Have I Said It? – Community

 Have I Said It?

Franklin Jones, 1973 (Adi Da Samraj)

Note to reader:

As a member of Adi Da’s (then Bubba Free John’s) community from about 1973-1975, during which time I lived for nine months in Persimmon, the sanctuary where he lived. My service was to create an index of his early books. I found these writings to be compelling, along with some of the outrageous talks that have not found their way into print. Around his birthday in 1975 (to the best of my recollection), Adi Da was planning on moving with a small group to Hawaii. For that occasion, I arranged a selection of his compelling words by topic (mostly selected from his books) and hand-wrote them in a blank book for his enjoyment. As far as I know, nothing ever came of that compilation. That became Book One of two parts, the second of which I completed some time thereafter. Now through the Internet, I make both parts available to interested readers. These blank books (I made a copy for myself) have been sitting on my bookshelves all this time, and after Adi Da’s passing, it occurred to me that this compilation would be very useful to many readers.

Enjoy,

Ed Hirsch
presenceofone@yahoo.com
Ashland, Oregon


 

Bubba Free John, 1974 – Adi Da Samraj, 2008

Chapter 16

The Community

 

The Guru is a special

And temporary manifestation

Of the divine work.

He completes that special work

During his own lifetime,

And then leaves behind him

An ashram or community

Which lives Satsang

And is responsible

For communicating its
availability,

Its teaching,

And its practice.

“Spiritual” forces of all
kinds

Live within the community

That has come to me,

And these are not to be
identified

With my Special Function.

They are the common life of the
community,

To be responsibly realized, conserved and
used

By virtue of the constant
enjoyment

Of true Satsang

And its power of understanding.

My disciples must understand
themselves

In relation to methods, concepts,
promises, beliefs

And the apparently extraordinary
activity

Of subtle forces.

If they do so,

They will remain free of their
illusions

In the world.

If they do not,

They have chosen

The way of Narcissus

Rather than the way of
Satsang.


Have I Said It?

Franklin Jones, 1974 (Adi Da Samraj)

More:

The Teaching

Reality

God

No Dilemma

Seeking

Suffering

Spiritual Life

Realization

Understanding

Ignorance

“I” Am the Body

Bubba Free John

The Guru

Satsang

The Devotee

The Community