Diving in the Inner Ocean | Free Book
Much like the ocean, each of us has inner depths: an entire world beneath the surface of everyday living pulsing with beauty, life, and mystery. The secret depths of our inner worlds are the very things that we spend our lives searching for: love, support, belonging, meaning, joy, and freedom. Through a contemplative practice known as diamond inquiry, you can begin to directly explore your conscious experience just like a diver exploring a reef. You'll discover wondrous treasures and terrifying sights alike, as well as infinite expanses, and limitless potential and freedom.
Diamond inquiry combines the depth of meditation with the power of understanding and psychological insight. Guided by your own curiosity, you use a variety of questions to explore your present-moment experience as it unfolds, deepens, and transforms. This method was developed by A. H. Almaas, founder of the Diamond Approach, though the practice is ideal for anyone who wants to explore their inner world. Dominic C. Liber introduces this powerful tool along with step-by-step exercises to develop your understanding. Through this simple yet profound practice, in time every situation will become a doorway to realizing and actualizing deep insight and transformation.
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“I am delighted that Dominic Liber has written this book. As a teacher
of the Enneagram, students often ask me what to do with the knowledge
they acquire. And my response is that without practice, such
learning cannot take us very far. But here, in
Diving in the Inner Ocean, Dominic has provided a beautifully
written, lucid, and friendly introduction to what I see as the central
practice for working with our personality and for exploring the deeper
mysteries of our essential nature—the practice of inquiry. This book
guides us step by step into developing the tools and capacities for
inquiry, and whether you are an experienced meditator or are new to
inner work, the teachings here are a treasure trove of helpful
experience and insight. I enthusiastically recommend this book.”—Russ
Hudson, author of The Enneagram: Nine Gateways to Presence, and
co-author of The Wisdom of the Enneagram
“The cosmic
ocean of consciousness is such a magnificent vastness—but where to
begin? Are you sitting at the shore longing for a way in? Or adrift
with only a memory of a rogue wave that grabbed you only to deposit
you back on the sand, helpless to find your way back? Do you think the
ocean of consciousness is just one thing and miss the riches it holds?
With his friendly, encouraging guidance, Dominic illuminates the way
to inner exploration with a heart of adventure and the wisdom of a
seasoned diver. The pages drip with the presence of the sea as he
sharpens our diamond inquiry skill with the innate inner resources
that have all but been forgotten. He deftly points us toward the
numinous presences of strength, kindness, and steadfastness and sets
our curiosity free to explore uncharted waters—all of it—the
sparkling, the turbulent, the surface, and the depth. He leaves no
shell unturned. Better yet, you will discover all of the magical
treasures hidden within each one. Dominic offers an invitation to
return to our natural condition as part of that vast sea. You are
fluid as an octopus and bright as the bioluminescence that lives at
the mysterious depths. Come on in! The conditions are perfect for a
dive!”—Karen Johnson, cofounder of the Diamond Approach and author of
The Jeweled Path and co-author of
The Power of Divine Eros
“A brilliant, welcoming
gift to the whole world. Dominic Liber lays out a lucid, warm path for
becoming competent in an essential skill, diamond inquiry: a
contemporary method for uncovering and manifesting our true nature.
His work is kind and accompanied in every step with practices,
warnings of pitfalls, and pre-forgiveness for any mistakes. Anyone
seeking a direct experience of their authentic self will be well
served by this compassionate, deeply human, and generous
teaching.”—James Flaherty, MCC, author of
Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others and founder of New
Ventures West and Integral Coaching®
“Dominic’s book
elucidating the revolutionary practice of inquiry as practiced in the
Diamond Approach path is excellent. The process of inquiry allows us
to penetrate through our egoic experience and discover the treasures
that lie beyond, and is a game-changing innovation in spiritual
technology. With clarity and simplicity, he shows us how to navigate
our inner life, likening it to learning how to skillfully scuba dive.
The analogy of learning to dive into the ocean that he follows
throughout is an apt one. He teaches us how to move beneath the
surface of our experience and explore what underlies it. As our
acclimation to our inner ocean deepens and we become more comfortable,
he takes us into the depths of what’s possible for us as human beings
to experience. Not only descriptive but filled with exercises for the
reader to practice, it is essential for those new to inquiry and a
great enhancement for those already familiar with it.”—Sandra Maitri,
author of The Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram and
The Enneagram of Passions and Virtues
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