In this book Almaas demonstrates that healthy ego development is part of the continuum of spiritual development. He also establishes the possibility of attaining inner realization and developing our essential being-"the pearl beyond price"-in the context of living a normal human life.
A. H. Almaas is the pen name ofHameed Ali, the Kuwaiti- born originator of the Diamond Approach, who has been guiding individuals and groups in Colorado, California, and Europe over the past twenty-five years. He is the founder of the Ridhwan School, which teaches the Diamond Approach in the United States and abroad.