Living the Truth: The Jeweled Path Book Talk in London

In this heartfelt London talk, Diamond Approach Co-founder Karen Johnson shares teachings from her book The Jeweled Path: The Biography of the Diamond Approach to Inner Realization. With humor and depth, she explores the liberating power of truth—not as a concept, but as a living presence we can verify for ourselves. Through personal stories and reflections, Karen invites us into a deeper relationship with curiosity, self-reflection, and the joy of awakening to what is real. Scroll down to view the video and summary of highlights.

Summary  

In this 2018 book talk at Mary Ward House in London, Johnson offers a powerful reflection on the nature of truth and the unfolding journey chronicled in her book The Jeweled Path. Speaking with openness and clarity, she invites us to consider truth not as an abstract idea, but as an inner compass that brings joy, intimacy, and personal transformation. 

The Diamond Approach, as she describes it, is a living teaching, something vibrant and unfolding that cannot be contained by any single voice or tradition. Karen emphasizes the value of diverse expressions, cultures, and perspectives in deepening our collective understanding. What remains constant is the dedication to self-reflection and the pursuit of truth from within, rather than through blind belief. 

Drawing on personal experiences, Karen recounts moments of loss, love, and awakening, sharing how her life changed when she left the safety of a familiar world to follow a deeper calling that ultimately led to this spiritual path. Through these moments, she discovered the true meaning of intimacy, not just in relationships, but in one’s connection with reality itself. Facing difficult truths, she explains, requires courage but also cultivates strength, clarity, and a deeper trust in oneself and others. 

Karen likens the teaching to a diamond: multifaceted, brilliant, and far more luminous than any one individual could embody. The work, she says, is not about becoming someone else, but about uncovering what is already within, discovering one’s true self. Truth is the thread that runs through this discovery, shaping a spiritual path that is both deeply personal and universally resonant. 

The talk touches on the importance of telling the truth in relationships, even when it feels risky or painful. Without truth, she warns, connection collapses. But when we meet ourselves and others with honesty and compassion, the heart opens and something profoundly real is revealed. 

Whether speaking about private sessions, her work with small groups, or her own inner process, Karen continually returns to one essential message: truth brings goodness, happiness, and presence. And in walking this jeweled path, each of us becomes an instrument of something far greater than ourselves—a teaching that continues to unfold through the very act of living it.