Deep Transformation

Ep. 237 | In the 19th dialogue of the A. H. Almaas Wisdom Series, an exploration of the final chapter of The Inner Journey Home, Hameed Ali looks at the evolution of Western culture and how it happened that soul, world, and God became divided as the culture developed. Hameed explains this was a necessary evolutionary step, an inherent part of our development, and though we lost our spiritual footing in the process (with secularization came a “gaping emptiness, meaninglessness, a lack of true fulfillment”), the separation of science and Church freed science and later psychology to take off on their own trajectories, leading to great strides in our understanding of our physical world and psychological make-up. The secularization of society turned out to have plenty of benefits, including improving the physical and economic well-being of many.
But where does that leave us now, and what does the future hold? Will there be an integration of these disparate parts, where spiritual ground becomes a foundational piece of our next stage of evolution? Can the scientific perspective, with its precision and clarity of mind, be brought to bear on our inner life of spiritual inquiry as well as the outer nature of reality? In realizing that our soul needs life’s encounters to mature—meditation alone is not enough—will we find the lost “pearl beyond price” individually and possibly collectively or in small groups? Hameed concludes by telling us that the Diamond Approach is about redeeming the mind: integrating the diamond clarity of the intellect with spiritual depth. He shares his vision of fully realized scientists merging a spiritual perspective with precise and penetrating inquiry, and ends with the wish for all human beings to know: “People who are listening… it’s possible for you.” Recorded June 11, 2026.
“The spiritual ground that science doesn’t deal with is needed to complete the story.”
Topics & Time Stamps
Introducing dialogue #19 in the A. H. Almaas Wisdom Series, in which Hameed Ali explores the final chapter of The Inner Journey Home (00:45)
The development of Western culture & the idea that soul, God, and world are separate (03:27)
The separation of God, soul & world was a necessary evolutionary step (05:39)
This secularization of society allowed the scientific point of view to develop (09:15)
The bifurcation happened also in the field of psychology, especially with the influence of Freud (14:49)
Our inherent spirit of inquiry came to be applied to the outer world instead of the inner; with secularism, the spiritual perspective was left behind (17:50)
With secularization came meaninglessness; capitalism & communism focused on economics (26:16)
Will integration happen? Can secularization find its spiritual depth? (30:08)
What does the future hold? Hameed thinks humanity’s enlightenment is a LONG way off (34:47)
Valuing autonomy is an outer reflection of the valuing of the uniqueness of the individual, the pearl beyond price (36:06)
Gurdjieff thought humans don’t live long enough to grow spiritually (40:12)
Finding the lost pearl: the soul matures through encounters in life—not just in meditation (42:24)
The complete pearl integrates the compassion, love & intelligence of boundless awareness: the personalization of the absolute (45:00)
What are the possibilities of developing a cultural pearl or a species pearl? (47:00)
The Fermi paradox, the future, AI, and the importance of personal experience (51:20)
Can we teach AI to make truth the #1 priority? (56:22)
Roger reads the epilogue of The Inner Journey Home, a beautiful distillation of the soul’s journey (57:17)
Having a few spiritual individuals living their true nature is what keeps humanity alive (59:49)
Redeeming the mind: this teaching integrates the diamond clarity of the intellect with spiritual depth (1:00:23)
Hameed’s wish for all human beings (1:05:49)

Resources & References
A. H. Almaas (Hameed Ali), founder of The Ridhwan School, home of The Diamond Approach
A. H. Almaas, The Inner Journey Home: Soul’s Realization of the Unity of Reality
Roger Penrose, prize-winning physicist & philosopher of science
Isaac Newton’s occult studies, Hermeticism
Bertrand Russell, philosopher, logician, mathematician
Ken Wilber, Quantum Questions: Mystical Writings of the World’s Greatest Physicists
Kieran Fox, I Am Part of Infinity: The Spiritual Journey of Albert Einstein
G. I. Gurdjieff, Beelzebub’s Tales to His Grandson: All and Everything
A. H. Almaas, The Pearl Beyond Price: Integration of Personality into Being: An Object Relations Approach
The Fermi paradox asks why, given the vast number of potentially habitable planets in our observable universe, there is no clear evidence of extraterrestrial civilizations

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The A. H. Almaas Wisdom Series generally follows the sequence of Hameed’s magnum opus, The Inner Journey Home (which John describes as psychoactive and spiritually, psychologically, and intellectually transformative), so listeners may want to get a copy of this book, to study and follow along on this exhilarating path of awakening.
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Hameed Ali (A. H. Almaas) was born in Kuwait in 1944. At the age of eighteen, he moved to the U.S. to study at the University of California in Berkeley. Hameed was working on his Ph.D. in physics when he reached a turning point in his life and destiny that led him to inquire into the psychological and spiritual aspects of human nature rather than the physical nature of the universe. He left the academic world to pursue an in-depth journey of inner discovery, applying his scientific precision and discipline to personal, experiential research. This included study with different teachers in different modalities, extensive reading, and continuous study of his own consciousness in an effort to understand the essential nature of human experience and reality in general.
Hameed’s process of exploration led to the creation of the Ridhwan School and, with his colleague Karen Johnson, resulted in the founding and unfoldment of the Diamond Approach. He is the author of 20 books, including Nondual Love: Awakening to the Loving Nature of Reality, Love Unveiled: Discovering the Essence of the Awakened Heart, Keys to the...

Ep. 236 | In The Call of the Cosmos, cosmologist and astronomer Stephan Martin brings a new and revelatory perspective into play on Deep Transformation, sharing his profound knowledge of the evolving cosmos and its relationship with consciousness. To cover the immensity of the mystery we are involved in, Steve explains, we need to look at both the inner dimension—consciousness—and the outer mystery, the cosmos. Steve does a remarkable job of explaining the psychological, spiritual, and ethical implications of living in an evolving universe, and draws fascinating parallels between cosmic evolution and human evolution, and the manifestation of being and cosmos. Steve teaches that we can expand the concept of self from separate, small self to ecological self to planetary self, and beyond—to cosmic self.
Steve says the fundamental essence of the universe is creativity, and invites us to heed the call of the cosmos and align ourselves with cosmic creativity by expressing the whole through our individual modes of being. “What is the causal cosmic chain that leads to our allurement to do a certain thing?” he asks, adding, “13.8 billion years of cosmic evolution have led to this moment.” The universe is participatory, Steve has discovered, and we live in a relational reality. Put on your paradigm shifting hat for this lively, wise, and impassioned conversation. Your relationship with the cosmos will be illuminated for sure, and quite possibly entirely transformed. Steve is also a gifted author; you can explore more in his books Cosmic Conversations, This Playful Universe, Becoming the Change, and soon, Traveling in the Shadow of the Moon. Recorded August 21, 2025.
“If you look at the universe through telescopes, you see stars and galaxies… However, if you engage in a relationship with the universe through, say, devotional or contemplative practices, you discover other qualities.”
Topics & Time Stamps
Introducing astronomer & cosmologist Stephan Martin, author of Cosmic Conversations and This Playful Universe (00:46)
The relationship between cosmos and consciousness (03:34)
What does it mean to be part of an evolving, dynamic universe? (05:09)
Einstein’s “greatest blunder” (08:18)
The emergence of complexity theory & the idea of the self-determining universe (09:48)
Thomas Berry’s 1st universal dynamic: differentiation; every being is a unique mode of the universe (14:29)
Is consciousness an emergent part of the universe? Thomas Berry’s 2nd dynamic: subjectivity (18:07)
The universe is participatory (22:06)
What quantum theory brings crashing down is the idea of a static universe; reality is relational (26:39)
Cosmic leadership: the intuitive callings we feel… do they come from the universe? (30:10)
The earth is what’s in charge here and, by extension, the cosmos is what’s in charge (31:54)
What is the causal cosmic chain that leads to a creative impulse? (33:15)
Expanding the concept of self to a cosmic dimension (34:43)
The fundamental essence of the universe is creativity; the cosmic imperative is aligning with that (38:32)
Are ethics a mind-made construction, or are they tied with something deeper? Thomas Berry’s third dynamic: the principle of communion (42:46)
The concept of ego is Newtonian static cosmology internalized (51:10)
The manifestation of being parallels the manifestation of the cosmos (53:12)
Are we living in a multiverse? (57:34)
What does the universe desire? (01:01:32)
Are we living in an AI simulation? Is our universe a hologram? (01:05:07)
Is there life on other planets? What types of “life” haven’t we considered yet? (01:11:34)
Looking for other humans to talk to: the era of cosmic loneliness (01:15:52)
What is the current edge for cosmologists? (01:20:16)
Stephan’s new books: Becoming the Change with Carol Kilby & Traveling in the Shadow of the Moon (available for pre-order) (01:26:32)

Resources & References
Stephan Martin, director of the Deeptime Leadership Program
Stephan Martin, Cosmic Conversations: Dialogues on the Nature of the Universe and the Search for Reality and This Playful Universe (audiobook narrated by Michael Toms)
Stephen Martin & Carol Kilby, Becoming the Change: Evolutionary Rituals and Practices for Everyday Emergence
Stephan Martin, Traveling in the Shadow of the Moon: A Deep Cosmology Journey in Baja (available for pre-order)
Edwin Hubbell and the discovery of the Andromeda Galaxy
Georges Lemaître, first physicist to argue the recession of galaxies is evidence of an expanding universe, who also made the first formulation of the Big Bang theory
Erich Jantsch, The Self-Organizing Universe, The Evolutionary Vision
Thomas Berry, theologian and evolutionary thinker, The Great Work: Our Way into the Future
Panpsychism
A. H. Almaas Wisdom Series (Deep Transformation podcast series)
Ken Wilber introduced Integral Methodological Pluralism in his book Integral Spirituality
Carlo Rovelli, Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution
The Copenhagen interpretation
Brian Swimme, co-founder of the Center for the Story of the Universe
Matthew Fox, Creativity: Where the Divine and Human Meet
A. H. Almaas’ Diamond Approach

Ep. 234 | Renowned thought leader, speaker, and prolific author Warren Farrell has a passion for getting the truth out about issues that matter deeply—issues with enormous human consequences that might begin to heal if people better understood the forces driving these trends: the boy crisis, fatherlessness, the cultural tendency to vilify men, and the lack of healthy and effective communication between men and women. Warren has authored several data-driven bestselling books that go right to the heart of these matters, and in this conversation his expertise is clearly evident, right alongside his dedication to do everything he can to shift the evolution of the harmful idea that women are good but men are bad.
Warren has put himself on the line time and again to stand up for fatherless boys. He puts out a clarion call to couples to communicate with care, so that a father can be involved with the raising of a child, and in his books and workshops, Warren offers concrete steps to minimize children’s trauma, such as his four must-do’s after a divorce and the caring and sharing practices he teaches couples around accepting criticism without getting defensive. Immensely insightful, immensely practical, Warren points the way forward through a territory that has become murky, difficult, and hateful. Guaranteed, you will learn things about our contemporary culture you didn’t know before, and be inspired to do what you can to heal the disastrous divide between the sexes. Recorded September 25, 2025.
“We’re all in this together. We’re all in the same family boat.”
Topics & Time Stamps
Introducing Warren Farrell, outstanding feminist, intellectual father of the men’s movement, champion of gender role innovations & prolific author (00:54)
How did Warren come to champion the women’s movement? (02:33)
The opposite of power & privilege: what men are giving up (05:35)
Toxic masculinity (11:05)
Why do men commonly trade put-downs? (14:29)
Misinterpreting male behavior & the need for dialogue between men & women (18:29)
Sexual harassment and the “believe women letter” (22:01)
After a divorce, the child’s needs need to come first (26:04)
Speaking up about the importance of father involvement in raising boys changed Warren’s professional trajectory (30:29)
Death from overwork, called kuroshi in Japan (33:55)
Fatherless children have issues in 55 different areas, and the biggest predictor of male suicide is lack of father involvement (37:10)
The idea that women are good, men are bad (38:26)
Biological effects of lack of father involvement (40:22)
4 must-do’s after divorce to minimize children’s trauma (41:37)
Rough-housing is a gift (44:07)
A father’s unconditional love incorporates conditions (49:07)
Teasing, one of the 7 important contributions that fathers make (50:31)
Couples counseling: why is criticism so hard to handle? (54:04)
Teaching couples to communicate effectively is the most important way to prevent the boy crisis (58:03)
The relation between dad-deprived youth, gang membership, prison & being a victim of sexual molestation (58:53)
The worst thing you can do after a divorce (01:05:11)
The biggest hole in my heart and the best decision of my life: John Lennon (01:09:16)
The ramifications of dad-deprivation in 1965 and currently (01:17:40)
A closer look at gender differences in income (01:21:57)
The feminist argument against Warren (01:31:00)
When only one sex wins, both sexes lose (01:36:06)
What can men do to help boys? (01:38:37)
We need to work toward equality while recognizing our evolutionary differences (01:40:50)
Our bias about men being full-time dads (01:45:06)
Important skills Warren teaches in his Role Mate to Soul Mate book & his online course (01:51:48)
Warren’s current book-in-progress, The Man Crisis (01:57:17)
Roger’s summary of the extraordinary impact Warren has had on our culture (01:59:00)

Resources & References
Warren Farrell’s website, https://warrenfarrell.com/, and YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/drwarrenfarrell
Warren Farrell & John Gray, The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It
Warren Farrell, Why Men Are the Way They Are, The Myth of Male Power, Why Men Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap – and What Women Can Do About It
Warren Farrell, From Role Mate to Soul Mate: The Seven Secrets to Lifelong Love
National Organization for Women (NOW)
National Coalition for Men (NCFM), a non-profit educational & civil rights organization that addresses sex discrimination against men and boys
Marilyn French, The Women’s Room
John Gottman, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
Spotlight, movie about the Boston Globe uncovering a massive child molestation scandal within the local Catholic Archdiocese
The Boy Crisis TEDx talk with Warren Farrell
The 1965 Moynihan Report on the huge population of black, dad-deprived youth
Gloria Steinem, leader of second-wave feminism in the U.S.
The Boy Crisis: Cancel Warren Farrell (YouTube documentary)
Mankind Project: Initiation Weekend + Integration Training
Boys to Men Mentoring, co-founded by Joe Sigurdson
Young Men’s Ultimate Weekend, founded by Mark Schillinger
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
John Gray, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus: The Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex

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Warren Farrell, PhD, has been chosen by the Financial Times of London as one of the world’s top 100 thought...

Ep. 233 | In the last episode of the Path of Love Series with A. H. Almaas, Hameed explores the themes he introduced in the later chapters of his new book, The Inner Beloved. Hameed clarifies the role of mind on the path of heart (the mind is bedazzled and awed; the heart open), and details what happens when we reach the beloved, like “falling in love with everything” and experiencing the absolute as a “coming home” (even though there’s no one there!). We learn that, on the path of love, no matter what we do or don’t do, a heart-driven force beyond the mind is pulling us onward. Once we arrive, we realize the beloved has always been there—which is why our heart has been longing for the beloved all along.
Hameed explains that on the path of love, nonduality becomes intimacy—reality itself is pure intimacy, he says—and in fact, the nonbeingness of the beloved is the ultimate truth of reality. In a state of mystical poverty, we discover that all we are and have ever been has been borrowed from the beloved. The culmination of this Path of Love Series ends very beautifully, the love and intimacy of the beloved pervading Hameed’s words and the images he conjures for us. “The world is simply the luminosity of the beloved,” Hameed says. In listening to him, we share in some of the wonderful sense of coming home he experienced, a little of the radiant luminosity, too, and his own ongoing excitement over the ever unfolding mystery of the divine. Recorded April 9, 2026.
“We can be in the lap of the beloved and still enjoy life—loving everything from that place.”
Topics & Time Stamps
Introducing the 4th dialogue in the Path of Love Series with A. H. Almaas, focusing on the role of mind and the culmination of the path (00:49)
On the path of love you are heart-driven by forces that mind cannot fathom (01:39)
Hameed’s experience of falling in love with everything and experiencing the absolute as if “coming home” (03:00)
The mind is bedazzled by the Mystery and recognizes its limitation in relation to the heart (08:20)
When you get there, you realize the beloved has always been there (11:46)
Emptiness beyond normal emptiness: Hameed calls this “absence” (13:05)
The great liberation: where there’s nothing more to dissolve (17:18)
As we are pulled, the love deepens & intensifies; we drown in the passion (22:06)
Mystical poverty: the soul recognizes all of its qualities are borrowed from the beloved (25:05)
What is right relationship between the realized heart and a healthy mind? (25:51)
Krishnamurti would talk about no mind—but he was always using mind (28:40)
Cutting through illusion & Hameed’s transmission from Manjushri (30:29)
True mind: knowing in the moment (38:43)
Dissolving dichotomies into wholeness: the world is simply the luminosity of the beloved (43:31)
The ultimate truth of reality: the nonbeingness of the beloved (50:21)
When tantra is enhanced by real love, then you can dissolve into the vastness (53:30)
Stabilizing the realization is the second stage, actualizing the realization and not going back to the “doer” is the third stage (58:51)
The dissolution of self doesn’t necessarily last: humility is an important step towards making the realization more constant (01:00:46)
Nonbeing is the essence of intimacy: being completely one with the inner beloved (01:03:43)
On the path of love, nonduality becomes intimacy; reality itself is pure intimacy (01:06:22)

For fans of the A. H. Almaas Wisdom Series, the Wisdom Series, based on Hameed’s book The Inner Journey Home, will be continued in June 2026.
Resources & References
A. H. Almaas, The Inner Beloved: The Heart’s Journey to Divine Unity
Previous Deep Transformation Path of Love dialogues: Entering the Path of Heart, Emptying the Heart of All that Obscures the Inner Beloved & Dissolving into Bliss: The Ecstasy of Ego Death
Kabir, Indian mystic and poet, Songs of Kabir
Rumi, The Book of Love: Poems of Ecstasy and Longing
Fakhr al-Din Iraqi, Persian Sufi poet, Divine Flashes
St. John of the Cross, The Dark Night of the Soul
Krishnamurti, Indian spiritual figure, speaker, and writer
Manjushri, bodhisattva of discriminating wisdom, wielding the sword of discrimination
Avalokiteśvara, principle bodhisattva in Buddhism, associated with Great Compassion
Vajrapāṇi, principal bodhisattva in Mahayana & Vajrayana Buddhism, embodying the condensed power, energy, and strength of all the Buddhas
Jigme Lingpa, a central figure in the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism
Proclus, Neoplatonic philosopher who hierarchically structures all levels of reality, including the complex subdivisions of the intellect
Huston Smith, “The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder,” from Beyond the Post-Modern Mind

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Deep Transformation’s Path of Love Series with A. H. Almaas
Deep Transformation’s Path of Love Series with A. H. Almaas begins with an overview of Hameed Ali’s Love Trilogy — Love Unveiled, Nondual Love, and The Inner Beloved — to orient us on the spiritual path of love unique to Hameed Ali and the Diamond Approach, then delves into the profound and deeply touching topics Hameed addresses in his most recent book, The Inner Beloved, published in February 2026. Listeners may want to get a copy of this book, to study and follow along on this extraordinary path of awakening. Also, if you are interested in taking a course on The Inner Beloved in the fall of 2026, you can register your interest here: https://da.pages.ontraport.net/inner-beloved-interest.
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