"Life has a part to play itself through me, and so I play that part. I'm in total union with the part it plays. Moment to moment the part changes all the time, but that's what I'm in union with. I'm no longer arguing with life it gets to play its part through me, but now it gets to play its part with agreement instead of disagreement"

"Spirituality is a willingness to fall flat on your face" "I only know for sure that I AM. That's it."

Knowing all this has set me in a massive non stop depression all the time.

God, sometimes i feel i want to kiss every word that he says...

Yes! Take it in! Welcome it. First you swallow the self, then you swallow the whole world.

Wow, I am a recovering alcoholic addict and for me I had a burning bush moment the first day in rehab when I read the first step: I am powerless over alcohol, my life had become unmanageable. I had also reawakened spiritually with meditation. That admission of powerlessness changed my life and for Adya to recognize this blows my consciousness. Tx Adya. AA and Buddhism have a lot in common.

Everything happens in its time ♡

I am powerless, there is nothing I can do. Such a relief.

Truth is Timeless! So many years since this was recorded and people like me show up, guided by some mysterious power, to have revealed NOW what the gifts of this talk are. I'm constantly blown away by how life unfolds. Thank you the ALL. 🙏

It seems to be Tami Simon. I watched at Eckhart Tolle on his awakening (2012) and seems to be the same voice :)

This video is amazing! And what he says is true. I had to learn things the hard way too. I went through what I had to go through to be where I am right now. No one asked me to read to quran or to believe what I believe in right now. Now I am here and I've tasted heaven after the heartbreak. I just want everyone to be in this heaven. That's why I've tried to push things...you know... But I am not God. I am not this amazing person that does everything perfectly. The only thing that is perfect is my intention and I swear it's true. I am only human. Take the best and leave the rest...All of this....is just because... You know that voice deep within your heart...that voice that says "This one I won't let him fall"? Do you know this voice? When you feel like a mother to someone from day 1? God taught me to never despair of His mercy. And...I surrender to Him now. He is the Master and He is the one who decides and chooses in this life and in the hereafter. Love.

Incredible !

This is so beautifully clear and true.

Very powerful!

Tami Simon from Sounds True Publications. Podcasts of her show "Sounds True" are available for free through ITunes. Best interviewer ever.

thank u 🙏

so true.

Now I got the understanding that empower the 50%&50% Master disciple in oneself a MASTER are some that we not want _/\_ what if I toke a NO , No , No , No ... not in resistance but in conviction !

this is great! thank you :)

, life plays its part through me

Beautiful.

he means anything done by means of the seeking mechanism of the mind, in hope for ____. but it will always fail because true knowledge is gained through surrender, the surrendering of I being the doer of actions/controller of life.

Shouldn’t you control your thoughts? Shouldn’t you have control over your thoughts? And by You I mean whatever it is that is having those thoughts?

Yes, that's absolutely true.

It occurred to me as I listened that the powerlessness in addiction isn’t so much that the addict can’t stop on his/her own but instead is the experiential truth in front of them that they cannot control the negative consequences of their use! Therefore if they continue to use their lives will become unmanageable. Hence the need to stop in a healthy way that works. Simple but not easy.

But I'm scared I'm going to die lost.

thanks :)

thank uuu :)

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I get the failure/effort/control message - me too. I still do stuff, just not anything I expected.

....is there anything that Adya doesn't 'know' about this stuff? thanks, for doing the hard-yards Adya!

Tat means its predetermined

Tami Simon is a great interviewer!

:)

LOL! O

IMO, Adya should make it more clear that this is his personal experience and the spiritual path takes many forms. A lot of people practice well, do not 'fall flat on their faces' or 'fail' at practice, and they wake up. Adya admits that for many years his own practice was too rigid and forced, and he often didn't take his teacher's advice. The path of failure has certainly not been my experience - I have practiced by following the best of advice from the beginning and have benefitted enormously.