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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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It was common during Adi Da's lifetime for His devotees to offer musical performances to Him as gifts of their gratitude and love. This video excerpt form 2013, five years after His Bodily passing, includes a variety of music, including traditional Indian chanting, a choral rendition and adaption of Beethoven's Ode to Joy and even gospel music! We offer this excerpt in this world-wide season of celebration and gratitude for the unity of humankind.

This video clip features performances from many devotees, including Mel McMurrin singing "Mary Don’t You Weep", Crane Kirkbride ("Ode to Divine Joy"), the voices of the Adidam Choir, and the piano-playing of Naamleela Free Jones. You can also hear the Choir singing devotee and Billboard Award-winning composer Ray Lynch's song, "This Is the Great Gift".

Available as a CD, Ode To Divine Joy, from the Dawn Horse Press.

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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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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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Excerpt from an Avataric Discourse by Adi Da, “Mówi o Swoim Nauczaniu Jako Przekazie” (“ My Teaching is a Direct Transmission of Me”), from October 28, 2005.

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Megan Anderson, Senior Editor at the Dawn Horse Press, talks about how Reading Adi Da’s Word is very different from reading an ordinary book.

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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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A brief glimpse of some of the gardens at the European Danda in Maria Hoop, The Netherlands.

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This video clip, "Uświęcona tradycją relacja Guru-uczeń" ("The Time-Honored Guru-Devotee Relationship") begins with a documentary style segment narrated by Nick Elias. This is followed (at 1:00) by Darshan of Avatar Adi Da, accompanied by Adi Da talking.

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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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Testimonials from people who have attended the "Awakened To Brightness" Retreats.

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Spuścizna Avatar Adi Da ("Avatar Adi Da's Legacy") is a brief overview of Avatar Adi Da's Written Teaching, His mage-Art, th 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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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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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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