A dear friend of mine has been passionately exploring the roots of American Philosophy. Reading his blog and talking with him about what he is discovering is helping me to understand, appreciate and value the spirit of enterprise which is so distinctly American.  When you take the impulse of enterprise beyond just the material, something very interesting starts to emerge in your own consciousness.  You start to wake up to the pragmatic implications of depth and directionality, as well as the desire to have proof that your deeper thinking actually translates in action. 

In the spiritual work I am involved in with my teacher Andrew Cohen, the whole path and goal of Enlightenment is about the implications and profoundly practical translation of the highest spiritual experience on the way one lives one’s life.

Jeff is exploring the roots of this new understanding of Enlightenment, which have emerged through some of the unique contributions the American Philosophers have been exploring over the past 200 years. His blog is appropriately called Evolution, Enlightenment, and American Philosophy.   It is a very fascinating perspective that helps explain and shed light on a deeper side of American culture. Please enjoy!