EnlightenNext UK - Meditation and Evolution

Meditation and Evolution - Full Length Example - Meditation in the context of Evolutionary Enlightenment

meditationandevolution — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 19:42:46 +0000

Senior teacher of Evolutionary Enlightenment Patrick Bryson outlines why we meditate in the context of a path of Evolutionary Enlightenment. This is the first episode of the new series called 'Relevant Spirituality' - Learn/Practice/Enlighten/Evolve

Rising Up: A History of WE

meditationandevolution — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:39:56 +0000

A dialogue between radical politician Jeremy Corbyn MP and Chris Parish, Director of EnlightenNext UK, that focuses on the human struggle for emancipation, development and the utopian impulse. They draw on their shared interest in British history; the importance of ‘Scenius’, that phenomenon of genius emerging from small groups of individuals; and their mutual commitment to creating a better future.

Meditation and Evolution Podcast - Episode 8 - It's in your hands

meditationandevolution — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:54:37 +0000

This week we have Chris Parish managing director of EnlightenNext UK give a fascinating look at choice, and the significance and implications of this in an evolutionary context.

Meditation and Evolution Podcast - Episode 7 - A Philosophical Orientation

meditationandevolution — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:50:48 +0000

This week we have a snippet from and audio with Andrew Cohen speaking at the long retreat in Tuscany last year, and three dialogues from the evening at the London EnlightenNext centre. The theme is "Big ideas". Big ideas need to accompany mystical insight in order to consciously embrace the developmental implications of what these insights reveal to us about the human experience and life as a whole.

Meditation and Evolution Podcast - Episode 6 - The Nature of Spirit is Absolute

meditationandevolution — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:59:57 +0000

This week we have a fascinating and far-reaching inquiry today ranging from examining the postmodern existential problem with being, the definition non-duality, and the evolution of enlightenment. There is also an section where spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen himself speaks about the two different dimensions of Spirit.

Meditation and Evolution Podcast - Episode 5 - A Natural State of Calm Abiding

meditationandevolution — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:11:59 +0000

On the evening itself after a period of meditation, Patrick encouraged us to explore how the experience was and if we had any other questions about it. A young women is explaining here that her problem was attachment to wanting things to be a certain way – and then this opened up a fascinating inquiry into what meditation really is and how it really is the process of becoming more conscious.

Meditation and Evolution Podcast - Episode 4 - SPECIAL EDITION - Consciousness and Cosmos

meditationandevolution — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:14:47 +0000

This is an excerpt from a talk with Bernard Carr and Chris Parish late 2011 at the EnlightenNext centre in London entitled “Consciousness and Cosmos”. It is a fascinating exchange between the two when asked the question “How would a scientist prove or disprove the existence of God? What could they possibly be looking for?" Hope you enjoy it! If you are interested in downloading the talk in it’s entirety please visit: -

http://www.enlightennext.org.uk

Having traversed widely differing pathways to arrive at this intersection, Carr and Parish draw on their insights borne of a lifetime of enquiry. Parish is a committed life-long practitioner of enlightenment, expert Enlightened Communication facilitator, and director of EnlightenNext in the UK. Carr is a professor of mathematics and astronomy at Queen Mary, University of London, Chair of the Scientific and Medical Network, and former President of the Society for Psychical Research.

Meditation and Evolution Podcast - Episode 3 - Discovering a Source of Uncorrupted Motivation

meditationandevolution — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:20:48 +0000

A very big part of a transformational process is going back to before the beginning and discovering a source of pure motivation that is uncorrupted by ego. This week we hear from Andrew Cohen introducing the subject with Patrick Bryson tackling questions ranging from the true nature of intuition and motivation, a victimised vs non victimised relationship to life, and how this relates to the global crisis we are in.

Meditation and Evolution Podcast - Episode 2 - Emergence

meditationandevolution — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:49:32 +0000

This week is the official kick off of the becoming section of our programme. The topic is on” Emergence” – As Andrew Cohen describes “Emergence means creating the conditions for higher potentials that never existed before to enter into time and space”. Tonights clip is from a discussion where a gentlemen asks Patrick Bryson about whether this “Emergence” is actually a new thing, and this opens up a fascinating look at what it really means for us now, and also brings light to the very definition and perspective we have on Culture itself.

Meditation and Evolution Podcast - Episode 1 - SPECIAL EVENING

meditationandevolution — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:26:01 +0000

Review of the Being Cycle and overview of the upcoming Becoming Cycle with Chris Parish, MD of EnlightenNext UK & Senior teacher of Evolutionary Enlightenment.