Being & Becoming Weekend Retreat with Andrew Cohen
Changing the World from the Inside Out

October 8-10, 2010
Lenox, MA

A Weekend Retreat for Evolutionaries

What is an Evolutionary? For one, if you’re an Evolutionary, you see your own passion to become more conscious and create a better future as not being separate from the evolutionary impulse of the universe itself.

You know you’re part of something that’s bigger than you, and you’re aware that your own “personal” development can never be only for your own benefit. In fact, you’re becoming convinced(if you’re not already) that...

...your own transformation, your own evolution, is
necessary for creating a major shift of consciousness
and culture in the world...
.that the “next step” literally depends on us...

And you know that transforming yourself involves a profound degree of “inner work.” But with all of the options available today for spiritual growth—countless varieties of meditation, goal-setting, visualization, healing, and the like—it can be difficult, if not near impossible, to find a path and practice that can truly lead to the inner transformation that will allow you to have a real impact on the world.

An Evolutionary wants to:

  • Address deep cultural currents, not just personal issues
  • Discover an intellectually satisfying spiritual perspective
  • Catalyze a “tipping point” that can lead to dramatic change at a cultural level
  • Create a significant shift in human consciousness

Evolutionary Enlightenment:
A Spirituality Capable of Dealing with the Big Issues

Evolutionary Enlightenment is uniquely equipped to meet the challenges of life in the twenty-first-century—of evolving consciousness in order to evolve our world. It deals with every dimension of who we are, from the cosmic significance of being part of a 14-billion-year evolutionary process, to our own individual potential for enlightenment, to the real and empowering possibility of creating a new culture together. It is a truly pragmatic path that liberates you from the imprisoning world of a limited and separate sense of self...

...and awakens and inspires you to
become a creative contributor in shaping our human destiny, on behalf of a higher possibility.

It is deeply satisfying intellectually—because it makes profound sense, and deals with the fact that, as a culture, we are spiritually adrift and in real need of a new and profoundly sensible moral compass to guide us. But it also provides…

...specific instructions and tools for experiencing
and acting beyond the limited sense
of self—with others
.

These instructions are called the Five Fundamental Tenets of Evolutionary Enlightenment, and they make up a comprehensive system for spiritual and cultural development.

Applying the Five Tenets can guide you through the ups and downs of personal development. And when practiced together with others they can lead to the emergence of a shared state of awakened consciousness. This consciousness is the ground for a profound and radically positive worldview and creative engagement with life and culture.  

The intensive will provide you with the tools to:

  • Discover the profound meaning and sense of purpose that an evolutionary perspective brings to human life
  • Experience consciousness beyond the mind by following Andrew Cohen’s powerful instructions for meditation
  • Distinguish between the two parts of the self that Andrew Cohen identifies as the ego (or limited sense of self) and the Authentic Self
  • Learn how to practice and apply the Five Fundamental Tenets of Evolutionary Enlightenment
  • Experience the power of an awakened field of consciousness as it is shared between you and other intensive participants

This intensive has been specifically designed to give Evolutionaries like you an introduction to the powerful teaching and perspective of Evolutionary Enlightenment. It presents a unique opportunity to spend focused time with Andrew Cohen, a cultural visionary and the renowned pioneer of Evolutionary Enlightenment. Andrew has been working with thousands of Evolutionaries for over two decades, delving deeply into the very fabric of human transformation itself.

Join like-minded individuals, who share your passion for personal and cultural transformation, for a potentially life-changing weekend.

For all practical details including cancellation policy, schedule, accommodations and travel information, please click here.

Standard: $485
Practitioner Fee (What’s this?) $450
University Student Fee: $355

The costs include 3 high-quality, chef-prepared, vegetarian meals per day, beginning with dinner on Friday, October 8.

NOTE: ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED.

See Practical Details page for a list of hotels/motels and other accommodation options including special rates for retreat attendees available until September 12.

Book early as this is a holiday weekend.

Transportation from selected hotels will be provided to and from Foxhollow in Lenox for $15 for the weekend.

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(Once you have registered for the Being & Becoming Weekend Retreat, you will be sent a link to information about the Discovery Cycle Development Day on Monday October 11. This is a special additional day for retreat attendees.)