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Dates:
Retreat: Thursday, April 25 - Sunday, April 28, 2013
Celebration: Saturday April 27 - Sunday, April 28, 2013 Place: European Danda, Maria Hoop, The Netherlands Presented by: Adidam Europe
This four-day retreat will be filled with the revelation and
spiritual presence of Adi Da Samraj. The theme of this retreat
- "The Teaching-Work Begins" - coincides with devotees'
Celebration of the Establishment
of the "Radical" Reality-Way of Adidam Ruchiradam,
which commemorates the start of Adi Da's Teaching-Work on April
25, 1973, in Los Angeles, California. On this retreat, we will explore the remarkable story of the Spiritual Unfolding of Adi Da's
Teaching-Work in the lives and hearts of devotees around the world.
The retreat will also include:
Intimate, inspirational stories of the unfolding
of Adi Da's Teaching-Revelation, and of His profound and humorous
Work with devotees.
Revelations about the Ultimate Nature of Reality
and Truth.
Sacred Sightings of Adi Da — Rare videos
of Adi Da granting His Silent Spiritual Blessing to all and
speaking about the True Condition of all beings, which is
Prior Unity, Perfect Freedom, and Divine Happiness.
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We invite you to participate in a profound transformation at the depth of life and consciousness — a transformation made possible by the Divine Appearance and Self-Revelation of Adi Da Samraj. Come and experience His Blessing-Transmission, His Avataric Teachings, and His Divine Image-Art. Feel and receive Adi Da’s Spiritual Presence, which is powerfully communicated via Sacred Sightings of Him (recorded during His physical Lifetime). Enjoy the live Sacred Offerings of gifted devotee musicians who serve the process of retreat with keen sensitivity and feeling.
The
retreat will be held at the European Danda, our Spiritually-Empowered
Center in the south of the Netherlands. The Danda is the Spiritually
Empowered Seat of Adi Da's Blessing in Europe. The Danda is a
former monastery — a quiet place, and a place where Adi
Da twice resided. It houses the the largest
collection in the world of Adi Da’s Transcendental Realist Art,
and art tours and presentations will be offered during the retreat.
Filled with Adi Da’s Presence, it is a perfect location to retire
from worldly stress and distraction to sink into the deepest feeling
of Reality Itself.
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Your retreat will include 3 great vegetarian meals per day, contemplative
walks in our private forest and plenty of opportunity to ask devotees
any questions you may have.
the Da Peace site
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For a tour in pictures of the beautiful grounds of the European
Danda, click here.
This retreat will be hosted by longtime devotees Anthony Costabile,
Eileen McCarthy, Sally Taylor, and Frans van den Bossche.
Anthony
Costabile is a a certified Adidam speaker. He is the
Director of Adidam
Midwest. He has been a devotee of Adi Da Samraj since
1975. He l has resided in Adidam's Sanctuaries in California,
Hawaii, and Fiji, where he received direct guidance from
Adi Da, both in practical life-wisdom and esoteric Spiritual
practice. Anthony is a professional teacher and school
administrator. He is a writer and principal educator for
Adidam, traveling internationally to introduce audiences
around the world to Adi Da Samraj and The Reality-Way
of Adidam.
Eileen
McCarthy became Adi Da's devotee in 1978. She has
lived at and served Adi Da directly at Da
Love-Ananda Mahal and Adi
Da Samrajashram. She has participated extensively
in the considerations He conducted with devotees. Eileen
presently serves as the Cultural Services Manager for
the Adidam US Midwest Region.
Sally Taylor
has been a formal devotee since 1976. She has frequently
served Adi Da Samraj directly and participated extensively
in the considerations He conducted with devotees. A medical
doctor and member of the Radiant Life Clinic of Adidam,
Sally is also a general practitioner in Melbourne.
Frans van den Bossche has been a long-term resident of
Adidam's Sanctuaries in California, Hawaii, and Fiji. He
has served Adi Da Samraj as a principal editor since 1980.
Frans now divides his time between Melbourne and Fiji and
continues to provide editorial services for Adi Da’s Teaching
publications.
Testimonial from a participant in a recent retreat
at the European Danda led by Anthony Costabile:
Beloved Adi Da,
I’m very thankful for the retreat in the Danda. It is
a very special place, has Big Energy and has touched my
heart deeply. I would like to say thank You for coming
and staying here, for allowing me to see and feel all
the devotees that You Love. I will go with strong energy
and love and I try ever and ever to give it back to You.
Love, Ilka
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Information
Four-Day Retreat: The Teaching-Work Begins
RETREAT TIME: Thursday, April 25 - Sunday, April 28, 2013.
This retreat needs to be taken for the full four days (including all day Thursday) in order to give all participants the opportunity to fully enter into the depth of the retreat process. We recommend that you arrive on Wednesday evening, April 23. (There are no extra charges for staying over Wednesday night.)
RETREAT LANGUAGE: English, with support services in Dutch, German,
and Finnish.
RETREAT COST: €425. Includes lodgings and meals for 4-day
retreat.
Special "Early Bird" Registration Price: €325. (Register
by April 10 for this special price.)
Two-Day Celebration of the Establishment of
the "Radical" Reality-Way of Adidam Ruchiradam
If you are not able to come to our entire four-day retreat, we cordially invite you to come to this special Celebration. For an evening and a day you will be able to enjoy parts of the same program offered at the 4-day retreat.
You can also register or ask for more information via phone or
email:
United Kingdom: Tel. + 44 845 330 1008, or email:
uk@adidam.org
Flights go with Ryan Air from Stanstead to Eindhoven. Alternatively,
some people drive and take the ferry. Concessionary rates may
be available upon request.
The Adi Da Museum of Art is dedicated to the promotion of the art of Adi Da Samraj through exhibitions, lectures, round-table discussions, documentaries as well as seminars on his art and its relationship to various artistic traditions. The Adi Da Museum of Art also exhibits works and supports scholarship inspired by the art and philosophy of Adi Da Samraj.
The gallery maintains a permanent exhibition of works by Adi Da Samraj and is open from Wednesday to Saturday, and once a month on a Sunday, but can also be visited by appointment. The gallery is located in an old monastery in Maria Hoop in the south of Holland close to the borders of Germany and Belgium.
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We invite you to participate in a profound transformation at the depth of life and consciousness — a transformation made possible by the Divine Appearance and Self-Revelation of Adi Da Samraj. Come and experience His Blessing-Transmission, His Avataric Teachings, and His Divine Image-Art. Feel and receive Adi Da’s Spiritual Presence, which is powerfully communicated via Sacred Sightings of Him (recorded during His physical Lifetime). Enjoy the live Sacred Offerings of gifted devotee musicians who serve the process of retreat with keen sensitivity and feeling.
James Steinberg tells a couple of incredible (and humorous) stories about Adi Da's extraordinary Spiritual Power and the psychic awareness that comes from being the Consciousness of every being.
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Retreat participants' stories about Adi Da from the four-day October, 2011 Public Retreat at the European Danda, in Maria Hoop, Netherlands. Clip ends (at 13:26) with Adi Da's Darshan.
For upcoming retreats at the European Danda, check our Special Events page.
Images from and comments about the August 2011 Retreat — "After the Passing of the Master" (led by Anthony Costabile) — at the European Danda in Maria Hoop.
For upcoming retreats at the European Danda, check our Special Events page.
Congrats to the Netherlands for hosting such an amazing retreat. . . The videos (part 1 & 2) give an amazing glimpse of the power of retreat in Adi Da's company.
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