Adi Da is not Happy
Posted by friend in 2005
"There is a State of Being that is completely, unequivocally, permanently,
infinitely Happy and Free—a State that cannot be lost under any conditions, in
this world or after death. Such a State is not just imaginary. It is the
underlying Truth of existence. In various times and places, great saints and
sages have tasted this Happiness to some degree. But now this Truth, this Joy,
has perfectly emerged in the world for the first time, and has become the actual
possibility of all human beings." Adi Da
Such nice thoughts, such wonderful thoughts... such wishful thoughts on the part
of Adi Da, especially. The words are enough to draw people in and begin to swoon
in the deliciousness of the promises, the self-delusion and the truly brilliant
myth of the God-man.
But himself, he is obviously not a happy man. One thing (and I'm just talking
about one thing here) that became evident throughout his teachings was the
actual spirit of the man. He does not express happiness. He does not spread
happiness. He does not practice happiness except on a few chosen occasions,
perhaps. What a complainer, what a haranguer, what a manic-depressive-like
personality (not to be accused of amateur psychology here), an up and down mood
man.
He expresses a vision of happiness and wish of happiness beyond "any conditions"
so well (and at certain times of course) often with the same alcoholic and drug
help most anyone resorts too, always with the help of good editing and zealous
"positioning" that would make any adman very, very proud. But actual happiness,
over-all? From what I could see he simply forgot to even pretend to it most of
the time, probably thinking we'd forget too.
I remember Frans (a Daist) talking about being enlightened in this lifetime but
readily admitted he couldn't actually speak from direct experience. Bullshit
didn't seem to phase him in the slightest. He seemed puzzled when it was pointed
out. It was just being in love with the words, the ideas, the possibility, the
vision...its so beautiful, let's cling to it. Just like Adi Da and his words
above.
I remember people actually admitting that even if this vision were proven and
demonstrated to be pure illusion that they would still carry on as if it were
true because there was nothing better in life than this vision, this myth.
And for that, for the privilege of having your mind wooled over in blissful
images, feelings and even experiences, by the great vision and myth maker, you
were willing to sacrifice everything and anything to him.
Yes it is a kind of art, but to ignore and even lose sight of the reality, the
actuality over which that art is being plastered does seem, if I can use the
word tentatively, a kind of "evil".
"...not that kind of rape"!!! says Daist Poster. A horrifyingly typical
statement. The hurt you and your guru feel are somehow important while the hurt
anyone else feels, or has felt, makes them just self-inflicted victims or some
such nonsense.
Yes, Adi Da had an effect on us all which is not easily dispelled. Yes, many of
us fell for his line, for a while (some far more than others) but cognitive
dissonance is not amateur psychology label. Adidam is perhaps the definition of
it. The deliciously wonderful vision and myth did not match the actuality I'm
afraid.
Adi Da is not a happy man, despite his lovely words. His devotees are a wreck
from what I have seen. I'm not surprised he's on antidepressants. Those who are
in the best shape are those who are furthest away from the centre.
But there is no doubt the whole encounter sure is a lesson on the power of the
mind. I'm amazed how desire can twist the mind so powerfully as to knowingly
choose illusion over reality. I'm horrified when I think about Daist Poster
working for days on his poor friend. What a disservice.
I'm just very thankful I'm free of all that and I recommend anyone else not to
get involved. If you call me an animal for simply speaking straightforwardly
like this Daist Poster, I suggest you are missing something important. To see
what I'm talking about might be very important for you and your friend and many
others who are, or are not yet part of the whole mythical delusional world of
Adidam.
You speak about non-separation but pretend you are somehow off at a distance
from us, like a separate observer looking on. You're one of us. We're all in the
same tent here. If this is a circus, then you’re just one of the acts like the
rest of us. And so is Adi Da of course. He puts on quite a show but the cost is
a little high. Everything for an illusion.