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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:54:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/06/what-do-i-stand-fror-the-postmodern-predicament/ http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/06/what-do-i-stand-fror-the-postmodern-predicament/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:51:14 +0000 Andrew Cohen http://www.elephantjournal.com/?p=522037 Last November, I published an article called, "The Apocalypse May Already Be Here, or Something is Rotten in the State of Denmark,” where I shared some of my thoughts about the state of culture in one of the most progressive societies on earth.]]> http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/06/what-do-i-stand-fror-the-postmodern-predicament/feed/ 1 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/05/fusion-food/ http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/05/fusion-food/#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 19:19:16 +0000 Andrew Cohen http://www.elephantjournal.com/?p=513828 Through commerce and travel, technology and media, we are being catalyzed into ways of being that a few short years ago were the stuff of fantasy and myth. ]]> http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/05/fusion-food/feed/ 1 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/05/soul-connection-the-deepest-kind-of-relationship/ http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/05/soul-connection-the-deepest-kind-of-relationship/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 09:44:08 +0000 Andrew Cohen http://www.elephantjournal.com/?p=511588 Soul connections are eternal. Every other relationship we have, no matter how sweet, kind, intimate, or apparently meaningful, will in the end be revealed to be only temporary. ]]> http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/05/soul-connection-the-deepest-kind-of-relationship/feed/ 2 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/05/the-impossible-paradox-of-life-death/ http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/05/the-impossible-paradox-of-life-death/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 10:14:01 +0000 Andrew Cohen http://www.elephantjournal.com/?p=509175 A few days ago, my wife and I found out that my little friend and life companion has terminal cancer.]]> http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/05/the-impossible-paradox-of-life-death/feed/ 4 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/04/the-only-place-in-the-universe/ http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/04/the-only-place-in-the-universe/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:19:53 +0000 Andrew Cohen http://www.elephantjournal.com/?p=503882 The Buddha called the deepest dimension of the Self, and the deepest dimension of Reality, the “Unborn” or the “Uncreated.” In his profound teaching of meditation, the direct experience of this depth dimension was the source of spiritual liberation. ]]> http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/04/the-only-place-in-the-universe/feed/ 0 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/04/a-theologian-of-renewal/ http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/04/a-theologian-of-renewal/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:02:59 +0000 Andrew Cohen http://www.elephantjournal.com/?p=498875 Haught, who's life and work have been influenced significantly by the great Jesuit priest and paleontologist, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, has found his own path through Christian theology and come to some very interesting conclusions about the relationship between science, evolution, spirituality, and theology. ]]> http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/04/a-theologian-of-renewal/feed/ 0 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/04/indias-true-prosperity/ http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/04/indias-true-prosperity/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:43:13 +0000 Andrew Cohen http://www.elephantjournal.com/?p=496792 Home Blogs The Evolution of Enlightenment India's True Prosperity by ANDREW COHEN MARCH 25, 2013, 8:00 AM India is still a magical place. What we hear most often about the Motherland these days is her extraordinary leap into the modern world, her burgeoning prosperity, and her enormous contribution to the global economy. And while this is all true, I feel her greatest gift to the world still remains what she is most famous for: the gift of spirituality. I just returned home after twelve days in that ancient and still mysterious land. In spite of the fact that in Western culture, India’s ochre-colored holy men are often seen as clichés and holdovers from a bygone era, I believe that in fact India’s spiritual heart is still alive and bursting at the seams with mystical potency. Advertising Like so many Baby Boomers, I went to India for the first time almost thirty years ago as a seeker, and came back a finder. I also met my wife there. So my connections to the Motherland run deep. But in spite of those connections, I was beginning to wonder to myself if her spiritual currency was as rich as it once was. Yoga, once a lofty spiritual practice only for initiates, has become a mainstream commercial enterprise all over the western world. Newspapers and both men’s and women’s magazines have countless articles about the health benefits of yoga postures and breathing techniques. And meditation is becoming more and more popular as a potent remedy to the existential challenges of modern life. In popular media, it’s not uncommon to see attractive women in bikinis sitting in the lotus posture appearing to be experiencing a higher state of consciousness. And the funny thing is, in modern India herself, these very same glitzy, and often cheesy, new age images of the spiritual life are also abundant. It certainly wasn’t this way thirty years ago. When what was once considered to be the realm of the sacred appears to be catering to the more superficial emotional and psychological needs of modern and postmodern culture, it’s easy to wonder if spirit’s true face has gone into hiding. ]]> http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/04/indias-true-prosperity/feed/ 0 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/03/living-on-the-edge-of-everything/ http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/03/living-on-the-edge-of-everything/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:07:13 +0000 Andrew Cohen http://www.elephantjournal.com/?p=491114 Those who seem to be most alive, most in touch with life and their own creative powers, are individuals who are demonstrating what it means to live on the edge of their own potential. They may be musicians like the Stones, or they may be artists, writers, politicians, engineers, scientists, philosophers, or mystics.]]> http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/03/living-on-the-edge-of-everything/feed/ 0 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/03/why-the-world-needs-more-spiritual-heroes/ http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/03/why-the-world-needs-more-spiritual-heroes/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:15:47 +0000 Andrew Cohen http://www.elephantjournal.com/?p=488179 Here’s a published dialogue that I did with my friend Deepak Chopra in which we discuss the challenges of standing up for Spirit in a secular culture. Enjoy!]]> http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/03/why-the-world-needs-more-spiritual-heroes/feed/ 0 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/03/the-bright-side-of-globalization/ http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/03/the-bright-side-of-globalization/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:07:14 +0000 Andrew Cohen http://www.elephantjournal.com/?p=478101 I’m an amateur jazz drummer. Last night, as I was surfing my favorite drumming site, drummerworld.com, I came upon the most astounding video. Four very young Japanese women all dressed in punk-chic attire playing the most powerfully virtuosic and soulful jazz I’d heard in a long time: Seeing this video really got me thinking about [...]]]> http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/03/the-bright-side-of-globalization/feed/ 0