Evolutionary Enlightenment: A New Path to Spiritual Awakening Book

Foreword ix

Acknowledgments xvii

Part 1 A Cosmic Journey 1

Prologue: A Longing to Evolve 3

1 Back to Before the Beginning 7

2 Nonduality 15

3 We Were There When It All Began 23

4 A Big Yes 31

5 Awakening to Evolution 39

6 The Universe Project 47

Part II Understanding the Territory 55

Introduction to Part II 57

7 The Self: Relative and Absolute 59

8 Enlightening the Choosing Faculty 69

9 The Postmodern Predicament 77

10 A Moral Imperative 85

PartIII The Path and the Goal 95

Introduction to Part III 97

11 The Art and Science of Stillness 99

12 Clarity of Intention 111

13 The Power of Volition 125

14 Face Everything and Avoid Nothing135

15 The Process Perspective 145

16 Cosmic Conscience 157

Part IV Enlightenment and the Evolution of Culture 169

Introduction to Part IV 171

17 A Higher We 173

18 Catalyzing Emergence 181

19 Creating the Future 191

20 The Edge of Evolution 201

About the Author 209

Books by Andrew Cohen 213