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Everywhere & Everything Everywhere I look abundance and every moment gratitude. There is nowhere to go and nothing needed. One way I see our situation is that creation or the universe is like a tree. Love is the flowers of the tree, and the human being is the final fruit of the tree, the final [...]
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Grief, Sorrow & Loss – Working through Attachment The other night, I reengaged a piece of work and exploration that had begun about 8 to 10 months ago. At that time, I was reviewing the manuscript for A. H. Almaas’ new book, Diamond Heart V – Inexhaustible Mystery (release date 7/12/11). Chapter Titles: Poor in [...]
Posted in Observations on Dec 29th, 2010 2 Comments »
Bottomless Holes Cannot be Filled – the Deficiency is the Identity In Diamond Heart Book 1 – Elements of the Real in Man, A. H. Almaas elucidates his Theory of Holes. According to Almaas these psychological or spiritual “holes” are “disconnections” from Being which result in a sense of deficiency, lacking, emptiness, hollowness, inadequacy, etc.
Posted in Observations on Apr 5th, 2010 1 Comment »
The Diamond Approach – A Path of Inner Discovery I’m working my way through a 6-CD set interview by Tami Simon with A. H. Almaas, originator of the Diamond Approach. A.H. Almaas, whose writings brilliantly illustrate the unity of modern depth psychology and traditional spiritual wisdom, is a respected, pioneering teacher. Jack Kornfield has called [...]
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Resolving the Paradox of Being vs. Non-Being The annual retreat for the Ridhwan School focused on The Fulcrum, a term A.H. Almaas used to explore the point or interface where one’s consciousness can hold being and non-being (duality & the non-dual). A couple of central question for the retreat were – What is the interplay [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Aug 17th, 2009 No Comments »
Egoic Self is a Recycled Self Yesterday, in his afternoon talk at the Ridhwan School’s summer retreat, A.H. Almaas referred to the recycled self. This is our normal sense of self – a false identity based on self-images and history. This self is engaged in constant ego activity which includes mental, emotional and physical patterns [...]
Posted in Observations on Nov 5th, 2008 No Comments »
What’s the root of self-rejection? Some will say lack of self-worth; others projection; others self-hate. Self-rejection is a function of the mind The mind is the gate that opens or closes, thereby allowing or preventing direct experience. Any action of the mind that blocks direct experience is self-rejecting; conversely, any action of the mind that allows [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Mar 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Source: WikipediaIn 1971 Ram Das entreated us to Be Here Now. It is currently in its 37th reprinting and has sold over one million copies. In 1999 Eckhart Tolle told us about the Power of Now. The Power of Now gained power from word-of-mouth, the New York Times’ Bestseller List and Oprah Winfrey’s Book Club. [...]
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