In this Talk, given in April 1988, Avatar Adi Da answers basic questions about the beginnings of Spiritual life. Avatar Adi Da clarifies the demand that real Spiritual practice entails, the intelligence and discipline required, and the Great Help He Offers in the midst of this Great Ordeal.
In March 1988, Avatar Adi Da left Adi Da Samrajashram—His principal Hermitage in Fiji—and travelled to New Zealand where He met with practitioners of the Reality-Way of Adidam and with people interested in taking up the Transcendental Spiritual Way He has Given. This DVD contains excerpts of one such occasion that occurred on April 1, 1988. In these delightful and humorous conversations, Avatar Adi Da answers such questions as:
How do I love?
What is God?
What is real Spiritual life?
How does someone overcome the tendency to become dry and serious when living a life of discipline?
How important is intelligence to esoteric practice?
What about the reluctance I feel to take up esoteric practice?
As Avatar Adi Da responds to the various individuals in the room with Him that day, He draws everyone into a profound examination of the fundamental purpose of existence. Avatar Adi Da points out that human beings are chronically suffering from the limitation of their experience and are not tending to take into account the totality within which they appear.
To grow beyond limitations and enter into the stream of real growth, a most profound and creative process of ego-transcending practice must be entered into—a process made possible by the Grace and Help of the Realized Spiritual Master.
This six-part series features excerpts from question-and-answer occasions with Ruchira Avatar Adi Da Samraj, all recorded between 1988 and 1991. The series was originally released in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Avatar Adi Da’s Teaching-Work, which began in 1972 (and came to completion in 2000).
Total running time: 54 minutes
