Living In My Own World

I recently heard about an international organization called EnlightenNext which was founded by spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen, and deals with the evolution of human consciousness in the 21st century.

I was surprised to find out that among the many centers they have around the world, there has also been a recent opening of a center right here in Tel Aviv-Jaffa which offers weekly lectures, meetings and meditation sessions. Tomorrow, Wednesday, there is supposed to be a lecture on Collective Awakening which I must say, is right up my alley. I think I will definitely check it out and see what this center has to offer…

Meanwhile, I found an interview with Andrew Cohen done here in Israel to get a better idea about the man behind the concept (see videos below).

During his Israeli tour in September of 2006 to inaugurate the new EnlightenNext center in Tel Aviv, Andrew Cohen was interviewed by Itay Mautner, a journalist from Mahut Hachayim (Essence of Life), a spiritual website.

They spoke about the nature of enlightenment, or spiritual freedom, and how the life conditions in Israel are not conducive for such freedom because Israelis are naturally preoccupied with survival. Cohen spoke about the urgent need to create a new moral and philosophical context for Israeli culture in order to overcome the materialism, narcissism, and cynicism that characterized secular society there at present. He emphasized the need to see life not in a limited national/cultural context, but as part of a very vast perspective—a 14-billion-year process.

Andrew Cohen Interviewed in Israel Part 1:

Andrew Cohen Interviewed in Israel Part 2:

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