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Andrew Cohen, best-selling author and cultural commentatorSpiritually informed cultural and personal development
So Spring is finally here in Britain. I was out walking this morning with my wife Kyrsten, enjoying the warmth and light emanating from that mysterious body newly visible in the heavens. With the sudden warm weather after the prolonged winter, nature is exploding all at once and the force of the life process is…
Love is a very difficult thing to talk about. And that is because it’s a word that means many different things to many different people. In my work as a spiritual teacher, this subject arises constantly. And one thing is for sure: love is an important word because what it signifies is always what we…
Sex. What a compelling topic! As a spiritual teacher, whether I’m giving a lecture or leading a retreat, whenever the subject comes up, a very particular form of focused attention immediately takes over the room. Suddenly everyone is listening very closely, hanging on my every word! Why? Because everybody wants to know the secret. What…
Like many people, I had my most powerful experience of romantic love during my adolescence. I was sixteen years old, and living in Rome at the time. I met a young Italian woman two years my senior and soon fell head over heels into the overwhelming ecstasy and unbearable longing of the romantic experience in…
Listen to Andrew Cohen on My Spirit Radio In this interview with broadcaster and presenter, Robin Robinson, from My Spirit Radio, Andrew Cohen speaks about his award-winning book ‘Evolutionary Enlightenment’ and his up-coming Virtual Retreat on 23rd/24th February. He also talks to Robin about the ever-compelling subject of Love, which he will explore further in…
Have you ever considered for yourself what love actually is? Or do you assume you know what love is, based on what others may have said about this all-important topic? Because I’m a spiritual teacher, I’m asked about love all the time, and what I always find interesting is that people use the same word…
Valentine’s Day is here. Time to think about those we love. Even more importantly, time to consider what it means to truly love another. Have you ever deeply thought about what love is? Have you ever considered where it comes from and why we feel drawn to be with certain people over others? Love is…
I’ll miss Rowan Williams when he steps down soon as the head of the Anglican Church; I admire him as a genuine spiritual figure of great depth and heart. I was listening to him on the BBC news today being asked about his view of British society in the wake of the financial troubles of…
At this time many of us here at EnlightenNext are thinking about and eagerly anticipating the upcoming long retreat with Andrew Cohen this August. The Being and Becoming Retreat is a major milestone in EnlightenNext’s yearly calendar. This year it will be held in the beautiful hills of Tuscany. You can read all the details…
“London goes beyond any boundary or convention. It contains every wish or word ever spoken, every action or gesture ever made, every harsh or noble statement ever expressed. It is illimitable. It is Infinite London.” ~ Peter Ackroyd When we look at the big picture and witness as Londoners where we…
