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Adi Da and Adidam

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	The Grace Of Suffering poster: AdiDaVideos length: 13:13 date added: March 20, 2013 event date: January 1976 views: 205; views this month: 82; views this week: 15 In this seminal discourse (at The Mountain Of Attention), from the early years of His Teaching Work, Adi Da speaks about the inevitable process of self-revelation and self-understanding that prepares the being for true Spiritual life. The full talk is available as Volume 2 of the 25th Anniversary DVD Series published by the Dawn Horse Press. This is a beautiful talk by Adi Da. But it IS very compressed, making quite a few points in a short space, and depending to a significant degree on a familiarity with Adi Da's spiritual teaching. Here are some notes that may help. Throughout the talk, the technical term, "sadhana" (spiritual practice), is used. Genuine spiritual practice is not about belief systems, mere rituals, or a little "peace of mind", but rather about actually locating the Divine, through the tangible Transmission of the Spiritual Master. After a recent illness, a devotee mentions to Adi Da that he notices how the physical suffering of illness was distracting enough that he was not "able" to find Adi Da's Transmission when he is ill. Adi Da acknowledges this, and responds with three more general points. 1. The illness didn't "make" the devotee lose the thread of practice; rather, he allowed himself to be distracted from God by the illness. When the devotee gets this, and sees how he himself is "doing" the turning away, he'll be able to "do better next time" by not turning away even when ill. 2. Until Divine Enlightenment — in other words, until there is no limit on one's spiritual practice — sadhana (spiritual practice) is always only reflecting back to devotees the remaining limits in their practice: where they are still turning away from the Divine, where they still need to become responsible for not turning away. In the beginning, the "turning away" is very "crude": even mere physical suffering is enough to distract one from God. (If we find ourselves saying, "what do you mean, MERE physical suffering?" that definitely identifies us as spiritual beginners! :-) ) But as one grows in practice, and ceases to turn away in such a crude manner (as one becomes a "saint", "yogi", "sage", etc.), one discovers that one is still turning from the Divine at an even subtler level of the being (in the mind, the psyche, etc.) It is only when that "turning away" has been inspected, understood, and transcended in every dimension of the being that Divine Realization occurs. In this sense, for the genuine spiritual practitioner, physical suffering — along with every other circumstance that reveals to us our turning away from the Divine — is truly a Grace, enabling us to grow in our practice. 3. Where we are turning away is a reflection of what we are identifying with: the body, the mind, the soul, etc. (For example, if physical illness is enough to distract us from God, then the physical body is what we currently are identified with.) God-Realization only occurs when all "identities" less than God are understood and transcended. In this sense, "there are no winners in God" — the Way is not about seeking, accomplishment, or winning, but rather about surrender to God, sacrifice of self, and ego-death. There's no "one" left to "win"! But the One Who Remains is perfectly, eternally happy.
	Commitment to God-Realization poster: delphiyes length: 10:31 date added: September 28, 2012 views: 290; views this month: 25; views this week: 6 Adi Da Samraj speaks about the obligation inherent in the process of God-Realization. One naturally dedicates one's entire life to God-Realization, in response to the Realizer's gift of the Way of God-Realization. "If that Revelation [of God] is made clear in this moment, then make a solemn, eternal vow of absolute commitment to God-Realization, and commit yourself to do whatever is necessary for the sake of God-Realization. Devote this life to it, devote whatever time and space appear entirely to God-Realization."
	What Is Your Intention? poster: TheBeezone length: 14:14 date added: September 8, 2012 event date: 1988 listens: 416; listens this month: 37; listens this week: 10 In this talk from 1988, Adi Da speaks to devotees about the three different kinds of destiny: material existence; subtle planes of existence; or the transcendence of conditional existence altogether in Real-God-Realization. He asks them to consider which one they are choosing (consciously or unconsciously). This talk was published in Chapter 6 of the Love Ananda-Gita. It is also available on the DVD, The Commitment To Real-God-Realization. tags: DVD
	Sex, Laughter, and Real-God-Realization poster: DawnHorsePress length: 03:21 date added: August 18, 2012 event date: September 7, 1975 listens: 623; listens this month: 45; listens this week: 13 Audio excerpt from Adi Da's talk, "Sex, Laughter, and Real-God-Realization" (now available on CD). Sexuality, humor, and Awakening to the Divine Condition are three forms of ecstasy, or unbounded feeling, that disrupt the conventional sense of “order” in society. Pleasure undoes the body. Humor undoes the mind. And Realization undoes the sense of “self”. The Fullness of Real-God-Realization Comprehends and Transcends the limitations of social norms, spiritual presumptions, and self-identification, granting the capability of Real Happiness and True Freedom. tags: CD
	Discipline is an Expression of Radiance poster: delphiyes length: 10:09 date added: July 9, 2012 event date: 1988 views: 414; views this month: 31; views this week: 7 Adi Da speaks about how the disciplines in the Way of Adidam for observing and transcending the egoic patterning of the body-mind should be based not on idealism but on self-understanding and the impulse to self-transcending God-Realization. Right discipline is not anti-relational or "righteous". It is associated with (and an expression of) devotion and the radiant disposition of Love-Bliss in His Company, not the self-contraction. tags: discipline
	Discipline Based on Self-Understanding poster: delphiyes length: 04:58 date added: June 15, 2012 event date: 1988 views: 423; views this month: 29; views this week: 5 Adi Da speaks about how the disciplines in the Way of Adidam should be based not on idealism but on self-understanding and the impulse to self-transcending God-Realization. Right discipline is not anti-relational or "righteous". It is associated with the radiant disposition, not the self-contraction. A longer version of this excerpt can be found here. tags: discipline   right life   self-transcendence
	Truth is Prior to the Body-Mind podcast 22 of The Radical Truth Audio Series poster: AdidamPodcasts length: 09:45 date added: March 17, 2012 event date: January 21, 2005 listens: 810; listens this month: 31; listens this week: 10 In this talk excerpt, Adi Da addresses the fact that Truth or God-Realization is not dependent on, nor does it have anything to do with, the functions and activities of the body-mind. It cannot be achieved through sex, science, or even religion. This excerpt is from the DVD, Beyond Sex, Science and "self", also available as a CD. tags: Radical Truth Audio Series   sex   science   religion   Avataric Discourse   DVD   CD
	The Gift of Discipline poster: jonobono length: 09:49 date added: June 6, 2010 event date: July 2, 1988 views: 1063; views this month: 26; views this week: 7 Adi Da: "The sadhana of discipline arises in the context of God-Realization. It is a gesture made in that context, in response to the Divine. What is discipline anyway? It is the process of self-transcendence, of breaking through limit." From the audiocassette, The Gift of Discipline. tags: discipline
	Adi Da After the Ruchira Dham Event poster: delphiyes length: 04:25 date added: February 5, 2009 views: 1783; views this month: 45; views this week: 15 Darshan explained by Jim Steinberg. At 1:39, more Darshan (from shortly after the Ruchira Dham Event, and then during Adi Da's visit to The Mountain Of Attention in 2005) with Beloved Da speaking: excerpts from the talk, "Identification of the Beloved" (available here). tags: Ruchira Dham   Darshan   James Steinberg   Guru   Spiritual Master   Change   Ego   Separation   God-Realization
	No Difference poster: delphiyes length: 03:44 date added: February 5, 2009 event date: 2005 views: 1755; views this month: 36; views this week: 9 Adi Da speaking to devotees in 2005 in Land Bridge Pavilion at The Mountain Of Attention on the subject of "no difference". He then silently gazes upon and blesses devotees as He walks slowly by them, on the way back to His residence. tags: Avataric Discourse   Change   Ego   Separation   God-realization
	I Find People's Sorrows Heartbreaking poster: delphiyes length: 03:13 date added: February 1, 2009 views: 1322; views this month: 29; views this week: 5 Beloved Adi Da walking among His devotees, talking to them and instructing them in sober consideration. tags: Guru   Spiritual Master   Change   Ego   Separation   God-realization
	On Spontaneity and Responsibility poster: delphiyes length: 02:14 date added: February 1, 2009 event date: 1975 views: 1922; views this month: 95; views this week: 9 Adi Da responds to devotees' questions with humor and directness (1975), particularly addressing the necessity of responsibility for the stabilization of freedom. tags: Guru   Spiritual Master   Change   Ego   Separation   God-realization
	Give Up Everything poster: delphiyes length: 01:48 date added: February 1, 2009 views: 529; views this month: 84; views this week: 12 Adi Da exhorting everyone to give up everything for beauty, delight, love, and happiness. tags: Guru   Spiritual Master   Change   Ego   Separation   God-realization
	Understand First, then Approach Me poster: delphiyes length: 01:37 date added: February 1, 2009 event date: 1975 views: 1250; views this month: 55; views this week: 16 Adi Da (as Bubba Free John, 1975) laughing then answering a devotee's question. tags: Bubba   Laughter   Guru   Spiritual Master   Change   Ego   Separation   God-realization
	The Grace Of Suffering poster: filmco24 length: 07:24 date added: January 28, 2009 event date: 1976 views: 1830; views this month: 71; views this week: 10 The full talk is available as Volume 2 of the 25th Anniversary DVD Series published by the Dawn Horse Press. This is a beautiful talk by Adi Da. But it IS very compressed, making quite a few points in a short space, and depending to a significant degree on a familiarity with Adi Da's spiritual teaching. Here are some notes that may help. Throughout the talk, the technical term, "sadhana" (spiritual practice), is used. Genuine spiritual practice is not about belief systems, mere rituals, or a little "peace of mind", but rather about actually locating the Divine, through the tangible Transmission of the Spiritual Master. After a recent illness, a devotee mentions to Adi Da that he notices how the physical suffering of illness was distracting enough that he was not "able" to find Adi Da's Transmission when he is ill. Adi Da acknowledges this, and responds with three more general points. 1. The illness didn't "make" the devotee lose the thread of practice; rather, he allowed himself to be distracted from God by the illness. When the devotee gets this, and sees how he himself is "doing" the turning away, he'll be able to "do better next time" by not turning away even when ill. 2. Until Divine Enlightenment — in other words, until there is no limit on one's spiritual practice — sadhana (spiritual practice) is always only reflecting back to devotees the remaining limits in their practice: where they are still turning away from the Divine, where they still need to become responsible for not turning away. In the beginning, the "turning away" is very "crude": even mere physical suffering is enough to distract one from God. (If we find ourselves saying, "what do you mean, MERE physical suffering?" that definitely identifies us as spiritual beginners! :-) ) But as one grows in practice, and ceases to turn away in such a crude manner (as one becomes a "saint", "yogi", "sage", etc.), one discovers that one is still turning from the Divine at an even subtler level of the being (in the mind, the psyche, etc.) It is only when that "turning away" has been inspected, understood, and transcended in every dimension of the being that Divine Realization occurs. In this sense, for the genuine spiritual practitioner, physical suffering — along with every other circumstance that reveals to us our turning away from the Divine — is truly a Grace, enabling us to grow in our practice. 3. Where we are turning away is a reflection of what we are identifying with: the body, the mind, the soul, etc. (For example, if physical illness is enough to distract us from God, then the physical body is what we currently are identified with.) God-Realization only occurs when all "identities" less than God are understood and transcended. In this sense, "there are no winners in God" — the Way is not about seeking, accomplishment, or winning, but rather about surrender to God, sacrifice of self, and ego-death. There's no "one" left to "win"! But the One Who Remains is perfectly, eternally happy. tags: suffering   Divine   DVD

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