Join us in the Manifest Nirvana Meditation Hall

After a period of deep stillness and reflection following the passing of our beloved teacher, Andrew Cohen, we are now slowly emerging from a three-month pause. This time of silence has been both a mourning and a deep listening—a turning inward to honor the profound impact of Andrew’s life and teaching. Connected to the ongoing movement of evolutionary becoming, we are gently resuming our rhythm.

The weekly silent meditation at Manifest Nirvana will now continue, offering a space to commune in the vastness of the Ground of Being, to rest in the still center of all that is, and to affirm together that the flame of awakened consciousness he so passionately ignited lives on—in us, and through us.

The local start times are:

8am PDT – 9am MDT – 11am EDT – 4pm UK – 5pm CEST – 8:30pm IST

Passcode: 524222

We are looking forward to meeting you in the Meditation Hall of Manifest – Nirvana.

warm regards
Manifest Nirvana Team

Access the Meditation Here (15 minutes before the start time) Code: 524222

My first Nirvana meditation was amazing. Never felt deep presence and emptiness like this before. I thank you and Andrew with all my heart to have opened my eyes to such possibilities.

– SN

Thank you… I was surprised to go into the deep theta state without the support of the group or technical supports I usually have for this.

– BN

If I had any doubts about the power of meditating online, they were completely dispelled by today’s session. No time, no distance, only a deep field of silence, presence and pure being.

– MP

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WITH SANDY COHEN’S NEW WORKS ON CANVAS. “BOYS WANNA GET WITH ME, GIRLS

WANNA GET WITH ME.”

COHEN WILL BE JOINED BY PERENNIAL FAVORITE PINAR HAKIM JEWELLERY AT A

CELEBRATORY RECEPTION FOR THE ARTISTS SATURDAY, JUNE 7 TH FROM 5-7PM.

“Boys Wanna Get With Me, Girls Wanna Get With Me,” a solo exhibition of new works on canvas

by painting powerhouse Sandy Cohen whose title is an ode to her late sister Fame, opens the

Summer 2025 season with previews beginning May 24th .

Istanbul’s own Pinar Hakim will be in attendance for a personal appearance and a Pinar Hakim

Jewellery trunk show beginning June 7 th when the gallery will host a celebratory champagne

reception in honor of the two artists from 5-7pm. Music by DJ Chili. A portion of the opening

evening’s proceeds benefits the American Heart Association. Sandy Cohen exhibition runs through

June 15th .

Sandy Cohen holds the distinction of being – at the age of eight – the youngest student enrolled in a

college level art program at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. She has been formally trained

in paint, water color, mixed media, sculpting and photography. Her work often references Disney and

Tex Avery characters that tell a story with an underlying message reflecting current social conditions.

She has shown at Art Basel, with the Oliver Cole Gallery and Soho Ink. Her work has been exhibited

at the Museo de Arte y la Cultura de Santa Fe in Medellin, Columbia and is collected by the Royal

Family of Morocco, the Stern Family, et al.

Pinar Hakim is an internationally acclaimed designer based in Istanbul whose fine jewelry collection

references nature with a Boho chic, vintage vibe. Formerly one of Istanbul’s most respected antique

dealers, Pinar transitioned to designing jewelry in 2010. Additionally, Hakim is a globally recognized

glass artisan who creates table top for the world’s leading design houses including Christian Dior,

House Of Rothschild, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, et al. Her lampwork beads have earned her a spot in

“The History Of Beads From 30,000 B.C. To The Present”” By Lois Sherr Dubin, published by

Thames & Hudson. .

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Stella Flame Gallery, named America’s Coolest Store 2024, focuses on exhibitions and events

showcasing artisanal fine jewelry collections created by globally renowned designers as well as

Stella’s own award-winning collection. Home to the work of acclaimed photographers and

contemporary, conceptual and pop artists from around the world, the gallery is open year-round and

located at 2385 Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton between Bobby Van’s and Candy Kitchen and

just steps from Round Swamp Farm.

To learn more about:

Stella Flame LuXe Jewelry and Stella Flame Gallery visit https://stellaflamegallery.com

Sandy Cohen https://www.sandycohenart.com

Pinar Hakim @pinarhakimjewellery

The American Heart Association https://heart.org

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Co-Chaired by
Mark D. Friedman, Brown Harris Stevens; Jessica Mackin, James Lane Post; Randi Schatz

The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF) is proud to announce the return The Hamptons Happening! The 17th annual event has taken place on Saturday, July 10th, 2021. This year’s Hamptons Happening is a celebration of Health & Wellness, and the culmination of The Global Walk to Flatten the Cancer Curve with SWCRF partner, Walk with a Doc. Event committee member Maria Fishel and Kenneth Fishel will host the ticketed fundraiser on their estate in Bridgehampton.

This year’s honorees include HUGO BOSS, Fashion Inc; Dr. Kenneth Mark, Skin Cancer & Cosmetic Dermatology Expert; Natalie Cohen Gould, Co-founder of Come Back Cycle, Dir. Of Wholesale, FP Movement; and Chef and Restaurateur David Burke, David Burke Hospitality Management. The event will be co-chaired by Mark D. Friedman of Brown Harris Stevens, Jessica Mackin of James Lane Post, and Randi Schatz. SWCRF founder Samuel Waxman MD, along with event committee members Christine Arlotta, Antonella Bertello, Erica Fineberg, Maria Fishel, Jacqueline Frank, Norah Lawlor, Jamie Koff, Christine Prydatko, Suzanne Sabet, and Michael Snell will also be in attendance.

The Hamptons Happening is a cocktail chef-tasting event featuring a dozen chefs and spirits from The Hamptons and NYC providing tastings of their favorite dishes, cocktails and mocktails. The event will feature appearances by VIPS like Chris Wragge, anchor of CBS 2 Morning News, Danny Burstein from Broadway, Harry Lennix from The Blacklist, Harry Carson of The NY Giants, a performance by Freestyle Love Supreme, a Tony Award Winning Broadway Musical Improv Group, and many more!

The Global Walk to Flatten the Cancer Curve officially started on June 30th, 2021 and culminates at the SWCRF’s 17th Annual Hamptons Happening. The virtual walk will raise international awareness and funds for life-saving cancer research. Participants will log their steps during the 11 days with the aim of accumulating 25,000 miles, enough to travel around the world.

The incidence of cancer is rising around the world and advanced age is the most significant risk factor. More than 60 percent of Americans diagnosed with cancer are 65 and older. SWCRF, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute and National Institute on Aging, is leading the way in funding the scientists who are working towards the next breakthrough in cancer treatments. Currently, SWCRF is funding 50 renown investigators on three continents, each working together to develop less toxic cancer treatments.

For more information, visit: www.waxmancancer.org/events/hamptons/

About Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF):
The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation is an international organization dedicated to curing and preventing cancer. The Foundation is a pioneer in cancer research and its mission is to eradicate cancer by funding cutting-edge research that identifies and corrects abnormal gene function that causes cancer and develops minimally toxic treatments for patients. Through the Foundation’s collaborative group of world-class scientists, the Institute Without Walls, investigators share information and tools to speed the pace of cancer research. Since its inception in 1976, the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation has awarded more than $100 million to support the work of more than 200 researchers across the globe. For more information about the SWCRF research, visit www.waxmancancer.org.

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That is the background of the whole record, I mean if you have to come up with a philosophical ground, that is “Ring the bells that still can ring.” It’s no excuse… the dismal situation.. and the future is no excuse for an abdication of your own personal responsibilities towards yourself and your job and your love. “Ring the bells that still can ring”: they’re few and far between but you can find them. “Forget your perfect offering”, that is the hang-up, that you’re gonna work this thing out. Because we confuse this idea and we’ve forgotten the central myth of our culture which is the expulsion from the garden of Eden. This situation does not admit of solution or perfection. This is not the place where you make things perfect, neither in your marriage, nor in your work, nor anything, nor your love of God, nor your love of family or country. The thing is imperfect. And worse, there is a crack in everything that you can put together, physical objects, mental objects, constructions of any kind. But that’s where the light gets in, and that’s where the resurrection is and that’s where the return, that’s where the repentance is. It is with the confrontation, with the brokenness of things.
– from Diamonds in the Line
Howard Jacobson discussed this lyric recently in the Independent:

Those great lines from the song “Anthem”. Ring the bells etc. Forget your perfect offering. There’s a crack – a crack in everything.

It’s like a reprimand to people of my temperament – life’s complainants, eroticists of disappointment, lovers only of what’s flawless and overwrought. Could he be singing this to me? You expect too much, mister. You are too unforgiving. Not everything works out, not everything is great, and not everyone must like what you like. I’ve been taught this lesson before. I remember reading an essay by the novelist Mario Vargas Llosa in which he argues for the necessity of vulgarity in serious literature. Thomas Hardy said a writer needed to be imperfectly grammatical some of the time. Mailer told an audience that not everybody wanted to ride in a Lamborghini. And now here’s Leonard Cohen saying the same thing. Forget your perfect offering. There’s a crack…

And then comes another, still more wonderful, clinching line – “That’s how the light gets in.” Savour that! At a stroke, weakness becomes strength and fault becomes virtue. I feel as though original sin has just been re-explained to me. There was no fall. We were born flawed. Flawed is how we were designed to be. Which means we don’t need redeeming after all. Light? Why go searching for light? The light already shines from us. It got in through our failings.

The lyrics:

The birds they sang at the break of day
Start again I heard them say
Don’t dwell on what has passed away
or what is yet to be.

Ah the wars they will be fought again
The holy dove she will be caught again
bought and sold and bought again
the dove is never free.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.

We asked for signs the signs were sent:
the birth betrayed the marriage spent
Yeah the widowhood of every government –
signs for all to see.

I can’t run no more with that lawless crowd
while the killers in high places say their prayers out loud.
But they’ve summoned, they’ve summoned up a thundercloud
and they’re going to hear from me.

Ring the bells that still can ring …

You can add up the parts but you won’t have the sum
You can strike up the march, there is no drum
Every heart, every heart to love will come
but like a refugee.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.

There’s a superb version on YouTube, sung by Perla Batalla & Julie Christensen in 2004:

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WHAT:
Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), a nonprofit organization which remains steadfast in its commitment to identify and fund groundbreaking cancer research programs to save the lives of millions, hosted its annual gala at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, NY on Saturday, August 27, 2016. The event’s Challenge Research Award raised over $3.5 million in support of the foundation’s work.

The gala was hosted in support of the 12th Annual Charles Evans PCF Pro-Am Tennis Tournament being held from August 26 – 28, 2016, named after the successful entrepreneur who constantly turned tragic events throughout his life into philanthropic causes. The gala evening was a wonderful night of dining, dancing and filled with loads of surprises. The event featured special musical performances by Grammy award-winning singer Dianne Reeves, double platinum recording artist Billy Idol, and nationally recognized pop vocal group The Company Men, with a special performance by Francis Collins, Director of National Institutes of Health. 100 percent of the funds raised throughout the evening went to supporting groundbreaking discoveries in cancer research.

Notable attendees included: Michael & Lori Milken (Founder), Dianne Reeves (Performer), Billy Idol (Performer), The Company Men (Performers), Leon and Debra Black, Bonnie Pfeifer Evans, Ken and Maria Fishel, Jeff and Mei Sze Greene, Susan and John Kean, David and Julia Koch, Francine LeFrak, Rick Friedberg, Dr. Richard Merkin, Glenn and Jennifer Myles, Joel Pashcow, Artie and Selma Rabin, Jonathan and Sheryl Sokoloff, Lester Cook (Pro), Jonathan Erlich (Pro), Murphy Jensen (Pro), Scott Lipsky (Pro), Andreas Siljestrom (Pro), Mitch Modell, Frank Luntz, Dr. Jonathan W. Simons (President & CEO, Prostate Cancer Foundation), Dr. Francis Collins, Eric and Aerin Zinterhofer, Jim Coleman and Cynthia Ott, Dean and Roxanne Palin, Brent and Laura Nicklas, Bill Finneran, Lew and Rita Ranieri, Sally Quinn and Jackie Rogers.

The night began with a short quiz by the Founder of the Prostate Cancer Foundation Michael Milken, with guests curiously participating from their seats. Milken then introduced Jan Haber, PCF’s Vice President of Events, to the stage. Haber welcomed guests to the event and thanked them for supporting the very important work of the PCF, after which she introduced the evening’s first performer to the stage, Grammy-award winning singer Dianne Reeves, who performed a few of her celebrated jazz songs to the delight of the audience.

Reeves’ performance was followed by a short speech by Michael Milken on how far PCF has come since its founding, and how much of a difference the foundation’s work does. A video was shown highlighting the foundation’s progress and its aim to make prostate cancer an illness to “find in the history books”. Next, a few words were spoken by PCF’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Jonathan W. Simons. Dr. Simons touched on the progress in gene research and how it has made it possible to identify the drivers behind the disease, in the fight against not only prostate cancer but all types of cancer.

The evening’s next performance was held by The Company Men, who performed a Motown medley, consisting of their interpretation of much loved songs by artists such as Simon & Garfunkel and Billy Joel. The vocal group had come all the way from Los Angeles to perform at the event, which they said they were honored to attend and being able to support. Following The Company Men was a surprise performance by the Director of National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, who started off mentioning the nationwide cancer study that is currently being conducted in order to understand how to prevent and identify cancer risk factors at an early stage. Dr. Collins encouraged everyone to join in on this “unprecedented adventure”, before taking out his guitar for a surprise performance of Del Shannon’s “Runaway” in his own version, called “DNA”.

A live auction was also held to support a young scientist. Attendees were asked to donate $75,000 per year to support the research of a young scientist and his or her research in the fight toward prostate cancer. This was followed by an appearance by Mitch Modell, who presented the foundation with a check for $141,ooo on behalf of Modell’s Sporting Goods and all of its customers.

Michael Milken rounded up the evening’s lineup of performances and appearances by extending a heartfelt thank you to all performers, attendees, donors, hosts, pro tennis players and amateurs for making it an unforgettable evening in the support of finding a cure for prostate cancer. To top off the evening, a much anticipated musical performance was held by superstar Billy Idol, who kicked off his performance with crowd favorite “Cradle of Love”.

The Weekend’s Pro-Am Tennis Champions were: Ricky Sandler and Rick Leach, Alex Norcross and Alex Bogomolov Jr., Dick Merkin and Rohan Bopanna, Bill Finneran and Graydon Oliver. Finalists included: Mark Ein and Scott Lipsky, Marie Bernstein and Santiago Gonzalez, Ralph Finerman and Jonathan Erlich, Sammy Herzberg and Jonathan Schneider.

A silent auction was also held, including select items such as A Getaway to a Private Villa in Bali, sports memorabilia such as a signed plaque and boxing glove of legend Muhammad Ali and a signed Michael Jordan jersey, original photographs of Coco Chanel with model Jackie Rogers, as well as exclusive photographs of icons Prince, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Mick Jagger.

Weekend hosts and sponsors of the Charles Evans PCF Pro-Am Tournament include: Bill and Karen Ackman, Leon and Debra Black, Steven and Alexandra Cohen, Bonnie Pfeifer Evans, Ken and Maria Fishel, Larry Gagosian, Jeff and Mei Sze Greene, Josh and Marjorie Harris, Susan and John Kean, Calvin Klein, David and Julia Koch, Marc Leder, Richard and Karen LeFrak, Michael and Margie Loeb, Dr. Richard Merkin, Michael and Lori Milken, Glenn and Jennifer Myles, Modell’s Sporting Goods, Joel Pashcow, Artie and Selma Rabin, Danny Rosenblum, Jonathan and Sheryl Sokoloff, and Mort Zuckerman.

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About the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF):
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) is the world’s leading philanthropic organization funding and accelerating prostate cancer research. Founded in 1993, PCF has raised more than $660 million and provided funding to more than 2,000 research programs at more than 200 cancer centers and universities. The PCF global research enterprise now extends to 19 countries. PCF advocates for greater awareness of prostate cancer and more efficient investment of governmental research funds for transformational cancer research. Its efforts has helped produce a 20-fold increase in government funding for prostate cancer.

For further information on the PCF, please visit http://www.pcf.org/
F: www.facebook.com/PCF.org | T: www.twitter.com/PCFnews

WHEN: Saturday, August 27, 2016
Press check in: 5:30PM – 6:30PM (MANDATORY)*
Cocktail Reception: 6:30PM
Dinner: 7:30PM
*Subject to client Approval

WHERE: Parrish Art Museum
279 Montauk Highway
Water Mill, NY, 11976
www.parrishart.org

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