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“My Avataric Divine
Word is a Form of My Divine Agency—an Extension of Myself,
a Means whereby I Bless all who truly resort to Me. My Avataric
Divine Word is not independent of Me. My Avataric Divine Word
is not a “substitute” for Me.” --Avatar
Adi Da Samraj |
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The Ancient Walk-About Way
“True spiritual life is not just a change in your mind. Much more than an 'inner awakening' or a 'good feeling' about everything must take place...The physical body and its energies must be literally transformed.” --Avatar
Adi Da Samraj |
| This 4-week course examines the fundamentals of Adi Da Samraj’s teachings: “radical” devotion, right life, and perfect knowledge. Topics explored in the course include:
- Waking up from the dream of identification with the body-mind
- Positive disillusionment with conditional possibilities
- The devotional relationship to the God-Realizer as the ancient means for Divine Enlightenment
- The super-physics of Divine Enlightenment
- The human mind as "artificial intelligence"
- Prior Unity vs. the effort to achieve Unity
- Perfect Knowledge demonstrated by renunciation
- The Reality-Way offered by Adi Da Samraj, which is prior to "point of view" and the "search for the Divine"
Four weekly sessions, offered in a variety of formats: classroom, online classroom, mail, or telephone correspondence. One book is required for the class: The Ancient Walk-About Way. Suggested Donation: 250 Rupees. [Reduced fees are avae for students and those in financial difficulty.] This course is one way to prepare for darshan of Adi Da Samraj if He visits India. To register, click here. |
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Divine Distraction
“Real Spiritual life is founded in Love-Communion with the Divine, and absolute dependence on Divine Grace.” --Avatar
Adi Da Samraj |
This is a 6-week course based on the book Divine Distraction: A Guide to the Guru-Devotee Relationship, written by a long-time devotee who shares his personal experiences in the company of Adi Da Samraj. Topics explored in the course include:
- Love of the God-Man: The Tradition of Devotion to the Realizer
- The Necessity for the Sat-Guru as Described in the Great Tradition (Including Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism)
- Beyond the Cultic Tendency in Religion
- The Sacrament of Universal Sacrifice: The Divine Laws Inherent in the Guru-Devotee Relationship
- "Always Allow The Divine Person to Stand Even As Your Own body-mind”: The Sublime Practice of “Radical” Devotion to Adi Da Samraj
- The Sacred Ordeal of Practice in the Company of a Sat-Guru
- “The Gift That Is The Heart Itself”: Adi Da Samraj’s Transmission of Hridaya-Shakti
Six weekly sessions, offered in a variety of formats: classroom, online classroom, mail, or telephone correspondence. One book is required for the class: Divine Distraction. Suggested Donation: 500 Rupees. [Reduced fees are available for students and those in financial difficulty.] This course is one way to prepare for darshan of Avatar Adi Da Samraj if He visits India.
To register, click here.
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The Avatar of What Is
“The Purpose of My bodily (human) Appearance here is the Divine Liberation of all of humankind--not merely the human beings of the East or the human beings of the West, but all human beings (and, indeed, all beings and things altogether).” --Avatar
Adi Da Samraj |
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| This 6-week course is an introduction to the divine life and teachings of Adi Da Samraj and will explore:
- Adi Da Samraj’s early life, sadhana years, and His Divine Re-Awakening to the “Bright”
- Leelas from His years of actively teaching devotees
- The great yogic events that have marked His life
- His Wisdom-Teaching and Divine Image-Art
- “Radical” devotion, right life, and “Perfect Knowledge”: the essential elements of the Reality-Way of Adidam
- Introduction to life-positive disciplines: right diet, meditation, study, right practice in the realm of sex and emotion, puja, right use of money, sacred community
- The uniqueness of the Reality-Way of Adidam in relationship to the Great Tradition of human wisdom and spirituality
Six weekly sessions, offered in a variety of formats: classroom, online classroom, mail, or telephone correspondence. One book is required for the class: The Avatar of What Is. Suggested Donation: 500 Rupees. [Reduced fees are available for students and those in financial difficulty.] This course is one way to prepare for darshan of Avatar Adi Da Samraj if He visits India. To register, click here. |
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