Adi Da Prasad from 1979

See below, Ash Packets from Celebrations during 1979. The front and back of the Ash Packets are pictured.

In 1979, Avatar Adi Da created and consecrated a holy site at the Mountain Of Attention called Red Sitting Man — an area of ash-white volcanic rock, shaped in the form of a massive natural fire-pit. It was there, in July of that year, that He Initiated devotees into sacramental worship of Him in the form of fire. Fire is one of the most powerful elemental symbols of the Divine — a sign of Spirit, Light, and purification. Annie Rogers recalls the potency of the occasion in initiating her recognition of Avatar Adi Da as the Divine Person.

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On September 17, 1979, a hot and dry day, fire threatened The Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary. Ben Fugitt, a caretaker of the Sanctuary, noticed the initial tuft of smoke, and sprang into action. He soon discovered that the fire was out of control, and heading on a direct line for the Sanctuary. He never anticipated the adventure Adi Da would involve him in that day.

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1979 - Bubba Free John takes on a new name - Da Free JohnThe Name "Da" has been Adi Da's principal Name since 1979. Adi Da revealed His Divine Nature as "Da" (Sanskrit: "the Giver"), the One Who Gives Divine Blessings of every kind. "Da" is an ancient Divine mantric sound or syllable that is culturally universal. It was particularly revered in the ancient Hindu and Tibetan traditions. The Name "Da" is hidden in The Upanishads, the venerable scriptures of India, in which "Da" is the syllable uttered by the Divine Voice in thunder, and is also the central syllable of "hr-da-yam", which means "the Heart", "the Divine Condition of all". The Name "Da" also appears in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, where it is defined as "the one who bestows great charity", "the very personification of the great Way of Liberation". "Da" is the Name for the Only and Living Person, Who, as Adi Da has written, "Is Manifest As all worlds and forms and beings, and Who Is Present As The Spiritual Current Of Divine Life In the body Of Man". The Name "Da" was Revealed to Adi Da in Vision. When He revealed the Name "Da" to His devotees in 1979, a new period of Avatar Adi Da's Work began. He no longer related to devotees socially as "Bubba", or Divine Friend. He began to be acknowledged by His devotees in a more traditional and sacred manner.

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