The Spiritual Challenge of the Metacrisis
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An Intensive Retreat with Spiritual Master Andrew Cohen
14th-23rd January 2022
Weekend One (14th-16th January): three hours per day of online teaching, meditation and dialogue. BUY THE VIDEO SET AS AN ADD-ON.
Being Retreat (17th-20th January): four full days of meditation, chanting, and teaching. BOOKING CLOSED.
Weekend Two (21st-23rd January): three hours per day of online teaching, meditation and dialogue.
Discover a spiritual posture that allows you to meet and embrace the immense challenges that confront us all...
Are you, like many of us, feeling a sense of enormous overwhelm? Are you weighed down or crushed by a feeling of existential dread? Does your cognitive or emotional bandwidth seem strangely limited? You are not alone!
Right now we are facing what many thought leaders have termed the “metacrisis”, but what exactly is the metacrisis? Jonathan Rowson, philosopher and co-founder of forward-thinking research organisation Perspectiva, defines it as:
“...the underlying crisis driving a multitude of crises, not just ecological collapse (which is certainly bad enough) but a range of governance and security issues, alongside global economic instability and inequality within countries, a steep rise in mental health problems and a decline in social trust... a civilisation-level wicked problem.”
This “underlying crisis” represents an existential challenge to our whole way of being human, and in turn our whole way of dealing with reality – a level of pressure on our emotional, psychological and physical systems that is unprecedented.
The deepest issue of the moment is surely finding a way to resist negativity and nihilism. Yet when we contemplate the scale of the problem, it seems beyond the reach of our usual coping strategies, and we can all too easily fall into despair and hopelessness. In this sense, the metacrisis can be seen as a spiritual predicament – a spiritual emergency.
So how can we break the link between the metacrisis and the tendency toward nihilism and despair? How do we find and express hope and positivity? Is it possible to discover a posture that can help us to embrace what seems an impossibly vast problem for any one of us individually?
We not only have this capacity, but at such a critical time for our species we also have a moral obligation to find and express it! Exploding beyond time, beyond the relative dimension, lies a mysterious absolute domain that is the wellspring of the human spirit – a deep source of metaphysical strength that allows us to face even the greatest adversity.
Over two weekends, and four intensive days of meditation and practice, Andrew Cohen will invite us to discover this for ourselves. Together we will find and realize the ultimate spiritual posture – an attitude and perspective that allows us to accept the immense scale of the issues that confront us.
Andrew will show how it is possible to embrace the unfathomable scale of the metacrisis, moving beyond nihilism, and bringing strength and positivity into the world in such a way that we can inspire others to do the same.
Retreat Benefits and Options
3x 180 minute teachings with Andrew Cohen per weekend
Live via Zoom video call, including in-depth Q&A with Andrew.
Video and/or audio recordings
Lifetime access to all the sessions, so you can watch and/or listen whenever you need a refresh.
Four Day Being Retreat (now closed for registration)
Join us for a profound dive into the bliss of the timeless Ground of Being on our optional four day Being Retreat.
Private Facebook group
Exclusive access to a private group where you can meet and discuss with all your course alumni.
Dates, Times and Prices
Intensive Weekend Two
Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd January 2022
Tuition: $85.00
Buy the entire Weekend One video set for $27.00
THE VIDEO ADD-ON IS AVAILBLE AS AN OPTION AFTER YOU SELECT YOUR TICKET
Friends and Residents get an automatic 20% discount – simply log in and book to get the discount!
Includes three days of online teaching, meditation and dialogue. Sessions with Andrew Cohen last three hours per day at the following local times:
USA: 7.00-10.00am PST • 8.00-11.00am MST • 10.00-1.00pm EST
UK: 3.00pm-6.00pm
EUROPE: 4.00-7.00pm CET
INDIA: 8.30-11.30pm IST
Optional Four Day Being Retreat
17th-20th January
Local Hourly Schedule
PST Hourly Schedule
5:30–6:30am: Yoga/Workout
6:30–7am: Break
7–9am Teaching with Andrew
9–10am: Break
10–11am: Meditation
11– 11:45am: Chant
11:45am–12pm: Break
12–12:45pm: Meditation
12:45–1:30pm: Break
1:30–2:30pm: Meditation
2:30–2:45pm: Break
2:45–3:45pm: Meditation
3.45–4:30pm: Break
4:30–5:30pm: Meditation
5:30–6:15pm: Break
6:15–7:15pm: Meditation
7:15–7:45pm: Chant (Fire of your Heart)
MST Hourly Schedule
6:30–7:30am: Yoga/Workout
7:30–8am: Break
8–10am Teaching with Andrew
10–11am: Break
11am–12pm: Meditation
12–12:45pm: Chant
12:45–1pm: Break
1– 1:45pm: Meditation
1:45–2:30pm: Break
2:30–3:30pm: Meditation
3:30–3:45pm: Break
3:45–4:45pm: Meditation
4:45–5.30pm: Break
5:30–6:30pm: Meditation
6:30–7:15pm: Break
7:15–8:15pm: Meditation
8:15–8:45pm: Chant (Fire of your Heart)
EST Hourly Schedule
7:30–8:30am: Yoga/Workout
8:30– 9amm: Break
9–09:45am: Meditation
9:45–10am: Break
10am–12pm: Teaching with Andrew
12– 1pm: Break
1–2pm: Meditation
2– 2:45pm: Chant
2:45–3pm: Break
3–4pm: Meditation
4–4:30pm: Break
4:30–5.30pm: Meditation
5:30–5:45pm: Break
5:45–6:45pm: Meditation
6:45–7:30pm: Break
7:30–8:30pm: Meditation
8:30– 9pm Chant (Fire of your Heart)
UK Hourly Schedule
5–6am: Yoga/Workout
6–6:30am: Break
6:30–7:30am: Meditation
7:30–8:30am: Break
8:30–9:30am: Meditation
9:30–10:15am: Chant
10:15–10:30am: Break
10:30–11:30am: Meditation
11:30am–12:45pm: Break
12:45–1:45pm Meditation
1:45–2pm Break
2–2:45pm: Meditation
2:45–3pm: Break
3–5pm Teaching with Andrew
5-6pm Break
6–7pm Meditation
7–7:30pm Chant (Fire of your Heart)
CET Hourly Schedule
6–7am: Yoga/Workout
7–7:30am: Break
7:30–8:30am: Meditation
8:30–9:30am: Break
9:30–10:30: Meditation
10:30–11:15am: Chant
11:15–11:30am: Break
11:30am–12:30pm: Meditation
12:30–1:45pm: Break
1:45–2:45pm: Meditation
2:45–3pm: Break
3–3:45pm: Meditation
3:45–4pm: Break
4–6pm Teaching with Andrew
6–7pm: Break
7–8pm: Meditation
8–8:30pm Chant (Fire of your Heart)
IST Hourly Schedule
9–10am: Yoga/Workout
10–10:30am: Break
10:30–11:30am: Meditation
11:30am–12pm: Break
12–1pm: Meditation
1–2pm: Break
2–3pm: Meditation
3–3:45pm: Chant
3:45–4pm: Break
4–5pm: Meditation
5–6:15pm: Break
6:15–7:15pm: Meditation
7:15–7:30pm: Break
7:30–8:15pm: Meditation
8:15–8:30pm: Break
8:30–10:30pm: Teaching with Andrew
10:30–11pm: Chant (Fire of your Heart)
Can’t afford the course?
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Cancellation Policy:
Full refund if cancelled 30+ days prior to Retreat.
50% refunded if cancelled 7 days or more prior to Retreat.
No refunds if cancelling with less than 7 days prior to Retreat.
Speaker
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Andrew CohenResident TeacherAndrew Cohen is a spiritual teacher, author, cultural visionary and inspirational speaker. His work has been acclaimed by luminaries from all walks of life, from academics to philosophers to spiritual pundits.
Andrew has become known for his willingness to boldly cast aside the sacred cows of the spiritual world. His work grapples with demystifying the wealth of knowledge found in the great wisdom traditions, and with making enlightenment deeply relevant to a post-modern audience.
