How Psychoanalysis Contributes to Spiritual Awakening What does spirituality offer psychoanalysis? This is a question from the audience that A. H. Almaas addresses. The full talk and other responses to the audience follow. https://youtu.be/tBXuRERNkRU In February of 2008, Hameed Ali, MS, PhD (A. H. Almaas), […]
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Diamond Inquiry: Exploring Reality from the Outside In In a world that is full of distractions and noise, meditating helps us settle into the depth of our being. But meditating isn’t useful when we must dance with the hustle and bustle of life—unless we interweave
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Exploring Recognition of Presence The definition of “recognize” that supports our exploration is: To perceive clearly: REALIZE; To conceive vividly as real: To be fully aware of. The challenge is that the recognition of presence has nothing to do with the mind or concepts or history. Recognizing
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How the Diamond Approach uses inquiry to access our spiritual nature. This article and the videos included address two questions we are often asked: The main body of this article is a talk that A. H. Almaas gave to students of the Diamond Approach in
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A. H. Almaas Lecture Series: Krishnamurti: His Experience Download the Lecture Handout for the quotes referred to in the lecture. In the case of Krishnamurti, the teachings of this 20th-century spiritual master can’t be truly understood without understanding the man and his inner transformation. Krishnamurti
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Information on full lecture series is available here. Download the Lecture Handout for the quotes referred to in the lecture. No authority, teacher or teaching can help you be free 21:06 – His Teaching Intense self observation without any interference from the mind Attention is
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5 Under-explored Aspects of Nisargadatta’s Teachings https://youtu.be/TDA1KlIi_Ps Below are the outline-notes from A. H. Almaas’ lecture on Nisargadatta. Download the lecture handout. Please leave questions and comments below. A. H. Almaas discusses some critical aspects of Nisargadatta Maharaj’s teachings that he feels often fail to
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The Philosophers’ Stone & Alchemy What is alchemy? Alchemy can be said to be the science of transmutation which in spiritual parlance would include both transcendence and transformation. The most popular common understandings of alchemy are couched in terms of metallurgy, turning lead into gold.
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From the beginning. . . …it’s important to know the distinction between spiritual transcendence and spiritual transformation. Most teachings, especially those that come from the East or are influenced by the East, tend to emphasize spiritual transcendence and teachings that come from the West, like
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I’ve Got Your Back: The Holding Environment and Basic Trust Depending on your particular history, and how safe and supported you feel with different people, you probably have varying degrees of trust in others. This interpersonal situation that we all experience also reflects a more
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