What is the goal of the Diamond Approach?
The Diamond Approach does not have one goal for everyone to achieve. It maps reality in all of its dimensions and helps each individual get to the place he or she is interested in, and capable of, at any given time. An attitude of openness is central to the Diamond Approach. The most important tool used in this approach is inquiry. This inquiry is open ended, and is used to reveal and develop the truth at its many levels and dimensions. If we can say the Diamond Approach has a goal it is to realize the truth at progressively deeper levels until one reaches the ultimate Truth, the Absolute, and to become integrated into that truth so that we are a living presence and embodiment of that truth. This integration is not intended to be merely transcendent but rather to be applied in the world of daily activities. One motto of the Diamond Approach is to be in the world but not of it. This means to participate in human society, and contribute to it. At the same time, it also means to not be of
