A Celebration of Spiritual Masters
Many of us have had the good fortune to meet genuine spiritual masters and teachers as we’ve pursued the path to higher development—extraordinary men and women who have the ability to awaken us to the Absolute, revealing possibilities that were previously unimaginable and opening our eyes to eternity. On March 25th, 1986, EnlightenNext founder Andrew Cohen experienced a profound spiritual awakening through his close relationship with his teacher, the acclaimed master of Advaita Vedanta, H.W.L. Poonja, and shortly thereafter became a teacher himself.
Ever since that life-changing encounter, Cohen has been a bold advocate for the transformative power of the teacher-student relationship, exploring its continued relevance in a world that has, for often good reasons, decided to leave this particular spiritual tradition behind. In 1991, he started EnlightenNext magazine (originally known as What Is Enlightenment?) to provide a public forum for inquiry, debate, and dialogue about topics like this.
On Saturday, March 26th, Cohen will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of meeting his teacher by leading a full-day exploration into the significance of the Student-Teacher relationship with 25 religious and cultural luminaries from the major religious traditions. Entitled “Awakening to Your Highest Self,” the free online broadcast will feature intimate and deeply inspiring stories from these diverse spiritual leaders about the transformative power of their relationships with their own Gurus, Sheikhs, Rabbis, Fathers, Teachers, and Masters.
Click below to hear Andrew Cohen describe his vision for this March 26th webcast to some of his featured guests. (Or access audio directly here.)
The broadcast will feature some of the most important spiritual voices of our time speaking about some of the true spiritual greats of the 20th century. Jean Houston will speak about Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Rabbi Michael Lerner will speak about Abraham Hoeschel. Rajesh Dalal will speak about J. Krishnamurti. The list goes on. . .
Each day between today and the broadcast on March 25th, we will be introduce one of Cohen’s guests–and their own teachers–by posting a video, audio, or article about or by them. Please stay tuned to the EnlightenNext Editors’ Blog for much, much, more!
Click here to register for this free online celebration!
The Countdown:
March 22nd: Nora Bateson on Gregory Bateson
March 21st: Rollie Stanich on Father Thomas Keating
March 20th: Rajesh Dalal on J. Krishnamurti
March 18th: Steve McIntosh on Jesus of Nazareth
March 17th: Rabbi Zalman Schachter on The Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn
March 16th: Ma Jaya on Neem Karoli Baba
March 14th: Lama Surya Das on Neem Karoli Baba
March 13th: The Three Gurus on Baba Muktananda
March 12th: Swami Atmaswarupananda on Swami Chidananda
March 10th: Dadi Janki on Brahma Baba
March 9th: Rupert Sheldrake on Father Bede Griffiths
March 8th: Audrey Kitagawa on Flora Nomi, Divine Mother
March 7th: Rabbi Michael Lerner on Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
March 6th: Vernon Kitabu Turner on Sant Keshavadas
March 5th: Swami Vimalananda on Swami Sivananda
March 4th: Don Beck on Clare Graves
March 3rd: Jean Houston on Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
March 2nd: Jonathan Granoff on Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
March 1st: Swami Chidanand Saraswati on Swami Brahmaswarupji
Filed Under: Buddhism • Consciousness • EnlightenNext Editors’ Blog • Hinduism • Religion • Spirituality • meditation
No doubt this will be a ‘heart opening’ event as Andrew said, thanks for posting ….
Love, Joanna
What a way to celebrate your 25th Anniversary Andrew! Thank-you for such an inspiring and generous gesture to all spiritual seekers everywhere! “Those who have ears to hear, let them hear!”