“Learning from the Seemingly Imperfect”
The crazing of the pot, the “too big” nose, the “mistake” in the music, and the mother's anger – not imperfections but part of The Perfection.
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Audio Lecture: Why Meditate?
Meditation, argues Diamond, is a natural instinct, and so the act of meditating, like that of eating, crawling, suckling etc., is simply the fulfillment of that instinct.
“Going Down to Come Up”
In John Blofeld’s worshipful book "In Search of the Goddess of Compassion," he writes on Kuan Yin, Tara, Amida – but never mentions his own mother.
New audio download released! – “Art as Commitment”
In this revelatory statement, Dr. Diamond reexamines the nature of creativity through the notion of commitment.
“Who Guided the Inkdrop?”
It's not whether the drop of ink that fell – seemingly accidentally – on the canvas was Guided.
Poem: Written and read by Dr. Diamond
Dr. Diamond’s poetry contains some of his most profound and personal statements. Teeming with insight, wisdom, and compassion, and infused with a deep spirituality, each of the poems on these recordings is a gem, written with the specific intention of raising the Life Energy of the listener.
“What I Have Learned from Owen Potts”
I have been asked what I have learned most from all my sessions with the great psychic medium Owen Potts. Well, firstly that there is, in a sense, life after death. It is not we that survive, but the spirit that has been within us from conception in this particular incarnation. Not me – but the spirit within me.
“Author or Writer? Entertainer or True Musician?”
A writer writes from a need to express his inner self to so benefit his readers, whereas an author writes selfishly to benefit himself through the manipulation of his readers. Most so-called writers are really authors, as are most actors, artists, and musicians, however skilled they may be.
Audio Lecture: The Five Steps to Liberation
In a brilliant, inspirational summary of his work, Diamond outlines the five steps to the liberation from the anguish of human existence.
“Zazen for Two”
What if the Zen master meditated holding his wife? Would it be more difficult to go inside himself?