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A. H. Almaas: Essence of Intelligence

By A. H. Almaas — 2008

A. H. Almaas is the pen name of A. Hameed Ali, the originator of the Diamond Approach to Self-Realization. The Diamond Approach is a path of wisdom, an approach to the investigation of Reality and a method of working on oneself that leads to human maturity and liberation. See more...

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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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Dominic C. Liber, A. H. Almaas (foreword)
2021
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The Path of Self-Realization: Living True to Who We Really Are

Do you remember that famous scene in the movie Rocky, when he ran up seventy-two steps to the top of the Philadelphia Museum, and once he got there he raised his arms triumphantly? That’s you on the path of self-realization.

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Ora Nadrich
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The 9 Stages of Spiritual Self-Realization

Self-realization is one of those phrases that we hear on the spiritual path that goes in one ear and out the other. We don’t give it much thought, yet it’s at the very heart of EVERYTHING.

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Aletheia Luna
2021
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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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A. H. Almaas
2004
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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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A. H. Almaas, Karen Johnson
2013
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Essence with The Elixir of Enlightenment: The Diamond Approach to Inner Realization

Essence has been combined with The Elixir of Enlightenment, a short introductory text directed toward students on the path who are frustrated by either the spiritual or psychological barriers that Western life can present.

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A. H. Almaas
1998
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The Pearl Beyond Price—Integration of Personality Into Being: An Object Relations Approach (Vol. 2)

In this book Almaas demonstrates that healthy ego development is part of the continuum of spiritual development. He also establishes the possibility of attaining inner realization and developing our essential being—“the pearl beyond price”—in the context of living a normal human life.

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A. H. Almaas, Lawrence Spiro
2025
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Midnights with the Mystic: A Little Guide to Freedom and Bliss

Constructed around a series of late night conversations around a camp fire between Cheryl Simone and Sadhguru Vasudev on an Island in the middle of a Western North Carolina lake near her mountain home, Midnights with the Mystic is the most thorough exposition of the teachings of India’s most...

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Cheryl Simone, Sadhguru
2008
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Rediscovering Life: Awaken to Reality

Rediscovering Life invites us to unlock the deeper meaning of our lives. By becoming aware of the circuitous and habitual nature of our limiting thoughts, we can find simple solutions that will release us from feelings of isolation, anger, sadness and depression.

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Anthony de Mello
2012
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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

According to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, we each possess the ability to achieve happiness and a meaningful life, but the key to realizing that goal is self-knowledge.

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The Dalai Lama
2007
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