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Title: Essence With the Elixir of Enlightenment: The Diamond Approach to Inner Realization by A. H. Almaas ISBN: 1-57863-044-4 Publisher: Weiser Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Whatever the message, it's lost in too many words
Comment: "four book Diamond Heart series, and the three Diamond Mind series also by this obviously enlightened author".. Unfortunately, being enlightened doesn't insure that one is a good writer, nor that he is able to teach enlightenment. This writing is the most tedious, repetitious that I've read. It (7 books) could easily be condensed down to a single chapter or an article. Some good insights, but nothing worth plowing through all the words. At times it seems words are just flowing, just to fill pages and he ultimately forgets what his point was going to be and never arrives. The author should respect the reader's time a bit more, the point is not to fill enough pages to make a book. But ultimately I don't see what the other reviewers saw in these books, more worthwhile to read the clear and concise Huang-Po or Foyan or Krishnamurti or Nisargadatta etc. for more to the point direction.
"Almaas has answers unique".. for the mystic, there is only One answer, it's the method that a teacher must provide.
Rating: 5
Summary: Remarkabe introduction!
Comment: If you are seriously interested in a supremely structured avenue to realizing the truths to our existence, this is the place to start. I've read the four book Diamond Heart series, and the three Diamond Mind series also by this obviously enlightened author. Any doubts I had after reading the "Snorsville" review were squelched soon after understanding the experiencial and profound approach offered by this teaching method. Almaas is and should be revered by his spiritual peers as a true groundbreaker in this realm. There is no blind faith here. You only need to comprehend what's written so articulatly, and if you like myself are seeking truth about who and what we are, Almaas has answers I've seen no where else in my many years of seeking through books and teachings. If you make it through all of the "Mind" series you're understanding of the "work" will be profoundly enhanced to the point where you will be convinced that his approach is unmatched in it's teaching and truth.
Update... Since I've written this review many months ago I have read all thirteen books on The Diamond Approach and my learned opinion still stands but ever stronger. I may not be a "former Monk", but through my sincere and intense study of this emense body of work over the past four years, and the integration of this profound teaching into my spiritual practice/life, what's been proven to me beyond any shadow of a doubt, along with countless other students of "The Diamond Approach", including Jack Kornfield, is that this should not be regarded as a waste of time. Although many themes are repeated throughout his teachings, I think we all need to be reminded over and over again of the deepest truths as we so often have the tendency to gravitate back to our condtioned patterns in our hectic lifestyles.
Do not take my word for it, or anyone elses (with the exception of Almaas). Do your own homework and you will find the truth in these books and most importantly, within yourself as I have.
Rating: 1
Summary: Essence - Snorsville
Comment: This book rates at the top of the list...of the worlds most boring books. It belongs next to the bed, to be read on nights when you have trouble sleeping. You'll be off in ten minutes.
Elixir of Enlightenment goes down a bit easier, but is very short, making me look for another book as heavy as this one, so I can have book ends.
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Title: Diamond Heart, Book One : Elements of the Real in Man (The Diamond Heart Series , No 1) by A. H. ALMAAS ISBN: 0936713011 Publisher: Shambhala Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Diamond Heart, Book Two : The Freedom to Be (The Diamond Heart Series , No 2) by A. H. ALMAAS ISBN: 0936713046 Publisher: Shambhala Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Pearl Beyond Price : Integration of Personality into Being, an Object Relations Approach (Diamond Mind) by A. H. ALMAAS ISBN: 093671302X Publisher: Shambhala Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Spacecruiser Inquiry (Almaas, A. H. Diamond Body Series, 1.) by A. H. ALMAAS ISBN: 1570628599 Publisher: Shambhala Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Facets of Unity : The Enneagram of Holy Ideas by A. H. ALMAAS ISBN: 0936713143 Publisher: Shambhala Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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