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Devotional Recognition of the Divine poster: BrightBehindMe length: 04:03 date added: October 31, 2012 language: English views: 3319; views this month: 3; views this week: 3 A slide show of photos of Adi Da.
The soundtrack is "Devotion Increases The Recognition Of Me", an original composition from a devotee. From the composer: "This is a song I wrote and recorded for my Beloved Heart-Master, Adi Da Samraj. The words are from a discourse by Bhagavan, published in The Nine Great Laws of Radical Devotion To Me."tags: slide show
The Quest for The Historical Self poster: TheBeezone length: 04:05 date added: October 31, 2012 event date: 2004 language: English views: 2780; views this month: 0; views this week: 0 In this discourse, Adi Da proposes that all human lifetimes are a “quest for the historical self”. He describes how this search is based on the activity of “self”-contraction — the erroneous presumption of an actual, defined, knowable “self”.
Growing Up in the Adidam Community poster: AdiDaVideos length: 05:37 date added: October 30, 2012 event date: November 29, 2009 language: English views: 4798; views this month: 2; views this week: 2 Devotee Rachel Kuhn, who grew up in Adi Da's community, gives her testimony about her relationship to Him.
Excerpt from Second Evening: Track 7 on the DVD, A Tribute to the Life and Work of His Divine Presence, Adi Da Samraj. More than 7 hours long, this Tribute DVD was filmed on the occasion of the first Anniversary of Adi Da's Divine Mahasamadhi, when devotees, family, and friends of Adi Da Samraj gathered at Adi Da Samrajashram, Fiji (Adi Da's principal Hermitage), to acknowledge Adi Da as the Divine in human form, to praise His Greatness, and to express their heart-felt gratitude for the Blessings they have received from Him.
Slide Show 2008 poster: AdiDaVideos length: 05:28 date added: October 30, 2012 event date: 2008 language: English views: 5803; views this month: 2; views this week: 2 A slideshow taken from the last year of Adi Da's lifetime.
The photos are accompanied by a moving song, "What Will You Do If You Love Me?", sung by Adi Da's daughter, Naamleela Free Jones (from her album, Eyes In Other Worlds).
This video clip is an excerpt from Second Evening: Track 2 on the DVD, A Tribute to the Life and Work of His Divine Presence, Adi Da Samraj. More than 7 hours long, this Tribute DVD (more than 7 hours long) was filmed on the occasion of the first Anniversary of Adi Da's Divine Mahasamadhi, when devotees, family, and friends of Adi Da Samraj gathered at Adi Da Samrajashram, Fiji (Adi Da's principal Hermitage), to acknowledge Adi Da as the Divine in human form, to praise His Greatness, and to express their heart-felt gratitude for the Blessings they have received from Him.
The Essence of the Way of Adidam poster: AdiDaVideos length: 05:39 date added: October 30, 2012 event date: April 12, 2004 language: English views: 8853; views this month: 2; views this week: 2 Adi Da describes why conventional religious and spiritual approaches fail to fully realize the Divine. He then summarizes, in a simple way, the practice He offers: the Reality-Way of Adidam.tags: Avataric Discourse
Sacred Sighting poster: AdiDaVideos length: 03:04 date added: October 30, 2012 event date: June 2, 2008 language: English views: 2936; views this month: 0; views this week: 0 A simple, potent, silent occasion in which Adi Da sits with His devotees and communicates His Divine State.tags: Darshan
Adi Da answers a question from a 10-year-old boy who wants to not be so angry all the time. Very sweet exchange!tags: childrenCDDVD
Fear is Native to self-Consciousness poster: TheBeezone length: 03:22 date added: October 18, 2012 event date: 1977 language: English views: 2124; views this month: 0; views this week: 0 Adi Da talks about fear, and the response to existence and the search that is the response to it.
Fear of Life poster: TheBeezone length: 05:50 date added: October 18, 2012 event date: September 18, 2004 language: English views: 2982; views this month: 3; views this week: 3 Adi Da speaks about the fear of death being a characteristic of life and identification with the body-mind. Adi Da relates this to the fundamental condition of ignorance and the nature of reality. He draws His listeners into considering that the ego has a more fundamental context than even death, as the most primal action of the human condition.tags: Avataric Discoursedeath
Escape From the Fear poster: TheBeezone length: 00:37 date added: October 14, 2012 language: English listens: 1889; listens this month: 0; listens this week: 0 Adi Da on the fear and self-contraction that underlies every moment of egoic life.
Nirmalya Dey poster: brightworld1 length: 02:06 date added: October 11, 2012 event date: October 18, 2012 language: English views: 3157; views this month: 2; views this week: 2 Dhrupad is one of the most ancient and pure traditions of Indian music. It adheres renditions of raga exposition that have been called "the real currency of Indian music".
Master dhrupad singer and teacher Nirmalya Dey will be visiting Lake County, California, October 18-20, 2012.
He will give a workshop on "Dhrupad" practices on Saturday, October 20, from 9am - 1pm at the home of devotee Gina Macioce. Suggested donation is $50.
Nirmalya will also have limited spots available for private lessons. Call to reserve in advance, if you are interested.
To register for the workshop, sign up for lessons, or for more information, please call John Wubbenhorst at 301-346-0789 or email brightworldarts@gmail.com.
Ego as Process poster: TheBeezone length: 00:35 date added: October 6, 2012 event date: 1972 language: English views: 2543; views this month: 0; views this week: 0 Adi Da describes the ego as a process or action, and our suffering as the result of that action ("pinching oneself"). Therefore, merely analyzing the "I" thought (for example) is not sufficient for self-transcendence. Transcendence of the act that is ego is a matter of counter-egoic behavior.tags: self-contraction comments: 1
Not-Two Is Peace: The Word Goes Out! poster: ShastaMcBride length: 02:16 date added: October 1, 2012 event date: August 2012 language: English views: 3824; views this month: 2; views this week: 2 The Florence Dance Company performs the multimedia ballet, Not-Two Is Peace on July 22-23, 2012, in Florence, Italy.
The Spiritual Master as God poster: TheBeezone length: 02:08 date added: September 30, 2012 event date: October 1978 language: English views: 2482; views this month: 3; views this week: 3 Adi Da Samraj talks about the misunderstandings people can have about the ecstatic speech of the Spiritual Master.
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.
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