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Death, Meditation, and Spiritual Lifevideo
track 4 of Death and the Purpose of Existence

poster: CDBaby
length: 10:08
date added: December 31, 2016
language: English
views: 3191; views this month: 16; views this week: 2
Adi Da talks to a devotee whose mother is dying, and who wants to know how best to serve her mother's transition.

This excerpt is track 4 of the CD, Death and the Purpose of Existence, a collection of talks and recitations that exemplify Avatar Adi Da's essential Wisdom-Teaching on death and dying.

The album is available through iTunes, Microsoft, and The Dawn Horse Press.

Note: Due to distribution policies set by CDBaby (and beyond the control of this website and Adidam), this video may not be playable in every country. However, sometimes, even when you can't play it on this page, you may be able to play it on YouTube: click here.
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CD   death  

The Heart of Understandingvideo
track 1 of Death and the Purpose of Existence

poster: CDBaby
length: 02:25
date added: December 30, 2016
language: English
views: 3545; views this month: 25; views this week: 5
Adi Da recites "The Heart Of Understanding", the prologue to His autobiography, The Knee Of Listening.

This excerpt is track 1 of the CD, Death and the Purpose of Existence, a collection of talks and recitations that exemplify Avatar Adi Da’s essential Wisdom-Teaching on death and dying.

The album is available through iTunes, Microsoft, and The Dawn Horse Press.

Note: Due to distribution policies set by CDBaby (and beyond the control of this website and Adidam), this video may not be playable in every country. However, sometimes, even when you can't play it on this page, you may be able to play it on YouTube: click here.
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poem   death   CD  

Adi Guruvideo
poster: CDBaby
length: 08:02
date added: December 3, 2016
language: English
views: 3584; views this month: 13; views this week: 4
Track 5 from Sally Jamila's CD of devotional music, Invocation.

Intended to create a rich soundscape through meditative invocation, Invocation weaves together eclectic world music with the tradition of a spiritual practice. The result is an album that creates contemplative calm and an invitation to feel That Which Is All-Pervading. Bhagavan Adi Da Samraj asked that this album be placed on the "Favorites" list of His personal iPods.
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music   CD  

Conversion To The Guruaudio
poster: DawnHorsePress
length: 05:45
date added: November 7, 2016
event date: June 28, 1973
language: English
listens: 3312; listens this month: 14; listens this week: 4
An audio excerpt from the CD, Conversion to the Guru.

On this CD, Avatar Adi Da Samraj masterfully explores the relationship between experience, understanding, and Truth: Experience cannot ever lead to Truth -- but, in the context of the devotional relationship to Avatar Adi Da, experience can serve the crisis of understanding that makes a person available to His Transmission of Truth.

The CD includes Avatar Adi Da's lively recountings of two genuine conversion stories -- one from a modern Christian minister and the other His amusing free-rendering of the story of Ribhu and his disciple Nidhaga (from the Ribhu Gita, an epitome of traditional Non-dualist teachings).
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How I Found My Teachervideo
part 1 of At the Feet of the Spiritual Master

poster: AdiDaVideos
speaker: Gerald Sheinfeld
length: 10:53
date added: October 23, 2016
event date: 2016
language: English
views: 4464; views this month: 15; views this week: 5
Gerald Sheinfeld, a devotee of Avatar Adi Da since the early 1970's, tells a wonderful story about how he found his Guru, Adi Da Samraj and his immediate recognition of Adi Da's unique state of Freedom, Happiness, and Liberation. Gerald speaks about how that recognition of Adi Da has the capacity to awaken others to that state of Prior Unity.

Gerald tells many more stories of his life of more than 45 years with Adi Da in his book, At the Feet of the Spiritual Master. Some of these stories are also available in audio form on his downloadable album, At the Feet of the Spiritual Master.

Here is a link to Gerald's Facebook page, which he mentions in the video clip.

The Vision of Loveaudio
poster: Gerald Sheinfeld
speaker: Gerald Sheinfeld
length: 05:41
date added: August 2, 2016
language: English
listens: 5752; listens this month: 19; listens this week: 10
On his new downloadable album, At the Feet of the Spiritual Master, devotee Gerald Sheinfeld tells leelas — true stories of his life of over 45 years with Avatar Adi Da Samraj. These stories begin before the first ashram opened in 1972. They provide details of how Avatar Adi Da awakened ordinary people into devotees of Real God. These stories are based on the awakened recognition of the prior Unity of Divine Reality. They are full of lessons of self-understanding and brightening heart-joy in finding the truth about God, the truth about life and death. The truth of prior Happiness which is the true Condition of all, prior to the ego-I act of separation.

Gerald has been a devotee of Adi Da since the beginning of Adi Da's work with devotees. He accompanied Adi Da on His 1973 trip to India, and has participated in countless sacred occasions and events in the company of Adi Da in the intervening years — so he has many stories to tell!

Some of those stories are on this downloadable album. This audio excerpt is track 8, "The Vision Of Love", on Gerald's downloadable album.

Gerald tells many more stories of his life of more than 45 years with Adi Da in his book,At the Feet of the Spiritual Master.
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CD   DVD  

Parama Sapta-Navideo
poster: Antonina Randazzo
length: 07:10
date added: July 12, 2016
language: English
views: 3055; views this month: 11; views this week: 3
Antonina Randazzo's CD, Fall Into My Heart, contains ten tracks of devotional music — including live chanting occasions from Adi Da Samrajashram, Fiji, and new, original musical settings of Avatar Adi Da’s Ecstatic Words.

This excerpt from her album is track 6, "Parama Sapta-Na".

You can listen to (or purchase) the individual tracks here. The CD can be purchased here.

For Antonina's story of how Adi Da taught her the sacred art of devotional singing, click here.

For more about the meaning and significance of "Parama Sapta-Na", click here.
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At The Feet of the Spiritual Masteraudio
poster: Gerald Sheinfeld
speaker: Gerald Sheinfeld
length: 78:54
date added: June 13, 2016
event date: April 2016
language: English
listens: 7036; listens this month: 24; listens this week: 5
From July, 2015 through May, 2016, longtime devotee Gerald Sheinfeld embarked on a worldwide "Leela Tour" spanning 50 locations in 10 countries. (The tour stops are listed below.) The tour was in anticipation of the release of Gerald's forthcoming book, At The Feet of the Spiritual Master: Stories from My Life with Avatar Adi Da Samraj.

In April, 2016 (close to the end of his tour), Gerald hosted several events at The Mountain Of Attention. This hour-long audio clip contains excerpts from those events — so if you were unable to attend any of Gerald's events. . . here is a taste!

Gerald has been a devotee of Adi Da since the beginning of Adi Da's work with devotees. He accompanied Adi Da on His 1973 trip to India, and has participated in countless sacred occasions and events in the company of Adi Da in the intervening years — so he has many stories to tell.

The quality of this audio clip is not perfect, but clear enough to understand. For higher quality, and more material, you can now purchase a downloadable album, At the Feet of the Spiritual Master.

Gerald tells many more stories of his life of more than 45 years with Adi Da in his book, At the Feet of the Spiritual Master.

Stops on Gerald's worldwide tour: July, 2015 - May, 2016
Melbourne, Australia
Sydney, Australia
The European Danda, the Netherlands
Berlin, Germany
London, England
Cambridge, England
Tiperary, Ireland
Florence, Italy
Natick, Massachusetts
Portland, Oregon
Seattle, Washington
Vancouver, BC Canada
Walk About Joy, Trinidad, California
Santa Rosa, California
Marin, California
Los Angeles, California
Joshua Tree, California
Palm Springs, California
San Diego, California
Natick, Massachusetts
Ripton, Vermont
Montreal, Canada
Sutton, Canada
Piedmont, New Hampshire
Los Angeles, California
Tucson, Arizona
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Fort Worth, Texas
Houston, Texas
Slidell, Louisiana
Birmingham, Alabama
Atlanta, Georgia
Jupiter, Florida
High Springs, Florida
Durham, North Carolina
Richmond, Virginia
Potomac, Maryland
Kenilworth, New Jersey
Long Island, New York
New Paltz, New York
Brooklyn, New York
Cleveland, Ohio
Chicago, Illinois
The Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary, Northern California
Gold Coast, Australia
Byron Bay, Australia
Melbourne, Australia
Auckland, New Zealand
Adi Da Samrajashram, Naitauba, Fiji
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Gerald Sheinfeld   CD   DVD  

Your Real Condition Is Prior To Waking, Dreaming, and Sleeping: Part 2audio
part 2 of Your Real Condition Is Prior To Waking, Dreaming, and Sleeping

poster: DawnHorsePress
length: 03:27
date added: May 18, 2016
event date: September 4, 2004
language: English
listens: 3606; listens this month: 15; listens this week: 6
An audio excerpt from the CD, Your Real Condition Is Prior To Waking, Dreaming, and Sleeping.

In this excerpt (from September 4, 2004), Adi Da Adi Da speaks to a questioner about her mother’s suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and the transcending of attention that becomes possible with maturing spiritual practice.

Adi Da points to the depth of existence that is always the case regardless of the changing states of awareness (waking, dreaming, and sleeping). And He Calls for ego-transcending practice (sadhana) to be engaged at this depth—so that What Is Prior to all conditional states can be Realized.
tags:
CD   Avataric Discourse  

Your Real Condition Is Prior To Waking, Dreaming, and Sleeping: Part 1audio
part 1 of Your Real Condition Is Prior To Waking, Dreaming, and Sleeping

poster: DawnHorsePress
length: 04:24
date added: May 18, 2016
event date: August 26, 2004
language: English
listens: 3502; listens this month: 12; listens this week: 2
An audio excerpt from the CD, Your Real Condition Is Prior To Waking, Dreaming, and Sleeping.

In this excerpt (from August 26, 2004), Adi Da responds to a questioner who asks how she can practice devotion in her dream state.

Adi Da indicates the necessity of self-understanding, in order for devotees to grow in practice. He points to the depth of existence that is always the case regardless of the changing states of awareness (waking, dreaming, and sleeping). And He Calls for ego-transcending practice (sadhana) to be engaged at this depth—so that What Is Prior to all conditional states can be Realized.
tags:
CD   Avataric Discourse  

The Bodily Location of Happinessvideo
poster: AdiDaVideos
length: 13:12
date added: May 4, 2016
event date: November 28, 1981
language: English
views: 7753; views this month: 21; views this week: 6
This is a video excerpt from Adi Da's classic talk, "The Bodily Location of Happiness", which He gave on November 28, 1981. This talk was originally published in the book, The Bodily Location Of Happiness. The full talk is available on CD and on a new DVD, The Location Of Happiness.

Invocationvideo
poster: CDBaby
length: 07:50
date added: April 2, 2016
language: English
views: 2681; views this month: 17; views this week: 5
Track 2 from Sally Jamila's CD of devotional music, Invocation.

Intended to create a rich soundscape through meditative invocation, Invocation weaves together eclectic world music with the tradition of a spiritual practice. The result is an album that creates contemplative calm and an invitation to feel That Which Is All-Pervading. Bhagavan Adi Da Samraj asked that this album be placed on the "Favorites" list of His personal iPods.

Also available as downloadable MP3s from iTunes.

Sally Jamila: Vocals, Keyboards
Robert Mignault: Bass, Voice, Harmonies
Basant Madhur: Tabla
John Wubbenhorst: Bansuri Flute
Jamie Gabriel: Guitar
Gerry Howe: Flute
Janusz: Yidaki
Sharon Lye: Harmonies
Philip Saffery: Harmonies, Voice
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CD  

The Relationship to Adi Da After His Lifetimevideo
poster: AdiDaVideos
speaker: Anthony Costabile, Dennis Coccarro
length: 08:55
date added: March 5, 2016
language: English
views: 3836; views this month: 25; views this week: 4
This video begins with longtime devotee, Anthony Costabile, describing how the relationship to Adi Da is manifesting after the end of Adi Da's human lifetime.

Then at 2:29, Adi Da also speaks on this subject. This is an excerpt from a talk He gave on April 16, 1995, "Love is How I Got To Here". You can read a transcript of much more of this talk here. The talk is also available as a CD here.

At 6:43, another longtime devotee, Dennis Coccaro, talks about the direct relationship to Adi Da after His lifetime.

For much more about Adi Da's human passing and Eternal Presence, visit our section, Adi Da's Divine Mahasamadhi and Adidam In Perpetuity.

The World Is Consciousvideo
track 1 of Science and the Myth of Materialism

poster: CDBaby
length: 09:31
date added: February 27, 2016
language: English
views: 3148; views this month: 14; views this week: 3
Adi Da: "The world is not physical in nature; the world is psycho-physical."

This talk excerpt is track 1 of the CD, Science and the Myth of Materialism, a collection of talks from throughout the 30 years of Avatar Adi Da’s formal Teaching-Work that brings together samples from His vast Divine Instruction relative to the psycho-physical nature of the world, the limits of scientific materialism, and the Inherent Unity of Existence.

The album is available through iTunes, Microsoft, and The Dawn Horse Press.

Note: This video may not be available or viewable in every country.
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CD  

The Grace of Sufferingvideo
track 1 of The Impulse to God-Realization

poster: CDBaby
length: 12:21
date added: February 17, 2016
event date: January 18, 1976
language: English
views: 6383; views this month: 25; views this week: 10
An excerpt from the talk, "The Grace of Suffering", given by Adi Da on January 18, 1976.

This excerpt is track 1 of the CD, The Impulse to God-Realization, a collection of talks focusing on Adi Da's clarifying Wisdom on the Impulse to Realize God that is inherent in all beings, and His Divine Offering and Instruction on the Ultimate Means to cultivate this heart-Impulse, thereby allowing it to become the guiding force of one's entire life.

The album is available through iTunes and The Dawn Horse Press.

This selection of Talks by Avatar Adi Da Samraj focuses on His clarifying Wisdom on the Impulse (inherent in all beings) to Realize God, and His Divine Offering and Instruction on the Ultimate Means to cultivate this heart-Impulse, thereby allowing it be the guiding force of one's entire life. As Avatar Adi Da points out, the real Spiritual Process cannot be truly initiated until and unless one’s Impulse to God-Realization becomes the governing principle of one's life.

The full talk, "The Grace of Suffering", is available on the CD, The Grace of Suffering, and on DVD as Volume 2 of the 25th Anniversary DVD Series.

Note: Due to distribution policies set by CDBaby (and beyond the control of this website and Adidam), this video may not be playable in every country. However, sometimes, even when you can't play it on this page, you may be able to play it on YouTube: click here.

"The Grace of Suffering" 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.
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