Knee of Listening : The Divine Ordeal of the Avataric Incarnation of Conscious Light

by SAMRAJ, ADI DA

• ISBN13: 9781570971679
• ISBN10: 1570971676
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2007-06-26
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books

Summary

The Knee Of Listening has transformed the lives of thousands of secular and religious seekers since it was first published in 1972. Avatar Adi Da& ' s spiritual autobiography tells the miraculous story of His unique incarnation and revelation in the West for the sake of liberating all beings. This newly expanded edition includes: - An expanded description of Avatar Adi Da's early life, leading up to His Divine Re-Awakening in 1970. - The secrets of Adi Da's & " Pre-History& " before His birth in 1939. - Revelations about the Spiritual Work of the great Realizers in Adi Da's lineage, and His unique Demonstration of the Seventh Stage of Life. - The profound events of & " Yogic death& " (in 1986, 1999, and 2000) that occurred after His Divine Re-Awakening--events that completed Adi Da's process of Incarnating the Divine Conscious Light.

Author Biography

From his birth (on Long Island, New York, in 1939), Adi Da Samraj has always manifested unique signs of spiritual illumination and of artistic and literary inspiration. Today, he is seen by a number of people worldwide as an avatar–as the Divine Heart-Master, the Very Incarnation of Truth Itself.

After having earned a BA from Columbia University and an MA from Stanford University, Adi Da began a period of intensive practice under a succession of spiritual masters in the United States and India. Eventually, in 1970, after a final period of intense spiritual endeavor, Adi Da spontaneously became reestablished in the continuous state of illumination that was his unique condition at birth—and that re-awakening signaled the end of his thirty years of spiritual quest. In 1972, he began to teach in living dialogue, creating a vast repository of wisdom.

To date, his literary, philosophical, and practical writings consist of over sixty published books (The Knee of Listening, Easy Death, and My “Bright” Word among his most popular). Many of his discourses are also available on DVD and CD from The Dawn Horse Press.

Since 1998, he has created a massive body of artwork using the media of photography, videography, and digital technology. He states that his intention as an artist is to offer a visual communication of the truth of "Reality Itself.” His collateral exhibition at the 52nd Biennale di Venezia (2007), “Transcendental Realism,” marks the first time his work is being shown to the public at large.