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However, the people who came to Adi Da in those early years were largely young Americans, stuck in the Sixties and full of all the nonsense of pop spirituality.

Many of the stories are profound, some are heartbreaking, some are infuriating, and others simply unbelievable, unless you were there or had shared a similar experience. Such was life with Adi Da Samraj, every day like a ride in a fighter jet, cruising over uncharted territory.

The journey of a life is structured with an intelligence, albeit one that is largely unconscious in us. Discovering that intelligence is one of the wonders of a human life.

Part I   My Childhood and Adolescence

Chapter One   Hollywood Child

In fact, from where I was sitting, they seemed to have nothing to do with each other. The most extravagant “good life” wasn’t much protection at all from life’s shocks and losses.

think the exercise all day in the clean mountain air prepared me for the lighter, more pure vegan diet. Transitioning to Adulthood

I wanted to know, since people around me were assuming I had it all, and I knew I did not. All the great names and stuff were just the scenery of my youth, nothing special. I didn’t feel they were “my people” in “my wonderful world,” and the Hollywood scene has never defined me or my self-image.

things. In college, though, I found myself wrestling with two questions: “Who (or what) am I really, behind this social appearance?” and “What makes me feel and act and think the way I do?”

Before having children, our life was filled with adventures of skiing, traveling, and beach parties.

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Beyond the Illusion by Antonia Vidor presents key insights from the Taoism tradition. The 10 passages above capture the essential teachings.

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