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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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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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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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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What is trust? We talk a lot about trust, how important it is in life. We have many, many experiences around trust, mistrust and betrayal, but – how much thought have you given to what trust is? We’re talking about when we trust and how
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The Wisdom of the Passionate Heart When you hear the word “passion,” what does it bring up for you? Are there memories or fantasies, disappointments or longings that come to mind? In the Diamond Approach, passion is a particular type of love, beyond emotional love:
Narcissism: Self Lost in a Shell-self. From whimsical selfies to living in a fractured world with recreational outrage and toxic tribalism*, narcissism reflects the core obstacle to real authenticity, wholeness, and personal satisfaction. From the view of reality, all egos are narcissistic. *A loyalty to
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