Quote from The Jeweled Path

The Jeweled Path: The Biography of the Diamond Approach to Inner Realization

Karen Johnson

Shambhala Publications, Boulder, Colorado, 2018. 344 pages.

The soft sweetness of Divine Love took us through some jarring turbulence. As our small flock—Hameed, Faisal, me, and a few unsuspecting students—took flight into boundless skies, we were confronted with earthbound trusses that were limiting our freedom. To cruise beyond Earth’s orbit, we had to deal with the darkest of feelings: beastly hatred, mistrust of God, and the pessimistic outlook of ego toward this underlying positivity we were now present to. Also, being in touch with the vast generous and regenerative nature of unlimited love highlighted the ego’s greed, avarice, possessiveness, and disharmony.

It takes time, but when we see that we are ultimately a benevolent presence, and that the true nature of all and everything is good, we understand that we cause hurt to ourselves and to others if we don’t know love as a ground of reality. When we have embraced that new perspective, generosity becomes our way of living, and we have a more comprehensive view of the world and its pain. The strife and discord of ordinary existence is no longer the only or truest reality for us because we now have the correct outlook: Our disconnection from the ground of love is the main source of agony, and we have ways to find our way back to it.

-- Quote submitted by Oriana Kahn Hurwit

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