Meditation Meditation is to disperse that feeling of incompleteness. To realise one's wholeness.
	Choice 2: Marcilio Ficino Master teacher and Philosopher. "I want nothing more wholeheartedly than to know which way leads most surely to happiness".
10h15 - 10h40	Refreshments
10h45 - 11h10	Choice 1: From PRINCIPLES To PROFIT - Philosophy For Business Integrity, trust and service are vital to the long term sustainability of any enterprise.
	Choice 2: Calligraphy The art of painting speech. Writing tells the truth not only in the words it conveys but in the lawfulness, proportion and harmony.
11h15 - 12h15	Choice 1: Shakespeare Discover Shakespeare's universalism and the great lessons we can learn through his larger than life characters.
	Choice 2: Calligraphy The art of painting speech. Writing tells the truth not only in the words it conveys but in the lawfulness, proportion and harmony.