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El legado de Avatar Adi Da Samraj ("Avatar Adi Da's Legacy") is a brief overview of Avatar Adi Da's Written Teaching, His Image-Art, and the Empowered Sanctuaries He created. This is followed (at 1:14) by Darshan footage of Adi Da, accompanied by Him speaking the Divine State that can be realized by all, through Him.
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El legado de Avatar Adi Da Samraj ("Avatar Adi Da's Legacy") is a brief overview of Avatar Adi Da's Written Teaching, His Image-Art, and the Empowered Sanctuaries He created. This is followed (at 1:14) by Darshan footage of Adi Da, accompanied by Him speaking the Divine State that can be realized by all, through Him.
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Longtime devotee and Adidam educator, Anthony Costabile, summarizes the purpose of Adi Da's lifetime succinctly, and describes how the practice given by Adi Da authenticates itself.
For more about Adi Da's Teaching, click here.
For more about Adi Da's Spiritual Transmission of Divine Enlightenment, click here.
For more about Adi Da's Work with human beings after His lifetime, click here.
For more about how Adi Da made the Offering of Adidam available for all beings for all time, click here.
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Longtime devotee and Adidam educator, Anthony Costabile, summarizes the purpose of Adi Da's lifetime succinctly, and describes how the practice given by Adi Da authenticates itself.
For more about Adi Da's Teaching, click here.
For more about Adi Da's Spiritual Transmission of Divine Enlightenment, click here.
For more about Adi Da's Work with human beings after His lifetime, click here.
For more about how Adi Da made the Offering of Adidam available for all beings for all time, click here.
Tags: Spanish
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"Las Técnicas de Meditación No Tocan El Miedo" ("Meditation Techniques Do Not Touch Fear") is an excerpt from the Avataric Discourse of August 23, 2004 at Adi Da Samrajashram.
Adi Da explains how ordinary meditation techniques accomplish nothing more than relaxation. They don't touch the egoic identification with the body-mind. Only the Way of Adidam (practiced in every detail) does that. Practice of the Way of Adidam does not require one to stop fear (which continues to serve a useful, practical role for the survival of the body-mind). But in every moment of real practice of the Way of Adidam, one is released from identification with the body-mind, and so one is not bound by any fear the body-mind may be experiencing.
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"Las Técnicas de Meditación No Tocan El Miedo" ("Meditation Techniques Do Not Touch Fear") is an excerpt from the Avataric Discourse of August 23, 2004 at Adi Da Samrajashram.
Adi Da explains how ordinary meditation techniques accomplish nothing more than relaxation. They don't touch the egoic identification with the body-mind. Only the Way of Adidam (practiced in every detail) does that. Practice of the Way of Adidam does not require one to stop fear (which continues to serve a useful, practical role for the survival of the body-mind). But in every moment of real practice of the Way of Adidam, one is released from identification with the body-mind, and so one is not bound by any fear the body-mind may be experiencing.
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The Dual Sensitivity That Moves The Heart (excerpt)– Two Discourses Given by His Divine Presence, Avatar Adi Da Samraj on June 20 and 21, 1995. A 2-CD Set from the Dawn Horse Press.
Excerpt from Disc One (entitled "The Dual Sensitivity At The Origin of The Divine Way of Adidam").
In these two exquisite Discourses, recorded over two consecutive nights on the island of Naitauba in Fiji, Avatar Adi Da Communicated essential Instruction on what He calls the "dual sensitivity" — or the simultaneous sensitivity to the suffering of mortal existence and to the heart’s impulse toward True Happiness.
On the first night, Avatar Adi Da spoke with His devotees about how they distract themselves from mortality by fixating on passing pleasures and self-fulfillment, in their relationships and in ordinary life altogether — and how this effort suppresses the heart’s impulse to True Happiness.
On the second night, Avatar Adi Da discussed how the tradition of Buddhism is characterized by the sensitivity to the mortal condition, and the tradition of Advaitism is characterized by sensitivity to the heart’s impulse to Realize the Happiness beyond conditional existence. Through this in-depth analysis, Avatar Adi Da also clarifies the sympathetic likenesses between these traditions and the Reality-Way of Adidam, and simultaneously clarifies the unique "dual sensitivity" that is fundamental to the Reality-Way of Adidam.
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Excerpt from Disc One (entitled "The Dual Sensitivity At The Origin of The Divine Way of Adidam").
In these two exquisite Discourses, recorded over two consecutive nights on the island of Naitauba in Fiji, Avatar Adi Da Communicated essential Instruction on what He calls the "dual sensitivity" — or the simultaneous sensitivity to the suffering of mortal existence and to the heart’s impulse toward True Happiness.
On the first night, Avatar Adi Da spoke with His devotees about how they distract themselves from mortality by fixating on passing pleasures and self-fulfillment, in their relationships and in ordinary life altogether — and how this effort suppresses the heart’s impulse to True Happiness.
On the second night, Avatar Adi Da discussed how the tradition of Buddhism is characterized by the sensitivity to the mortal condition, and the tradition of Advaitism is characterized by sensitivity to the heart’s impulse to Realize the Happiness beyond conditional existence. Through this in-depth analysis, Avatar Adi Da also clarifies the sympathetic likenesses between these traditions and the Reality-Way of Adidam, and simultaneously clarifies the unique "dual sensitivity" that is fundamental to the Reality-Way of Adidam.
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[A presentation given by James Steinberg on June 2, 2016, at the Many Rivers Bookstore in Sebastopol, California.]
Adi Da Samraj (1939-2008) offers a unique Spiritual Way that radically differs from, and yet perfectly completes the world's Great Spiritual Traditions. James Steinberg provides an introduction to Adi Da's core teaching. Questions to be discussed include: "What do you need to know about yourself and any teacher before you approach for instruction? Is a Spiritual Master necessary for Realization? What makes Avatar Adi Da's Teaching and Realization unique? How does his Spiritual Transmission work to purify body, mind and emotion?" Video footage will offer attendees an experience of Avatar Adi Da's Living Spiritual Presence. In Adi Da’s words: "Your Heart must decide whether to raise a fist and throw a rock, at the ego-crushing natural universe or make a flower grow in the Garden of Indestructable Light." James will also share many remarkable stories of what he witnessed serving in the company of his Spiritual Master for many years.
James Steinberg, international lecturer and religious scholar, has been a devotee of Avatar Adi Da Samraj since 1973 and was personally schooled by Him in the entire Great Tradition of humankind's practical, religious, and Spiritual literature. At Adi Da's Instruction, he wrote two books about the Guru-devotee relationship: Love of the God-Man and Divine Distraction
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Adi Da Samraj (1939-2008) offers a unique Spiritual Way that radically differs from, and yet perfectly completes the world's Great Spiritual Traditions. James Steinberg provides an introduction to Adi Da's core teaching. Questions to be discussed include: "What do you need to know about yourself and any teacher before you approach for instruction? Is a Spiritual Master necessary for Realization? What makes Avatar Adi Da's Teaching and Realization unique? How does his Spiritual Transmission work to purify body, mind and emotion?" Video footage will offer attendees an experience of Avatar Adi Da's Living Spiritual Presence. In Adi Da’s words: "Your Heart must decide whether to raise a fist and throw a rock, at the ego-crushing natural universe or make a flower grow in the Garden of Indestructable Light." James will also share many remarkable stories of what he witnessed serving in the company of his Spiritual Master for many years.
James Steinberg, international lecturer and religious scholar, has been a devotee of Avatar Adi Da Samraj since 1973 and was personally schooled by Him in the entire Great Tradition of humankind's practical, religious, and Spiritual literature. At Adi Da's Instruction, he wrote two books about the Guru-devotee relationship: Love of the God-Man and Divine Distraction
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Un discurso de Avatar Adi Da Samraj acerca de la Por Qué Se Necesita a Un Gurú.
In this video clip from the 1988 talk, "What Is Your Intention?", Adi Da criticizes the "do-it-yourself" approach to spirituality that is popular in the world today, and speaks about why a teacher is necessary.
The full talk is available on the DVD, The Commitment To Real-God-Realization.
For more on this subject, read our article, Why Great Spiritual Realization Requires a Spiritual Transmission Master.
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Un discurso de Avatar Adi Da Samraj acerca de la Por Qué Se Necesita a Un Gurú.
In this video clip from the 1988 talk, "What Is Your Intention?", Adi Da criticizes the "do-it-yourself" approach to spirituality that is popular in the world today, and speaks about why a teacher is necessary.
The full talk is available on the DVD, The Commitment To Real-God-Realization.
For more on this subject, read our article, Why Great Spiritual Realization Requires a Spiritual Transmission Master.
Tags: Spanish
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This videp clip, "Kim jest Awatar Adi Da Samraj" ("Who is Avatar Adi Da Samraj") begins with a documentary style segment narrated by Nick Elias. Then the rest of the clip (starting at 4:02) is Adi Da speaking about the self-contraction, set to photos of Adi Da.
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This videp clip, "Kim jest Awatar Adi Da Samraj" ("Who is Avatar Adi Da Samraj") begins with a documentary style segment narrated by Nick Elias. Then the rest of the clip (starting at 4:02) is Adi Da speaking about the self-contraction, set to photos of Adi Da.
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On the first night of His formal Teaching-Work, on April 25, 1972, Avatar Adi Da gave a presentation of His "radical" argument relative to the activity of separation that is the root of all suffering and dilemma. When that activity is "understood", then the Real Divine Condition can be felt and Enjoyed.
This audio excerpt is from a digitally remastered recording that was released in honor of the 30th Anniversary of this seminal moment in Avatar Adi Da’s Teaching-Work. The CD is available from The Dawn Horse Press.
(Note: This Talk was recorded in North Hollywood adjacent to a busy highway, and the sound of traffic in the background makes it difficult to hear Avatar Adi Da Samraj at times.)
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This audio excerpt is from a digitally remastered recording that was released in honor of the 30th Anniversary of this seminal moment in Avatar Adi Da’s Teaching-Work. The CD is available from The Dawn Horse Press.
(Note: This Talk was recorded in North Hollywood adjacent to a busy highway, and the sound of traffic in the background makes it difficult to hear Avatar Adi Da Samraj at times.)
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Avatar Adi Da Samraj sits with His devotees at Adi Da Samrajashram, in a Sacred Sighting on June 2, 2008.
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Tässä ainutlaatuisessa puheessa vuodelta 1979 Avatar Adi Da Samraj pohtii, miten ihmisen hengellinen muutos liittyy fyysisen vartalon eri piirteisiin. Hän myös käsittelee sitä, että aito hengellinen prosessi ei perustu pyrkimyksiin tai kokemusten lisäämiseen, ei edes mystisessä ulottuvuudessa. Aidossa hengellisessä prosessissa se kaikki koetaan, kaikissa sen muodoissa (fyysisissä ja ilmiöllisissä), ja se kaikki täytyy ylittää.
From a question and answer session with Adi Da on October 28, 1978, in Land Bridge Pavilion at the Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary in Northern California. This is track 2 on the DVD, Surrender of self Is A Koan.
In this excerpt, "Ei ole ketään, kuka antautuisi" ("There Is No One To Surrender"), Adi Da Samraj considers the spiritual transformation of a human being, and states of the body-mind. The real spiritual process is not based on effort or having more (or greater) experiences, even in the mystical dimension. In the true spiritual process, experience, in all its forms (first physical and then mystical), must be transcended through our heart-based practice of God-Communion.
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Tässä ainutlaatuisessa puheessa vuodelta 1979 Avatar Adi Da Samraj pohtii, miten ihmisen hengellinen muutos liittyy fyysisen vartalon eri piirteisiin. Hän myös käsittelee sitä, että aito hengellinen prosessi ei perustu pyrkimyksiin tai kokemusten lisäämiseen, ei edes mystisessä ulottuvuudessa. Aidossa hengellisessä prosessissa se kaikki koetaan, kaikissa sen muodoissa (fyysisissä ja ilmiöllisissä), ja se kaikki täytyy ylittää.
From a question and answer session with Adi Da on October 28, 1978, in Land Bridge Pavilion at the Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary in Northern California. This is track 2 on the DVD, Surrender of self Is A Koan.
In this excerpt, "Ei ole ketään, kuka antautuisi" ("There Is No One To Surrender"), Adi Da Samraj considers the spiritual transformation of a human being, and states of the body-mind. The real spiritual process is not based on effort or having more (or greater) experiences, even in the mystical dimension. In the true spiritual process, experience, in all its forms (first physical and then mystical), must be transcended through our heart-based practice of God-Communion.
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Adi Da kertoo, miksi tavanomaiset uskonnolliset ja hengelliset lähestymistavat eivät Toteuta Jumalaa täysin.
"Adidamin Tien ydin" ("The Essence of the Way of Adidam") is an excerpt from an Avataric Discourse given by Adi Da at Adi Da Samrajashram on April 12, 2004.
Adi Da describes why conventional religious and spiritual approaches fail to fully realize the Divine. He then summarizes, in a simple way, the practice He offers: the Reality-Way of Adidam.
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Adi Da kertoo, miksi tavanomaiset uskonnolliset ja hengelliset lähestymistavat eivät Toteuta Jumalaa täysin.
"Adidamin Tien ydin" ("The Essence of the Way of Adidam") is an excerpt from an Avataric Discourse given by Adi Da at Adi Da Samrajashram on April 12, 2004.
Adi Da describes why conventional religious and spiritual approaches fail to fully realize the Divine. He then summarizes, in a simple way, the practice He offers: the Reality-Way of Adidam.
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Pohdiskeluluontoinen upotus kuviin ja sitaatteihin There Is Only The Perpetual "Brightness":ista, Avatar Adi Da Samrajin Muotoa ja Sanaa ylistävästä päivittäisestä kalenterista. Luotu huhtikuussa 20220 kunnianosoituksena Avatar Adi Dan Työn 50-vuotispäivälle (1972-2022). The Dawn Horse Pressin esittämä. Musiikkona Naamleela Free Jones.
A contemplative immersion in images and quotes from "There Is Only The Perpetual 'Brightness'", A daily calendar celebrating Avatar Adi Da Samraj's Form and Word. Created in April 2022 as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of Avatar Adi Dan's Work (1972-2022). More here. Presented by The Dawn Horse Press. Music by Naamleela Free Jones.
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Pohdiskeluluontoinen upotus kuviin ja sitaatteihin There Is Only The Perpetual "Brightness":ista, Avatar Adi Da Samrajin Muotoa ja Sanaa ylistävästä päivittäisestä kalenterista. Luotu huhtikuussa 20220 kunnianosoituksena Avatar Adi Dan Työn 50-vuotispäivälle (1972-2022). The Dawn Horse Pressin esittämä. Musiikkona Naamleela Free Jones.
A contemplative immersion in images and quotes from "There Is Only The Perpetual 'Brightness'", A daily calendar celebrating Avatar Adi Da Samraj's Form and Word. Created in April 2022 as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of Avatar Adi Dan's Work (1972-2022). More here. Presented by The Dawn Horse Press. Music by Naamleela Free Jones.
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Pitkän aikaa Adi Dalle omistautunut fidziläinen, joka asuu Adi Da Samrajashramissa Fidzillä, antaa kunnianosoituksen Adi Dalle.
Solomone Finau, a longtime Fijian devotee, who lives at Adi Da Samrajashram in Fiji, pays tribute to Adi Da in a heartfelt communication.
Excerpt from First Evening: Track 9 on the DVD, A Tribute to the Life and Work of His Divine Presence, Adi Da Samraj. More than 7 hours long, this Tribute DVD was filmed on the occasion of the first Anniversary of Adi Da's Divine Mahasamadhi, when devotees, family, and friends of Adi Da Samraj gathered at Adi Da Samrajashram, Fiji (Adi Da's principal Hermitage), to acknowledge Adi Da as the Divine in human form, to praise His Greatness, and to express their heart-felt gratitude for the Blessings they have received from Him.
A list of all the tracks on this DVD can be found here.
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Pitkän aikaa Adi Dalle omistautunut fidziläinen, joka asuu Adi Da Samrajashramissa Fidzillä, antaa kunnianosoituksen Adi Dalle.
Solomone Finau, a longtime Fijian devotee, who lives at Adi Da Samrajashram in Fiji, pays tribute to Adi Da in a heartfelt communication.
Excerpt from First Evening: Track 9 on the DVD, A Tribute to the Life and Work of His Divine Presence, Adi Da Samraj. More than 7 hours long, this Tribute DVD was filmed on the occasion of the first Anniversary of Adi Da's Divine Mahasamadhi, when devotees, family, and friends of Adi Da Samraj gathered at Adi Da Samrajashram, Fiji (Adi Da's principal Hermitage), to acknowledge Adi Da as the Divine in human form, to praise His Greatness, and to express their heart-felt gratitude for the Blessings they have received from Him.
A list of all the tracks on this DVD can be found here.
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Adi Da addresses the "do-it-yourself" approach to spirituality that is popular in the world today, and speaks about why a teacher/Realizer is necessary.
Video includes a Sacred Sighting of Adi Da (recorded July 18, 2008, at Adi Da Samrajashram), beginning at 1:30.
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Video includes a Sacred Sighting of Adi Da (recorded July 18, 2008, at Adi Da Samrajashram), beginning at 1:30.
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ADI DA (December 22, 1980): Santa Claus is a kind of incarnation of the Holy Spirit. . . Santa Claus is the popular idea of the Holy Spirit.
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