Recent Posts in ‘EnlightenNext magazine’
AUDIO: ‘Divine Love’ – An Interview with Audrey Kitagawa
Audrey Kitagawa’s face shines with love and devotion when she speaks about her Japanese mentor and guru Flora Nomi, whom she refers to as Divine Mother. Audrey Kitagawa works as a full-time volunteer for the United Nations in the rescue and rehabilitation of child combatants forced to fight in civil wars and insurgencies throughout
If You’re Conscious, How Can You Die?
In this classic interview from EnlightenNext magazine, Andrew interviews modern-day Taoist wizard, Peter Ragnar and the two discuss Ragnar’s hypothesis that the only thing fundamentally limiting human beings in any way—including our mortality—is the belief in limitation. Andrew once described Ragnar as a possible answer to the question of what someone like Anthony Robbins or
The Dangerous Allure of Apocalypse
Are we secretly longing for the end of civilization? In this EnlightenNext magazine article, an environmentalist finds himself in a dramatic confrontation with the dangerous allure of apocalypse. Alex Steffen, who coined the term “bright green,” is the founder and executive editor of worldchanging.com, an international weblog and clearinghouse for cutting-edge environmental thought. Night,
Road to the Apocalypse: “A Time of Extraordinary Change”
In a world increasingly filled with greater degrees of complexity and interconnection, it may seem that trying to make any predictions about the future is a more of a fools game than it is a science. And while, on the whole, the future may be getting less and less predictable by the day, we would
Exploring the Future of Religion
This is the second Guru & Pandit conversation that we’ve pulled from the archives in preparation for Andrew’s next virtual dialogue with integral philosopher Ken Wilber, taking place this Saturday, October 20th at 2pm ET (USA), where they’ll be discussing the nature of the soul. Register Here. If you want a sense of the profundity
Guru & Pandit: In Search of a New Moral Compass
For almost a decade, Andrew Cohen and integral philosopher Ken Wilber engaged in a series of cutting-edge, mind-expanding spiritual and philosophical investigations within the pages of EnlightenNext magazine. Over the past year, these dialogues have moved to the virtual realm with a series of online webcasts. In anticipation of their next conversation – which is
AUDIO: Interview with Carter Phipps
Yesterday, Andrew interviewed his long-time friend, colleague, and student Carter Phipps about his new book, Evolutionaries: Unlocking the Spiritual and Cultural Potential of Science’s Greatest Idea. The two took a trip down memory lane, remembering and exploring how they and their colleagues on EnlightenNext magazine discovered a new philosophical and spiritual orientation that they would
Evolutionaries on MSNBC
My friend, colleague, and student, Carter Phipps was recently interviewed on MSNBC’s new show, The Cycle, about his new book, Evolutionaries: Unlocking the Spiritual and Cultural Potential of Science’s Greatest Idea. You can watch the full 6 minute clip below: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
VIDEO: What is an evolutionary?
My close friend, student, and colleague Carter Phipp’s new book, Evolutionaries: Unlocking the Spiritual and Cultural Potential of Science’s Greatest Idea, is being published by Harper-Perennial on June 26th. Last week in New York City he was interviewed on BigThink.com about it. Check it out!
Is Sex A Path to God?
I just had a dialogue with my friend and collaborator, the great integral philosopher Ken Wilber on sexual ethics (the recording of which will be broadcast on June 2nd). Several years ago, we had a similar conversation on the question “Is Sex a Path to God,” which became the article below in EnlightenNext magazine: _________________________________________________________________
In Honor of Ken Wilber: The Philosopher of Everything
Today is the birthday of my good friend and collaborator, the great integral philosopher Ken Wilber. To honor him I wanted to share an article that we published in EnlightenNext magazine in 2006 called “A Philosopher of Everything,” written by Carter Phipps. It’s several years old, but it stands as a great introduction to Wilber’s
Father Thomas Keating on Celibacy
A beautiful article from an early edition of EnlightenNext magazine (formerly What Is Enlightenment?) in which Andrew Cohen interviews Father Thomas Keating about the practice of celibacy: _________________________________________________________________ The Heart of the Matter A Dialogue between Father Thomas Keating and Andrew Cohen Introduction In every issue of What Is Enlightenment? we aspire to introduce our
Andrew Cohen is a spiritual teacher, cultural visionary, founder of EnlightenNext, and the author of 
