A favorite book, that I read time and time again is “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek” by Annie Dillard. In it she tells a story of herself as a child hiding pennies at the roots of trees or in sidewalk cracks for people to find. She feels excitement in imagining the lucky person who will find these free gifts from the universe. She says, “The world is fairly studded and strewn with pennies cast broadside from a generous hand. But—and this is the point—who gets excited by a mere penny?” Her book is all about renewing our excitement in the external world and remembering how to see, know and experience it freshly.
Hameed’s books and the Diamond Approach path itself carry the same excitement for me, but he casts his gaze inward and shows us the myriad riches to be found when we take the time to look within. Like Dillard’s copper pennies our daily lives are strewn with gifts from the universe. True Nature is hiding in plain sight. The Mystery resides within your ordinary life - the frustration you sense in the check out line, the pain you feel when someone doesn’t hear you, your absorption in your newborn’s toes - these are all doorways into True Nature and the living mystery of your soul.
God doesn’t play hard to get: She’s right here, right now. We just need to pay attention, sense, look and listen. Having a trusty guide or teacher who knows the terrain and where to point is also helpful. This is the path of inquiry. It’s not a fast path to enlightenment, though you will awaken over and over again. There is no end to it. The fact is the universe is longing to know herself through you, through the richness of your unique life. The invitation has been sent, yet it often sits unopened over a lifetime. The Diamond Approach is extending to you that invitation. Won’t you open it?