What's the soul? How to know it? What's its journey in life? What stages & obstacles are encountered along the way? These questions are explored here in detail according to the Diamond Approach, a spiritual path that combines systematic inquiry into personal experience, the practice of traditional spiritual methods & the application of modern psychological research. The Inner Journey Home is the centerpiece of the Diamond Approach literature, providing a complete overview of the teaching with references to the author's other books for more details on certain topics.
Preface
Introduction
1 Soul
Soul or Self
Organ of Experience
Organism of Consciousness
2 Properties & Functions of the Soul
Noesis
Potential
Morphing Dynamism
Impressionability of Soul
Living Presence
3 Essence & Soul Development
Soul & Essence
Animal Soul
Normal Development of the Soul
Ego Development of the Soul
Liberating the Soul
Primitive Structures of the Soul
4 The Inner Journey of the Soul
The Inner Journey
True Nature
5 Dimensions of True Nature
Divine Love & Light
Being & Knowledge
Awareness & the Nonconceptual
Logos & Creative Dynamism
The Absolute & Emptiness
6 Actualization of Reality
The Journey of Descent
Reality
Objective Service
Separation of Soul, God & World
Appendix A Western Concepts of Soul
Appendix B Eastern Concepts of Soul
Appendix C Soul in Sufism
Appendix D Essence in Childhood Experience
Notes
References
Index