Ben has been a student of the Diamond Approach since 1999, and a teacher since 2016. He has a background as a public school teacher in Santa Cruz, California.
A key principle I've come to value and trust on this journey is that regardless of our experiences, if we genuinely connect with the Truth of those experiences on a felt level and explore them through inquiry, Being will naturally reveal itself.
At 29, while teaching English in Indonesia, I had a near-death experience that served as a portal to a profound spiritual awakening. This experience ignited my desire to find a spiritual path that would nurture this opening. Within six months, I discovered the Diamond Approach through a friend in Santa Cruz, California. As I explored my personal experience with a private teacher, I began to connect with my True Nature in a way that has begun—and continues—to transform my life.