Authored by Simeon Alev

While the lives of every scientist featured in this issue were touched in some way by the great spiritual teacher J. Krishnamurti, no scientist enjoyed a more intimate and enduring association with him than the late David Bohm.

Bohm and Krishnamurti first met in 1961 and their friendship, although it suffered a major [...]

An interview with Margot Annand

“Absolutely not. I totally disagree with you. I
would say radically no. The tantric path is profoundly a spiritual
path,” she stated emphatically. Had I
gone too far? I had just asked Margot Anand [formerly Margo Anand], the
world-renowned teacher of tantric sexuality, if modern tantra may [...]

A dialogue between Father Thomas Keating and Andrew Cohen

In every issue of What Is Enlightenment? we aspire
to introduce our readers to sincere and passionate individuals who care profoundly
about their fellow human beings and who dare to accept, as their own burden,
the deepest spiritual aspirations of the race. Such encounters [...]

An interview with Swami Chidananda

Born in South India in 1916, the eldest son of an orthodox
Brahmin family, Swami Chidananda was inspired at an early age by devotional
songs and stories from the Hindu scriptures. During his college years, the lives
and teachings of modern saints such as Sri Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda, [...]

Kelly Sosen Bearerw/ Lotus Lounge
I feel moved to share a few words on the classic feminine crisis (CFC) because it is central to our practice as women together.
“What is the classic feminine crisis?” You ask?
First, I am going to offer you the definition of CFC, and then, as a practice, I would encourage you to [...]

This article is featured on: Sex & Spirituality & Psychology
By Aaron Ben-Zev, Ph.D. w/ Psychology Today
“For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.” Henry Louis Mencken
When I talk about what people do when being consistent, I mean that they generally behave in similar ways under similar circumstances. When [...]

Authored by Andrew Cohen

Sex Is Neither Positive nor Negative
The awesome force of sexuality and its power to create confusion in the human
mind is enormous. Indeed, the intensity of desire that the force of sexuality
arouses within the human mind and body almost always creates a sense of insecurity
[...]

Authored by Barry Long

For a period of three years, Barry Long made love with five women in the role of tantric master. We asked him if we could interview one of his tantric consorts in order to have first-hand account of what it is like to practice sexual union with a living tantric master. While [...]

Authored by Robb Smith
We recently began preparations for a new annual event called “Integral Spiritual Experience” in collaboration with integral spiritual leaders Swami Sally Kempton, Diane Musho Hamilton, Sensei and Dr. Marc Gafni. Ken Wilber and I both felt it was important to transparently investigate and address the current state of affairs as it relates [...]

An interview with Andrew Cohen

Feminism is the radical idea that women are human beings. Years ago, I bought a button with this slogan on it at a conference because I found the saying both poignant and outrageous—funny, sad and maddening. On the face of it, it seemed nonsensical. Of course women are human beings. Did [...]