Books With Exercices
Among the many books on the Diamond Approach, there are few that are designed and equipped with exercises in such a way that they are suitable for book groups.
I recommend to use these books for your own book group. Of course, you can use any of the books by Hameed, Karen or other authers – by reading the chapters and having open inquiries.
Spacecruiser Inquiry
In this book, Hameed uses the metaphor of a “spacecruiser” to describe the practice of inquiry, what it means to engage with this practice as a spiritual path: its principles, challenges, and rewards.
He explores basic elements of inquiry, including the open-ended attitude, the focus on direct knowledge, the experience of not-knowing, and the process of questioning. He describes the experience of “Diamond Guidance”, how it can be realized and applied, and he looks at many of the essential forms of Diamond Guidance, like knowing, clarity, truth, love, intelligence, compassion, curiosity, courage, and determination
For each chapter you’ll find exercises and Q&A from the original talks on which the book is based.
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The Unfolding Now
With teachings and inquiry, Hameed guides us to learn to live in the relaxed condition of simply “being ourselves,” without interference from feelings of inadequacy, drivenness toward goals, struggling to figure things out, and rejecting experiences we don’t want. He explores the many obstacles that keep us from being present—including defensiveness, ignorance, desire, aggression, and self-hatred—and shows us how to welcome with curiosity and compassion whatever we are experiencing.
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Nondual Love
By shifting our focus beyond our individual human experience to the experience of the whole of existence, we are able to see the true richness of the universe. All of reality takes on a quality of inner light, of softness and ease, of sweetness and holding. When we are open to the dimension of nondual love, we can relax and trust our inner ground that is also the ground of everything: our true nature, free from limitations—a sense of complete release, freedom, and delight, that is free of conflict, fear, insecurity, and worry.
Hameed discusses the obstacles that make it difficult to awaken to true nature in this form, such as our belief in a separate self and our past conditioning. Each chapter includes an inquiry or practice, such as explorations of attachments and worldly desires as well as inquiries into union, surrender, and grace.
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Power of Divine Eros
The Power of Divine Eros challenges the view that the erotic and the divine are separate. Hameed and Karen reveal how our relationships become opportunities on the spiritual journey to express ourselves authentically, to relate with openness, and to discover dynamic inner realms with another person.
Through guided exercises, the they reveal how our relationships become opportunities on the spiritual journey to express ourselves authentically, to relate with openness, and to discover dynamic inner realms with another person. Through embodying the energy of eros, each of us can learn to be fully real and alive in all of our interactions.
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