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Longtime devotee, James Steinberg, offers this testimonial to the life and work of Adi Da Samraj.

Excerpt from First Evening: Track 4 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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This recording of Above the Clouds was made in November 2010, during a three day, 24-hour-a-day vigil of meditation and puja on the veranda of Aham Da Asmi Sthan, Adi Da's home on the island of Naitauba. Devotee John Wubbenhorst speaks of the sacred occasion of being dropped out into the space of being 'not really there' while the Guru plays the musical instrument (and the instrument that is one's body-mind).

"Above the clouds, There Is Always The Sun — Forever Free Of Earthly Weather. By Tendency, You Are Always Looking At the local weather, and Not At The Sun Itself. That Is What egoity Is About — Always Suffering The Changes Of The local Patterning That Is the body-mind In its egoic Bondage. Instead, You Must (In every moment) Turn To Me . . . "

Avatar Adi Da Samraj, The Dawn Horse Testament Of The Ruchira Avatar

For more stories about "Music as a Sacred Art and Growing in the Relationship To Adi Da", click here.

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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.

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The story of Francis Popkin, as told by Frank Marrero. Frank talks about how a young country boy showed up at his doorstep in 1981, after having read and been completely transfixed by The Enlightenment Of The Whole Body.

Frank told this story to Adi Da, who replied that we don't have to be intellectually sophisticated; we just have to need His Teaching.

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On a rainy afternoon at The Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary in 2006, Avatar Adi Da Samraj gave what would be His final discourse in this form (with questions and answers) to His devotees, for the sake of all. He began the occasion with exquisite recitations of His Renderings of key statements from the Buddhist Sages Gotama Sakyamuni (known as “the Buddha”) and Nagarjuna.

These recordings are now available on the 3-CD set, The Reality-Teachings of the Buddhist Sages, the third volume in The Gnosticon Discourse Series from the Dawn Horse Press.

Adi Da’s Renderings bring these traditional Buddhist texts to life in a unique manner. As He speaks these ancient gems of instruction, the truth of each text comes through and penetrates the heart. While listening, you might feel that you are now not only in the room with Adi Da Samraj, but also with the Buddhist Sages Gotama Sakyamuni and Nagarjuna!

This audio clip is an excerpt from Adi Da's discourse.

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.

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Beezone editor and teacher Ed Reither interviews devotee and teacher Frank Marrero about the fifth stage of life, as taught by Adi Da Samraj.

This video is part of a more comprehensive video webinar on the seven stages of life. An introduction and index to all the videos in the webinar can be found here.

An overall description of the seven stages of life as presented in this webinar can be found here.

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Terry Cafferty is an aerospace engineering consultant specializing in orbiting imaging systems, and has worked for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Hughes Aircraft, and Raytheon. Terry tells how, even in the midst of a conventionally "successful" life, he became aware of his own inability to truly love, feel, and be in relationship with others. The crisis engendered by this realization led him to consider spiritual practice, and ultimately led him to his Spiritual Master, Avatar Adi Da Samraj.

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Terry Cafferty is an aerospace engineering consultant specializing in orbiting imaging systems, and has worked for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Hughes Aircraft, and Raytheon. Terry tells how, even in the midst of a conventionally "successful" life, he became aware of his own inability to truly love, feel, and be in relationship with others. The crisis engendered by this realization led him to consider spiritual practice, and ultimately led him to his Spiritual Master, Avatar Adi Da Samraj.

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Beezone editor and teacher Ed Reither interviews devotee and teacher Frank Marrero about the fourth stage of life, as taught by Adi Da Samraj.

This video is part of a more comprehensive video webinar on the seven stages of life. An introduction and index to all the videos in the webinar can be found here.

An overall description of the seven stages of life as presented in this webinar can be found here.

Watch the next part of this webinar: The Fifth Stage of Life.

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Beezone editor and teacher Ed Reither interviews devotee and teacher Frank Marrero about the third stage of life, developing during the ages of 14 and 21, as taught by Adi Da Samraj.

See also the book, The First Three Stages Of Life.

This video is part of a more comprehensive video webinar on the seven stages of life. An introduction and index to all the videos in the webinar can be found here.

An overall description of the seven stages of life as presented in this webinar can be found here.

Watch the next part of this webinar: The Fourth Stage of Life.

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Jonathan Condit (Adi Da's senior editorial assistant) gives a presentation entitled "The Pneumaton: Bhagavan Adi Da's Book Of The Divine Spirit-Breath, at Adi Da Samrajashram, on March 10, 2011, coinciding with the publication of The Pneumaton.

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Jonathan Condit (Adi Da's senior editorial assistant) gives a presentation entitled "The Pneumaton: Bhagavan Adi Da's Book Of The Divine Spirit-Breath, at Adi Da Samrajashram, on March 10, 2011, coinciding with the publication of The Pneumaton.

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Longtime devotee, Gerald Sheinfeld, gives a testimonial to Adi Da, at the tribute that occurred on Adi Da Samrajashram, on the First Anniversary of Adi Da's Divine Mahasamadhi.

This video clip is from the double DVD, A Tribute to the Life and Work of His Divine Presence, Avatar Adi Da Samraj.

For more, read the special Adidam Revelation Magazine article about this tribute.

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Beezone editor Ed Reither interviews author and devotee Leroy Stilwell about his new book, Love's Sacrifice and the Ordeal to Become Human: 30 Years with my Spiritual Master Adi Da.

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Beezone editor and teacher Ed Reither interviews devotee and teacher Frank Marrero about the third stage of life, developing during the ages of 14 and 21, as taught by Adi Da Samraj.

The third stage is life is the ongoing maturity from adolescence to adulthood or full maturity with the development of conceptual abstract mind and the psychic dimension of existence. There is discussion of the integration of this stage and the need to discipline the independent being.

See also the book, The First Three Stages Of Life.

This video is part of a more comprehensive video webinar on the seven stages of life. An introduction and index to all the videos in the webinar can be found here.

An overall description of the seven stages of life as presented in this webinar can be found here.

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