Thursday, Apr 16, 2009

Guru and the Pandit - A Living Experiment in Conscious Evolution

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Jeff Carreira and Carter Phipps, editor of EnlightenNext magazine, in the Guru and Pandit series discuss the evolutionary work that Andrew Cohen is engaged in with his students. This dialogue, from issue 35 of the magazine, is entitled “A Living Experiment in Conscious Evolution.” In this, the fourteenth, Guru and Pandit dialogue, Cohen shares how he has been working with his students while Wilber places this evolutionary experiment in an integral framework. It is a remarkable exchange highlighting the need for both “experience” and “theory,” the creative tension that is the hallmark of the long-standing relationship between Cohen, the guru, and Wilber, the pandit.

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Thursday, Apr 09, 2009

Guru and the Pandit Part 4 of 4 - A Kosmic Roller-Coaster Ride

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Ellen Daly, the editor of the Guru and Pandit features for the past seven years joins Elizabeth Debold and Jeff Carreira on this webcast. Ellen chose one of her favorite exchanges “A Kosmic Roller-Coaster Ride,” (Issue 40). In it, Cohen and Wilber tackle one of the biggest questions there is: What is the purpose of the universe? Ellen guided the conversation through the key insights of this exchange and shone a light on how it captures unique qualities of both of these evolutionary thinkers.

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Thursday, Apr 02, 2009

Guru and the Pandit Part 3 of 4 - Creative Friction: Community and the Utopian Impulse in a Post-postmodern World.

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Carter Phipps and Elizabeth Debold discuss the Guru and Pandit dialogue from Issue 36, entitled “Creative Friction: Community and the Utopian Impulse in a Post-postmodern World.” In this dialogue, Andrew and Ken begin with a critique of postmodern narcissism, add a dose of utopian idealism, and finally envision what life might be like in a world on the other side of ego.

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