By tendency, people are bound to the natural cycle of ups and downs. Neither bodily pleasures nor spiritual pursuits result in True Freedom from this constant phasing. One path merely accentuates the descending (or bodily) experiences and the other, the ascending (or subtle) experiences.
In this Discourse, Avatar Adi Da reveals with absolute clarity how the relationship with the Guru gives freedom from this trap—because the Guru is the Manifestation of the Condition that is Prior to this mechanical cycling, not part of it.
Watching this DVD will transport viewers to a special moment in Adidam history. July 29, 1973, was the day Avatar Adi Da left Los Angeles for a Yajna (sacred journey) through India and Nepal. He returned as “Bubba Free John”, His first spontaneously revealed Teaching-Name. Thus, this was the last Discourse He gave as “Franklin Jones” (Avatar Adi Da’s birth name).
poster: AdiDaVideos length: 12:38 date added: April 5, 2020 event date: October 28, 1978 language: English views: 1290; views this month: 109; views this week: 8
In this excerpt, Adi Da addresses the fact that although the struggle and distractions in the early stages of spiritual practice are great, there is also great help in the relationship with the Spiritual Master. Attention to all of the ups and downs of the body-mind can be transcended and surrendered through that relationship.
poster: CDBaby length: 13:22 date added: December 3, 2018 event date: December 30, 2004 language: English views: 1863; views this month: 14; views this week: 8
This is an excerpt from an Avataric Discourse given by Adi Da on December 30, 2004 at Adi Da Samrajashram.
This excerpt is disc one, track 4 of the double-CD, Science Is A Method, Not A Philosophy, in which Avatar Adi Da unravels present-day scientific presumptions, with great humor and penetrating insight. 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. In addition, He masterfully describes how knowledge is an effort to achieve power over nature, based on the fundamental illusion that there is such a thing as an independent (or "objective") "point of view". In this process, Avatar Adi Da calls His listeners to be free of all false authorities, and to consider the Way that perfectly transcends "point of view" itself.
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poster: CDBaby length: 14:58 date added: December 5, 2018 event date: December 30, 2004 language: English views: 1655; views this month: 28; views this week: 11
This is an excerpt from an Avataric Discourse given by Adi Da on December 30, 2004 at Adi Da Samrajashram.
This excerpt is disc one, track 5 of the double-CD, Science Is A Method, Not A Philosophy, in which Avatar Adi Da unravels present-day scientific presumptions, with great humor and penetrating insight. 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. In addition, He masterfully describes how knowledge is an effort to achieve power over nature, based on the fundamental illusion that there is such a thing as an independent (or "objective") "point of view". In this process, Avatar Adi Da calls His listeners to be free of all false authorities, and to consider the Way that perfectly transcends "point of view" itself.
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.
poster: AdidamPodcasts length: 11:00 date added: October 5, 2010 event date: 1977 language: English listens: 3724; listens this month: 8; listens this week: 5
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.
[Note: there is nothing further on the audio clip after 11:00.]
poster: DawnHorsePress length: 10:44 date added: November 6, 2010 event date: December 11, 2005 language: English listens: 7022; listens this month: 10; listens this week: 4
This is a track from the CD, The Ribhu Gita, the first volume in The Gnosticon Discourse Series from the Dawn Horse Press.
In a historic occasion at Walk About Joy (near Tat Sundaram Hermitage) on December 11, 2005, Avatar Adi Da Samraj reads His own renderings of portions of the epitome Non-dualist text, The Ribhu Gita. He then offers illuminating Instruction on the specific distinctions between the revelation communicated in this great text and the “Perfect Practice” of Adidam.
The collection of Avatar Adi Da’s renderings and related discourses became the seed of His book, The Gnosticon, in which He thoroughly examines the Transcendental Teachings of the ancient Sages in relation to His Transcendental Spiritual Way of Adidam.
poster: AdidamPodcasts length: 20:10 date added: March 17, 2012 language: English listens: 4014; listens this month: 8; listens this week: 4
This podcast is drawn from two talks in which Adi Da talks about science and scientific materialism. He describes what science can serve and what the limits are in its endeavor to discover the truth about Reality.
The Sacred Arts in Adidam poster: satsang length: 03:39 date added: February 5, 2009 language: English views: 2679; views this month: 4; views this week: 1
The true and sacred purpose of music and art is to connect the viewer or the listener with the Divine. Adi Da has created a complete sacred culture in which all devotees are called to take up a particular sacred art as a part of their practice of the Way of Adidam.
poster: SanctuaryKitchen length: 01:54 date added: January 13, 2011 event date: January 13, 2010 language: English event speaker: Douglas Short views: 4893; views this month: 10; views this week: 3
In keeping with Adi Da's recommendation that devotees eat a maximally raw diet [see Adi Da's Green Gorilla], Douglas Short, the head chef at First People (The Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary kitchen), instructs us on how to peel a kiwi (the fruit).
poster: SanctuaryKitchen length: 06:15 date added: January 19, 2011 event date: January 19, 2011 language: English event speaker: Douglas Short views: 5212; views this month: 10; views this week: 5
In keeping with Adi Da's recommendation that devotees eat a maximally raw diet [see Adi Da's Green Gorilla], Douglas Short, the head chef at First People (The Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary kitchen), instructs us on how to make jicama and fresh mint salad.
poster: SanctuaryKitchen length: 00:37 date added: January 31, 2011 event date: January 29, 2011 language: English event speaker: Douglas Short views: 2964; views this month: 7; views this week: 2
In between lessons, Douglas Short brings us a little "Sanctuary Kitchen" humor.
poster: SanctuaryKitchen length: 00:55 date added: February 5, 2011 event date: February 5, 2011 language: English event speaker: Douglas Short views: 2952; views this month: 8; views this week: 5
In between lessons, Douglas Short brings us a little "Sanctuary Kitchen" humor.
poster: SanctuaryKitchen length: 07:50 date added: June 9, 2011 event date: June 9, 2011 language: English event speaker: Douglas Short views: 5378; views this month: 7; views this week: 3
While Adi Da recommends a maximally raw diet [see Adi Da's Green Gorilla], the Sanctuary Kitchen occasionally makes a cooked dish drawn from the broader vegetarian cuisine. In this video, Douglas Short, the head chef at First People (the kitchen for The Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary), instructs us on how to make quinoa tabouli. Douglas also shows us a nice trick for dicing tomatoes efficiently with a very sharp knife.
poster: SanctuaryKitchen length: 11:50 date added: January 15, 2011 language: English event speaker: Douglas Short views: 4396; views this month: 8; views this week: 4
In keeping with Adi Da's recommendation that devotees eat a maximally raw diet [see Adi Da's Green Gorilla], Douglas Short, the head chef at First People (The Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary kitchen), instructs us on how to make raw chocolate orange truffles.
poster: SanctuaryKitchen length: 07:55 date added: January 26, 2011 event date: January 26, 2011 language: English event speaker: Douglas Short views: 5780; views this month: 13; views this week: 7
While Adi Da recommends a maximally raw diet [see Adi Da's Green Gorilla], the Sanctuary Kitchen occasionally makes a cooked dish drawn from the broader vegetarian cuisine. In this video, Douglas Short, the head chef at First People (The Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary kitchen), instructs us on how to make red lentil dal soup. (You can see the finished result in Part 8.)
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