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The Grace Of Sufferingvideo
poster: AdiDaVideos
length: 13:13
date added: March 20, 2013
event date: January 1976
views: 213; views this month: 80; views this week: 16
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.

Light-in-Everybodyaudio
poster: AuraBakkerMedia
length: 02:42
date added: December 31, 2012
event date: 2012
listens: 323; listens this month: 45; listens this week: 9
Light-in-Everybody is a song written for the Celebration of Light-in-Everybody, with Love and Light and Joy, and Gratitude to Heart-Master Adi Da Samraj.

Lyrics by Megan Anderson.

Music by Adam Weiss and Aura Bakker.
tags:
music   Danavira Mela   Light-In-Everybody   peace  

Lord of the Dancevideo
poster: Bleakhouse7
length: 06:52
date added: November 5, 2012
views: 434; views this month: 37; views this week: 6
Slideshow of images of Adi Da, The Master Dancer.

Soundtrack: the hymn, "Lord of the Dance".
Performers:
Colin Decio (voice and instruments). Colin is the winner of the John Ireland Chamber Music Prize.
Ingrid Prosser (voice - mezzo soprano). Ingrid is from New Zealand.
Words by Sydney Carter (who wrote them in 1967, inspired partly by Jesus of Nazareth, but also partly by a statue of Shiva as Nataraja).
Set to the tune of the American Shaker song, "Simple Gifts".

From the performers:
"The Divine World Teacher Adi Da Samraj was born on November 3, 1939. This is our gift to the Divine Person on the Anniversary of His birth."
tags:
music  

Devotional Recognition of the Divinevideo
poster: BrightBehindMe
length: 04:03
date added: October 31, 2012
views: 275; views this month: 30; views this week: 8
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  

Nirmalya Deyvideo
poster: brightworld1
length: 02:06
date added: October 11, 2012
event date: October 18, 2012
views: 414; views this month: 30; views this week: 7
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 concert at The Mountain Of Attention (in Land Bridge Pavilion) on Friday, October 19 at 8pm. Suggested donation is $20 (but no one is turned away).

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.

Life with the Spiritual Master Adi Davideo
poster: delphiyes
speaker: Frank Marrero
length: 06:37
date added: October 11, 2012
event date: September 18, 2004
views: 409; views this month: 31; views this week: 4
Devotee Frank Marrero speaks about his experiences in which Adi Da takes him to a deeper level of understanding about what Frank was doing to prevent the Master's State of Love-Bliss in his sadhana.
tags:
Frank Marrero   sadhana  

The Spiritual Master as Godvideo
poster: TheBeezone
length: 02:08
date added: September 30, 2012
event date: October 1978
views: 351; views this month: 24; views this week: 3
Adi Da Samraj talks about the misunderstandings people can have about the ecstatic speech of the Spiritual Master.

[Sound quality is poor.]

The Five Declarations: Epiloguevideo
part 7 of The Five Declarations of Ultimate Knowledge

poster: TheBeezone
length: 02:47
date added: September 21, 2012
event date: January 6, 2006
views: 596; views this month: 41; views this week: 9
Part of an Avataric Revelation Discourse given at the Mountain of Attention Sanctuary, later published in Reality Is All The God There Is.

Adi Da offers His unique renderings of the Dharma of the great sages of Advaita Vedanta and Buddhism, including Gotama Sakyamuni, Nagarjuna, Shankara, and Ribhu. Rather than simply translate their teachings from available source texts, Avatar Adi Da respeaks them as one who has personally realized their truth. He reveals that the Buddhist “Nirvana” and the Advaitic “Brahman” point to the same Transcendental Condition. Avatar Adi Da’s rendering restores to these texts the profundity intended by the Spiritual Masters who created them.
tags:
Avataric Discourse   Mountain of Attention   Free Rendering   Buddhism   Advaita Vedanta  

The Fifth Declarationvideo
part 6 of The Five Declarations of Ultimate Knowledge

poster: TheBeezone
length: 02:17
date added: September 21, 2012
event date: January 6, 2006
views: 658; views this month: 46; views this week: 11
Part of an Avataric Revelation Discourse given at the Mountain of Attention Sanctuary, later published in Reality Is All The God There Is.

Adi Da offers His unique renderings of the Dharma of the great sages of Advaita Vedanta and Buddhism, including Gotama Sakyamuni, Nagarjuna, Shankara, and Ribhu. Rather than simply translate their teachings from available source texts, Avatar Adi Da respeaks them as one who has personally realized their truth. He reveals that the Buddhist “Nirvana” and the Advaitic “Brahman” point to the same Transcendental Condition. Avatar Adi Da’s rendering restores to these texts the profundity intended by the Spiritual Masters who created them.
tags:
Avataric Discourse   Mountain of Attention   Free Rendering   Buddhism   Advaita Vedanta  

The Fourth Declarationvideo
part 5 of The Five Declarations of Ultimate Knowledge

poster: TheBeezone
length: 01:52
date added: September 21, 2012
event date: January 6, 2006
views: 655; views this month: 44; views this week: 9
Part of an Avataric Revelation Discourse given at the Mountain of Attention Sanctuary, later published in Reality Is All The God There Is.

Adi Da offers His unique renderings of the Dharma of the great sages of Advaita Vedanta and Buddhism, including Gotama Sakyamuni, Nagarjuna, Shankara, and Ribhu. Rather than simply translate their teachings from available source texts, Avatar Adi Da respeaks them as one who has personally realized their truth. He reveals that the Buddhist “Nirvana” and the Advaitic “Brahman” point to the same Transcendental Condition. Avatar Adi Da’s rendering restores to these texts the profundity intended by the Spiritual Masters who created them.
tags:
Avataric Discourse   Mountain of Attention   Free Rendering   Buddhism   Advaita Vedanta  

The Third Declarationvideo
part 4 of The Five Declarations of Ultimate Knowledge

poster: TheBeezone
length: 02:08
date added: September 21, 2012
event date: January 6, 2006
views: 619; views this month: 47; views this week: 9
Part of an Avataric Revelation Discourse given at the Mountain of Attention Sanctuary, later published in Reality Is All The God There Is.

Adi Da offers His unique renderings of the Dharma of the great sages of Advaita Vedanta and Buddhism, including Gotama Sakyamuni, Nagarjuna, Shankara, and Ribhu. Rather than simply translate their teachings from available source texts, Avatar Adi Da respeaks them as one who has personally realized their truth. He reveals that the Buddhist “Nirvana” and the Advaitic “Brahman” point to the same Transcendental Condition. Avatar Adi Da’s rendering restores to these texts the profundity intended by the Spiritual Masters who created them.
tags:
Avataric Discourse   Mountain of Attention   Free Rendering   Buddhism   Advaita Vedanta  

The Second Declarationvideo
part 3 of The Five Declarations of Ultimate Knowledge

poster: TheBeezone
length: 02:00
date added: September 21, 2012
event date: January 6, 2006
views: 615; views this month: 41; views this week: 8
Part of an Avataric Revelation Discourse given at the Mountain of Attention Sanctuary, later published in Reality Is All The God There Is.

Adi Da offers His unique renderings of the Dharma of the great sages of Advaita Vedanta and Buddhism, including Gotama Sakyamuni, Nagarjuna, Shankara, and Ribhu. Rather than simply translate their teachings from available source texts, Avatar Adi Da respeaks them as one who has personally realized their truth. He reveals that the Buddhist “Nirvana” and the Advaitic “Brahman” point to the same Transcendental Condition. Avatar Adi Da’s rendering restores to these texts the profundity intended by the Spiritual Masters who created them.
tags:
Avataric Discourse   Mountain of Attention   Free Rendering   Buddhism   Advaita Vedanta  

The First Declarationvideo
part 2 of The Five Declarations of Ultimate Knowledge

poster: TheBeezone
length: 04:06
date added: September 21, 2012
event date: January 6, 2006
views: 645; views this month: 57; views this week: 17
Part of an Avataric Revelation Discourse given at the Mountain of Attention Sanctuary, later published in Reality Is All The God There Is.

Adi Da offers His unique renderings of the Dharma of the great sages of Advaita Vedanta and Buddhism, including Gotama Sakyamuni, Nagarjuna, Shankara, and Ribhu. Rather than simply translate their teachings from available source texts, Avatar Adi Da respeaks them as one who has personally realized their truth. He reveals that the Buddhist “Nirvana” and the Advaitic “Brahman” point to the same Transcendental Condition. Avatar Adi Da’s rendering restores to these texts the profundity intended by the Spiritual Masters who created them.
tags:
Avataric Discourse   Mountain of Attention   Free Rendering   Buddhism   Advaita Vedanta  

The Five Declarations: Introductionvideo
part 1 of The Five Declarations of Ultimate Knowledge

poster: TheBeezone
length: 12:06
date added: September 21, 2012
event date: January 6, 2006
views: 582; views this month: 41; views this week: 6
Part of an Avataric Revelation Discourse given at the Mountain of Attention Sanctuary, later published in Reality Is All The God There Is.

Adi Da offers His unique renderings of the Dharma of the great sages of Advaita Vedanta and Buddhism, including Gotama Sakyamuni, Nagarjuna, Shankara, and Ribhu. Rather than simply translate their teachings from available source texts, Avatar Adi Da respeaks them as one who has personally realized their truth. He reveals that the Buddhist “Nirvana” and the Advaitic “Brahman” point to the same Transcendental Condition. Avatar Adi Da’s rendering restores to these texts the profundity intended by the Spiritual Masters who created them.
tags:
Avataric Discourse   Mountain of Attention   Free Rendering   Buddhism   Advaita Vedanta  

You Must Not Believe In Me!video
poster: delphiyes
length: 15:33
date added: September 12, 2012
event date: December 16, 1978
views: 422; views this month: 26; views this week: 6
A talk from 1978 in which Adi Da criticizes cultic behaviour, particularly in relation to the Spiritual Master. He admonishes devotees to consider the childish basis of the religion they were bought up in (or influenced by), and see that their religious upbringing always suggested the impossibility of ever truly knowing the Divine Itself.
tags:
cult   cultic  
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