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158 matches for: devotee stories of Adi Da
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Image-Art Testimonial: Ben Grissovideo
poster: AdiDaVideos
speaker: Ben Grisso
length: 08:30
date added: June 11, 2014
event date: November 29, 2009
language: English
views: 5962; views this month: 32; views this week: 10
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.

To watch more excerpts from the Tribute DVD, click here.
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image-art   Ben Grisso   Mahasamadhi   Tribute   DVD  

Ben Grisso: Being with Adi Davideo
poster: AdiDaVideos
length: 20:02
date added: February 23, 2014
event date: 2011
language: English
views: 5606; views this month: 31; views this week: 5
Devotee Ben Grisso talks about growing up in the community of Adi Da's devotees and the joy of being with Adi Da as a child. He describes how he later lived on Naitauba and served Adi Da's Image-Art work for many years. He tells a humorous story of the Crazy-Wise play Adi Da engaged in, to reflect to Ben his tendency to be "analytic".

Ben was in the room with Adi Da at the time of His Divine Mahasamadhi (on November 27, 2008), and he talks about that moment, and its significance.
tags:
Image-art   mahasamadhi  

Testimonial from Longtime Devotee James Steinbergvideo
poster: AdiDaVideos
speaker: James Steinberg
length: 15:07
date added: January 25, 2014
event date: November 28, 2009
language: English
views: 5111; views this month: 23; views this week: 3
Longtime devotee, James Steinberg, tells the story of how he found Adi Da. He 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.
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DVD   James Steinberg  

The Emotional-Sexual Dimension of Lifevideo
poster: AdiDaUpClose
length: 06:24
date added: June 26, 2013
language: English
views: 4097; views this month: 10; views this week: 1
Dr. Sally Taylor serves the Adidam culture by helping devotees with their practice of the Way of Adidam.

In this video, she talks about her voluntary participation in Adi Da's considerations about the emotional-sexual dimension of life. She describes the instructions she received, and the profound benefit she has derived by being "grown up" beyond childish patterns of self-suppression, shutting down of the life force, promiscuity, and limitations on love.

For more about Adi Da's wisdom on the emotional-sexual dimension of life, visit our Crazy Wisdom section.
tags:
emotional   sex  

Interview with Meg McDonnellvideo
poster: TheBeezone
speakers: Meg McDonnell, Ed Reither
length: 58:40
date added: March 31, 2013
event date: March 27, 2013
language: English
views: 4182; views this month: 22; views this week: 5
An hour-long interview with Meg McDonnell, author of Tasting the Moon: Adventures in the Meaning of Life, the story of her life, in which the focus is the 33 years she spent in Adi Da's Company.

Interviewer: Ed Reither of Beezone.
tags:
leela   Meg McDonnell  

Antonia Vidor: Beyond the Illusionvideo
poster: antoniavidor
length: 20:07
date added: December 10, 2012
event date: 2012
language: English
views: 3517; views this month: 5; views this week: 2
A mini-documentary about the extraordinary life lived by Antonia (Toni) Vidor, the daughter of famous, old-Hollywood director King Vidor. Antonia was born into privilege, enduring her parents' stormy marriage and "spectacle" life. Ultimately, she would come to choose a radically different life, coming to rest with her Spiritual Teacher, Adi Da Samraj.

This is her story. For the full version, read Antonia's new book, Beyond The Illusion.
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Antonia Vidor   leela  

Self-Understandingvideo
poster: frank marrero
length: 12:39
date added: November 30, 2012
language: English
views: 3122; views this month: 7; views this week: 3
Devotee Frank Marrero shares a leela of his time in Adi Da's Company. Many years later, he has come to see that Adi Da was teaching him about self-understanding and samadarshan: "The vision of sameness - a vision that penetrates beyond the apparent differences between beings to their transcendental nature."
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Frank Marrero   leela  

Testimonial from a Fijian Elder: Solomone Finauvideo
poster: AdiDaVideos
length: 05:08
date added: November 3, 2012
event date: November 28, 2009
language: English
views: 6230; views this month: 18; views this week: 7
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.
tags:
Leela   Solo   Mahasamadhi   tribute   DVD  

Adi Da's Divine Life and Work: Ruchiradama Nadikantavideo
part 1 of A Tribute to the Life and Work of Adi Da Samraj

poster: AdiDaVideos
speaker: Ruchiradama Nadikanta
length: 25:39
date added: November 3, 2012
event date: November 28, 2009
language: English
views: 9999; views this month: 54; views this week: 16
An overview of Adi Da's life and work by Ruchiradama Nadikanta, a long-time devotee. She is a member of the Ruchira Sannyasin Order, the order of fully renunciate practitioners in Adidam.

Excerpt from First Evening: Track 2 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:
Leela   Ruchiradama Nadikanta   Mahasamadhi   tribute   DVD  

Growing Up in the Adidam Communityvideo
poster: AdiDaVideos
length: 05:37
date added: October 30, 2012
event date: November 29, 2009
language: English
views: 4724; views this month: 14; views this week: 4
Devotee Rachel Kuhn, who grew up in Adi Da's community, gives her testimony about her relationship to Him.

Excerpt from Second Evening: Track 7 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:
Leela   Rachel Kuhn   Mahasamadhi   tribute   DVD  

He Was the Same Divine Presence I Had Contacted Beforevideo
part 2 of He Was the Same Divine Presence I Had Contacted Before

poster: AdiDaUpClose
speaker: Steve Alexander
length: 14:15
date added: July 8, 2012
language: English
views: 4146; views this month: 10; views this week: 3
Steve Alexander describes his experiences of Huichol shamanism (while in his twenties), and his aspiration to become a shaman. Then, while on a Huichol pilgrimage in Mexico, "everything that could possible go wrong, did". For a "suburban kid from Los Angeles" it was like "trying to put on someone else's shoe".

Steve returned to focus on his university education in fine art. All the while, an awareness of a Divine Presence in his heart was growing. He describes how he cultivated his relationship with that Presence, even as he became increasingly aware of his own egoity and the ways it would tend to shut down that Presence.

Steve describes how his formal relinquishment of Huichol shamanism opened the door to the intensification of that Presence, and ultimately, to his devotional relationship with the human form of that Presence: Adi Da.
tags:
leela  

He Was the Same Divine Presence I Had Contacted Beforevideo
part 1 of He Was the Same Divine Presence I Had Contacted Before

poster: AdiDaUpClose
speaker: Steve Alexander
length: 13:17
date added: July 8, 2012
language: English
views: 4363; views this month: 8; views this week: 2
Steve Alexander describes his experiences of Huichol shamanism (while in his twenties), and his aspiration to become a shaman. Then, while on a Huichol pilgrimage in Mexico, "everything that could possible go wrong, did". For a "suburban kid from Los Angeles" it was like "trying to put on someone else's shoe".

Steve returned to focus on his university education in fine art. All the while, an awareness of a Divine Presence in his heart was growing. He describes how he cultivated his relationship with that Presence, even as he became increasingly aware of his own egoity and the ways it would tend to shut down that Presence.

Steve describes how his formal relinquishment of Huichol shamanism opened the door to the intensification of that Presence, and ultimately, to his devotional relationship with the human form of that Presence: Adi Da.
tags:
leela  

Spiritual Satisfactionvideo
part 7 of Readings from Tasting The Moon

poster: Tastingthemoon
speaker: Meg Fortune McDonnell
length: 11:59
date added: April 7, 2012
language: English
views: 5009; views this month: 8; views this week: 1
Devotee Meg Fortune McDonnell reads from her book, Tasting the Moon: Adventures in the Meaning of Life.

Music courtesy of Naamleela Free Jones, from her CD, Eyes In Other Worlds.
tags:
Meg Fortune McDonnell   Tasting the Moon   devotee book  

Tantric Yogini Wanna Bevideo
part 6 of Readings from Tasting The Moon

poster: Tastingthemoon
length: 06:09
date added: April 7, 2012
language: English
views: 5639; views this month: 17; views this week: 1
Devotee Meg Fortune McDonnell reads from her book, Tasting the Moon: Adventures in the Meaning of Life.This story is from the chapter, "How I Overcame My High Self-Esteem." This piece contrasts with a more monastic life-style as it explores the connection between spirit and sex.

Music courtesy of Naamleela Free Jones, from her CD, Eyes In Other Worlds.
tags:
Meg Fortune McDonnell   Tasting the Moon   On the Road   devotee book  

Love and Sex in the 1960svideo
part 2 of Readings from Tasting The Moon

poster: Tastingthemoon
speaker: Meg Fortune McDonnell
length: 07:35
date added: April 7, 2012
language: English
views: 13607; views this month: 18; views this week: 4
Devotee Meg Fortune McDonnell reads from her book, Tasting the Moon: Adventures in the Meaning of Life. This story is excerpted from the chapter titled "On the Road," which goes on to describe the ferment of the sexual revolution, beat poetry, living theater, and alternative lifestyles of the early 1970's.

Music courtesy of Naamleela Free Jones, from her CD, Eyes In Other Worlds.
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Meg Fortune McDonnell   Tasting the Moon   On the Road   devotee book  
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