{"title":"Stories by Devotees","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirect contact with a Spiritual Realizer—whether in person, or through his or her teaching or Spiritual Presence—awakens a living, intimate process of Grace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe testimonies of those who experienced this in relationship with Avatar Adi Da provide insight into how this process works. The stories (or leelas) can also actually transmit the Grace that was activated in the devotee’s life—thereby extending Avatar Adi Da’s Instruction and Blessing-Transmission to everyone who reads them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"love-and-blessings","title":"Love and Blessings","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book contains heart-breaking stories from more than twenty devotees that tell of human need and Divine Response. A soldier in Iraq, a woman going blind in Holland, a son with his dying father in Australia, a woman with breast cancer in America—these and others tell how they asked Avatar Adi Da Samraj for His Blessing-Regard and the miraculous process that ensued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the stories in \u003cem\u003eLove and Blessings \u003c\/em\u003eare not only about the Compassionate Blessings of Avatar Adi Da Samraj. They are about His Liberating Blessing-Grace, which He offers as a Gift for the sake of Awakening all beings beyond any suffering of body and mind—Awakening each and all to the Blessed State of Eternal Freedom and Happiness that is Conscious Light Itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Dawn Horse Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49603506372823,"sku":"3708","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/5345\/3271\/files\/love-and-blessing.png?v=1787038989"},{"product_id":"beyond-the-illusion","title":"Beyond the Illusion","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the eldest child of film director King Vidor and actress Eleanor Boardman, Antonia (“Toni”) Vidor grew up amidst the glamour of Hollywood’s Golden Era. After college, she rejected the life offered by her parents’ wealth and fame. From the late 1940s to the early seventies, she was an equestrian, healer, as well as a pioneer of alternative living. During this time, a process awakened in her that triggered a steady stream of psychic phenomena, some ecstatic, others terrifying. she also became a spiritual seeker and met a dazzling array of teachers, none of whom satisfied her thirst for spiritual truth. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1974, her children grown and her tumultuous search exhausted, Toni discovered the Teachings of Avatar Adi Da and knew she had finally found the truth she had long sought. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1998, Adi Da Samraj Gave Toni Vidor the name “O.G.”, or “Ogee” (OH-jee). He said this stood for “Old Growth”. She was hopeful that the name pertained to spiritual growth as well as the ancient and venerable redwoods in the Northern California coastal region He so enjoyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen, in 2004, Avatar Adi Da suggested to Toni that she write about her life. And now, after many years of hard work—and in the very first formally acknowledged book of testimonial stories by a devotee of Avatar Adi Da Samraj—anyone who wants to has the opportunity to read Ogee’s remarkable autobiography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith remarkable honesty and insight, Toni tells of her life as the devotee of Adi Da Samraj. She recounts in vivid terms the miraculous phenomena in His company, as well as the ordeals of the beginning spiritual practitioner. Versed in the traditions of esotericism, she describes the inner workings of the relationship between the disciple and a true adept-realizer—the hard realities and personal trials as well as the ecstasies and profound revelations that come with a life dedicated to the genuine spiritual process.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Dawn Horse Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49603509256407,"sku":"4246","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/5345\/3271\/files\/beyond-the-illusion.jpg?v=1790905322"},{"product_id":"at-feet-spiritual-master","title":"At the Feet of the Spiritual Master","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Dawn Horse Press is happy to be able to offer this collection of Leelas (sacred stories) about one devotee’s experience in the Company of Avatar Adi Da Samraj, witnessed and recorded between 1972 and 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is full of Avatar Adi Da’s Gifts of Love, Humor, lessons in self-understanding, and the constant Revelation of Divine Reality. Through the engaging storytelling offered in these 114 Leelas, this book offers unique insight into how Avatar Adi Da Blessed and Worked with His devotees and all beings. Includes many rare photographs dating back to 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Dawn Horse Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49603511615703,"sku":"4644","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/5345\/3271\/files\/at-the-feet-of-the-spiritual-master.jpg?v=1790905121"}],"url":"https:\/\/dawnhorsepress.com\/collections\/stories-by-devotees.oembed","provider":"The Dawn Horse Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}