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Introduction
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Right participation in the images I make and do requires
the transcending of egoity. How do you do that? Feeling-response
is the means. . . Unguarded perceptual seeing. . . is
the always immediate means of being "always already
entered" into the. . . image-art I make and do. . .
And that "doorway" of unguarded perceptual feeling-participation
is the always immediate "doorway" to Reality Itself.
Avatar Adi Da Samraj
in "You Are The Surface-Space of My Image-Art"
from Transcendental
Realism
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 You
are formally invited to an intimate weekend of in-depth participation
in Beloved Adi Da's Divine Image-Art.
We will be viewing many of Bhagavan's Divine Image-Art suites
and fabrications, and considering His Instructions and Leelas
about the discipline of right participation in His Images.
During the retreat, there will also be time for intimate group
discussions and confessions of participatory response. The
retreat will be led by Ruy
Carpenter and others, with special contributions from
Ruchiradama
Nadikanta.
A description of the retreat
What is participation in Bhagavan Adi Da's Image-Art
as Divine
Agency? What does it mean, what does it feel like,
what does it initiate in terms of response? How is His Art
to be understood in relationship to the Way He has Given and
the practice we are engaged in each day?
Bhagavan has Revealed that His Image-Art is
the non-verbal equivalent of His Teaching-Word, and that there
are secrets in His Image-Art that can only be communicated
by Him via these means. And He further Instructed us that
in-depth participation, via perceptual feeling rather than
thinking mind, is the means to enable His Art to perform its
intended Transformative process.
In response to Bhagavan's Instructions, we have
designed this retreat to be fully immersive — minimizing
verbal mind explanations and cultivating the perceptual process
in each viewer — with the intent that it can support
a personal and collective breakthrough in our recognition
of Bhagavan Adi Da via His Divine Image-Art.
The location
This invitation to spend extended time at the
Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary, where Adi Da lived and
taught and Blessed His devotees for many years, is a rare
opportunity to participate in depth with Adi Da in an extraordinarily
Holy Place eternally imbued by Him with His Blessing-Transmission.
We look forward to seeing you!
More Information and Registration
Time: Friday evening, September 29, 2017 - Sunday late afternoon, October 1,
2017.
- Please write to MOA_Retreat_Registrar@adidam.org for the specific schedule.
- Please note: In order to magnify the immersive Blessing
of Bhagavan's images, we are asking that people participate
as much as possible in the entire retreat. This is so that
we can support each other in going through a full transformative
process. There will be a brief orientation on Friday night,
which is essential preparation for the retreat, so please
be sure to join us starting Friday night to enter into this
process with Bhagavan.
Place: the Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary.
Who is invited: all devotees.
Retreat cost:
- Sanctuary accommodations - shared: $75.00 per night, meals included. Accommodations in Pile of Poles Retreat Quarters - see photos below. Separate quarters for men and women.
- Sanctuary accommodations - private room: $85.00 per night, meals included. Accommodations in Lower Goats Wool Blanket - see photos below. Limited number of private rooms. . . register early!
- Your own off-Sanctuary accommodations: $50.00 for entire weekend. $10 extra per meal. Breakfast is not available for retreatants staying at off-Sanctuary accommodations. Note: You must register ahead of time in order for meals to be available.
To register: Please contact the MOA Retreat Registrar
on the Matrix or at MOA_Retreat_Registrar@adidam.org
to register and if you have any questions regarding housing,
retreat fees, meals, and so on.
Recommended reading: We are also asking
people to study leading up to the retreat two short essays
from Transcendental
Realism:
- "The Secret of How to Know (and Be Known By) My Participatory
Image-Art" (on p. 99); and
- "You Are The Surface-Space of My Image-Art" (on p. 139).
This will allow us to enter into the consideration of these
essays together, without spending too much time talking and
thinking about them over the course of the retreat. We recommend
bringing a journal or diary for recording the process that
unfolds for you, as well as any cushions or accessories needed
for sitting comfortably during the art screenings.
Testimonials
Here are a few responses from last year's Image-Art
retreat:
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"I felt infused by Bhagavan and liberated
from conventional perception."
"The Art retreat was one of the most profound
and potent circumstances of Blessing and Transmission
I have felt in many years."
"[The black and white Images] show a culture
of people in the asana
of surrender and beholding — actionless, thoughtless
and free to express the ecstasy of Reality. I felt the
inspiration to be a different way and live from that
depth."
"In our final discussion circle, I suddenly
realized that Beloved Bhagavan had been Healing me during
the course of this retreat."
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The Retreat Quarters at the Mountain
Of Attention
The retreat quarters are located at the core
of the Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary: in Home Dance (for
study, eating, and relaxing) and Pile of Poles and Lower Goats
Wool Blanket (for sleeping). These quarters are spacious,
attractive, and imbued with Bhagavan Adi Da's Blessing.
Click images for enlargement
Home Dance
Main meeting room in Home Dance
Murti
and altar set up in Home Dance
Beloved Bhagavan's Divine Image-Art in
Home Dance
Dining area in Home Dance
Lounge in Home Dance
Home Dance kitchen, with view on the core
of the Sanctuary
Home Dance kitchen
Home Dance office
Home Dance office
Home Dance office
Ladies' sleeping quarters in Pile of Poles
Ladies' sleeping quarters in Pile of Poles
Ladies' bathroom in Pile of Poles
Beloved Bhagavan's Divine Image-Art in
ladies' sleeping quarters in Pile of Poles
Retreatant office area in Pile of Poles
Mens' sleeping quarters in Pile of Poles
Mens' sleeping quarters in Pile of Poles
Beloved Bhagavan's Divine Image-Art in
men's sleeping quarters in Pile of Poles
Men's bathroom in Pile of Poles
Lower Goats Wool Blanket sleeping quarters
Room in Lower Goats Wool Blanket
Room in Lower Goats Wool Blanket
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