The Philosophers' Stone and The Secrets of Existence
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Dec 3, 2017 1:30am PST
In his latest book “Alchemy of Freedom”, the well-known spiritual teacher A. H. Almaas uses the metaphor of the mysterious philosophers’ stone to discuss a tremendous liberating power that leads to endless enlightenment. For millennia alchemists sought the philosophers’ stone, the miracle substance believed to be the key to all the secrets of life. The quest was fueled by some of the prime questions of human existence: What am I? Why am I here? How has this world come to be?
In this conversation with A. H. Almaas we will discuss some of the main themes in the book: What is the distinction between necessary and primary awakenings? What is a non-hierarchical view of the path? What are the properties of our true nature when it is free of constraints, and what is continual awakening? We will explore some of the main differences between the Diamond Approach teachings and some of the classical Nondual/Advaita Vedanta teachings.
Duration: 1 hours, 30 minutes
Hameed Ali (A. H. Almaas), Founder of the Diamond Approach, was born in the Middle East, but at age 18 he moved to the USA to study at the University of California in Berkeley. Hameed was working on his Ph.D. in physics, where he was studying Einstein's theory of general relativity and nuclear 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. Hameed is the founder of the Diamond Approach®—a spiritual teaching that utilizes a unique kind of inquiry into realization, where the practice is the expression of realization. Freedom is living our realization, a dynamic enlightenment where our transcendent nondual truth lives personally in the world. This inquiry opens up the infinite creativity of our Being, transforming our lives into a runaway realization, moving from realization to further realization. Almaas' books include: Love Unveiled, Unfolding Now, and The Keys to the Enneagram.
www.diamondapproach.org/almaas
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