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Events - August, 2018 (and later)
Featured Introductory Events
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Deeper than sleep, wider than dreaming, more intense and
all connected than waking. Become a participant in the Real
world of Always Already existing Reality instead of the
petty world of human mummery.
Avatar Adi Da Samraj
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This
presentation has the following sections:
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- Web events
- Regional events
- More About the "Reality, Truth, and Conscious
Light" Events
- More About the "Conscious Light"
Film Screenings
- More About the "Wisdom Tools"
Series
- Other Featured Introductory Events Around
the World
1. Listings of Featured Events by Region
or Venue
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Truth For Real Video Series: "You Are the Question You
Ask", sponsored by Adidam Los Angeles. Saturday, August
18:
- 5:00pm -6:30pm PST (California)
- 8:00pm - 9:30pm EST (New York)
- 1:00am - 2:30am UTC (London), Sunday, August 19
Meetup
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More online sessions in the "Truth For Real" Video
Series are held every second Saturday, and will cover the
following topics:
- The Secret of Experience
- Human History is One Great Tradition
- Adidam Is the Seventh Stage Way
- The Divine Is Not the Cause
- Cracking the Code of Experience
- The Illusion of Familiarity
- The Quest for the Historical Self
- Beyond Sex, Science, and the "self"
- Relinquish the Mummery of This World
- The Self-Knot of Fear
- Beyond the Trap of Experience
- The Wordless Condition Prior to "I"
- Locate What is Real
- The Ego's Logic of Cause-and-Effect
- There are No Historical Selves
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| REGIONAL
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Healdsburg,
California — Premiere screening of the new,
award-winning documentary film, "Conscious Light",
Thursday, November 15, 2018, 7:15 - 9:00 pm, Raven Film Center,
415 Center St., Healdsburg, California. Click on the image
for more details.
Facebook
event page
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Lake, California — "Death Cafe", Wednesday,
August 1, 4:00-5:30pm, Lower Lake Coffee 'n Cream Cafe, 16205
Main Street, Lower Lake, California. We explore the spiritual,
mental, emotional and physical aspects of death, and share Adi
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Los
Angeles, California — Premiere screening of
the new, award-winning documentary film, "Conscious Light",
Saturday, September 22, 2018, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, Wilshire Screening
Room. 8670 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 112 Beverly Hills, California.
Click on the image for more details.
Facebook
event page
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Los
Angeles, California — Premiere screening of
the new, award-winning documentary film, "Conscious Light",
Saturday, October 13, 2018, 6:00 - 8:30 pm, 2450 N Catalina
St. (private residence), Los Angeles, California. Click on
the image for more details.
Facebook
event page
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Sacramento,
California — Premiere screening of the new,
award-winning documentary film, "Conscious Light",
Thursday, November 8, 2018, 7:30 - 9:00 pm, Center for Spiritual
Awareness, 1275 Starboard Dr., West Sacramento, California.
Click on the image for more details.
Facebook
event page
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San
Rafael, California — Monday, August 6, 2018,
7:30pm - 9:00pm, 68 Paul Drive, San Rafael, California.
We will hear a devotee of Avatar Adi Da Samraj tell their
account of finding Divine Communion at the feet of the Master.
This sharing will be followed by a video discourse by Avatar
Adi Da and an informal discussion.
More times and dates for a similar event at the same location:
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Bethesda,
Maryland — Premiere screening of the new, award-winning
documentary film, "Conscious Light", Sunday, November
11, 2018, 4:30pm - 6:00pm, River Road Unitarian Universalist
Church, 6301 River Road, Bethesda, Maryland. Click on the
image for more details.
Facebook
event page
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Bethesda,
Maryland — Premiere screening of the new, award-winning
documentary film, "Conscious Light", Thursday, November
29, 2018, 7:30pm - 9:00pm, Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema, 7235
Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, Maryland. Click on the image for
more details.
Facebook
event page
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Boston,
Massachusetts — Premiere screening of the new,
award-winning documentary film, "Conscious Light",
Thursday, September 27, 2018, 8:00pm - 10:00pm, West Newton
Cinema, 1296 Washington St., West Newton, Massachusetts. Click
on the image for more details.
Facebook
event page
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Greenfield, Massachusetts — Monthly Video Series.
Sunday, September 2, 2018, 7:00 pm. Featuring selected Avataric
Revelation Discourses. Call Scott at 413-330-8888 or
email onetruewater@hotmail.com.
More times and dates for a similar event at the same location
— First Sunday of each month:
- Sunday, October 7, 2018, 7:00 pm
- Sunday, November 4, 2018, 7:00 pm
- Sunday, December 2, 2018, 7:00 pm
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Santa
Fe, New Mexico — Premiere screening of the new,
award-winning documentary film, "Conscious Light",
Saturday, October 27, 2018, 3:00pm - 5:00pm, Center for Contemporary
Arts, Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Click on the
image for more details.
Facebook
event page
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| Durham,
North Carolina — An Introduction to Adi Da and
Adidam. Saturday, August 4, 2018, 10:00am -12:00pm, North Street
Community Room, 819 North Street, Apt A (the left door), Durham,
North Carolina. |
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| Durham,
North Carolina — An Introduction to Adi Da and
Adidam. Saturday, September 15, 2018, 10:00am -12:00pm, North
Street Community Room, 819 North Street, Apt A (the left door),
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Cleveland,
Ohio — Premiere screening of the new, award-winning
documentary film, "Conscious Light", Sunday, November
11, 2018, 4:30pm - 6:30pm, Capitol Theatre / Gordon Square
Arts District, 1390 W 65th St., Cleveland, Ohio. Click on
the image for more details.
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event page
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Richmond,
Virginia — Premiere screening of the new, award-winning
documentary film, "Conscious Light", Thursday, November
8, 2018, 7:30pm - 9:30pm, Boatright Memorial Library / Media
Resources Center Adam's Auditorium, University of Richmond,
28 Westhampton Way, Richmond, Virginia. Click on the image
for more details.
Facebook
event page
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Seattle,
Washington — Premiere screening of the new,
award-winning documentary film, "Conscious Light",
Sunday, October 7, 2018, 7:00pm - 9:30pm, Wyckoff Auditorium,
Seattle University, 901 12th Avenue, Seattle, Washington.
Click on the image for more details.
Facebook
event page
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Seattle,
Washington — Premiere screening of the new,
award-winning documentary film, "Conscious Light",
Friday, November 2, 2018, 7:00pm - 9:30pm, Conference Room
7736, North Seattle Friends Church, 24th Ave. NE, Seattle,
Washington. Click on the image for more details.
Facebook
event page
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Sutton,
Quebec — "Where Is Happiness?" Free
Retreat, Saturday, September 15 - Sunday, September 16, 2018,
Tournant du Coeur Retreat Center, Sutton, Quebec.
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Sutton,
Quebec — "Where Is Happiness?" Free
Retreat, Saturday, November 10 - Sunday, November 11, 2018,
Tournant du Coeur Retreat Center, Sutton, Quebec.
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Sutton,
Quebec — "Where Is Happiness?" Free
Retreat, Saturday, December 8 - Sunday, December 9, 2018, Tournant
du Coeur Retreat Center, Sutton, Quebec.
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event page |
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Brighton — "Heart Awakening". Sunday, August
19 2:00-4:00pm, Brighton Jubilee Library, Jubilee St, Brighton.
Meetup
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"There is a State of Being that is completely, unequivocally,
permanently, infinitely Happy and Free — a State that cannot
be lost under any conditions, in this world or after death.
Such a State is not imaginary. It is the underlying Truth
of existence." - Avatar Adi Da Samraj. But what does this
really mean and how does it actually relate to our ordinary
lives? How could anyone be happy under all circumstances?
At this (free) introductory event we will explore the actual
mechanism of un-happiness, which results in our misguided
attempts to become happy, and prevents true happiness, freedom,
and love from being obvious and the "underlying Truth of existence".
The event will include video clips of Adi Da and time to chat.
There will also be refreshments and time to look at the book
table. If you would like to attend, just turn up on the day.
More times and dates for "Heart Awakening" at the
same location:
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Cambridge
— Premiere screening of the new, award-winning documentary
film, "Conscious Light", Saturday, October 20, 2018,
2:30pm - 4:00pm, Michaelhouse Café, Montefiore Room, St Michaels
Church, Trinity St., Cambridge. Click on the image for more
details.
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event page
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Cambridge
— Premiere screening of the new, award-winning documentary
film, "Conscious Light", Saturday, November 10,
2018, 2:30pm - 4:00pm, Michaelhouse Café, Montefiore Room,
St Michaels Church, Trinity St., Cambridge. Click on the image
for more details.
Facebook
event page
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Polegate,
East Sussex — "Where Is Happiness?"
Free Retreat, Saturday, October 6 - Sunday, October 7, 2018,
Wilbees Farmhouse, Wilbees Road, Arlington, Polegate, East Sussex.
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Berlin-Charlottenburg
— "Easy Death", Dienstag, August 21, 2018, 7:30pm, Buchladen
und Spirituelles Center, Pestalozzistr. 39, 10627 Berlin-Charlottenburg.
adidam.de
event page
Spirituelle Weisheit über den Tod, das Leben und die Freiheit,
die über beides hinausgeht.
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Berlin-Charlottenburg
— "Not-Two Is Peace", Dienstag, September 11,
2018, 7:30pm, Buchladen und Spirituelles Center, Pestalozzistr.
39, 10627 Berlin-Charlottenburg.
adidam.de
event page
Lösungen zum globalen Zusammenleben. Eine Einführung in Adi
Da’s Buch Nicht-Zwei ist Frieden
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Berlin-Charlottenburg
— "Conscious Light – The Divine Life and Revelation
of Avatar Adi Da Samraj", Donnerstag, September 27, 2018,
7:30pm, Buchladen und Spirituelles Center, Pestalozzistr.
39, 10627 Berlin-Charlottenburg.
adidam.de
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Deutschlandpremiere des neuen Films über Avatar Adi Da.
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Maria
Hoop — "Where Is Happiness?" Free Weekend
Retreat (retreat language: Dutch), Saturday, September 22 -
Sunday, September 23, 2018, European Danda, Maria Hoop, The
Netherlands.
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Maria
Hoop — "Where Is Happiness?" Free Weekend
Retreat (retreat language: Dutch), Saturday, October 20 - Sunday,
October 21, 2018, European Danda, Maria Hoop, The Netherlands.
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Maria
Hoop — "Where Is Happiness?" Free
Weekend Retreat (retreat language: Dutch), Saturday, November
17 - Sunday, November 18, 2018, European Danda, Maria Hoop,
The Netherlands.
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Melbourne
— Premiere screening of the new, award-winning documentary
film, "Conscious Light", Saturday, October 20, 2018,
7:00 - 9:00 pm, Cameo Cinemas, 1628 Burwood Highway, Belgrave,
Victoria, Australia. Click on the image for more details.
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Melbourne
— Premiere screening of the new, award-winning documentary
film, "Conscious Light", Sunday, October 28, 2018,
4:00 - 6:00 pm, Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon Street, Carlton, Victoria.
Click on the image for more details.
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Auckland
— Premiere screening of the new, award-winning documentary
film, "Conscious Light", Sunday, August 26, 2018,
6:30 - 8:00 pm, Adidam Centre, 12 Seibel Road, Henderson Valley,
Auckland, New Zealand. Click on the image for more details.
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event page
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Auckland
— The Celebration of Avatar Adi Da's Divine Re-Awakening,
Saturday September 15, 5:00pm, the Adidam Centre and Bookstore,
12 Seibel Road, Henderson Valley, Auckland.
A contemplative evening of video, chanting and sacred art
to celebrate the anniversary of Avatar Adi Da’s Divine Re-Awakening
at the Vedanta Temple in Los Angeles in 1970.
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Auckland
— The Celebration of the Divine Human Birth of Avatar
Adi Da Samraj, Saturday November 3, 5:30 pm, the Adidam Centre
and Bookstore, 12 Seibel Road, Henderson Valley, Auckland.
An evening in honour of Avatar Adi Da’s Birth on November
3rd, 1939 (U.S.time). A contemplative evening including chanting
and video of Adi Da. The evening will finish with celebratory
cake.
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Weekly
Satsang Phone Calls — Divine Stories: Conversations
with Devotees Speaking about Adi Da's Blessings in Their Lives.
Satsang calls every Sunday at 10am. Please register ahead
of time!
- August 5, August 12, August 19, August 26, September 2,
September 9
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2.
More About the "Reality, Truth, and Conscious Light" Events
"Reality, Truth, and Conscious Light"
is a 90-minute, introductory presentation on the Life, Teaching,
and Living Spiritual Presence of Avatar Adi Da Samraj.
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"Everything about this presentation was a delight! Beautifully
done. I had a delightful time. Let's do it again!"
Leonard M., an attendee at
"Reality, Truth, and Conscious Light"
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"About the evening: I can only say it was lovely warm,
welcoming. . . And Adi Da's presence in the film spoke for
itself, very beautifully."
another attendee at
"Reality, Truth, and Conscious Light"
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Watch a free recording — You can watch
a free recording of our introductory webinar which aired in
February, 2016. It includes stories by two devotees, Rachel Kuhn
and Ruy Carpenter, a 35 minute video, and Rachel and Ruy's answers
to questions asked by webinar participants about Avatar Adi Da and
the Reality-Way of Adidam. 3.
More About the "Conscious Light" Film Screenings
In every time and place, human beings have sought to grasp the
ultimate mysteries of life and death. From time to time, great spiritual
realizers have appeared in the world to reveal and transmit the
secrets of reality and truth to all. Avatar Adi Da Samraj (1939-2008)
is one of the rarest of such beings. His entire life was devoted
to the discovery, demonstration, and spiritual revelation of the
highest truth.
Conscious Light offers a penetrating glimpse into the remarkable
life and enlightened teachings of Avatar Adi Da and his work to
create an enduring legacy of potential spiritual realization for
everyone.
Drawing on an extensive archival collection of film, photography,
and audio recordings, as well as interviews with students who lived
with Adi Da and practice his teachings, this intimate documentary
takes the viewer on a journey of spiritual awakening in the company
of one of the great spiritual masters of all time.
Current screenings: Listed in the Regional
Events section earlier on this page.
More infomation: Visit the Conscious
Light Film website.
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More About the "Wisdom Tools" Series
Wisdom Tools seminars introduce you to Adi Da's remarkable
wisdom on key topics as it applies to human concerns. Seminar
topics include:
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An overview of the Wisdom Tool Series
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The Dual Sensitivities Required for
True Spiritual Life — Adi Da instructs that in order
for true spiritual practice to begin there must be both
the sensitivity to our mortality and the futility of looking
for fulfilment in life as well as an intuition of our
Prior Condition beyond that.
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The sensitivity to the mortality of existence
and the heart-impulse must strike against one
another at the heart and become an intense heart-fire.
Avatar Adi Da Samraj
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Death is a Living Process — A helpful
and informative webinar presentation by members the Adidam
Death & Dying Ministry, on preparing for the death process
and serving others going through the death process.
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I have called the process of death "easy death",
because that is what it can become. In order to
die free of fear, you must be in a different disposition
toward life altogether.
Avatar Adi Da Samraj
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- Transcending the Mechanism of Doubt — Doubt is
one of the core human emotions that creates separation
from others and the Divine. Hear and consider Adi Da’s
simple but profound discourse on how to transcend this
powerful mood.
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We tend to associate doubt with some ‘thing’ we feel
negative about. Whereas actually doubt is a mechanism
that doesn’t have anything to do with some object
or thing to be doubted.
Avatar Adi Da Samraj
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- Transcending the Knot of Fear — Fear is one of
the strongest and most powerful of human emotions. Hear
Adi Da, in a compassionate but very direct way, address
a devotee who had suffered debilitating fear in his life.
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Everyone is in the midst of an activity that
is generating fear. . . It's inherent in the presumption
of identification with the state of separateness,
change and inevitable death. You cannot get rid
of fear. The Way I have Given enters you fully
consciously into the Domain of Reality Itself,
which transcends that activity which generates
fear.
Avatar Adi Da Samraj
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Understanding Vital, Peculiar,
and Solid Character Strategies — Human beings
develop what Adi Da calls “character strategies”
in reaction to the "vital shock" of birth and identification
with the body- mind. Discover what your character
strategy might be and how that strategy dictates
your expression of life-energy.
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The three human types (vital, peculiar,
and solid) are a strategic play on life,
or the Life-Principle, conceived as dilemma
or conflict.
Avatar Adi Da Samraj
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- Feel the Wound of Love — A profound consideration
about how to incarnate love under all conditions beyond
recoil and rejection.
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Love Does Not Fail For You When You Are Rejected
or Betrayed or Apparently Not Loved. Love Fails
For You When You Reject, Betray, and Do Not Love.
. . Therefore, Love. Do This Rather Than Make
Any Effort To Get Rid Of The Feeling Of Being
Rejected.
Avatar Adi Da Samraj
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- The Traditional and Time-Honored Guru-Devotee Relationship
— At the center of all the world’s religions are individuals
who by their actual Realization of Truth, Reality or God
draw others into that Realization. This session will give
insight into how the relationship to such an Adept-Realizer
works and how it serves one’s own Realization.
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The Primary force and “root” of all esoteric
traditions of human kind are the Adept- Realizers,
those who actually Realize the Spiritual and Transcendental
Nature of Reality.
Avatar Adi Da Samraj
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- The Seven Stages of Life
- The Searchless Raw Diet
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Other Featured Introductory Events Around the World
- The Gift of True Happiness — The way that Adi
Da Samraj offers is a choice based on awakening to the prior
unity of our true condition and recognition of the Divine
alive in the world. This is an introduction to His work. In
addition, find out about local classes that give you immediate
access to the profound wisdom gifts of Adi Da Samraj on topics
such as Death is a Living Process, the Wound of Love, Transcending
the Knot of Fear, Understanding Vital, Peculiar, and Solid
Character Strategies, The Traditional and Time-Honored Guru-Devotee
Relationship, Transcending the Mechanism of Doubt, and Dual
Sensitivities Required for True Spiritual Life.
- Locate What Is Real — In this two-part presentation,
you will be introduced to Avatar Adi Da's core teaching on
the true nature of reality, the illusion of the separate self,
and the nature of human suffering. Experience Avatar Adi Da's
transformative Spiritual Presence through His Teaching and
Sacred Sightings (or Darshan). Hear stories and testimonials
from long-time devotees of Avatar Adi Da. See video discourses
of Avatar Adi Da speaking.
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