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Teachings & Retreats 2001–2003

216    May 8, '01 London, England

An Unlimited Perspective
What does it mean to live a truly spiritual life? In this provocative video, Andrew redefines the path and the goal, pointing beyond even the most sublime spiritual experiences to a fundamental and profoundly liberating shift in the way we perceive all of our experience.

217    Dec 9, '01 Amsterdam, Holland

Living Life is Letting Go
Andrew describes how the only thing that stands between us and an unbroken recognition of the perfectly positive nature of Life is our Resistance to letting go at a very deep level. He says the only Obligation for human beings is to let go and become an expression of that very goodness which is Life itself and our very own nature.

218    Jan 17, '02 NY, USA

Evolutionary Enlightenment: Vertical Lift-Off Part 1
As human beings, we are part of an extraordinary event called Life and yet most of us are just surviving. In this landmark teaching, Andrew describes why it is such an extraordinary blessing to be a human being. He describes how God desperately needs each of us to willingly participate in Life so the evolutionary process becomes conscious.

219    Jan 17, '02 NY, USA

Evolutionary Enlightenment: Vertical Lift-Off Part 2

220    Apr 25, '02 Tel Aviv, Israel

A Conscious Shift of Attention
Evolution as the context for the spiritual life. Conscious participation in the evolutionary process.

221    Apr 24, '02 Tel Aviv, Israel

The Attainment of Profound Sanity
The spiritual goal is the attainment of profound sanity. Moral and ethical development. The Five Tenets of Enlightenment in relationship to the goal of profound sanity of wholeness.

222    Apr 29, '02 Paris, France

Who Are We and Why Are We Here?
Evolutionary Enlightenment - Andrew explains in great depth his radical spiritual teachings for the twenty-first century, and how this differs from the traditional teachings of the East.

223    June 14, '02 Reading, USA

What Does it Mean to be Free?
How do we know if we are enlightened? What is the role of the mind in the enlightened life? How do we recognize our true heart?

224    Aug 16, '02 Les Courmettes, France

Clarity of Intention in the Context of Evolutionary Enlightenment (unedited video)
Incredible talk introducing the 1st tenet. Identifying with the part of you that want to be free, and not with the part that doesn't - i.e. ego.

225    Aug 20, '02 Les Courmettes, France

The Law of Volitionality (unedited video)
Through clarity of intention we discover a part of us that is always making choices. The 2nd tenet states that we are always responsible for our choices.

226    Aug 21, '02 Les Courmettes, France

Face Everything, Avoid Nothing
The ultimate form of spiritual practice. Facing everything is having no shadow. The path and the goal are one. Living the 3rd tenet means total awareness, which puts constant pressure on the ego and creates evolutionary tension.

227    Aug 17, '02 Les Courmettes, France

Making the Choice to be Free
Andrew makes a crucial distinction; we can experience ego. He elaborates on the demonic quality of the lustfulness and the impersonality of ego, which never wants to make effort for evolution. Choosing to be free means getting emotionally behind the 1st tenet for the sake of evolution.

228    Aug 17/19,'02 Les Courmettes, France

An Evolutionary Passion for Freedom
Andrew illuminates the psychology of liberation in completely fresh terms, describing it as a "top down" perspective where we look from the non-dual enlightened mind. Embracing this perspective is fully participating in the evolutionary process.

230    Aug 23, '02 Les Courmettes, France

The Impersonal Enlightenment Perspective and Experience
Through questions and answers on the impersonal enlightenment and experience, Andrew redefines the definition of spiritual life in the 21st century.

231    Aug 24, '02 Les Courmettes, France

The 6 Principles of Evolutionary Enlightenment
Introduction to the 6 principles of evolutionary enlightenment, the foundation for which is living the 5 tenets as if your life depended on it.

232    Aug 24, '02 Les Courmettes, France

The Evolution of Consciousness–The Emerging of a New Being
Andrew speaks from his own experience as a teacher about his vision for evolutionary enlightenment and the enormous effort it takes to make this vision a reality with human beings. The consciousness of evolutionary enlightenment has been born.

233    April 16,'02 Brussels, Belgium

Evolutionary Enlightenment: The Goal of the Spiritual Path
Andrew explains that the goal of evolutionary enlightenment is to embrace the life process with great passion and commitment. He points out that our capacity for self- awareness is the capacity of the evolving universe to be aware of itself through us.

234    Sept 26, '02 New York, USA

The Creative Force of Egoless Passion
In a Q&A format, Andrew speaks about compulsive identification with ego, the importance of having a heartfelt longing for liberation, and what it means to participate unselfconsciously in the life process.

237    Jan 22, '03 Winter Retreat Foxhollow, USA

The Discovery of a Greater Context
An introductory talk in which Andrew presents a broad cultural and philosophical context in which to understand the 1st tenet of his teaching. Clarity of intention.

238    Jan 24, '03 Winter Retreat Foxhollow, USA

Making the Choice to be Free
A dialogue between Andrew and one of the participants in his 2003 winter retreat gives rise to an illuminating talk on the 2nd tenet of his teaching. The Law of Volitionalty.

239    Jan 25, '03 Winter Retreat Foxhollow, USA

A Life of No Contradiction
A far-reaching talk in which Andrew explains the importance of the third tenet of his teaching. Face Everything and Avoid Nothing.

240    Jan 27, '03 Winter Retreat Foxhollow, USA

A Radical Reorientation of Life
Beginning with an incisive talk on The Truth of Impersonality, which gives rise to a dialogue and talk on the fifth tenet, For The Sake of The Whole. This powerful video encompasses the fourth and fifth tenet of Andrews teachings.

241    March 8, '03 New York, USA

A Revolution of the Human Spirit
Andrew implores us to face the overwhelming urgency of the fact that our wholehearted participation in the life process is needed now for the sake of the evolution of consciousness itself.

242    March 9, '03 New York, USA

The Fire of Evolution
Dialogues taken from an openings session of a retreat given in NY City. Andrew explores many essential aspects of his teaching including not knowing, transcending desire and awakening to the evolutionary imperative.

243    March 9, '03 New York, USA

Riding the Wave of Change
Dialogues of a retreat in NY City. Andrew passionately conveys the ever-changing complexity of life in the 21st century, and the urgency for human beings to embrace a new level of consciousness that can meet the challenges and potentials of our time.

244    April 25, '03 London, UK

Spirituality for the 21 st Century
Setting the context for the spiritual path at the beginning of the 21 st century. Andrew explains how the postmodern malaise of narcissistic individualism must be transcended in order to participate in the evolution of consciousness.

245    May 2, '03 Paris, France

The Future is Calling
Andrew implores us to free ourselves from the limitations of tradition in order to forge a new path with a new goal for a new world at this critical time in our evolution.

247    May 5, '03 Amsterdam, Holland

A New Dawn for the Human Spirit
In this multifaceted teaching, Andrew takes on a journey into the unfolding evolution of consciousness, calling us to transform ourselves for the sake of all live.

248    May 8, '03 Copenhagen, Denmark

Can God Handle the 21 st Century? Part 1
In this two-part talk from Copenhagen, Andrew unveils the Spring/Summer 2003 issue of What Is Enlightenment? magazine and explores the questions it raises: are the traditional religions equipped for the 21 st century? What kind of spirituality can meet the needs of the extraordinary and challenging times we are living in.

249    May 8, '03 Copenhagen, Denmark

Can God Handle the 21 st Century? Part 2
see part 1

251    2003 Copenhagen, Denmark

Leap into the Future. Dr. don Beck and Andrew Cohen, Leadership for the 21 st century
At the threshold of the new millennium, the human race is faced with unprecedented global complexity and life-threatening social and environmental crisis. Our world is changing faster than ever. Every new advance in communications, medicine, bio-genetics, or

technology is creating unpredictable and far reaching repercussions. Are we and our corporate and political leaders equipped to navigate this critical juncture in history? Do we need an entirely new level of leadership to be able to respond to the complex reality of the 21 st

century? Join Andrew Cohen and Dr. Don Beck in a documentary film on this unique symposium on Leadership for the 21 st century, presented in Copenhagen in May 2003. Speaking to some of Northern Europe’s top business and political leaders, they consider the most pressing questions facing humanity today and provide powerful tools that help each of us meet the needs of the future.

252    Aug 17, 03 Les Gourmettes, France

A New Moral Theology
In this teaching, taken from his 2003 summer retreat, Andrew Cohen describes how, in our postmodern culture, an overemphasis on the Individual’s subjective experience has led to a dangerous moral Relativism. He goes on to explain why we desperately need a new, Evolutionary moral context if we are to navigate the complexity of our fast-changing and crisis-stricken world.

253    Aug 21, 03 Les Gourmettes, France

Pushing the Edge of Consciousness
What is evolutionary enlightenment and how does it differ from the France traditional eastern model? In this talk from his 2003 Summer Retreat Andrew Cohen explains why enlightenment in an evolving universe has a new and thrilling significance, calling us to live our lives on the developing edge of consciousness, and in so doing, to push the edge forward for everyone else.

254    Nov 30, 03 Copenhagen, Denmark

How to Live the Spiritual Life
What does it mean to live an enlighten life in the word of today? After 18 years of hands-on engagement with spiritual seekers all over the world, Andrew Cohen has developed a profound and transformative teaching, which he calls Evolutionary Enlightenment. In this video Andrew uses two powerful visual models to illustrate his essential tools for living the spiritual life. The Five Fundamental Tenets of Enlightenment.

255    Nov 14, 03 Amsterdam, Holland

Developing the Self
Do you believe that the Self can evolve? Andrew Cohen charts new territory in this unique talk on Self development in an evolutionary context. Experience what it means to push the edge of conscious itself as Andrew takes us on a journey into the deepest purpose for human life.

256    Nov 16, 03 Amsterdam, Holland

Developing the Self.
Part 2: There is No Final State
Expanding on the unique view of spiritual evolution he presented in “Developing the Self”, Andrew contrasts traditional or pre-modern Spiritual paths, which point to a final state or resting place, with a new evolutionary approach, in which consciousness is recognized to be in a process of ceaseless development.

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