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The Sacred History of Adidam:
1972
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The Sacred History of Adi
Da's Life and Work is an extraordinary, unique, immense, and
ongoing Divine Story, with many dimensions, and many thousands
of participants. What you see below is just the tip of the
iceberg for 1972. . . Over time, we will be adding many more
stories and historical recounts. |
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"What
Have You Been Doing with Your Life?"
Late April, 1972 — Wes
Vaught, one of Adi Da's earliest devotees, puts it
this way: "I knocked. Adi Da answered the door." In
1972 Wes worked as a proofreader at CSA Press, in
Atlanta, Georgia, the original publisher of Adi Da's
autobiography, The
Knee Of Listening. After proofreading The
Knee Of Listening, he decided to go to California
to meet Avatar Adi Da in person.
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The
Establishment of Adidam
April, 1972 — In April 1972, Avatar Adi Da
established a small bookstore on Melrose Avenue, Hollywood,
which He intended to become a base for His Spiritual
Work, a place where He could gather with His devotaees.
He Himself did the lion's share of the renovation,
with help from a few of His devotees.
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Opening
Night
April 25, 1972 — Gerald Sheinfeld tells the
story of the opening of the Melrose Ashram on April
25, 1972, when Adi Da gaves His first public talk,
"Understanding".
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 The
Gorilla Sermon
June 22, 1972 —At the Melrose Ashram in Los
Angeles, Adi Da Samraj gives the talk, “The Gorilla
Sermon”, which is later published in The Method of
the Siddhas (and now available in My "Bright" Word).
Adi Da: "You are just beginning to Awaken. I am like
the sunlight in the morning. I intensify the light
of morning until you Awaken. Until the Light Awakens
you, even the Light of Consciousness Itself, you continue
to dream, try to survive within the dream, manipulate
yourself within the dream, pursue all kinds of goals,
searches — none of which Awaken you. Those who are
Awakening in Truth begin to notice something. They
begin to recognize the signs. They begin to recognize
the activity of dreaming. They begin to sense something
very unusual about Me. I Am your own True Self-Nature
Appearing within the dream to Awaken you. I Am your
Awakening, and your Always Already Conscious State." |
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The
Knee Of Listening
August 2, 1972 — Adi Da's first book, The
Knee of Listening is published by CSA Press,
Georgia. (Later in 1972, Adi Da would create the Dawn
Horse Press for the publication of all His books.)
Adi Da's Spiritual Autobiography has transformed the
lives of thousands of secular and religious seekers
since it was first published in 1972. The
Knee of Listening tells the miraculous story
of His unique Incarnation and Revelation in the West
for the sake of Liberating all beings.
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