THe New Womens Liberation

Hi All, I've been encouraged to 'blog' again thanks to a new friend whom got me thinking about what it means to be in relationship with people. Of course of great interest and much talk... More »

Summer Nights at BCIL!

Summer Nights at BCIL!   Hi Friends, This is an invitation for you to kick-back and relax with others in the Boulder integral community.  Take look at the list below for some fun and light... More »

practising Holacracy

A couple of friends and I have begun to develop our own consulting business - practising holacray (see blog below - A new Way of working together) amongst ourselves in order to help each other to develop... More »

Was um alles in der Welt ist ein holonisches Bewusstsein?

Was um alles in der Welt ist ein holonisches Bewusstsein?   Der Begriff Holon stammt von Athur Koestler, so richtig populär ist er durch Ken Wilber geworden und er meint eigentlich etwas sehr Einfaches: Alles,... More »

What makes you feel wealthy?

    I suffer from the typical American disease of living in overwhelming abundance, but somehow feeling like I'm not.  I think I suffer from it less than many other people around me do (especially the... More »

Paikathu Interview Andre Cohen

Paikathu: Deares Fellow Enlitened Master Andre Cohen... AC: My name is Andrew, not Andre, I- P: Yes yes. Andre, how many years you meditate on Power of Cow before u becoming God? AC: The name... More »

Awaken!

Our own evolution as an awakening human is a moral obligation, not a luxury. -- Andrew Cohen Photo (and touching narrative) by stoneth  | Posted at  Karmacology

Daily Art- New Work- Fracture Point

Full painting Eye Detail Nose & Mouth detail ‘Fracture Point’ 18″ x 24″ x 2″ (extra thick box canvas) Back stapled, needs no frame, ready to hang To see more about/ Or to buy this... More »

not a little Andrew...

A few weeks ago I was listening to a student of Andrew Cohen. He is one of Andrew's first and very brilliant student. He was trying to explain ideas I've heared, already before, from Andrew.... More »

Does Andrew Cohen understand Integral?

On Big Think , the question is asked "What would it take to shift society from materialism?". Cohen's answer is spiritual realization or failing that, global catastrophe. This is pretty shocking coming from someone who... More »

Freedom Has No History

The mess of the human condition is that fundamental trust has not yet been realized. The true value of profound spiritual experience lies in the discovery of that fundamental trust.

The full realization of Enlightenment is the evolutionary leap to which all spiritual experiences ultimately lead. In deep spiritual experience a human being realizes that which is impersonal. In that realization a profound trust is found. In the discovery of that trust it is possible for a human being to liberate him or herself from tendencies toward aggression and permanently destroy the illusion of separation that those tendencies arise from. The result of this discovery is a level of integrity that is deep and profound and which manifests consistently at all levels of human expression. If the evolutionary leap is to take place then the final outcome of true spiritual experience must result in this kind of purity.

Spiritual experiences and their results are not meant for the individual. They are for the evolution of the whole race.

A Sword in Each Hand

The Future Is Not a Given

The future is not a given. What's going to happen is not already known and is not predetermined. So often, we tend to hold onto metaphysical worldviews that tell us that the higher levels and stages of development are already laid out. But they're not. This is a new way of thinking: the recognition that the structures of the future are yet to be determined, yet to be created. And they don't create themselves; they are created to the degree to which human beings at the leading edge consciously engage in the evolutionary process. Only those individuals who are way ahead of their time begin to create these new structures or grooves in consciousness, and in time, when others progress through the lower stages, they're going to follow those grooves that have been laid by the evolutionary pioneers who went before them. When enough people take that path, those grooves get deeper and eventually become stages that everybody is going to develop through automatically. So the awakening human at the leading edge today bears a profound responsibility to be an evolutionary pioneer—to be the one who is literally living in that place between the present and the future. There is no one else who can do this for us.

Andrew Cohen

This is our challenge at the beginning of the twenty-first century - we need to find the courage to see our own spiritual yearnings in the biggest possible context,  in such a way that is going to compel us to finally transcend our self-concern. We need to find the heart to come together in such a way that will enable us to face the challenges before us. And to do this, we need a new spirituality. We need a new enlightenment.

The authentic self is the best part of a human being.  It's the part of you that already cares, that is already passionate about evolution. When your authentic self miraculously awakens and becomes stronger than your ego, then you will truly begin to make a difference in this world. You will literally enter into a partnership with the creative principle

I know there are those who are convinced that seeing ego as a problem is an outdated perspective that only adds fuel to the fire, and that simply “accepting” and “making space” for it is the more “enlightened” approach. But I beg to differ. It may sound good in theory, but the ability to recognize ego for what it is, in all its gross and often very subtle manifestations, to “accept” it and simultaneously not act out of it, requires a level of self-mastery that, to be brutally honest, is attained by very few. I have found that for most, transcending what would traditionally be called our “lower impulses” may require the willingness to struggle as if our life depended on it. Because if we want to evolve beyond ego in a way that is truly going to make a difference, it literally does.

It is the experience of higher states that can convince even the most hardened cynic that in fact they have seen God. But in order for that glory that has been glimpsed in higher states to become the foundation for an actual level or permanent stage of individual and collective development, an enormous price has to be paid. More often than not, the mistake is made where simply because an individual has experienced a higher state they conclude that they have actually made that leap or transition to a higher stage. And that is rarely the case. Only with dedicated and consistent practice and committed engagement with the enormity of the task at hand can any individual or group actually make this momentous transition.

As far as I’m concerned, the spiritual life is just like any other endeavor—you can succeed or fail. And when the goal is actual evolution beyond ego in an intersubjective context, success or failure is plain for all to see.

I know it’s not politically correct these days to say that one is doing something “new,” but at the risk of offending a few more people, I really believe I am. Perhaps it is just my narcissism, but in the end, history will be my judge. I know that this will never become a mass movement, because for all the reasons I’ve explained and more, it is just too demanding for most people. But nevertheless, I am convinced that our success in transcending the ego together, so that a truly enlightened consciousness and culture permanently emerges and becomes stable, is inherently of profound significance for our collective future.

ACTION EVOLVING

This pod is dedicated to ‘Evolutionary Activism.’ Join documentary filmmaker, podcaster, writer, and evolutionary activist Velcrow Ripper on a journey into the heart of conscious evolution. As Andrew Cohen has said, the time to ‘Be... More »

Out Loud Learners

Learning = Growth The Out Loud Learners pod is a group of people passionate about lifelong learning who are interested in finding out more ways to incorporate learning into their daily lives. Specifically we'll be... More »

Teachings of Andrew Cohen

This group is dedicated to exploring the teaching of Radical, Impersonal, Evolutionary Enlightenment as taught by 21st century guru, "on the edge" thinker, drummer and health enthusiast Andrew Cohen.

What Is Enlightenment?

WIE is the engaged, evolutionary movement that has emerged from our passionate pursuit of the question of what enlightenment really is, and what it means in the world today. At its core, WIE is about... More »

Spiral Dynamics

Open discussion board dedicated to exploring Dr. Don Beck's via Dr. Clare Grave's ideas/theories of Spiral Dynamics.  This is a new(er) theory often read in Andrew Cohen's 'What Is Enlightenment' Magazine, among others.  It has been compared... More »

Evolutionary Enlightenment

Explore the teachings of Evolutionary Enlightenment and the work of the organization EnlightenNext with students of Andrew Cohen .  For over 20 years, Andrew has been mapping a new framework for human development that will... More »

Andrew Cohen - Quelles sont nos valeurs ?

Le 3 septembre 2007, Andrew Cohen répond à une étudiante et aborde la question de nos valeurs.

FRENCH INTEGRAL UNIVERSITY

"Si l'humanité arrive vraiment à s'organiser collectivement, cette constitution d'un organisme collectif se doublera d'une conscience plus haute." P. Teilhard de Chardin   Le Club de Budapest organise une première journée  afin d’aborder les différentes... More »