What's New in 2009

70 additions and updates in 2009


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We regularly add new materials to our site. Our 2009 additions are listed below. (For those interested in a summary of the developments on this site since it launched in February, 2007, click here.) If you like what you've read here, we would be happy to let you know whenever we add new materials to our site. Join our Facebook group, where we regularly post updates to this site. You can also set your Facebook notifications for our Facebook group so you are notified by email whenever we post something new on Facebook.
 Vinod KarkiDecember 25, 2009: We added to our section, Adi Da's Divine Mahasamadhi and Adidam in Perpetuity, Vinod Karki's story, Beauty, Magnitude, and Serenity, about several extraordinary visions he had of Adi Da, around the time of Adi Da's Divine Mahasamadhi.  
 
December 6, 2009: We added an article on Devotees Who Don't Yet Recognize Adi Da as the Divine Person to our Questions about Adi Da and Adidam section. Adi Da makes clear in The Aletheon that devotional recognition of Him as the Divine Person is the necessary prerequisite before one can begin the Way of Adidam — so what should one do if one finds oneself in the situation of being a devitee who has not yet recognized Adi Da as the Divine Person?
 
The Aletheon: Table Of ContentsDecember 6, 2009: We added a detailed Table Of Contents to our presentation on Adi Da's masterpiece, The Aletheon in the Books section.
 
November 27, 2009: We have greatly expanded our article, The Necessary Artfulness in Taking Up Disciplines in the Way of Adidam, in our Questions about Adi Da and Adidam section. 1. Life Changes Can Help Open One to the Divine Gift of Recognition of Adi Da as the Divine Person; 2. Self-Discipline is Necessary Prior to Hearing; 3. The Ego Will Always Find Another Door To Escape Through Unless All Doors Are Closed; 4. Understanding and Conforming to the Logic of Adaptation; 5. Disciplining Not Only the Self-Indulger but the Self-Discipliner; 6. Transcending Identification, Differentiation, and Desire; 7. The Artfulness of Helping Others Take Up Disciplines; 8. Making Life Changes Before Becoming a Devotee.
 
A Brief Description and History of NaitaubaNovember 26, 2009: We added a new article, A Brief Description and History of Naitauba, to our section, The Hermitages and Sanctuaries of Adidam. Martin Goulding's article explores the history of the island of Naitauba, from 1789 to the present.
 
November 23, 2009: We added a new audio, Wake Up! Let's Get Down To It — You Know What I Mean, Ladies and Gentlemen?, to our section, Adi Da's Divine Mahasamadhi and Adidam In Perpetuity. In this audio clip, Adi Da reiterates His Need for Instrumentality and Agency to continue the human demonstration of His Work here.
 
November 19, 2009: We added a new page, The Necessary Artfulness in Taking Up Disciplines in the Way of Adidam, to our Questions about Adi Da and Adidam section. From the article: "The evolution of Adi Da's Work with devotees can be looked at as an ongoing experiment with how two forces 'stack up' against each other: the Force of the Divine, and the force of the ego. . . . The following observation from Adi Da pretty much sums up the experiment: "God is great. Unfortunately for you, bullshit is greater!"
 
devotee booksNovember 6, 2009: Adi Da's devotees have written many books that are either directly about Adi Da and the Way of Adidam, or about a subject that resonates with or supports these primary subjects. We've created a page listing those books, and added it to the Books section.
 
Adi Da: Early ArtNovember 4, 2009: We added new material to our presentation, Adi Da's Early Art: An Online Exhibit, in our Art and Photography section.
 
The AletheonNovember 4, 2009: We added new material to our presentation on Adi Da's masterpiece, The Aletheon, in the Books section.
 
Kemper Museum of Contemporary ArtOctober 19, 2009: We have added a blurb in our Art and Photography section about the new exhibit of Adi Da's Image-Art at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri.
 
Easy DeathOctober 16, 2009: We have added a major new section, Easy Death: Transcending Mortality and Death in the Divine, to the site. Included are subsections on: near-death experiences; stories about Adi Da serving the death transition of His devotees (and their families); and lessons in relating to mortality and serving the dying (or very ill).
 
videoOctober 4, 2009: We added a video supplement to Neeshee Pandit's story of how he found Adi Da, in our Finding Adi Da section.
 
videoOctober 3, 2009: To our Art and Photography section, we added a video (narrated by devotee James Steinberg) that shows Adi Da making His Image-Art, and also shows scenes from The Mummery Book.
 
After DarshanSeptember 28, 2009: We added a page, After Darshan, to the Spiritual Transmission section containing letters written by devotees to Adi Da after receiving His Darshan, describing their reception of His Spiritual Transmission.
 
Achille Bonito OlivaSeptember 23, 2009: We added art critic and author Achille Bonito Oliva's commentary, Commentary at the Inauguration of the Exhibition of Adi Da's Art at the 52nd Biennale di Venezie, to our Art and Photography section.
 
The AletheonSeptember 12, 2009: We added a page to the Books section on Adi Da's masterpiece, The Aletheon, which is now available.
 
Florence Dance Company at the Bargello MuseumSeptember 10, 2009: We have added a blurb in our Art and Photography section about Adi Da's Image-Art being used as the backdrop for an upcoming series of performances by the Florence Dance Company at the world-renowned Bargello Museum in Florence.
 
Maksim Igorevich RykovSeptember 8, 2009: We added a new story from 20-year old Maksim Igorevich Rykov, Never Has God Revealed Himself So Fully, to our section: Children and Young People in Adidam: Adolescence as Spiritual Opportunity.
 
Silver Hall SittingsSeptember 5, 2009: We added a new subsection, Silver Hall Sittings, to our Spiritual Transmission section. The first entry is a story (on video) from Jonathan Condit, right after he came out of one such sitting with Adi Da.
 
The European Danda Bright Room GalleriesAugust 29, 2009: We have added a new page to our Art and Photography section about The European Danda's new permanent exhibit, "The Bright Room Galleries", which contains a variety of Adi Da's Image-Art works.
 
Adidam and PostmodernismAugust 13, 2009: We added a new page to our FAQs section, on Adidam and Postmodernism, which addresses the question: How does Adidam compare with postmodernism? Doesn't postmodernism reject the view that there is an ultimate Reality? Isn't Adidam oriented around the view that there is an Ultimate Reality?
 
Askold SkalskyAugust 10, 2009: We added English professor and poet Askold Skalsky's piece, Transcendental Realism and Radical Narrative in Adi Da Samraj’s The Orpheum, to our Literature and Theater section.
 
HafizAugust 10, 2009: We added celebrated Sufi mystic Hafiz's poem, Tired of Speaking Sweetly, to our Crazy Wisdom section.
 
August 8, 2009: We added a new page to our FAQs section, on Questions about "dissident" ex-devotees with negative impressions about Adi Da and Adidam, which includes the results of a recent survey of ex-devotees by Dr. James R. Lewis.
 
The Rebirth of Sacred Art: Reflections on the Aperspectival Geometric Art of Adi Da SamrajAugust 6, 2009: We added architecture professor and author Gary Coate's piece, The Rebirth of Sacred Art: Reflections on the Aperspectival Geometric Art of Adi Da Samraj, to our Art and Photography section.
 
The Sacred Literature and Theater of Adi Da and AdidamAugust 6, 2009: We added a new page to our Related Sites section, on The Sacred Literature and Theater of Adi Da and Adidam.
 
Adi Da: Early ArtJuly 31, 2009: We added a new page, Early Art, to our Art and Photography section.
 
Ashoka DharJuly 30, 2009: We added a story from Ashoka Dhar (India's first female dhrupad singer), I Felt Adi Da's Divine Power Immediately, to our section, Spiritual Recognition of Adi Da.
 
Florence Dance FestivalJuly23, 2009: We have added a blurb in our Art and Photography section about Adi Da's art being used as the backdrop for a new ballet by the Florence Dance Company at the 2009 Florence Dance Festival. One of the performances was given on the rooftop of the world-renowned Uffizi Gallery, with the Palazzo Vecchio in the background. Enjoy the video!
 
Neeshee PanditJuly 10, 2009: We added Neeshee Pandit's story, He Is Satisfaction, to our sections: Finding Adi Da and Adolescence as a Spiritual Opportunity.
 
Antonina RandazzoJuly 9, 2009: We added Antonina Randazzo's story, Devotional Chanting: "The Focus Is On The Divine", to our Crazy Wisdom section.
 
Dan SleethJune 10, 2009: We added Dan Sleeth's article, An Open Letter in Praise and Testimony of Adi Da Samraj, to our Crazy Wisdom section.
 
Donald KuspitJune 2 , 2009: We added art critic and author Donald Kuspit's piece, The Female Nude in the Art of Adi Da Samraj, to our Art and Photography section.
 
Celia RabinovitchMay 28, 2009: We added Dr. Celia Rabinovitch's review, “Tacit Glimpses”: A Review of Adi Da Samraj’s “Transcendental Realism” and “Aesthetic Ecstasy”, to our Art and Photography section.
 
May 26, 2009: We added L.H.'s story, It Is All the Same Distraction: Ghosts, Goddesses, and Gratitude, to our section, Blessings, Miracles, and Extraordinary Evidence.
 
 
 
Rajesh ShuklaMay 24, 2009: We added art critic and author Rajesh Shukla's piece, The Ancient Walk-About Way of Adi Da Samraj (which provides an analysis of Adi Da's art from the perspective of Indian philosophy), to our Art and Photography section.
 
Dan SleethMay 22, 2009: We added Dan Sleeth's story, My First Meeting with Adi Da, to our section, Finding Adi Da; and we added his story, My First Retreat and a Miraculous Healing, to the Spiritual Transmission section.
 
May 16, 2009: We added Tom William's story, Coming Home: The Spiritual Odyssey of a Former Clergyman, to our section, Finding Adi Da.
 
Crane KirkbrideMay 12, 2009: We added Crane Kirkbride's story, Singing as a Mindless and Ecstatic Contemplative, to the Crazy Wisdom section.
 
May 10, 2009: We added Anne Henderson's story, A Laser-Like “Beam” of Energy Shot Out of My Heart, to our section, Blessings, Miracles, and Extraordinary Evidence.
 
May 5, 2009: We added Bill Worden's story, My First Years with Adi Da, about how he found Avatar Adi Da in 1997.
 
May 1, 2009: We added a new essay, The Way of the Bone: The Addict's Revision of Adidam vs. the True Way, to our section, Adi Da's Divine Mahasamadhi and Adidam in Perpetuity.
 
April 22, 2009: We added Catherine Dame's story, I knew He Was the Divine Being in Human Bodily Form, about how she became a devotee.
 
 
March 27, 2009: We added to our FAQs section a new subsection on taking up the Way of Adidam.
 
November 30, 2008 - May 1, 2009: We have been regularly adding new articles and stories to our section, Adi Da's Divine Mahasamadhi and Adidam in Perpetuity.
 
March 10, 2009: We added a new part — "The Fruitful Question Is Not 'Did He or Didn't He? But Rather, 'Is He or Isn't He?' — to Chris Tong's article, An Overview of Adi Da's Crazy Wisdom and "The Way That I Teach".
 
March 4, 2009: We have added a blurb in our Art and Photography section about Adi Da's showing at the SCOPE New York 2009 Art Show.
 
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