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If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.

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Many words of wisdom have been shared and shared again until the original source is no longer identifiable. While some famous quotes are often misattributed to well-known figures, incorrectly ascribed to ancient sources, or credited to authors who were merely passing on the phrases from others, these ideas still inspire and encourage us.

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Diamond Approach Inquiry: Discovering Inner Freedom

We can temporarily push our ego away or try to rearrange our personality to be happier, freer, or more realized. But ego comes back. And that’s where Diamond Approach inquiry comes in. We all have awareness and inquiry helps us harness awareness to dissolve ego instead of pushing it away.

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Diving in the Inner Ocean: An Introduction to Personal Transformation through Diamond Inquiry

Unlock your hidden potential with this practical and approachable introduction to self-directed inquiry—the main meditative practice of the Diamond Approach.

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The Jeweled Path: The Biography of the Diamond Approach to Inner Realization

An intimate account of the development of a spiritual tradition and a biography of its creators—told by one of the Diamond Approach cofounders. The Jeweled Path invites you to enter into the story of how the modern spiritual path of the Diamond Approach emerged.

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Karen Johnson: Being Human Is a Development

At her SAND 2018 appearance, Karen Johnson, co-founder of the Diamond Approach, reminds us that “human” comes from humus, the earth, and “being” is what we feel meaningless without. We feel both these to be real, to be who we are.

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Hameed Ali (A. H. Almaas)—2nd Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview

Hameed was working on his Ph.D. in physics when he reached a turning point in his life and destiny that led him more and more into inquiring into the psychological and spiritual aspects of human nature.

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Runaway Realization: Living a Life of Ceaseless Discovery

Spiritual teacher A. H. Almaas presents the highest level and most profound teachings of the Diamond Approach on the true nature of reality and the path to enlightenment The teaching in this book is off the map—because reality itself cannot be captured in a map.

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The Point of Existence: Transformations of Narcissism in Self-Realization

The founder of the Diamond Approach to Self-Realization examines narcissism through a spiritual lens, presenting it as our greatest barrier to understanding our truest self. In this book, the author explores the underlying spiritual understanding of narcissism.

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Luminous Night’s Journey: An Autobiographical Fragment

In Luminous Night’s Journey, Almaas shares excerpts from his personal journal, which describe a certain thread in his own journey of realization and the processes involved in integrating that realization.

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The Inner Journey Home: The Soul’s Realization of the Unity of Reality

What is the soul, and how do we come to know it? What is its journey in life, and what stages and obstacles are encountered along the way? These questions are explored here in detail according to the Diamond Approach, a spiritual path that combines systematic inquiry into personal experience, the...

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The Power of Divine Eros: The Illuminating Force of Love in Everyday Life

Two innovative spiritual teachers show how to use desire and passion—eros—as a gateway to realizing our fullest potential. What do desire and passion have to do with our spiritual journey? According to A. H. Almaas and Karen Johnson, they are an essential part of it.

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