An intimate account of the development of a spiritual tradition and a biography of its creators--told by one of the Diamond Approach cofounders.
KAREN JOHNSON is the codeveloper of the Diamond Approach as it is taught in the Ridhwan School today, having worked alongside A. H. Almaas for the last forty years. Johnson was educated as an artist and then received an MA in psychology.
“A rare, intimate dive into the development of a spiritual path. We
don’t usually have the opportunity to witness the birth
of a path from the perspective of one who is engaged with its
development. Nor are we often invited into the lives of its
founders as they awaken to the teaching that is emerging through
them. Through Karen Johnson’s writing, her humor, her keen-eyed
observations, her willingness to reveal her humanness, and her
ever-cascading realization, we are able to hear the untold story of
the Diamond Approach and experience its profound gifts in a new
way. What a privilege.”—Geneen Roth, author of Feeding the Hungry
Heart and Women, Food, and God
“A humble, honest, intimate, lucid, and above all astonishing
account of the rise of a remarkable teaching. It’s good to find
confirmation here that even pure diamonds don’t fall ready-made
from the sky; they must be ground and polished in the crucible of
the human heart. Karen’s and Hameed’s four-decade journey of
unflinchingly honest and deeply mutual discovery sets a new
benchmark in our appreciation of the full potential of spiritual
friendship.”—Cynthia Bourgeault, author of The Meaning of Mary
Magdalene and The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three
"For anyone interested in the origins of the marvelous Diamond
Approach, here it is. Karen offers an inside glimpse into the
DA founders’ passion, truth seeking, and wisdom—a journey that
can inspire your own.”—Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with
Heart
“The Jeweled Path shows the Diamond Approach in action. We see how
the source of this teaching first revealed itself and, in that
process of coming into being, how it ground and polished its first
human exemplars, making them fit to be its messengers. Johnson so
well captures that force and momentum, the bursting into life with
clarity and precision, that is the unique heart of this particular
teaching.”—Zarina Maiwandi, Ph.D., Columbia University
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