> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" <wayback71@> wrote: > > > > when I saw Adya in Manhattan a few days ago, he said some of the same > > things, but it sounds as if he brought out more things to the fairfield > > group. I would like toa ttend one of his silent retreats someday. In > > California, where he is very popular, the retreats are by lottery since so > > many want to attend. > > > > He was so easy to be around and to listen - a lightness and ease and > > humility combined with wisdom. I liked it . I have that stillness inside, > > but still don't perceive it in a way I would call being Awakened. I > > thought maybe the no thoughts was a symptom of getting older! > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote: > > > > > > Nice account of the evening by someone: > > > > > > > > > > > > John and i were blown away- Adya is amazing- so simple and clear- no fancy > > > stuff- and the crowd was great- there were about 350 people- we're going > > > back tonight and taking our neighbor- there were a few questions and > > > really > > > good ones- one gal i know asked one- she said she has had so many > > > experiences of emptiness but was bummed that she is still a seeker - yeah, > > > that is true, and i loved her honesty- Adya told her to look within to > > > find > > > herself- she said she just couldn't find herself- he kept with her and > > > when > > > she kind of frustratedly said that there just wasn't something that was > > > there, he said BINGO! and she got it- so simple- he told her that that > > > emptiness doesn't seem like a great thing at first but to keep being with > > > that- and a kind of devotion to that develops- great- that is the deal- > > > eventually, and he said he didn't want to say this now and to forget he > > > said > > > it but it is true anyway... eventually that emptiness is found to be > > > everything- fullness- all that is- > > > > > > i am making it sound not fabulous, but he was- his simplicity and true > > > humility and naturalness were amazing- > > > > > > this was like ointment for this gal- i was so happy for her. he said that > > > each of us can see that within ourselves any and all the time, and we can > > > also see it in our loved ones and friends and then also in everyone and > > > everything. he brought it down so that it was completely accessible to > > > everyone there. > > > > > Yep, that was a communal question she asked and he led through it as a guided > meditation so well. You kind of had to have been there to appreciate it. > > > > > one guy started it out by asking about addictions- he goes between Peace > > > and > > > addictions- Adya was completely non-judgemental- beautiful- talked about > > > the shadow side being just as important as the Light side- both duality- > > > and when we sit in the Light, we have to embrace the Dark, or the Dark > > > will > > > come knocking on our door so that we can see that the jewel of Emptiness > > > is > > > also found even in the Shadows- He told him to keep asking himself what > > > he > > > really wanted from the addiction- deep- it helped the guy a lot, and it > > > addressed 'embodiment', which was great for the Bonder people who were > > > there. I walked out with one of them. she was prepared not to like him > > > but > > > loved him after. > > >
Yup, he was practical and particular in spiritual teaching through out. > > > Another was totally a head guy- obvious- Adya got him to see the Space- to > > > acknowledge the realization of that. Soothing and freeing. > > > > > > When he was talking, he said that it is interesting that when he sometimes > > > will tell the people at his retreats, 'ok, now let's meditate'- all of a > > > sudden there is a lot of shifting in seats and movement to get comfortable > > > for the meditation- he laughs and says that it is so funny because they > > > are > > > getting READY to find what is already here- that was a cool thing! > > > > > > and so true! > > > > > > The Gita stuff was intersting... Krishna showed Arjuna the whole trip, but > > > Ar. wasn't quite ready for all the shadow stuff. The war was about the > > > war > > > of not wanting to let go- when we awaken, we let go of not only the bad > > > but > > > also the good- and that is the hard part- like Arjuna having to kill his > > > relatives (the good parts about life that we are attached to). > > > > > > > > > > > > Since so many people go to the domes, i don't know who was there who go > > > and > > > who don't- i think it was well mixed, and there were people there that we > > > know and many we have never seen before and a good mix of our age and > > > younger- I'll be interested to see tonight how many are repeats and how > > > many new- I completely recommend that anyone go. Can't imagine anyone > > > being put off by him. > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh yeah, he also talked about the infinite variety of awakenings and also > > > how an awakening is just the beginning- it is walking through the portal > > > and > > > not the end. He said some have huge blown awakenings, and that is lovely > > > but also can trap them, cuz they deep down keep referring to that big one- > > > and there is a kind of attachment to it in their being. And some just > > > have > > > an, 'Oh, for goodness sake, well, i'll be darned' kind of awakening- > > > adorable of him'- and said that these kind can be easier, cuz there is no > > > attachment to the initial breatkthrough. Quite refreshing. > > > > > > > > > > > > He said that when he was in his twenties, he had completed his Buddhist > > > training and felt so good about being a Buddhist and had his mandala beads > > > on his wrist. One day he started having some thoughts that perhaps he was > > > identifying himself as something- as a Buddhist. The next day, the beads > > > caught on something and they went flying all over the floor. Stillness > > > moved! > > > > > >
