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 EnlightenNext RishikeshNestled in the foothills of the Himalayas on the banks of the Ganges River is the sacred Indian town of Rishikesh. It was here nearly twenty years ago that Andrew Cohen first began to share with others the realization that was awakening in him, and today it is home to the EnlightenNext Rishikesh Centre. The Rishikesh Centre has recently moved from its location near the Swiss Bandhari Cottages in Tapovan, to a quiet area near the Green Hills Cottage. Presently, we occupy a room where visitors are welcome to come and meditate, watch videos of Andrew Cohen's teachings of Evolutionary Enlightenment, or read the many books and magazines that we have on hand. If you are interested in visiting, please contact Jitendra Kumar at: 011 91 9897771588. Clean Himalaya wins World Bank India Development Award!We are thrilled to announce that our very own Jitendra Kumar, caretaker of EnlightenNext in Rishikesh and long-time student of Andrew Cohen, has recently won a $20,000 grant from the World Bank for his work with Clean Himalaya. It was awarded at the India Development Marketplace in Delhi at the end of May. India Development Marketplace is an annual competition hosted by the World Bank that awards grants to the best innovative, small-scale development projects throughout the world. There were 2500 contestants and only twenty organizations received the award. Congratulations Jitendra!! 
Clean Himalaya is a recycling project that began in 2000. It was inspired by Melissa Hoffman, founder of Living Future. Living Future is a nonprofit foundation whose mission is to create conditions that are conducive to life rather than harmful. Their main project, Teal Farm is an integrated, ecologically designed farmstead in Vermont which is designed to be self-sustaining and " perpetually life-enhancing". What a Place to Wake Up!Reflections on Indiaby Andrew Cohen My first visit to Mother India was in early January 1984. By that time, I had already been a very serious spiritual seeker for over six years. Living in my native New York City, I had had easy access to many of the most famous, powerful, and influential spiritual masters of that time. And because of that, it had become apparent to me that in so many ways the East was literally coming to the West, and that if one was earnestly seeking for enlightenment, it was no longer necessary to travel all the way to Asia to find it. But in spite of that, there was a deep compulsion in me to go to India myself, even if only for a short time... Article published in India's Life Positive magazine in 2006. |
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