Thursday, Jan 29, 2009

Ken Wilber's Twenty Tenets of Evolution

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In this webcast Elizabeth Debold and Jeff Carreira start a series of webcasts that will cover Ken Wilber's twenty tenets of evolution.Wilber outlines these tenets in his book Sex, Ecology, Spirituality (Shambhala, 1995), and he describes them as “patterns of existence” and “tendencies of evolution.” Over the next three EnlightenNext Webcasts we will discuss what the tenets are and how they relate to Evolutionary Enlightenment and the work of EnlightenNext.

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Thursday, Jan 22, 2009

What if the Future of the Universe Depended on Your Integrity?

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On this week's webcast, Elizabeth Debold and I will be exploring the concept of integrity from the vantage point of the universe itself.

The word integrity is central both to the spiritual teaching of Evolutionary Enlightenment and to integral theory. Integrity points to the inherent non-separation between the inner and outer dimensions of the universe-between the realm of consciousness and that of the manifest world. For us human beings, this deeper integrity means that what we believe to be true and how we act should be two mirror aspects of one single, inseparable whole.

How does this "integrated" understanding of integrity change our sense of our own morality? And what will it take for us to live up to in action what we have already realized through experience or understanding?

These questions are critical to our evolutionary future because we truly are the evolving awareness of the universe, and our ability to act with integrity is, in that sense, the integrity of the universe itself.

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Thursday, Jan 15, 2009

The Creation and Evolution of the Self

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On this webcast Elizabeth Debold and I will be examining the miraculous process of individuation, how it has evolved through time, and the possibility of actively guiding it into the future.

Individuation occurs when we develop the capacity to distinguish our psychological world from the external world, when we learn to distinguish between “self” and “other.” It is what gives us our sense of being “someone,” of “self” of “me-ness.”

Our uniquely human capacity to individuate has unleashed explosive creative potentials. It is arguably one of the most significant steps we have taken in our human development. But it also seems to be heading toward an evolutionary dead end. As we better understand the process of individuation, and its role in human development we will be better positioned to consciously guide the next step in our evolving sense of self.

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Thursday, Jan 08, 2009

The EnlightenNext Discovery Cycle

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On New Year's Day, Andrew Cohen spoke about the launch of the EnlightenNext Discovery Cycle, which comprises a retreat for awakening consciousness and a conference for engaging culture. Jeff Carreira and Elizabeth Debold in this webcast give you an opportunity to ask questions about Andrew's talk and about the cycle itself. At the start of the discussion, they explore one point Andrew made that bears significance for our understanding of this cycle and of the next integral stage of development. Andrew observed that within postmodern culture, most of us experience a deep sense of duality—a division between inner and outer, self and world—and that engaging in this cycle of development will heal that split. He's pointing to the fact that a truly integral emergence in consciousness leads to the shocking realization that the inner and outer are ONE. It is a deep spiritual point that the EnlightenNext Discovery Cycle will make tangible to all who participate in it.

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Thursday, Jan 01, 2009

Andrew Cohen's New Year's Day Address

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I am thrilled to announce that EnlightenNext founder and EnlightenNext magazine Editor-in-Chief, Andrew Cohen, will be delivering a live New Year's Day address, hosted by Elizabeth Debold, Senior Editor of EnlightenNext magazine, and Jeff Carreira, Education Director.
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As we look into our crystal ball and try to predict how 2009 will unfold, it seems harder than ever to predict the future. We are clearly living in an unusual time — one of real hope, promise and possibility, and one where we simultaneously are facing unprecedented global challenges that will affect us all.

While we may feel our impact is still so small, over the past year EnlightenNext and the many like-minded individuals and organisations everywhere have been building in numbers and momentum in our effort to bring new values into the world. And if ever there was a need for a stable platform of higher values, it certainly is now.

What could be more timely to usher in the new year than listening to a talk by Andrew Cohen, as he discusses the dynamics that create deep spiritual and cultural transformation? He will be sharing his perspective on the evolutionary/integral progress of 2008 and talking about where we are heading in 2009.

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