by A H Almaas
of time, caught in the
freedom
future
now without
past, presence, and
future thinking, and experience
gnosis
God
guilt. See judgment; superego
“hands off” (of our inner experience). See under True Nature
harmony
discovering a seamless
as interrelatedness
hatred. See also self-hatred
aim
becoming aware of
causes
discerning what it is
recognizing
reflects a duality
stages in discovering
heart attitude toward realness. See being real: love of
hope
“I am That”
identification. See also disidentification
as active process
as an addiction
all ego experience is
attempts to keep things the same
with body
defined
with emotions
inquiry and
is not your nemesis
is present-time activity
is the obstacle
mental processes involved in
with present moment
principles of
recognizing it in your experience
with a representation/image
supports false identity
traps us into a particular form
trying to push away an
identity
ego
identification supports false
preserving our
ignorance. See also not knowing; True Nature
vs. enlightenment
innate
learned
recognizing
of True Nature
True Nature and
immediacy. See also presence
of awareness
of experience
exposing the lack of
exposing what enhances or limits
immediate knowingness
inner activity. See also meddling (mind); obsessive activity
absence of self-centered
outer activity and
the trap of
inquiry
deepening
and discrimination
elements of self-inquiry
identification and
nature of
practice of
process of
as revelation of implicit value
interference. See also meddling (mind); past: veils of the; True Nature
categories of
as division
True Nature and
interrelatedness, harmony as
interrelating through contrasting and comparing
jealousy
judgment. See also comparative judgment; superego; True Nature: has no preferences
moving from comparative to moral
kindness. See also compassion
balanced with strength/boldness
knowing. See also not knowing
moving beyond (see also mind: beyond the discerning)
recognizing direct
knowingness. See also enlightenment
immediate
knowledge
ignorance and
reified
labeling
lifeline
considering your own
dimensions of
light
and the eternal now
humans as beings of
and the passage of time
speed of, and theory of relativity
of True Nature
love
of being real
manipulation. See also meddling (mind); True Nature
meaning
of life
personal thread of
meaninglessness
meddling (mind). See also inner activity; obsessive activity; superego
recognizing your
True Nature even responds to our
meditation
mind
beyond the discerning (see also discrimination; knowing: moving beyond)
freedom from
moral judgment. See also superego
moving from comparative judgment to
nondoing/nonaction. See also under being where we are; reification(s); True Nature
nonduality. See duality; harmony; True Nature
not knowing. See also knowing: moving beyond
vs. no knowing
types of
nothingness. See also “black hole” of our experience; emptiness
now. See also present moment
light and the eternal
living in the
without future
now-ness
experiencing
in the present, missing the
obsessive activity. See also inner activity; meddling (mind)
identifying the power behind
oneness of experience. See also division; True Nature
opening. See being yourself; defense(s); vulnerability
past
future, presence, and
veils of the
peace
personal thread
presence. See also under past
awareness and
immediacy and (see also immediacy)
integrating it into the rest of our lives
is being
is indivisible
journey toward
journeying in vs. with
nonconceptual (see also awareness: nonconceptual)
present and
present moment. See also now
being vs. identifying with
discovering how you value
identification with
missing the now-ness in the
True Nature and
types of tendencies to hold on to
value of
preserving. See also defense(s); self-protection
the attempt to preserve (see also solidity)
our concept of time
our identity
projection
psychoanalysis. See superego
quantum changes
reality (and realness). See also being real; True Nature
suchness of
value of
realization. See also enlightenment; specific topics
reification(s)
of concepts
defined
of doing and nondoing
of experience
identification and
labeling and
of nondoing and nonduality
reified knowledge
rejection. See also acceptance
divides the soul
relatedness. See inter-relatedness
relativity, Einstein’s theory of
remembering. See also presence
resistance. See also allowing; defense(s)
to change (see also attachment; preserving)
explicit vs. implicit
nature of
start by allowing
working with, in practice
saints
self
efforts to preserve (see also preserving)
inherent value of the
sense of (see ego-self; identity)
self-centered activity, inner. See also inner activity
absence of
self-existence, need for validation of
self-hatred. See also hatred; judgment; superego
identifying
self-inquiry. See inquiry
self-protection. See also defense(s)
need for
self-remembering. See also presence
self-resistance. See also resistance
shame. See judgment; superego
solidity
and fluidity of experience, exploring
looking for something solid
> there is no ground
spiritual journey. See also under presence
changing components (of experience) in the
dangers on the
stages in
spiritual practice
disidentification as part of
trap/paradox of
spiritual search. See spiritual journey
splits. See division
spontaneity. See also past: veils of the
strength. See also courage
balanced with kindness
need for
Sufism
superego
stages in working with
using awareness and understanding
using recognition
using the strength of aggression
surrender and True Nature
terror. See also fear
thickness
time. See also future; now; present moment
caught in the flow of
passage of
preserving our concept of
True Nature. See also being real; being yourself; specific topics
as a dynamic presence
even responds to our meddling mind
has no preferences
ignorance and understanding our
ignorance of
is all that exists
is aware and attuned
is indivisible
is undivided but allows division
the light of
meaning and
means nondoing and surrender
moving through ignorance to
noninterference and
and the present moment
as a pure research scientist
recognizing what it is
relationship to the rest of manifestation
resisting (see also resistance)
says “hands off!”
as source of all value
as Supreme Teacher
understanding our
understanding yourself as
the unfolding journey to
where you are and your
True Self. See also True Nature
truth
seeking
value
difficulty of experiencing
inquiry as a revelation of implicit
of present moment
source of all
without cause
violence, emotional
vulnerability
defensiveness and
as the door to True Nature
exploring, in the present
wu wei (nonaction/nondoing)
yoga
BOOKS BY A. H. ALMAAS
Essence with The Elixir of Enlightenment: The Diamond Approach to Inner Realization
Facets of Unity: The Enneagram of Holy Ideas
The Inner Journey Home: Soul’s Realization of the Unity of Reality
Luminous Night’s Journey: An Autobiographical Fragment
DIAMOND MIND SERIES
VOLUME 1. The Void: Inner Spaciousness and Ego Structure
VOLUME 2. The Pearl Beyond Price: Integration of Personality into Being: An Object Relations Approach
VOLUME 3. The Point of Existence: Transformations of Narcissism in Self-Realization
DIAMOND HEART SERIES
BOOK ONE. Elements of the Real in Man
BOOK TWO. The Freedom to Be
BOOK THREE. Being and the Meaning of Life
BOOK FOUR. Indestructible Innocence
BOOK FIVE. Inexhaustible Mystery
DIAMOND BODY SERIES
Spacecruiser Inquiry: True Guidance for the Inner Journey
Brilliancy: The Essence of Intelligence
The Unfolding Now: Realizing Your True Nature through the Practice of Presence
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