The Adept

Selections from Talks and Essays by
Da Free John on the Nature and Function of the Enlightened
Teacher.

Compiled and edited with
introduction and commentary by Georg Feuerstein, Ty Koontz,
and David Dykstra.
First edition: 7/83. Reprint edition: 8/84.
©1983 The Johannine Daist Communion.

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Introduction

Part One.

The Nature and Work of the
Adept:

I. Guru Is a Function:
The Urgency of the Adept’s Work.
The Adept Is the Source of Religious Life.
The Superphysics of Spiritual Evolution.
The Guru Is a Sacrifice.
The Paradox of the Divine Person.

Part Two

II. The Right Approach to the
Adept:
The Adept Is Not a Cultic Idol.
The Adept Is a Demand.

Part Three

III. The Radical Relationship:
The Relationship to the Adept Transcends the Verbal
Teaching.
Devotion to the Guru.
The Devotee Does Not Choose the Adept.
The Guru Enters the Devotee.
The Devotee Is Necessary for the Guru’s Work.

Part Four

IV. Crazy Wisdom.

Part Two. The Adept Da Free John and
His Compassionate Work:

Part Five

V. Biographical Confessions:
The Early Life.
The Teaching Work.
The Hermitage Phase and Universal Blessing.
After the Death of the Adept.

Part Six

VI. The Divine Person:
The Adept Is the Unborn Reality.
“I Am You”.
The Accomplishing Power.

Part Seven

VII. The Devotee’s Response.
Only Understanding Avails.
“Come to Me When You Are Already Happy”.

Epilogue

Epilogue: What Will You Do If You
Love Me?