On November 25, 2004, at Adi Da Samrajashram, one of Adi Da's devotees asks Him: "Is there any way to know . . . what is the relationship of ancient Realizers to the traditions that they were associated with?"
Avatar Adi Da responds by illustrating the process of myth-making around Realizers, both in ancient and modern times. He explains that, regardless of what is historically true of any Realizer, any tradition can be understood in terms of the underlying structure of the human being. Throughout the Discourse, Adi Da makes use of examples from numerous traditions including Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity.
Adi Da: "Traditions do not really depend on there having been an historical individual, whether or not there was one. They can nonetheless still be understood in terms of the structure of the psycho-physical anatomy. And the psycho-physical anatomy, not mythology extending from it, but the psycho-physical anatomy itself — and this is My Instruction to you, to all — that structure itself determines what is regarded to be religious truth, or esoteric truth. Underneath it is a structure, not merely Truth. That structure must be transcended, or there is not Truth Realized."
In this excerpt, Adi Da specifically talks about the Christian tradition, and the importance of distinguishing a "faith" (or system of beliefs) from factual observations of phenomena throughout recorded history.
European Summer Retreat 2013 poster: Adidam Europe length: 02:44 date added: June 21, 2013 event date: July 25, 2013 language: English views: 3125; views this month: 3; views this week: 0
July 25-28, 2013: The Ecstatic Life of Relationship to the Divine Avatar - a 4-day retreat at the European Danda in Holland, led by James Steinberg.
[This interview is in Dutch, with English subtitles.]
On February 24, 2013, Dutch devotee Tom Jacobs (currently a resident of Adi Da Samrajashram) was featured on the popular Dutch TV program, De Reünie ("The Reunion"), which is seen by two million viewers.
Each episode of De Reünie focuses on the lives of a few members of a particular school class from decades ago. This week featured members from Tom's class - including Tom.
The full interview explores Tom's life as a devotee of Adi Da Samraj, and then explores a tragedy in Tom's early life (the trauma of which was completely relieved by Adi Da, as Tom describes). The interview is in Dutch, but English subtitles have been added. The interviewer (and show host) is Rob Kamphues. For a fuller account of how Tom found Adi Da (written by Tom), click here.
Note: Unlike most of the videos in our library, this is a Facebook video; we have discovered that, for some reason, some people are not able to play it.
Avatar Adi Da Samraj Slideshow poster: Mirykov length: 06:48 date added: June 16, 2013 event date: 2008 language: English views: 3085; views this month: 4; views this week: 1
All photos of Adi Da are from June-November, 2008.
Music is "Guru Mari" by Shri Anandi Ma, from her album, Divine Bliss.
Andrew writes: "Bhagavan Blessed the release of rescued sea turtles, shipped to us by a neighboring island, for safe release into the waters off Adi Da Samrajashram. The turtles are hunted now more vigorously by humans than in the past, so in addition to the natural forces with which hatchlings must contend, there are now human adversaries as well. This occasion with Bhagavan broke many hearts."
Remember The Mystery poster: 108Thoughts length: 03:33 date added: June 2, 2013 language: English views: 4437; views this month: 9; views this week: 2
Adi Da teaches children all about the Mystery (aka Divine Ignorance) beyond knowledge and death, expanding their awareness beyond the materialistic. He invites us all to enter into a relationship with Him through the Mystery.
Hymn To Adi Da Samraj poster: OutlandsCommunity length: 12:02 date added: June 1, 2013 event date: 2013 language: English views: 2810; views this month: 11; views this week: 3
An unusual tonal (vibration-oriented) hymn to Adi Da.
Sarai Iehannette van Beeuwelan of Outlands Community USA writes: "I have greatly desired to make this video as a love gift to Adi Da Samraj, my guru and inspiration."
poster: Adidam Europe length: 03:55 date added: May 20, 2013 event date: July 2012 language: English views: 3426; views this month: 9; views this week: 1
James Steinberg reads from Adi Da's Teaching on how Adi Da's Presence is felt as a "pressure" that offends the ego, and how Adi Da's devotee must endure this pressure.
Feathered Edges poster: SusanaWeingarten length: 10:41 date added: May 20, 2013 event date: May 2013 language: English views: 3847; views this month: 4; views this week: 1
Adi Da Samraj: "The force of primary geometric forms is everywhere in the world. . . once you begin to get the sense of shape, then you can see that the world of perception is actually made of primary geometries. It is just that there are so many of them all at once that the natural world seems to have feathered edges."
Choreographers and Dancers: Susana Weingarten & Tom Evert Costume Design: Luzano Rey & Janet Bolick Lighting Design: Deb Malcolm Music: The Cinematic Orchestra Sound engineer: Jordan Davis Video: Alejandro Rivera
poster: DawnHorsePress length: 08:41 date added: May 12, 2013 event date: November 30, 1998 language: English listens: 4831; listens this month: 15; listens this week: 4
Track 9 of the free, downloadable CD, The Liberating Word of Avatar Adi Da Samraj, Volume 1. From a talk given by Adi Da on November 30, 1988. Adi Da wanted all human beings to receive the transcendent truth communicated in this talk, which eventually led to the creation of the free ebooklet, We Are Consciousness Itself.
ADI DA: You are not attention, which exists over against all 'objects'. Consciousness Itself is not that which is over against what arises. Consciousness Itself is That Which Is the Self-Nature, Self-Condition, Source-Condition, and Self-State of what arises. . . The self-aware pleasure of existing is the fundamental gift, the Divine gift, the persistent gift that you are tending to ignore. . . When conditions arise, or change, or pass away in the view of Consciousness, Consciousness Itself remains always as the same Free Love-Bliss of Being.
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