Adi Da Up Close
Audio/Video Library

Part 8 of longtime devotee Gerald Sheinfeld's reading of his book, At the Feet of the Spiritual Master.

For more information about Gerald, and his life with Avatar Adi Da Samraj, please visit www.storiesofthespiritualmaster.com.

Part 7 of longtime devotee Gerald Sheinfeld's reading of his book, At the Feet of the Spiritual Master.

For more information about Gerald, and his life with Avatar Adi Da Samraj, please visit www.storiesofthespiritualmaster.com.

Part 6 of longtime devotee Gerald Sheinfeld's reading of his book, At the Feet of the Spiritual Master.

For more information about Gerald, and his life with Avatar Adi Da Samraj, please visit www.storiesofthespiritualmaster.com.

Part 5 of longtime devotee Gerald Sheinfeld's reading of his book, At the Feet of the Spiritual Master.

For more information about Gerald, and his life with Avatar Adi Da Samraj, please visit www.storiesofthespiritualmaster.com.

Part 4 of longtime devotee Gerald Sheinfeld's reading of his book, At the Feet of the Spiritual Master.

For more information about Gerald, and his life with Avatar Adi Da Samraj, please visit www.storiesofthespiritualmaster.com.

[Contains Spanish subtitles. If the CC icon ("Subtitles/closed captions") has a red line under it, the subtitles should appear. If you don't see them, just press the CC icon to turn them on.]

A retrospective of Adi Da's monumental-size art. Includes clips of Adi Da talking about His work. Also includes slides from various exhibitions and some quotes about Adi Da's art from an art critic, art historian, and museum curator.

Soundtrack:
* Adi Da speaking about "point of view" and "no point of view".
* a piece by Tamarind Free Jones (composer, singer).
* Ray Lynch, Celestial Soda Pop, from Deep Breakfast.
* a piece from the album, Baba Da's Great Tradition Improvisation Fusion Orchestra
* Antonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons

Tags: image-art   Spanish  

Part 3 of longtime devotee Gerald Sheinfeld's reading of his book, At the Feet of the Spiritual Master.

For more information about Gerald, and his life with Avatar Adi Da Samraj, please visit www.storiesofthespiritualmaster.com.

Part 2 of longtime devotee Gerald Sheinfeld's reading of his book, At the Feet of the Spiritual Master.

For more information about Gerald, and his life with Avatar Adi Da Samraj, please visit www.storiesofthespiritualmaster.com.

Part 1 of longtime devotee Gerald Sheinfeld's reading of his book, At the Feet of the Spiritual Master.

For more information about Gerald, and his life with Avatar Adi Da Samraj, please visit www.storiesofthespiritualmaster.com.

[Contains Italian subtitles. If the CC icon ("Subtitles/closed captions") has a red line under it, the subtitles should appear. If you don't see them, just press the CC icon to turn them on.]

Devotee Ben Grisso, who grew up in the Adidam community, and who worked with Adi Da on His Divine Image-Art, offers this testimonial to Adi Da's life and work.

Excerpt from Second Evening: Track 11 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.

Tags: image-art   Ben Grisso   Mahasamadhi   Tribute   DVD   Italian  

[Contains Finnish subtitles. If the CC icon ("Subtitles/closed captions") has a red line under it, the subtitles should appear. If you don't see them, just press the CC icon to turn them on.]

Adi Dan yhteisössä kasvanut omistautuja kertoo nuoruudestaan, jolloin hän päätti tutkia, mitä maailmalla on tarjottavana, kuten monet teini-ikäiset tekevät. Muutaman vuoden jälkeen hän kuitenkin tunsi vahvempaa vetoa Adi Data sekä Hänen tarjoamaansa elämäntapaa kohtaan, ja teki tietoisen päätöksen osallistua elämään Adidamin parissa ja palvella Adi Data henkilökohtaisesti.

Stanley Hastings talks about his childhood and adolescence growing up in the Adidam community. Like many other young people, as a teenager, he decided to see for himself what the world had to offer. After several years of experimenting, he decided to return to Adi Da and the Way of life He offered — to fully participate again in the life of the community and to serve Adi Da directly.

Tags: Finnish  

[Contains Italian subtitles. If the CC icon ("Subtitles/closed captions") has a red line under it, the subtitles should appear. If you don't see them, just press the CC icon to turn them on.]

This video clip is an excerpt from the DVD, The Relationship To The Guru Is The Constant In Life.

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).

Tags: Italian  

[Contains Czech subtitles. If the CC icon ("Subtitles/closed captions") has a red line under it, the subtitles should appear. If you don't see them, just press the CC icon to turn them on.]

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.

Tags: James Steinberg   Tribute   Mahasamadhi   DVD   Czech  

[Contains Italian subtitles. If the CC icon ("Subtitles/closed captions") has a red line under it, the subtitles should appear. If you don't see them, just press the CC icon to turn them on.]

Opening night gala (July 9, 2015) for Adi Da Samraj, “The Ascent of Orpheus” exhibition at the Bargello National Museum, Florence. Includes opening events and interviews.

For more information about the exhibition, click here or visit the website for the exhibit (from web designer, Chris Tong).

Tags: Image-Art   Italian  

For the first time, on April 25, 1972, Avatar Adi Da Samraj invited people to approach Him as Spiritual Teacher at His new ashram center on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. That evening, Avatar Adi Da first sat in silence for perhaps an hour with those present, Transmitting to them the Sublimity of His Radiant State of Realization. Then, Adi Da spoke.

ADI DA: Are there any questions?

No one replied, so Avatar Adi Da Samraj spoke again.

ADI DA: Everyone has understood?
QUESTIONER: I have not understood. Explain it to me.
ADI DA: Very good. What have you not understood?

And so began Adi Da's Teaching Work.