Category: Spirituality
Tracking the Elusive Self
~~ Bruce Love ~~ I think what may make the story of my quest of interest to others is the possibly unique approach I developed based on the work of two masters of healing, one living and one dead, and both of whom, in my opinion, have not been sufficiently appreciated. Like the triune nature [...]
The Diamond Approach and the Holy Ideas
~~by A.H. Almaas~~ [Minimally edited excerpt from Facets of Unity: The Enneagram of Holy Ideas (1998) by A. H. Almaas, chap. 3. Copyright © 1998 by A. Hameed Ali. All rights reserved. The Diamond Approach is a registered trademark of the Ridhwan Foundation.] The present work (Facets of Unity) expands on the understanding of the [...]
Conversation with Robert Holden-Part 1
~~Dr. Robert Holden~~ is the Director/Founder of The Happiness Project. He is a psychologist, author and broadcaster who coaches leaders in business, healthcare, education and sport. His services are retained by some of the world’s leading organizations. He gives 50 presentations a year on positive psychology and success intelligence. He is author of ten best-selling [...]
Conversation With Robert Holden-Part 2
~~Dr. Robert Holden~~ continued from Part 1 JL: Hmm, that’s a nice way Don put it, but it should not be misconstrued as if the issue is actually “getting rid” of your personality. That would be a hard feat to accomplish while in the physical body. And I’m sure it’s not meant to be understood as [...]
Interview with John Stone “Tell me who you are”
~~By Robert Tallon~~ The Enneagram and the Enlightenment Intensive Like many readers of the Enneagram Monthly, I’ve been around the human potential movement for quite a while—seeking something called “enlightenment.” My personal journey has run the gamut: Christian mysticism, TM, the Gurdjieff Work, kundalini yoga, The Forum, psychoanalysis, the Enneagram, the Ridwan School, cognitive behavioral therapy, [...]
Interview with Charles Tart
Jack Labanauskas: On the home page of Enneagram Monthly’s website we still have your quote: ”When I first heard my Enneagram type described, a whole slew of observations I had made about myself over the years suddenly fell into place. I had a short-cut conceptual system that made sense out of a lot of stuff that [...]
The Enneagram – A Course in Liberation
~~ by Thomas Isham~~ Among the goods of life, we seek few things more ardently than personal freedom and the power to establish that freedom. Freedom and power: touchstones of longing and imagination. If only, for example, we were free of irritating acquaintances, or of demanding superiors, or of limited financial resources, or of nagging [...]
No Self, Universal Self
~~by Alan Tower~~ No self (anatta) is one of the three characteristics of existence in the dharma, or Buddhist philosophy. Here is an exploration of this concept from a variety of directions. Imagine all the people of the earth. They have no names. Names are a convenience provided to interact with others, conventions. Six billion [...]
