Andrew Cohen is spiritual teacher, cultural critic, revolutionary idealist, founder of the non profit organization EnlightenNext, and editor-in-chief of its flagship publication, EnlightenNext magazine. A visionary thinker, Cohen is widely recognized for his original contribution to the emerging field of evolutionary spirituality. Through his talks, intensive retreats, publications, and ongoing dialogues with leading philosophers, mystics, and activists, he is becoming a defining voice in an international alliance of individuals and organizations that are committed to the transformation of human consciousness and culture. His speaking engagements have included keynote addresses and presentations for the Integral Leadership in Action Conference, the LOHAS International Conference, the Association of Global New Thought, the Australian Institute for Management, IBM Management Group, Amsterdam, the International Conference on the Frontiers of Yoga and Consciousness Research, India, John F. Kennedy University, Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado, New York University, Novozymes, Denmark, and the Parliament of World’s Religions, among others. Cohen participates in Deepak Chopra’s Alliance for a New Humanity and their Evolutionary Leaders Forum. Cohen is author of Living Enlightenment: Evolution Beyond Ego, Embracing Heaven and Earth and Enlightenment Is a Secret. He is currently writing a new book due for release in the spring of 2010.

In some rare cases the fullest illumination occurs spontaneously to some fortunate being. Such a being blesses the generation in which he or she happens to live and act. Andrew Cohen is one such being. He is a modern Western mystic who shines like a light in darkness.

His Holiness Swami Chidananda
President, Divine Life Society

Andrew Cohen is an important voice that needs to be heard. He brings a fresh and profound approach to spirituality grounded in his own awakened awareness, and he seeks nothing more than to awaken others to a freedom and fullness that is their own inherent condition.

Ken Wilber
Author of A Brief History of Everything

www.andrewcohen.org, www.enlightennext.org

Blog Entries by Andrew Z. Cohen

Daring To Bear Witness

1 Comments | Posted October 29, 2009 | 03:23 PM (EST)


It's a big challenge being a spiritual teacher in a secular culture. What could be more disconcerting than being a religious authority in a world where there is no consensus about whether God actually exists! In traditional cultures at least, there was some agreement as to who God was and...

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How a New World Is Born

1 Comments | Posted September 10, 2009 | 11:47 AM (EST)


The ultimate spiritual revelation is that there is no other. There is only One. When any individual goes very deep into a meditative state, momentarily transcending the separate self-sense or narcissistic ego, this profound singularity at the level of consciousness itself is what he or she will find. There is...

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Peace Is Not the Answer

1 Comments | Posted July 30, 2009 | 01:33 PM (EST)


I've been thinking quite a lot lately about what spiritual development and spiritual attainment actually mean these days. What is the purpose of being on a spiritual path for those of us who have grown up in an environment of unprecedented wealth, education, and personal freedom -- those of us...

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Raising the Bar

Posted July 27, 2009 | 11:35 AM (EST)


For a long time now in the postmodern spiritual marketplace, something very strange has been going on. In this post-conventional, post-traditional arena, where spirituality is, more often than not, made to order for the individual, where it's every man or woman on the path for him- or herself, many of...

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Awakening to Evolution

3 Comments | Posted June 29, 2009 | 05:44 PM (EST)


For those of us looking toward the future who are spiritually inclined, it is often difficult to find a path or practice that makes deep sense. What I mean is, it’s difficult to find a spiritual path that has a truly contemporary orientation—one that doesn’t compel us to embrace ancient...

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From Spiritual Intoxication to Spiritual Evolution

2 Comments | Posted May 21, 2009 | 01:27 PM (EST)


(This post can also be found on AndrewCohen.org)

Whenever I contemplate the mystery of consciousness and how it evolves within and through us, I am always struck by the same thing: How easy it is to see a glorious future in those moments when we are spiritually awake, when...

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