Foreword by Hameed Ali ix
Preface xiii
Introduction xix

1. The Orientation of the Diamond Approach 3
The Call, the Path, and the Realization 15
The Diamond Approach to the Work 17

2. The Method of Inquiry 24
Being and Understanding 32
An Inquiry with a Student 36
Intimacy 39

3. The Soul 46
The Swamp Thing 53
Self and Soul 60

4. Space 62
Attachment and Space 69
The Phenomenology of Space 76

5. Essence 82
Essence 87
Essence Is the Life 89

6. The Theory of Holes: Abandoning and Recovering Essence 95
The Theory of Holes 101
Essence Is the Teacher 108

7. The Personal Essence: The Pearl beyond Price 111
Spirituality and Personalness 117
Ego Development and Spiritual Transformation 121
The Pearl beyond Price 122

8. Self-Realization and Essential Identity: The Point 127
Identity 135
Self-Realization 139

9. True Nature and the Boundless Dimensions 144
Divine Love 154
Pure Being and the Supreme 155
Nonconceptual Reality and the Nameless 157
The Logos 158
The Absolute 160

Epilogue: The Flame of the Search, Guidance, and the Love of Truth 163
Bibliography 169
Sources and Credits 173
Acknowledgments 177
Index 179