Special Events > European Danda Retreat - November, 2015

 

A Celebration of the Avataric Birth, Life, smf Work of Adi Da Samraj


Dates:
Friday, November 6 - Sunday, November 8, 2015
Place: European Danda, Maria Hoop, The Netherlands
Presented by: Adidam Europe

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Retreat Overview

DA JAYANTHI:
A Joyous Celebration Honoring
The 75th Anniversary of the Birth Of Adi Da Samraj

A LIFE-TRANSFORMING HAPPENING

Boundless, Radiant Love. Free Heart-Joy, without limit. This is our inherent Condition! Drop whatever you’re doing! and refresh the heart in Truth. Come celebrate the Glorious Lifetime of the Most Beautiful and Perfect Person of Love. Hear and see and feel and breathe His Great-Lighted Gift of overwhelming Heart-Blessing. Come to know of His Living Presence and tangible Grace, that is your very heart, even now. This is the purpose of your life!

Tangibly feel and receive Adi Da’s Spiritual Presence and Blessing-Transmission as it is powerfully communicated in many ways:

  • Sacred Sightings of Adi Da — Rare videos of Adi Da granting His Silent Spiritual Blessing to all and speaking about the True Condition of all beings, which is Prior Unity, Perfect Freedom, and Divine Happiness.

  • Avatar Adi Da's Liberating Teachings and Revelations about the Ultimate Nature of Reality and Truth.

  • Intimate, inspirational stories about Adi Da's Life, Work, and Blessing-Influence, told by His devotees.

  • Viewing of Adi Da's now world-renowned Divine Image-Art. The European Danda houses the largest collection in the world of Adi Da’s Transcendental Realist Art, and art tours and presentations will be offered during the retreat.


  • Recitals offered by exceptionally gifted devotee musicians who serve the retreat with keen sensitivity and feeling.

  • Time and space for rest, relaxation, refreshment, and sacred contemplation.

  • Delicious vegetarian meals.

  • and much Good Company.

  • NEW FORMAT: This retreat will offer more time and opportunities to enter into the depth of contemplation within the Ashram life of the European Danda. More focused time for 2C devotee retreatants, 3C devotee retreatants, and public will be offered.


The following video was created for our November, 2013 Retreat, with retreat host Anthony Costabile, who will also be hosting this retreat. It will give you a good feeling for our upcoming November retreat.


Neela Bhagvat
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As a very special treat, we have invited Neela Bhagwat, a familiar name for lovers of Hindustani music the world over. As a front-ranking exponent of the Gwalior style of singing, she has upheld the aesthetic principles of traditional music. As an innovative performer, she has combined the purity of raga with the folk idiom of medieval saint poets like Kabir, Shajo and Meera. These as well as her other innovations relating the traditional form to the contemporary concerns have brought her critical acclaim in India as well as Europe. The prized pupil of revered gurus like Pandit Sharaadchandra Arolkar and Pandit Jal Balaporia, she has performed on major concert platforms, cut CDs, released audio albums and performed over global television channels like Star Plus and Music Asia.

Her concert (in the "Bright" Room Gallery, in front of Adi Da's Art), is included in the retreat. Neela performed for Adi Da during His lifetime, and is here to present her musical offering as a Birthday Gift to Him.

Retreat Location: The European Danda

the European Danda
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European DandaThe retreat will be held at the European Danda, our Spiritually-Empowered Center in the south of the Netherlands. The Danda is the Spiritually Empowered Seat of Adi Da's Blessing in Europe. The Danda is a former monastery — a quiet place, and a place where Adi Da twice resided. It houses the largest collection in the world of Adi Da’s Transcendental Realist Art, and art tours and presentations will be offered during the retreat. Filled with Adi Da’s Presence, it is a perfect location to retire from worldly stress and distraction to sink into the deepest feeling of Reality Itself.

the European Danda
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Your retreat will include 3 great vegetarian meals per day, contemplative walks in our private forest and plenty of opportunity to ask devotees any questions you may have.

the Da Peace site
the Da Peace site
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For a tour in pictures of the beautiful grounds of the European Danda, click here.

For more about the European Danda, click here.

Retreat Host and Testimonials

This retreat will be hosted by longtime devotee Anthony Costabile.

Anthony Costabile

Anthony Costabile is a a certified Adidam speaker. He is the Director of Adidam Midwest. He has been a devotee of Adi Da Samraj since 1975. He l has resided in Adidam's Sanctuaries in California, Hawaii, and Fiji, where he received direct guidance from Adi Da, both in practical life-wisdom and esoteric Spiritual practice. Anthony is a professional teacher and school administrator. He is a writer and principal educator for Adidam, traveling internationally to introduce audiences around the world to Adi Da Samraj and The Reality-Way of Adidam.


Testimonial from a participant in a recent retreat at the European Danda:


Beloved Adi Da,

I’m very thankful for the retreat in the Danda. It is a very special place, has Big Energy and has touched my heart deeply. I would like to say thank You for coming and staying here, for allowing me to see and feel all the devotees that You Love. I will go with strong energy and love and I try ever and ever to give it back to You.

Love, Ilka


More Information


Three-Day Retreat

RETREAT TIME: 9:30 am, Friday, November 6, 2015 - 4 pm, Sunday, November 8, 2015.

RETREAT LANGUAGE: English, with support services in Dutch, German, and Finnish.

RETREAT COST: €420. Includes lodgings and meals for 3-day retreat. (And birthday cake!)
Public friends: €380 (or €340 if you register by November 1).
Devotees: €250 (or €225 if you register by November 1).
Standard accommodation is 2 per room. There are very few single rooms; single room supplement (if available) is €50.
"Danda support" subscribers receive credit for room charges.
Local devotees (no room, no meals): €155 (or €140 if you register by November 1).
Children: €20/day all-inclusive.
Saturday Music/Art + Sunday Celebration: €65.
Sunday Celebration (including meal): €60.

Service retreats are available before and after the main retreat for €25 per day.

Special rates for: unemployed, over-65's, or disabled.

Refunds. Cancellations before Wednesday, November 4, will be subject to a €25 administrative fee. For later cancellations, we will refund the full cost of meals not eaten + 50% of the balance.

Come early, stay late. All retreat attendees are invited to spend extra retreat or service time at the Danda immediately before or after the scheduled event:

  • 45€/day for extra meditation days for devotees.
  • 25€/day for extra service days for all.



PLACE:
European Danda
Annendaalderweg 10
NL-6105 AT Maria Hoop
the Netherlands

Railway stations Echt, Roermond, Geilenkirchen close-by. Airports Eindhoven and Maastricht. Pick-up from railway stations possible.

You can also register or ask for more information via phone or email:

  • United Kingdom: Tel. + 44 845 330 1008, or email:
    Flights go with Ryan Air from Stanstead to Eindhoven. Alternatively, some people drive and take the ferry. Concessionary rates may be available upon request.

  • Germany: Tel. + 49 30 21478179, or email: .

  • Holland: Tel. + 31 0475-484710, or email: publicretreats@adidam.nl.

  • All other countries: email us at publicretreats@adidam.nl.

If you are interested in coming, do let us know ahead of time if you can, as we may be able to arrange a car share.

 

The Art Exhibition at the European Danda

Art Exhibition at the European Danda


More information about the Gallery here.

Videos of past retreats


Clips from recent retreats (including events and responses) at the European Danda.

Pictures from past retreats


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April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda\

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda

April 2013 Retreat at the European Danda


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