What's New in 2010

November 26, 2010: We have added 29 new clips to our Audio/Video Library:

		Divina.com Trailer — A promotional video from The Florence Dance Company showing Divina.com, a work presented in Italy at the Bargello Museum in Florence, in July, 2010.
		Naitauba Padavara Greeting from Simon Evans — This is a video of a song written and sung by Simon Llewelyn Evans called 'Darshan Light'. Simon begins by sending a Naitauba Padavara greeting in Fijian to the residents of Adi Da Samrajashram.
		The Gorilla Sermon — Adi Da gave this seminal talk on June 22, 1972. It would later appear in the book, The Method Of The Siddhas, and now is published in My "Bright" Word.
		The Gospel Of The Siddhas — Adi Da gave this extraordinary early talk, The Gospel of the Siddhas, on March 11, 1973. It would later appear in the book, The Method Of The Siddhas, and now is published in My "Bright" Word.
		The Boundless Star of Midnight's Bright — Slideshow of Avatar Adi Da Samraj and His Divine Hermitage-Seat, Adi Da Samrajashram (Naitauba Island, Fiji). Song is "Epic" by Karsh Kale.
		Not-Two Is Peace: Recitations (7 parts) — Renowned actor Kenneth Welsh recites selected chapters from Adi Da's book, Not-Two Is Peace. These recitations are brought to you by The Global Cooperation Project.
		The Law of Love-Bliss — Excerpt from Talk 2, "The Law of Love-Bliss", from the 2-CD set, The Primary Sensation / The Law of Love-Bliss.
		The Way Beyond Ego — Excerpt from the 2-CD set, The Way Beyond Ego. A summary communication from Adi Da of the practice and Grace essential to the real process of Divine Liberation — given in October 2004 and April 2005.
		The Essence of Devotion — From Ray Lynch's album, Truth Is The Only Profound. Words by Adi Da Samraj. Recitation by Nina Davis. Produced in 1982, Truth is the Only Profound has circulated for years in bootleg editions and worn out cassettes and features the radio popular "What to Remember to Be Happy" recited by a 7 year old child.
		Science Is A Method, Not A Philosophy — Excerpt from the 2-CD set, Science Is A Method, Not A Philosophy. In the excerpts from six unique Discourses included on this 2-CD set, Adi Da reveals how scientific materialism has replaced the sacred orientation in life and indoctrinated humankind into limited belief systems, discussing common views about evolution, astronomy versus astrology, ancient religions, the expanding universe, the “language” of mathematics and shape, and more.
		I Am as One Who Left His Home — Track 7 from Crane Kirkbride's album, An Infinite Well. Opera singer and longtime devotee, Crane Kirkbride, sings in devotional rapture and praise of Avatar Adi Da Samraj, including the Adidam classic, "I Am Who You Are", as well as selections by devotee composers Ray Lynch, Joanne Sunshine, John Mackay, and Louis Rozier.
		Chaconne — Track 5 from Crane Kirkbride's album, Liquid Light. New devotional songs by John Mackay, who also produced this album, a Chaconne by Louis Rozier, several classical pieces set to Words by Adi Da Samraj, even the duet from "The Pearlfishers".
		Prelude II — From the album, Bach In Time. In this album, Naamleela Free Jones and several other devotees of Adi Da Samraj (the John Mackay Trio) create jazz interpretations of several of Bach's classic piano preludes.
		Ruchira Avatara Gita — Sample clip from disc 1 of the 2 CD set, Ruchira Avatara Gita. A remarkable recording of Naamleela Free Jones chanting Avatar Adi Da’s Ruchira Avatara Gita in a manner that serves contemplation and devotion.
		Invocation — Track 1 of the album, Ishta Da. Naamleela Free Jones and Tamarind Free Jones have a unique sensitivity in their invocation of Adi Da Samraj.
		Mantras in Harmony — An excerpt from track 3 of the album, Da Naama Mantra. Naamleela Free Jones collaborates with dhrupad singer Felix Woldenberg in this beautiful mantric album.
		Reverie — Track 9 from Naamleela Free Jones' album, Hers To Me 2: New Devotional and Meditative Renditions of Western Piano Classics.
		Arabesque No. 1 — Track 6 from Naamleela Free Jones' album, Hers To Me: Devotional and Meditative Renditions of Western Piano Classics.
		Forehead, Breath, and Smile — Track 8 from Naamleela Free Jones' album, Eyes In Other Worlds.
		This Is My Form — Track 5 from Antonina Randazzo's new album, Now and Forever Hereafter: Songs of Devotion to His Divine Presence, Avatar Adi Da Samraj.
		The Ribhu Gita: Track 1 — This is a track from the new CD, The Ribhu Gita, the first CD in the new Gnosticon Discourses series from the Dawn Horse Press.
		Hear My Heart Call: Track 2 — The Dawn Horse Press has released a new CD from Naamleela Free Jones, Hear My Heart Call, an album of improvisatory “piano chants”, featuring beautiful piano interpretations of devotional songs. The song heard here is "Paramahansa".
		God Actually Exists — Adi Da talks about Distraction by God and the process of purification, so that the Infinite Force of the Divine can be conducted. He particularly talks about the illusion that spiritual life should be essentially easeful without the necessity for the heat of the process.

November 3, 2010: We have added 16 new clips to our Audio/Video Library:

		Armless At Last (5 parts) — Adi Da talks about doing practice as a seeker vs. practice as a lover, a non-separate participant. Sadhana is not about separating out from life (including emotional-sexual relationships), but rather fully engaging it in its mystery and its fully polarized play. The "men's tent" and "women's tent" are only places to consider the play, not places to live apart from the play, or escape from it.
		God Actually Exists — Adi Da talks about Distraction by God and the process of purification, so that the Infinite Force of the Divine can be conducted. He particularly talks about the illusion that spiritual life should be essentially easeful without the necessity for the heat of the process.
		Nur Licht Existiert (There Is Only Light) — Light Imagery created by Ute Posegga-Rudd against the backdrop of music and chanting from the Adidam Music Guild, based on the Word of Adi Da Samraj. "There is Only Light" is by John Mackay, from his album, Danavira. With German subtitles.
		There Is Only Light — Light Imagery created by Ute Posegga-Rudd against the backdrop of music and chanting from the Adidam Music Guild, based on the Word of Adi Da Samraj. "There is Only Light" is by John Mackay, from his album, Danavira.
		The Obligation of Eternal Life — Adi Da talks about the Law of Sacrifice in relationship with others and how the stages of sadhana are as a demonstration of the Law of Sacrifice in one another's company. He also speaks about it relative to the vertical and horizontal planes of the vital, subtle and causal being.
		The Myth of "Within" — Adi Da talks about a primary myth within the Spiritual Traditions: that there is a "one within", a "self", and that the spiritual process is about turning within to attain the true self and enlightenment. God is neither within nor without.
		No Such Thing As Relationship — Adi Da talks about the reflexive activity of contraction that is the basis of all relationship and the illusion of fulfillment within it. He also speaks about the process of observation that is part of the sadhana in His Company.
		The "No Remedy" Education Series — We added sessions 3 and 4 to this series.
		The Way of Fun — Adi Da's very humorous and wonderfully instructive talk from 1987, about how, after being around His devotees, He "finally got it", that "it's time for the Siddhas" to adapt to modern times, "time for the Truth to change".
		Sixth Stage Traditions — Adi Da describes various sixth stage traditions. He discusses the various schools of Buddhism, including Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. He contrasts the seventh-stage Way of Adidam with these traditions.
		Fifth Stage Traditions — Adi Da discusses various forms of Transmission in the Great Tradition, with the intent of increasing devotees' discrimination and relieving them of their own religious provincialism.

October 10, 2010: We have added 12 new clips to our Audio/Video Library:

		Use Your Advantage — On October 11, 1985, at Adi Da Samrajashram, Adi Da Samraj gathers with devotees and Reveals the secret of moment to moment “Radical” devotion to Him, in this talk.
		The "No Remedy" Education Series — This 4-part series includes: The Process of Sacrifice; What is Sadhana?; I Am Always Talking About The Same Thing; and I'm Not Talking About Anything!
		My Radiance Is Perfect — On October 10, 1976 at the Mountain Of Attention, Adi Da Samraj gives the talk, “My Radiance is Perfect”, introducing the Divine Ignorance consideration.
		Garbage and the Goddess — This talk was given at the Mountain Of Attention in April, 1974. It was originally published as chapter 5 of the book, Garbage and the Goddess.
		Adi Da's Poetry: Confessional Poems of Liberation and Love — On August 12, 1982 (two weeks after writing the last poem), Adi Da read aloud the collected poems from Crazy Da Must Sing to a group of His devotees in a single session. His recitations of some of those poems are included in this podcast.
		Adi Da's Reading of His Love-Ananda Gita — In this historical recording from April, 1986, Adi Da Samraj recites the final section of His Love-Ananda Gita. In it, Adi Da communicates His most "radical" transcendental teaching regarding true renunciation of the egoic motive of separation and Realization of the Divine Self-Condition.
		The Responsibility for Love — This podcast is an excerpt from a 1977 discourse, in which Adi Da responds to a devotee's question about the difficulty — and apparent inability — to love.
		On Serving the Dying — In this discourse from May 29, 1980, a student of Avatar Adi Da asks Him for suggestions to help her dying mother. Adi Da responds both with compassion and also with very practical advice.
		Cyclone Tomas Relief Fund for Naitauba Island — In mid-March, 2010, Cyclone Tomas wreaked unprecedented destruction on the sacred island of Naitauba. This 4-part series includes video tours of the destruction, stories from residents, and how you can help.

October 5 , 2010: Our Video Library is now an Audio/Video Library! Just as we gathered together all the videos out there on the Web and made them accessible in one place (here, in our categorized, searchable library), we are now gathering together all the audios of Adi Da talking, that are available out there on the Web, but not easily locatable. Here are the first two audio clips:

		The Three Dharmas — This talk (from November, 1973) was first published in Garbage and the Goddess.
		The Divine Mahasamadhi of Adi Da Samraj — This extended podcast includes: a chronicle of Adi Da's passing; an audio excerpt from 1999, of Adi Da speaking about His physical death and the continuation of His spiritual and world work; and interviews with devotees who made the pilgrimage to Naitauba shortly after Adi Da's passing.

October 2, 2010: We added a new video clip to our Video Library:

My Spiritual Teacher, Adi Da — UK devotee Gavin Brown talks briefly about his relationship to his Guru and spiritual teacher, Avatar Adi Da. Gavin gives a brief reading from Adi Da's essay, "Radical Adidam" (from Volume 2 of The Aletheon).

September 29, 2010: We added a new video clip to our Video Library:

Achille Bonito Oliva opening remarks: Sundaram Tagore Gallery — Achille Bonito Oliva speaks (Italian) at the opening of Adi Da Samraj's solo exhibition, 'Orpheus and Linead', at Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York - September 9, 2010. Translated by Teresa Romero.

September 20, 2010: We added two new video clips to our Video Library:

		Light Beyond Point-of-View — Slideshow of the Divine Image-Art of Avatar Adi Da Samraj (the Quandra Loka Suite) mixed with a selection of art from the Spiralled Light Blog. Song is Karsh Kale, "Saajana".
		The Real Form of Spiritual Practice: Discovering the Self-Contraction — Adi Da talks about the self-contraction of a separate 'me' over against everything else and how this relates to sadhana (ego transcending practice) in The Way of Adidam. [Poor audio quality, but wonderful Darshan.]

September 19, 2010: We added a new video clip to our Video Library:

The Boundless Shore of Reality — Slideshow of Avatar Adi Da Samraj and Adi Da Samrajashram (Naitauba Island, Fiji).

September 18, 2010: We added four new video clips to our Video Library:

		Jai Gurudev — Slideshow of the Sublime Bodily Form and Image-Art of Avatar Adi Da Samraj.
		God of Love — Slideshow of Beloved Avatar Adi Da Samraj in the early years.
		Adi Da Samraj Creating the Orpheus One and Linead One Suites — Accompanied by Adi Da talking about His Image-Art.
		Bansuri and Tabla, North Indian Ragas - September 26, 4:30 pm — John Wubbenhorst (bansuri) and Samrat Kakkeri (tabla) perform North Indian ragas at the Adidam Spiritual Center in Natick, MA.

September 17, 2010: From now on, we will be listing new additions to our Video Library here. (But please don't miss the 340 clips already in the Library!) Here are three new video clips:

		Divine Words and Image-Art of the Ruchira Avatar — Slideshow of the Divine Image-Art of Avatar Adi Da Samraj set to a soundtrack of His Divine Words.
		I'm Lost Inside His Bright Form — Slideshow of Avatar Adi Da Samraj.
		The World As Light — Studio Sessions 2006-2007. Pictures and video clips of Adi Da at work on His Image-Art, accompanied by Adi Da talking about His Image-Art.

September 11, 2010: In creating this site, we have drawn upon, and are indebted to, many contributors, sources, and helpers. We have added a Contributors, Sources, and Helpers page to our About Us section, as an expression of gratitutde to all those many people. That page can also be accessed via the "About Us" pull-down menu at the top of every page on this site.

March 13, 2010: We have added a major new article, The Significance of Recognition in the Way of Adidam, to our FAQs section. This article explores such issues as: recognition as a Revelation, not a belief (part 1); determining whether one has recognized Adi Da as the Divine Person (part 1); recognition as the primary requirement for becoming a devotee and for growing in the Way of Adidam (part 2); how the recognition capability is associated with spontaneous growth in the practice of Adidam (part 3); the difference between a moment of recognition and the moment-to-moment recognition capability (part 4); how moments of recognition are Adi Da's gift to us, but the recognition capability is our gift to Him (part 4); and the "recognition consideration" for prospective devotees, whose successful conclusion (the Revelation Itself) dissolves all questions or doubts they may have about becoming Adi Da's devotee (part 5).