The Study Society

We provide practical ways of finding rest, stillness and meaning in the midst of our varied lives, benefiting both the individual and society. These include meditation, sacred dance and chanting. We study non-dual philosophy: a simple system of knowledge that lies behind the world's major philosophies and religions.

The Study Society was registered in 1951 by the late Dr. F.C. Roles and his friends who had been associates of the Russian philosopher and author P.D. Ouspensky (1878-1947). Ouspensky was particularly interested in the inner life of civilisations and in the convergence of science, philosophy, art and religion in the service of truth. He was also very much concerned with the inner transformation of humanity as a matter of practical experience.

The Society was founded to carry on his aims and researches. He had also asked Dr Roles to look for a simple method of finding inner stillness that was suitable for people living ordinary active lives. Dr Roles fulfilled this aim in the early 1960s when he discovered a method of meditation and the knowledge associated with it, which is part of the Advaita or non-dualist school of philosophy, as taught by His Holiness, the late Shantanand Saraswati, Shankaracharya of Northern India.

The meditation and the knowledge associated with it are intended for people from all backgrounds religions and races. Membership of the Society, and of societies related to it abroad, ranges over all kinds of professions and ages, from those of student years upwards.

Signup to our mailing list here: http://www.studysociety.org

The charity is a limited company (number 07034627) registered with the Charity Commission (number 1155498)

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Past (172)

Public Mukabele primary image

Public Mukabele

Fri, Oct 6, 7:00 PM

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September Fest primary image

September Fest

Sat, Sep 30, 10:00 AM

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MUSIC AS MEDICINE primary image

MUSIC AS MEDICINE

Sat, Sep 23, 6:00 PM

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The Prophet’s 100th Anniversary primary image

The Prophet’s 100th Anniversary

Sat, Sep 23, 2:00 PM

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Conversations on Consciousness primary image

Conversations on Consciousness

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Singing Circle & Cacao Ceremony primary image

Singing Circle & Cacao Ceremony

Sat, Sep 9, 6:00 PM

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Kirtan and Yoga Nidra primary image

Kirtan and Yoga Nidra

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Take a Breath primary image

Take a Breath

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Butoh Course in London primary image

Butoh Course in London

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Playfulness primary image

Playfulness

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Qigong primary image

Qigong

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Durga, Puja, Kirtan, Yagna Ceremony primary image

Durga, Puja, Kirtan, Yagna Ceremony

Sat, Aug 12, 9:00 PM

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Public Mukabele primary image

Public Mukabele

Fri, Oct 6, 7:00 PM

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September Fest primary image

September Fest

Sat, Sep 30, 10:00 AM

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MUSIC AS MEDICINE primary image

MUSIC AS MEDICINE

Sat, Sep 23, 6:00 PM

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The Prophet’s 100th Anniversary primary image

The Prophet’s 100th Anniversary

Sat, Sep 23, 2:00 PM

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Conversations on Consciousness primary image

Conversations on Consciousness

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Singing Circle & Cacao Ceremony primary image

Singing Circle & Cacao Ceremony

Sat, Sep 9, 6:00 PM

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Kirtan and Yoga Nidra primary image

Kirtan and Yoga Nidra

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Take a Breath primary image

Take a Breath

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Butoh Course in London primary image

Butoh Course in London

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Playfulness primary image

Playfulness

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Qigong primary image

Qigong

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Durga, Puja, Kirtan, Yagna Ceremony primary image

Durga, Puja, Kirtan, Yagna Ceremony

Sat, Aug 12, 9:00 PM

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We provide practical ways of finding rest, stillness and meaning in the midst of our varied lives, benefiting both the individual and society. These include meditation, sacred dance and chanting. We study non-dual philosophy: a simple system of knowledge that lies behind the world's major philosophies and religions.

The Study Society was registered in 1951 by the late Dr. F.C. Roles and his friends who had been associates of the Russian philosopher and author P.D. Ouspensky (1878-1947). Ouspensky was particularly interested in the inner life of civilisations and in the convergence of science, philosophy, art and religion in the service of truth. He was also very much concerned with the inner transformation of humanity as a matter of practical experience.

The Society was founded to carry on his aims and researches. He had also asked Dr Roles to look for a simple method of finding inner stillness that was suitable for people living ordinary active lives. Dr Roles fulfilled this aim in the early 1960s when he discovered a method of meditation and the knowledge associated with it, which is part of the Advaita or non-dualist school of philosophy, as taught by His Holiness, the late Shantanand Saraswati, Shankaracharya of Northern India.

The meditation and the knowledge associated with it are intended for people from all backgrounds religions and races. Membership of the Society, and of societies related to it abroad, ranges over all kinds of professions and ages, from those of student years upwards.

Signup to our mailing list here: http://www.studysociety.org

The charity is a limited company (number 07034627) registered with the Charity Commission (number 1155498)

Events

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Public Mukabele primary image

Public Mukabele

Fri, Oct 6, 7:00 PM

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September Fest primary image

September Fest

Sat, Sep 30, 10:00 AM

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MUSIC AS MEDICINE primary image

MUSIC AS MEDICINE

Sat, Sep 23, 6:00 PM

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The Prophet’s 100th Anniversary primary image

The Prophet’s 100th Anniversary

Sat, Sep 23, 2:00 PM

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Conversations on Consciousness primary image

Conversations on Consciousness

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Singing Circle & Cacao Ceremony primary image

Singing Circle & Cacao Ceremony

Sat, Sep 9, 6:00 PM

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Kirtan and Yoga Nidra primary image

Kirtan and Yoga Nidra

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Take a Breath primary image

Take a Breath

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Butoh Course in London primary image

Butoh Course in London

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Playfulness primary image

Playfulness

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Qigong primary image

Qigong

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Durga, Puja, Kirtan, Yagna Ceremony primary image

Durga, Puja, Kirtan, Yagna Ceremony

Sat, Aug 12, 9:00 PM

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Public Mukabele primary image

Public Mukabele

Fri, Oct 6, 7:00 PM

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September Fest primary image

September Fest

Sat, Sep 30, 10:00 AM

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MUSIC AS MEDICINE primary image

MUSIC AS MEDICINE

Sat, Sep 23, 6:00 PM

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The Prophet’s 100th Anniversary primary image

The Prophet’s 100th Anniversary

Sat, Sep 23, 2:00 PM

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Conversations on Consciousness primary image

Conversations on Consciousness

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Singing Circle & Cacao Ceremony primary image

Singing Circle & Cacao Ceremony

Sat, Sep 9, 6:00 PM

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Kirtan and Yoga Nidra primary image

Kirtan and Yoga Nidra

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Take a Breath primary image

Take a Breath

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Butoh Course in London primary image

Butoh Course in London

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Playfulness primary image

Playfulness

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Qigong primary image

Qigong

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Durga, Puja, Kirtan, Yagna Ceremony primary image

Durga, Puja, Kirtan, Yagna Ceremony

Sat, Aug 12, 9:00 PM

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