Living Enlightenment: A Call for Evolution Beyond Ego - Softcover

Andrew Cohen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 188392930X ISBN 13: 9781883929305

Publisher: MOKSHA Press (UK), 2002

Synopsis

In 'Living Enlightenment' revolutionary spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen explores the mystery and mechanics of radical transformation. Bringing together the transcendent wisdom of the East with the Western understanding of evolution, Cohen offers a vision of the purpose of enlightenment to challenge and inspire even the most disillusioned of seekers. Simple yet audacious, his claim is that the spiritual evolution of each one of us is not separate from the evolution of the whole human race. For Cohen, the path to individual liberation could never be a personal matter, but rather is ""the first step toward becoming a conscious participant in the evolutionary process... In the miraculous experiential discovery of the enlightened perspective,"" he writes, ""our humanity is finally set free to manifest its evolutionary potential without inhibition"". Presented as far-reaching dialogue over twenty chapters, the book echoes an ancient form of spiritual discourse while engaging with some of the most complex questions facing modern seekers. What is enlightenment? And what does this profound attainment have to do with the reality of our human existence? Is it possible to be enlightened and still have a family, be in a sexual relationship, live an ordinary life? What is ego? And ultimately, what is the purpose of enlightenment? This is not a book that can be read from a safe distance. As the dynamic and unpredictable dialogue unfolds, ""Living Enlightenment"" offers a rare and intimate portrait of Cohen himself - his wisdom, spontaneity, and unquenchable passion for truth. And the reader finds him or herself pulled into the depths of our shared human experience as Cohen deconstructs the mind's objections with precision, insight, and humour, always calling on the heart to embrace the living possibility of liberation here and now.

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From the Author:

The implications of enlightenment are always revolutionary. The profound revelation of that which is Absolute, if it is deep enough to finally liberate, completely realigns our relationship to the human experience. But this simple truth tends to remain obscure for many seekers because the radical implications of enlightenment are so devastating for the separate sense, for the ego. And many spiritual teachers these days seem to deny this truth, either because they haven't deeply realized it for themselves, or because they just don't want to threaten the status quo.
In the dialogues that follow, I have tried to convey the uncompromising yet ecstatically liberating perspective of enlightenment. And my purpose in this book is to clarify the truly revolutionary nature of that perspective in relationship to the human experience in the Western world at the beginning of the twenty-first century. My hope is that the timeless and always overwhelming impact of this revelation will be able to be intimately felt, intuitively known, and directly seen by the reader.
Once the call of the True Self is heard not only with the heart but also with the mind and conscience there will be no way back to the things have been. Sooner or later we will recognize that we no longer have any choice but to allow ourselves the extraordinary freedom to go all the way in this life. Because after all, if we have begun to see through the illusory world that the ego creates and have heard the call of the True Self to live our life for a greater purpose- what else is there to do?

About this edition

• Publisher: MOKSHA Press (UK)
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 188392930X
• ISBN 13: 9781883929305
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 124