A. H. Almaas is the pen name of A. Hameed Ali, founder of the Diamond Approach to Self-Realization, a contemporary teaching that developed within the context of both ancient spiritual teachings and modern depth psychology theories. Almaas has authored eighteen books about spiritual realization, including the Diamond Heart series, The Pearl Beyond Price, The Void, and The Alchemy of Freedom.
He is the founder of the Ridhwan School for Spiritual Development, an inner work school devoted to the realization of True Nature. The orientation of the school is directed toward guiding students to realize their true nature to the fullest realization and further still to endless enlightenment.
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We also discussed in the final part of The Pearl Beyond Price the process of personalization of the formless-boundless dimensions, which is the individuation of the soul on these dimensions. This is because the personal essence is also the aspect associated with the individuation of the soul, an individuation that develops as the soul’s identity shifts to deeper dimensions. Personalization has another side, which complements the individuation of the soul on the boundless dimensions. This is the personalization of the boundless dimensions themselves.
We can see the situation more clearly by looking at the experience of the Personal Essence. The development of ego identifications involves processes which are equivalent to the process of metabolism of experience. When this development reaches a certain stage it becomes possible for the metabolism to be completed, and hence, for the Personal Essence to appear. This manifestation appears to be the final stage of a developmental process. However, the whole process can be seen from a different perspective.