What would it mean to end all conflict within oneself and come to a final resolution with all of life? What would it take for people to abandon all selfish motivation and come together in an ecstatic and liberated expression of human existence? In this inspired talk, Andrew Cohen explores with compelling depth and passion what it would mean to realize such a possibility here and now. Weaving stories, anecdotes, and personal observations, Andrew portrays a striking and original vision of heaven, hell, and the human spiritual predicament. When we cease to be preoccupied with ourselves and make enormous room in our hearts and minds for others, then heaven will no longer be an abstract idea or distant possibility, but will reveal itself as the experience of joy and well-being that is the natural and unfettered expression of life itself.
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Andrew Cohen is not just a spiritual teacher -- he is an inspiring phenomenon. Since his awakening in 1986 he has only lived, breathed and spoken of one thing: the potential of total liberation from the bondage of ignorance, superstition and selfishness. Powerless to limit his unceasing investigation, he has looked at the "jewel of enlightenment" from every angle, and given birth to a teaching that is vast and subtle, yet incomparably direct and revolutionary in its impact. Through his public teachings, his books and his meetings with spiritual leaders of almost every tradition, he has tirelessly sought to convey his discovery that spiritual liberation's true significance is its potential to completely transform not only the individual, but the entire way that human beings, as a race, live together. In sharp contrast to the cynicism which is so pervasive today, yet with full awareness of the difficult challenges that we face, he has dared to teach and to show that it is indeed possible to bring heaven to earth. This powerful message of unity, openness and love has inspired many who have heard it to join together to prove its reality with their own lives, igniting an ever expanding international revolution of tremendous vitality and significance. Andrew travels extensively every year giving public talks and intensive retreats. Communities dedicated to living his teachings have formed throughout the world, with a network of centers in the United States, Europe, India and Australia. He is also the founder of the magazine What Is Enlightenment?
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Heaven has to do with realizing a happiness that is quite extraordinary and quite unusual, and being able to share that with other people. It is not just some kind of personal and private happiness, some kind of personal bliss that exists as a secret between oneself and one's idea of who or what God is. When you are able to share this secret with others, that's when you really discover what it means to be in heaven rather than hell. When there is nowhere to go, when there's nothing to wait for and there's nothing to hope for and pray for, when there is no longer any beyond to reach because it has already been reached, then the world is transformed. That's when one really discovers what it means to be in heaven and that's when heaven is brought to earth.
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Andrew Cohen is a spiritual teacher, cultural visionary, and founder of the global nonprofit EnlightenNext and its award-winning publication EnlightenNext magazine. His original teaching of Evolutionary Enlightenment redefines spiritual awakening within the context of cosmic evolution and highlights a new understanding of God or Spirit as the creative impulse toward change in both self and culture. After a transformative meeting with the renowned Advaita Vedanta master H.W.L. Poonja in 1986, Cohen began teaching internationally and almost immediately started reshaping the larger cultural conversation about the purpose and significance of enlightenment in our time. He founded EnlightenNext magazine almost twenty years ago as a forum for serious spiritual and philosophical inquiry, and has since become known for his unique capacity to foster culture-changing dialogues among leading thinkers from a wide array of traditions and disciplines.Â
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Are you interested in being free? Then read this book!,
By Lawrence J Carroll (Lee, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bringing Heaven to Earth (Audio Cassette)
Embracing Heaven and Earth is essential to read if you are interested in attaining freedom in this lifetime. I have read it many times and will read it many more because I have discovered that what Andrew Cohen is saying is something so important that it could literally transform your life to even just contemplate it seriously. Also,as far as I can see, he has the answer to how human beings can come together and live in harmony, which is extraordinary at a time like this when so much evil is being expressed on the planet.I could not recommend this book enough to anyone who is really interested in discovering the meaning and purpose of his or her life - it leaves nothing out.
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This review is from: Bringing Heaven to Earth (Audio Cassette)
I really like Andrew Cohen and his writings but this recording of a 'talk' he gave just doesn't say enough to make you want to listen to it twice. It takes him a long time to 'get to the point' and he comes across as a bit unsure about what he is going to say next .. (too many "eh's" and "ah's") It felt like I had just wasted time and money on one chapter of a book that hadn't really said very much. I'm sure he could put together a far superior package.
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