https://youtu.be/YgobVNir4tI Register Here for the Remaining Lectures in the Series Download a Handout with the Quotations from this Lecture This is not a teaching on Advaita Vedanta. It is an overview of how it is practiced in the West, and the ways it is practiced […]
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The Green Rain of Compassion Many, many, many seekers come to the spiritual path seeking freedom and relief from carrying their load of suffering for too many years. Their efforts in the world have neither brought them the peace and healing their heart, body, and
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Essential Aspects: Jewels of Existence The path of the Diamond Approach works to unfold our spiritual potential by giving us precise, nuanced language and methods for navigating our inner experiential landscape. Guided by this teaching, we can become more present to the difficulties and the
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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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Understanding Diamond Inquiry™ Diamond InquiryTM is the primary practice of the Diamond Approach. A holistic process guided by curiosity and pure love of the truth, Diamond Inquiry uses all facets of our being to delve into a deeper experiential understanding of reality. The text of
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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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