A. Hameed Ali was born in Kuwait in 1944. At the age of eighteen, he moved to the USA to study at the University of California in Berkeley. Hameed was working on his Ph.D. in physics when he reached a turning point in his life and destiny that led him more and more into inquiring into the psychological and spiritual aspects of human nature.

Hameed’s interest in the truth of human nature and the true nature of reality resulted in the creation and unfoldment of the Diamond Approach®:

“The Diamond Approach is a path of wisdom, an approach to the investigation of Reality and work on oneself that leads to human maturity and liberation. Because of our particular vision of Reality it is not completely accurate to think of this approach as spiritual work, for this work does not separate the spiritual from the psychological, neither does it see these two as separate from the physical everyday life and scientific investigation of the content of perception. However, because we live in a society where the prevailing thought is that of the separated facets of Reality, the closest category recognized in this mentality, to our approach, is that of a spiritual path or exploration.”

Some of Hameed’s many books:

• Runaway Realization: Living a Life of Ceaseless Discovery
• The Power of Divine Eros: The Illuminating Force of Love in Everyday Life
• The Unfolding Now: Realizing Your True Nature through the Practice of Presence
• Brilliancy: The Essence of Intelligence (Diamond Body Series)
• Essence With the Elixir of Enlightenment: The Diamond Approach to Inner Realization

Website: ahalmaas.com

Transcript of this interview

1st interview with Hameed

Hameed Ali and Karen Johnson on nondual relationships

Interview recorded 3/15/2015

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YouTube Video Chapters:

• 00:00:00 – Introduction to “Runaway Realization”
• 00:04:24 – The Journey to Realization
• 00:08:36 – Different Paths of Realization
• 00:12:45 – Perception of Reality and Different Experiences
• 00:17:04 – The Individual Being and its Intrinsic Reality
• 00:21:16 – The Enlightenment Drive and its Relationship to Instinctual Drives
• 00:25:30 – Aligning Humanity with True Nature
• 00:29:18 – The Emphasis of Vajrayana and Tibetan Buddhism
• 00:33:17 – The Manifestation of Grace and the Illusion of Separate Self
• 00:37:48 – The Illusion of Separateness and Development of Consciousness
• 00:42:14 – Different Ways of Manifesting Reality
• 00:46:15 – The Two Conditions of Freedom
• 00:50:05 – The Endless Process of Actualization
• 00:54:15 – The Development of Faculties and Expressing Realization
• 00:58:33 – The Process of Realization and Integration
• 01:02:01 – Removing the Barrier of Goal-Oriented Thinking
• 01:05:28 – The Freedom of Being and Views
• 01:09:40 – The Beginning of Fundamentalism
• 01:14:09 – Total Being and Non-Linearity of Time
• 01:18:13 – The Concept of Time and Timelessness
• 01:22:14 – The Subtlety of Motivation in Spiritual Practice
• 01:26:20 – The Practice of Living Life
• 01:30:25 – The Individual and the Whole Universe
• 01:34:14 – Interpenetration of Time and Space
• 01:38:20 – The nature of reality and our creative potential
• 01:42:30 – The Fine Gradations of Pure Presence
• 01:46:22 – The Nature of Consciousness and Knowing
• 01:51:00 – The Knowingness and Being
• 01:55:02 – The purpose of creation and the expansion of happiness
• 01:59:00 – Concluding Remarks & Future Interviews
• 02:02:06 – Next Week’s Guest: Vasant Swaha

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Judith Blackstone is a nonduality teacher, spiritual psychotherapist, and co-founder of Nonduality Institute. She developed the Realization Process, a method of embodied nondual realization and psychological and relational healing.  In the Realization Process, the radical openness of nonduality is based on deep contact with the internal space of one’s body.  In this way, we discover an authentic, quality-rich experience of our individual being at the same time as we transcend our individuality.  We realize ourselves as unified consciousness, pervading everywhere. When two people have both realized nonduality, they experience mutual transparency: a single expanse of consciousness pervading them both as a unity.  Judith teaches workshops and teacher certification trainings in the meditation, embodiment, and spiritual psychotherapy aspects of the Realization Process. She is the author of

• Belonging Here
• The Realization Process: A Step-by-Step Guide to Embodied Spiritual Awakening
• An audio series of The Realization Process is available from Sounds True.
• The Intimate Life
• The Empathic Ground

For information on Judith’s teaching schedule, visit www.realizationprocess.org. To learn about Nonduality Institute, visit www.nondualityinstitute.org.

Transcript of this interview

Interview recorded 10/4/2014

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YouTube Video Chapters:

• 00:00:00 – Introduction to Judith Blackstone and the Realization Process
• 00:03:02 – Healing and attuning to oneself
• 00:06:06 – Seeking Healing and Letting Go
• 00:08:56 – A Journey of Healing and Spirituality
• 00:11:29 – Spiritual Awakening and Breakthroughs
• 00:13:58 – Discovering the Oneness of Everything
• 00:16:51 – The Awakening to Unified Consciousness
• 00:19:17 – Inhabiting the Internal Space of the Body
• 00:22:02 – The Nature of the Pervasive Space
• 00:24:50 – Total Integration of Body and Mind
• 00:27:37 – Being Present in the Body
• 00:30:57 – The Subtlety of Consciousness
• 00:33:32 – The Harm of Self-Erasure
• 00:36:32 – The Localization and Personalization of Experience
• 00:39:03 – Dismantling Childhood Constrictions
• 00:41:49 – Acquiring New Constrictions throughout Life
• 00:44:30 – Releasing Constrictions through Subtle Focus
• 00:47:11 – Penetrating Deep into the Internal Core
• 00:49:38 – Employing Nature’s Intelligence in the Process
• 00:52:27 – The Healing Process
• 00:55:01 – Sexual Abuse and Spiritual Practices
• 00:58:07 – Sai Baba and the Mystery of His Influence
• 01:00:43 – Measuring Progress with Transparency and Bliss
• 01:03:30 – Acclimating to Extremes of Suffering and Happiness
• 01:06:05 – Attuning to the Innermost Core
• 01:08:37 – Retention rate of spiritual practices
• 01:10:49 – Teaching and Training Workshops
• 01:13:02 – Valuing Expertise and Compensation
• 01:15:12 – The Role of Spirituality in Modern Living
• 01:17:29 – Keeping Traditions Alive and Innovating
• 01:19:59 – Wrapping Up the Discussion

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Jeddah Mali is the Executive Director and founder of Global Paradigm Ltd, which delivers training programs for individuals and organizations seeking a completely new approach to the age-old dilemma of how to make life, business and society work effectively and harmoniously. Jeddah’s unique approach identifies and maps the cohesive design underlying every system, from an individual person to a solar system. It reveals the hidden patterns within every aspect of life that are responsible for how things turn out. Jeddah provides an in-depth examination into the nature and function of this design, and the mechanics that make it work. Our understanding and use of these mechanics determine the extent to which we can produce consistent and reliable results. Jeddah is sought after for her precise understanding of human beings, the contribution each person makes individually and collectively and the impact this has on the world in which we live. Her work examines the link between our design as human beings and our hardwired predisposition towards peace, collaboration and contentment.

• Seeds of Enlightenment Changing the Paradigm Series
• An Interview With Jeddah Mali

Jeddah’s website

Transcript of this interview

Interview conducted 5/17/2014

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YouTube Video Chapters:

• 00:00:00 – Introduction to Jeddah Maul
• 00:04:52 – Strange Experiences in Childhood
• 00:09:00 – Expansion and contraction in the yoga sutras
• 00:12:49 – Childhood Challenges and Inner Life Disconnect
• 00:17:57 – Spiritual Experiences and Realizations in India
• 00:22:23 – Miraculous Support and Guidance
• 00:26:08 – Taking the Bodhisattva vow with the Dalai Lama
• 00:29:34 – Discovering Direct Access to Existence
• 00:33:23 – Direct Experience vs. Intermediaries
• 00:37:01 – The Presence of Jesus and Buddha
• 00:40:47 – The Residencies and Occupations of Ascended Masters
• 00:45:03 – Universal Assistance for All Beings
• 00:48:34 – The Existence of Higher Dimensions
• 00:52:24 – The Role of Corporations and the Bigger Picture
• 00:55:54 – Integration and Consciousness Shift
• 01:00:04 – Corporate Transformation for the Planet
• 01:04:07 – Working with CEOs for a Positive Impact
• 01:07:38 – Resistance to Understanding and Embracing Existence
• 01:11:13 – The role of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva in creation.
• 01:14:54 – Realization of Universal Consciousness
• 01:18:52 – The Spectrum of Existence
• 01:22:50 – The Reality of Different Dimensions and Consciousness
• 01:26:54 – Enlightenment and Conscious Choice
• 01:30:03 – Direct Access to the Energy of Existence
• 01:33:35 – Exploring Higher Frequency States
• 01:36:50 – Working with People and Achieving Results
• 01:39:45 – The Process of Freedom
• 01:43:27 – Embracing Challenges in Practical Life
• 01:47:44 – The Wisdom of Non-Physical Beings
• 01:50:58 – Wrapping Up the Interview
• 01:53:39 – Meeting and Farewell

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