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Sample of Questionnaire
Sample of James Steinberg’s Response
A. Contact Information
Name: James Steinberg
Email: j@…
Address: …
Phone number: …
B. Background Information
Date of birth (m/d/y): 09-30-1951
Place of birth or childhood: Los Angeles
Parental religious or spiritual background: Jewish
Spiritual or religious involvements before approaching Adi Da:
Rudolf Steiner; Hassidic Judaism, Macrobiotics
C. Approach to Adi Da and Adidam
Date of contact with Adi Da or Adi Da: 08-18-1973
Date of formal involvement with Adidam: 09-29-1973
Where or how was approach made: Melrose Ashram in Los Angeles, interviewer was Gerald Sheinfeld, first Darshan in September, 1973 in Melrose bookstore, informal
D. Involvement with Adi Da and Adidam
Date/year of first Darshan with Adi Da or visit to Sanctuary: 08-28-1973
Level or Congregation of practice: Second Congregation
Regions associated with: California
Service to Adi Da and Adidam over the years of involvement:
The Dawn Horse Bookstore, Adidam Library, Cultural Services Department, Editorial Department, India service, Diplomatic contacts, Worldwide Gifting. Relative to service with books and the Great Tradition, rudraksha and Indian bronzes and posters and paintings
Where do you “dance” with Adi Da?:
Did you receive any Notes or comments from Adi Da: “The Teaching is not in books James, it’s on your backside, placed there by My Foot on the day of your Initiation.”–Adi Da Samraj
Tell a story of an interaction with Adi Da or response to His Presence:
Adi Da wrote me a letter in 1981 in response to my conviction that He had been Swami Vivekananda and I had been Swami Adbhutananda, “What is the difference between fanciful egoic identification with a character in a past life, and fanciful egoic identification with a character in the present life.”
Were you married or have children in Adidam?: Rani, stepdaughter from age 2, born 1975, Vina, born 1979
Did you live at a Sanctuary or go on retreat at a Sanctuary or visit Naitauba?
Mountain of Attention for 17 years, first time in 1975. Naitauba permanent resident on five different occasions, first time in 1988
How were you “known” within the community of devotees or/and, is any particular characterization that depicts you as a devotee? Presenter
Recount a Leela of Adi Da’s play that you personally witnessed or that you heard of and which was significant to you:
During Garbage and Goddess era saw Adi Da move His Arm and the clouds moved in the sky and it thundered
What else is good to be known about your relationship to Adi Da and Adidam?
See Divine Distraction & Love of the God-Man books for many leelas and written manuscript on James’ computer
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