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	The Religious Movements Homepage: Adidam
		Adi Da's current formal name, Ruchira Avatar Adi Da Samraj, is not just a random collection of names meant to sound divine, but are Sanskrit terms intended to convey specific meanings and to define his being as an avatar.
		Adi Da teaches that the ego is "an activity, not an entity." By this, it should be understood that men and women create their egos and perpetuate them through their actions.
		Adi Da's human form is said to transmit this brightness, and it is for this reason that much of their meditative practices involve concentration on photographic representations of the guru.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/adidam.html (4812 words)

	Adi Da - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Adi Da Samraj (born Franklin Albert Jones, November 3, 1939 in Jamaica, New York) is a highly controversial modern spiritual teacher and religious guru and the founder of the new religious movement known as Adidam.
		Adi Da claims that "traditional sacred society, large or small, has had a kind of hierarchical way of organizing itself." He compares Adidam to a beehive, and stated that "The general congregation in the hive is the kind of worker bee.
		In 1985 Adi Da and his church were the target of a lawsuit alleging (among other things) fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, and assault and battery; and seeking $5 million in damages [16].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Adi_Da (3383 words)

	About Adi Da Samraj
		Born on Long Island on November 3, 1939, Adi Da spent his early years concentrated in two fundamental activities: an all-consuming investigation of the means for realizing truth, and the development of the capability to communicate truth through artistic means, both literary and visual.
		Adi Da graduated from Columbia College in 1961, with a B.A. in philosophy, then went on to graduate studies in English literature at Stanford, obtaining his M.A. in 1966.
		In the years since 1970, Adi Da has created a vast body of literary and spiritual writings—more than 50 published books—and is widely recognized as one of the most significant spiritual masters living today, and even of all time.
	www.mummerybook.org /adida.html (482 words)

	Adi Da Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ HigherPower.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In 1965, Adi Da (then still Franklin Jones) became a disciple of Swami Rudrananda, also known as Rudi, and, later, in 1968, a disciple of the Indian teacher Swami Muktananda, who gave Jones a letter which acknowledged his experiences and gave him the right to teach.
		Adi Da was also involved with Scientology for approximately one year, ending in mid-1969 [1].
		In 1985 Adi Da and his church were the target of a lawsuit alleging (among other things) fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, and assault and battery; and seeking $5 million in damages [15].
	higherpower.org /encyclopedia/Adi_Da (3175 words)

	Adi Da's Work in Art and Architecture
		Adi Da's work breaks the traditional rules and conventions of standard photographic practice — not as a formalist exercise or to participate in the (conventional) games of the avant-garde, but rather as a means of creating true visionary art.
		Adi Da is inviting us to see that art is capable of relating to the world in a way that reflects a truer understanding of reality than our present culture is willing to acknowledge.
		Adi Da's Art is a paradoxical experience, a multi-dimensional one, a revelatory one, a liberating one, an ordeal also, a participation that is extraordinary.
	www.adi-da.org /art_architecture (3703 words)

	Adi Da - Wikiquote
		As such NPD leaders go, Adi Da is not nearly as bad as some, and smarter than most, but he conforms with uncanny predictibility to both the general and specific outlines of their pattern.
		"Adi Da's Teaching is neither utopian nor dissociative; it is simply a radically new human politics based on the Truth.
		I think the seeds of Da’s shadow are evident in what little he tells us of his childhood: An incredibly sensitive little boy who is interested in the myth of the Christian messiah feels his heartfelt happiness being destroyed by his parents’ frequent displays of anger and negativity.
	en.wikiquote.org /wiki/Adi_Da (1799 words)

	Da Free John / Adidam / Adi Da Samraj
		Da Free John, which is the name I still think of him as, owing to the fact that when I read his stuff he still went under that name.
		There is no denying Da Free John's writings indicate a strong and profound intellect and a precise and clearly experiential insight into the transcendental state of consciousness.
		The devotees and disciples of Da claim that this Light, the Da or Adi Da, is the same as the flawed psychophysical instrument called Franklin Jones.
	www.kheper.net /topics/gurus/Da.htm (2289 words)

	Adi Da Samraj - About the Artist
		Born on Long Island in 1939, Adi Da describes his early years as being focused in two fundamental activities: investigating how to realize truth, and developing the ability to communicate that truth through artistic means (both visual and literary).
		Adi Da graduated from Columbia University in 1961, with a BA in philosophy, and from Stanford University in 1966, with an MA in English literature.
		In the years since, Adi Da has created a large body of spiritual writings, over sixty published books, and is widely recognized as one of the most significant spiritual masters living today.
	www.daplastique.com /artist.html (463 words)

	Adi Da
		Avatar Adi Da's devotees recognize Him as the Primordial Being, the Source of all, the Original Divine Person, Da--and He is the Avatar, the bodily Revelation of that One.
		When Avatar Adi Da Samraj is addressed as "the Ruchira Buddha" this does not mean that He is part of the historical tradition of Buddhism.
		Avatar Adi Da Samraj is the unique Revelation of the "Bright"--and, because this is so, He is the "Ruchira Avatar", or the "Shining Divine 'Descent'", the Appearance of the Divine in bodily (human) Form.
	names.adidam.org /adida.htm (477 words)

	Adi Da Samraj - The 'Bright' Incarnate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Adi Da Samraj was born "Franklin Albert Jones" on November 3, 1939, in Long Island, New York.
		Before His birth, Adi Da consciously associated Himself with the embryonic physical being that was to be born to His mother and father.
		Although He is manifested in a human body, Avatar Adi Da Samraj is not an ordinary human being — and not even an extraordinary human being.
	www.adidam.com /adi-da.htm (327 words)

	DAISM (Adi Da)
		Da’s whole non-dual perspective was clearly developed in relation and response to the Vedantic non-dualism of Kashmir Shaivism, and the Advaitic non-dualism of Ramana, along with the whole of the Upanishadic tradition, including the Ribhu Gita and the Astavakra Gita.
		Da describes the third stage of the perfect practice (the seventh stage of life) as perfect Self-Abiding, recognizing all arising phenomena as mere modifications of consciousness.
		Which is why the corruptions of the neo-Advaitics actually work strongly in Da’s favor, allowing him to point to their examples as a rationale for downgrading Advaitism altogether to second-tier status while at the same time ignoring the even worse cultism and stupidity that is allowed free reign in Adidam.
	www.geocities.com /jcbloka/lightmind/BY_6_vs_7.htm (1453 words)

	Ken Wilber and Adi Da
		Ken Wilber and Adi Da Ken Wilber was for some time a very enthusiastic supporter of Adi Da (formerly Da Free John).
		Da is capable of some truly exquisite insights, but in other areas, he has fared less well, and this has increasingly verged on the catastrophic...
		In the meantime, I affirm all of the extremes of my statements about Da: he is one of the greatest spiritual Realizers of all time, in my opinion, and yet other aspects of his personality lag far behind those extraordinary heights.
	www.kheper.net /topics/Wilber/Da.html (1075 words)

	Adi Da
		Avatar Adi Da's insistence on the primary importance of human-scale cooperative community as the basic unit of the successful state is bold and refreshing.
		Adi Da Samraj is a man who has truly walked in Spirit and given true enlightenment to many.
		Adi Da Samraj is a Master of Love, which is the Truest and Greatest Healing Force in the Universe.
	www.adi-da.net /testimonials (2139 words)

	Adi Da and Adidam
		In the midst of this dark and bewildering epoch, the Ruchira Avatar, Adi Da Samraj, has come to this human world to establish a unique Spiritual life and culture that is not based on mythology.
		The life and teaching of Avatar Adi Da Samraj are of profound and decisive spiritual significance at this critical moment in history.
		The book Adi Da and Adidam, the source of this website, was written by Carolyn Lee Ph.D., under the direction of the Ruchira Sannyasin Order of Adidam Ruchiradam.
	www.adidam.tv (355 words)

	Freedom of Mind » Adi Da
		Adi Da Adi Da, born Franklin Albert Jones, Nov. 3 1939, is the founder and leader of Adidam.
		Adi Da was also involved with Scientology for approximately one year, ending in mid-1969.
		Although Adi Da has written many books, 5 titles are considered central and most representative of his teachings and need to be studied at least once a day.
	www.freedomofmind.com /resourcecenter/adi-da (503 words)

	The Revelatory Art of Adi Da Samraj
		Through His art, Avatar Adi Da offers His direct (non-verbal and non-conceptual) Revelation of Truth, of Reality, of Real God, of the nature of human existence, and of the process of transcending the limitations of human existence.
		Many of Adi Da's images are highly sophisticated and complex multiple exposures, often involving more than two (and even as many as ten or more) superimposed layers.
		Adi Da always creates His multiple-exposed images in camera, never in the darkroom or by digital means.
	www.adidam.tv /revelatory-art.html (609 words)

	Alibris: Da Adi
		The Hymn Of The True Heart-Master is a free rendering by Adi Da Samraj of the Guru Gita, an ancient Hindu text which proclaims that the relationship between the Guru and the devotee is the Supreme means of Divine Self-Realization.
		The Ego-"I" is the Illusion of Relatedness: The Principal Essay of the Da Avabhasa Upanishad
		Containing key Talks and Essays by Adi Da Samraj from each of the last 25 years, along with stories and testimonials from His devotees, this book is an elegant retrospective of a quarter of a century of Avatar Adi Da's Teaching Work.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Adi,Da (1209 words)

	Adi Da, Alias Franklin Albert Jones: Another Quack Guru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Adi Da's appearance is supposed to be unprecedented in the whole of human history.
		Adi Da maintains about 1000 followers on a worldwide basis, but the turnover is so great that perhaps 10,000 people have at one time or another been his cultists.
		Adi Da practises polygyny and marries up to 14 girls at a time.
	www.useless-knowledge.com /1234/aug/article182.html (928 words)

	Adi Da: His Teaching and His Way of Perfect Happiness
		Adi Da Adi Da has created a body of spiritual literature that is unprecedented and full of Spiritual Revelation.
		Adi Da Samraj and his unique body of teaching work offer a rare and extraordinary opportunity for those courageous students who are ready to move beyond ego and take the plunge into deepest communion with the Absolute.
		But the heart of the devotee's practice is the Spiritual relationship with Adi Da Samraj; the purpose of all the "secondary" practices is to bring one's life and body-mind into greater balance, freeing up increasingly greater energy and attention for the Spiritual relationship.
	www.adi-da.com (1032 words)

	Real education at yodaz
		Adi Da Samraj Astrology - Tropical Chart - franklin jones
		Adi Da Samraj Astrology - Sidereal Chart - franklin jones
		May da Grace of The Ruchira Avatar Adi Da touch and widen your heart to God-Knows Where.
	www.geocities.com /darrenpeet/pages/education.html?200528 (141 words)

	Adi Da and the Case of Ken Wilber
		Wilber has acknowledged Adi Da Samraj as one of his teachers [Grace and Grit], and much of his own conceptual framework can be viewed as borrowing from that of Adi Da Samraj:
		But Ken Wilber appears not to have had the personal strength to continue advocating Adi Da Samraj in spite of the "grief" he was receiving.
		So for a while, he tried to have it both ways, publicly denouncing "Da", while privately confessing his "love and devotion" to "Master Adi Da", and privately expressing the hope that "my work will continue to bring students to the Way of the Heart".
	www.adidawilber.com (1064 words)

	IS GOD IN THE GARBAGE?: A Critical Appraisal of Adi Da's Philosophy, essay by Andrew Smith
		Da is obviously using the term "I" not in the sense that it is ordinarily understood--as a specific individual person, separate from others--but to refer to a state of being in which all sense of alienation and separateness has been transcended, in which one experiences a complete oneness with all of existence.
		Da appears obsessed with the fact that he has not only realized a very high state of awareness, but that he is the only person in the history of the earth to have done so.
		Da, and his remaining supporters, seem to believe that this concept of self-contraction is a unique and original aspect of his teachings, an idea not found in any of the spiritual classics.
	www.integralworld.net /smith12.html (10306 words)

	The Adidam Revelation - the spiritual work of Adi Da Samraj
		In this video excerpt from a recent talk, Adi Da Samraj speaks about the true nature of the ego — which, He says, is not an independent entity, but an activity we are doing.
		Adi Da's sublime, paradoxical Image-Art was chosen from hundreds of submissions of museum quality work to be included in the world-renowned 2007 Venice Biennale Art Exhibition.
		In June of 2005, Avatar Adi Da Samraj traveled to The Mountain of Attention Sanctuary in northern California.
	global.adidam.org (305 words)

	The Knee of Daism
		Adi Da is a complex character who evokes complex responses.
		Da is noted for taking credit for anything good, while projecting blame on others for anything bad.
		Quotations and photos from the works of Adi Da (Franklin Jones) are copyright The Ruchira Buddha Foundation Pty Ltd, and are used under Section 107 (Fair Use Provisions) of United States Copyright Law.
	lightmind.com /Impermanence/Library/knee (397 words)

	Adi Da Samraj
		It must be stated at the outset that Adi Da Samraj is not an artist, but for more than thirty years has been an active spiritual teacher.
		Adi Da writes and teaches extensively; just because he has never been on the radar of the media as Ram Dass has doesn’t mean he is not an interesting and charismatic figure.
		Whether or not Adi Da is a bona fide avatar, as claimed, photography has been part of this energetic man’s practice and vocabulary for around forty years, though most intensively during the last five.
	artscenecal.com /ArticlesFile/Archive/Articles2003/Articles0403/AdiDaSA.html (567 words)

	Adi Da Samraj and the Spiritual Practice of Adidam
		Included is a seven page article about Avatar Adi Da that focuses on the death experiences and events in His Life, as well as many excerpts from the book.
		The Spiritual autobiography of Adi Da Samraj is now available in a greatly expanded third edition, including the secrets of His "Pre-History" (before His birth in 1939.) Chapter One is now available online as a free download.
		Learn more about this remarkable work and read a short biography of Adi Da, including His own statement of intention about the portrayal of reality within The Mummery Book.
	www.adidam.org (404 words)

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