Is this really a revolution? (Jeff)

Dear Jeff/Katherine,
There was certainly a lot more “on your feet” engagement in this past week’s call, however, Jeff, in his invitation months ago, asked us to join him in creating a revolution and at this point the Mission is not clear.
What is the revolution?
Is it a transformation from ego to authentic self?
Is it achieving an ecstatic experience through meditation?
Is it a retreat week in Italy with a great spiritual teacher who speaks about enlightenment?
Is it a restful weekend in the Berkshires?
Is the invitation to be with a spiritual leader to learn his practices?
Is it enlightenment for everyone?
Is it a religious practice based on a God who fell from the sky based on the five tenets and the six principles?
Is it that we are to be authentic and have oneness with the world?
Is it to be rid of the ego that says I have a problem?
If this were a revolution you would need to make out a clear business proposal with your purpose and objectives.
I would like to suggest that maybe this is not a revolution. Maybe it was just a good idea well intended, but not a revolution. Maybe we just need to face that and move on with it.
Sincerely,
DD

Dear DD,
Your call for defining the goal of this work is very much appreciated. As your list of questions point out there are many facets and aspects to everything that I have been talking about over the past few months and we would do well to begin to create a more cohesive picture out of it all. In a vision statement for EnlightenNext that Andrew Cohen wrote he speaks about the goal of this work in terms of the authentic self, the creative impulse behind the evolving universe, becoming the conscious driving force that enlightens the leading edge of consciousness and culture.
As I would say it, we are trying to get people to discover the authentic self within themselves and then train them with tools (The Five Fundamental Tenets of Enlightenment) that will allow them to align the actions of their own life with that creative impulse. And since this is about changing culture we then need to bring together people who are aligning with the authentic self to find a way to live and be that is going to meet the challenges of the present and future.
Maybe this isn’t going to work. Maybe my call for an evolutionary/revolutionary movement in New York City was a good idea that just isn’t going to make it, but something’s got to do it. I don’t believe the human race can survive without a real shift in our level of consciousness and I don’t believe that shift is ever going to happen unless some of us decide that we are going to make it happen.
We seem to be caught in the “catch 22” of consciousness. We don’t tend to believe a shift is possible unless we see it and we won’t see the shift unless we make the shift happen first. That’s why I believe so strongly that inspiring each other to go beyond what we already know and take a big risk to care about a completely different possibility is the most important part of this work right now.
Thank you for your sincerity and interest,
Jeff