Turning to Adi Da

The heart of the relationship to Avatar Adi Da lies in simply "turning" to Him. In doing so, the devotee transcends all efforts of seeking and finds refuge from the goal–orientations of his or her ego–habit. Such turning is not done because you believe you will get what you want by doing so. You turn to Him simply because you recognize Him as the Divine Avatar, and He is so Spiritually Attractive, so Beautiful to Behold, that you are naturally moved to turn to Him.

When you allow that turning to be the case, you feel Attracted to Him on every level of the being. Avatar Adi Da has explained that the human being can be precisely defined as consisting of four dimensions of existence, which He calls the “four principal faculties”. These are:

1. mind (or attention)

2. emotion (or feeling)

3. the physical body

4. breath

Altogether, then, the practice of the Way of Adidam can be described as the persistent turning of all four of the principal faculties to Avatar Adi Da Samraj, as one’s Beloved Divine Heart–Master. This turning is the means by which the ego is surrendered, and (thereby) forgotten, and (progressively) transcended. And this turning is an inherently effortless practice, because the faculties are naturally drawn to Adi Da by means of His Spiritual Attractiveness.

Avatar Adi Da has given a name to this basic practice of turning the faculties to Him—“Ruchira Avatara Bhakti Yoga”, or the practice (Yoga) of devotional love (Bhakti) for the Ruchira Avatar.

The only–by–Me Revealed and Given Way of Adidam is not merely a system of self–applied techniques, or ego–centric practices—to be learned from Me and then applied to yourself, independent of Me.

True Religion, or Real-God-Yoga, is the practice of linking (or binding, or connecting, or "yoking") oneself to Reality Itself (Which is Truth Itself, and the Only Real God).

Instead of wandering in the maze of thoughts, give Me the faculty of mind—which is epitomized by, and as, attention (itself).

Instead of being tossed about by the waves of emotions, give Me the faculty of emotion—which is epitomized by, and as, feeling (itself).

Instead of seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding bodily pain, turn the body toward Me, and (altogether) give Me the body—through full feeling-intention, enacted through constant devotional service to Me.

The faculties of mind (or attention), emotion (or feeling), and body are connected to one another via the breath—and, thus, the gesture of surrender to Me must also be done via the breath.

Therefore, altogether, in the right and true practice of Ruchira Avatara Bhakti Yoga, mind (or attention), emotion (or feeling), and body are given over to Me, and breathed in heart-Communion with Me.

—Avatar Adi Da Samraj
Da Love-Ananda Gita