Diamond Heart: Elements of the Real in Man

must leap, and the essential knowledge will be there.

through you, you might end up seeing the nature of the wall.

Everybody around you, wherever you go, is trying to fill holes, and people feel very threatened if you don’t try to fill your

To begin to work on such a pattern, first you need to observe it happening over and over, and see that it doesn’t really work.

When you are at the limit of your faith, you see this huge, dark abyss. You might be able to say, “I’m going to jump.” If there is somebody there you trust, that helps a lot.

what governs most valuing is seeking pleasure and avoiding pain.

When you align yourself with the truth, then beauty, majesty, nobility, fullness, pleasure, joy, and love are all available to you. The more you see your essence, the more you see that what you wanted before was nothing.

The teacher may then tell the student to “surrender.” The student may know that surrender is the best thing but not know how to do this.

When Essence is not there, you try to remember it.