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    • The Way of Devotion to the God-Man
    • The Righteous Law
    • Adi Da speaking from what is most likely 1974
    • from I Am The Not-“Other” (The Aletheon, v. 7)
    • Adidam is a Subversive Way
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    • Letter to Adi Da from Peter Wood
    • My Lord has made a madwoman out of me, poem by Lynn Thompson
    • My Birthday Gift, by Hellie Kalogeros
    • The Hand Gesture that Proved the Incarnation of God, by Hellie Kalogeros
    • Separation Anxiety, by Hellie Kalogeros
    • Divine Intervention, by Hellie Kalogeros
    • The Glass of Water, by Hellie Kalogeros
    • Watching a baseball game with Bhagavan Adi Da Samraj
    • Adi Da Samraj and the sixteenth Karmapa, Ranjung Rigpe Dorje
    • The Shankaracharya of Kanchi and Avatara Adi Da Samraj
    • At Poolside with Bubba Free John
    • A Photograph from 1974
  • Stories/Quotes from the Traditions
    • Some quotes from recent reading regarding Swami Vivekananda
    • A Painting of Swami Vivekananda done from Life
    • A traditional quote much appreciated by Adi Da Samraj
    • “The world calls me mad” a poem by Rang Avadhoot
  • Practice in Adidam
    • Sacred Environments, Agent-Objects and This Moment in Adidam
    • Question about The First Great Invocation and full cycle of devotions
    • sleeping and getting up in the morning
    • Old Books and the Eternal Reality-Teaching
    • Bathing and Morning Meditation
  • Adidam Library/Book Leelas
    • Adi Da Samraj and The Basket of Tolerance
    • Stages of Life-Book club #1
    • States of consciousness-Book club #2
    • Creator God-Book club #3
    • Library Tour-1, Book Club #4,
    • Book Club #5 Discussion Library Tour 2
    • Discussion #5a Library tour 3
    • Internet, Cultism and True Practice, Book Club #6
    • Guru-devotee relationship, book club #7
    • Swami Muktananda, intro to Play of Consciousness Book club #8
    • Book Club #9, Play of Consciousness #2
    • Book Club, all that exists of Book club #10, Swami Muktananda #3
    • book club 12, The Song of the Self Supreme, no. 1
    • book club 13, Ashtavakra Gita, #2
    • Book club 14, final Ashtavakra Gita
    • The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, #15
    • Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, week 2, #16
    • Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, #3, week 17
    • Ramana Maharshi, week 1, #18
    • Ramana Maharshi week 2, #19
    • Ramana Maharshi 3, #20, shorter video
    • Ramana Maharshi 4 #21
    • Ramana Maharshi 5, #22
    • The Basket of Tolerance introduction, working draft, part 1
    • The Basket of Tolerance introduction, working draft, part 2
    • The Basket of Tolerance introduction, working draft, part 3
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  • Audio-Video Presentations
    • The Basket of Tolerance course video, excerpt #1
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #2
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    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #4
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #5
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #6
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #7
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #8
    • The Basket of Tolerance, course excerpt #9
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #10
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #11
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #12
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #13
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #14
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #15, Shankara
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #16
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #17, Unlearn Your Prejudices
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    • Adi Da’s Look
    • Woodstock (and People’s Park), 1969
    • Inspiration in the Regions
  • Divine Distraction–the talk
  • Audio-Video Presentations
    • Da Guru Purnima 2016 Presentation
    • Podcast on show called “Vajra Body, Vajra Mind”, with host Damien Abel
    • Leelas from February, 2016 phone call, hosted by Howard Rontal
    • Da Guru Purnima Presentation, July 2011
    • The Disposition of Right Practice
    • Presentation on The Prophesied Completing of the Great Tradition, 08/02/15
    • “My Requirements are for Your Good”, Presentation
    • 40th Anniversary of The Mountain of Attention-Presentation
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  • Adi Da Samraj
    • The Way of Devotion to the God-Man
    • The Righteous Law
    • Adi Da speaking from what is most likely 1974
    • from I Am The Not-“Other” (The Aletheon, v. 7)
    • Adidam is a Subversive Way
  • Leelas/Testimonials
    • Letter to Adi Da from Peter Wood
    • My Lord has made a madwoman out of me, poem by Lynn Thompson
    • My Birthday Gift, by Hellie Kalogeros
    • The Hand Gesture that Proved the Incarnation of God, by Hellie Kalogeros
    • Separation Anxiety, by Hellie Kalogeros
    • Divine Intervention, by Hellie Kalogeros
    • The Glass of Water, by Hellie Kalogeros
    • Watching a baseball game with Bhagavan Adi Da Samraj
    • Adi Da Samraj and the sixteenth Karmapa, Ranjung Rigpe Dorje
    • The Shankaracharya of Kanchi and Avatara Adi Da Samraj
    • At Poolside with Bubba Free John
    • A Photograph from 1974
  • Stories/Quotes from the Traditions
    • Some quotes from recent reading regarding Swami Vivekananda
    • A Painting of Swami Vivekananda done from Life
    • A traditional quote much appreciated by Adi Da Samraj
    • “The world calls me mad” a poem by Rang Avadhoot
  • Practice in Adidam
    • Sacred Environments, Agent-Objects and This Moment in Adidam
    • Question about The First Great Invocation and full cycle of devotions
    • sleeping and getting up in the morning
    • Old Books and the Eternal Reality-Teaching
    • Bathing and Morning Meditation
  • Adidam Library/Book Leelas
    • Adi Da Samraj and The Basket of Tolerance
    • Stages of Life-Book club #1
    • States of consciousness-Book club #2
    • Creator God-Book club #3
    • Library Tour-1, Book Club #4,
    • Book Club #5 Discussion Library Tour 2
    • Discussion #5a Library tour 3
    • Internet, Cultism and True Practice, Book Club #6
    • Guru-devotee relationship, book club #7
    • Swami Muktananda, intro to Play of Consciousness Book club #8
    • Book Club #9, Play of Consciousness #2
    • Book Club, all that exists of Book club #10, Swami Muktananda #3
    • book club 12, The Song of the Self Supreme, no. 1
    • book club 13, Ashtavakra Gita, #2
    • Book club 14, final Ashtavakra Gita
    • The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, #15
    • Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, week 2, #16
    • Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, #3, week 17
    • Ramana Maharshi, week 1, #18
    • Ramana Maharshi week 2, #19
    • Ramana Maharshi 3, #20, shorter video
    • Ramana Maharshi 4 #21
    • Ramana Maharshi 5, #22
    • The Basket of Tolerance introduction, working draft, part 1
    • The Basket of Tolerance introduction, working draft, part 2
    • The Basket of Tolerance introduction, working draft, part 3
  • Art
  • Audio-Video Presentations
    • The Basket of Tolerance course video, excerpt #1
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #2
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #3
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #4
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #5
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #6
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #7
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #8
    • The Basket of Tolerance, course excerpt #9
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #10
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #11
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #12
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #13
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #14
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #15, Shankara
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #16
    • The Basket of Tolerance course, excerpt #17, Unlearn Your Prejudices
  • Musings
    • Adi Da’s Look
    • Woodstock (and People’s Park), 1969
    • Inspiration in the Regions
  • Divine Distraction–the talk
  • Audio-Video Presentations
    • Da Guru Purnima 2016 Presentation
    • Podcast on show called “Vajra Body, Vajra Mind”, with host Damien Abel
    • Leelas from February, 2016 phone call, hosted by Howard Rontal
    • Da Guru Purnima Presentation, July 2011
    • The Disposition of Right Practice
    • Presentation on The Prophesied Completing of the Great Tradition, 08/02/15
    • “My Requirements are for Your Good”, Presentation
    • 40th Anniversary of The Mountain of Attention-Presentation
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