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In this episode I am joined by Stuart Camps, a 30 year devotee of the American spiritual teacher Adi Da, long time curator of Adi Da’s zoo, the “Fear No More Zoo”, and author of “Lightning Thunder Cows”, a memoir of Stuart’s life with his guru.
Stuart recalls his upbringing in Papa New Guinea, his later struggles to reintegrate into Australian society, and his lifelong connection with animals.
Stuart describes his approach to Adi Da and their first meeting, how he became a devotee and zoo keeper, and details his master’s teachings about animals and natural contemplation.
Stuart shares many anecdotes of his personal interactions with Adi Da, reflects on the teacher’s controversial behaviours and claims, and considers whether Adi Da was trapped by his own spiritual community.
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Topics include:
- Intro
- 30 years with Adi Da
- Lightning Thunder Cows
- Natural contemplation
- Are animals inferior to humans
- Childhood in Papa New Guinea
- Explaining Adi Da’s use of the term “non-humans”
- Life in Papa New Guinea
- Childhood mystical experiences
- Reading habit
- Difficulties adjusting to Australian life
- Connection with animals
- The Eating Gorilla Comes In Peace
- Approaching Adi Da
- Trying to escape
- The need to grow up
- “Come to me when you’re already happy”
- Preparing to work with Adi Da
- Powerful first meeting with Adi Da
- Stuart’s unique relationship with Adi Da
- Adi Da on animals
- Direct relationship rather than religion
- Stuart’s evolving understanding of Adi Da and his controversial behaviour
- Adi Da’s sannyasin period
- What was it like to be around Adi Da?
- Reflecting on Adi Da’s claims to superlative spiritual realisation
- Why did Adi Da incarnate?
- More of Adi Da on animals
- Adi Da’s roar when a camel died
- Human congestion and thought
- Energetic conductivity and premodern peoples
- The role of spiritual practitioners
- Australian aborigines
- What it takes to be in relationship with a guru like Adi Da
- Problems with the community
- Was Adi Da trapped by his own community?
- Adi Da’s sacred theatre activities
- Why Stuart left Adidam
- Adi Da’s death
- Life after Adidam
- Sadness at how Adi Da is perceived in the world
- Exhortation to consider Adi Da’s teachings
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To find our more about Stuart Camps, visit:
- fearnomore.vision
- amazon.com/stores/Stuart-Camps/author/B0CKQ9PFVJ?
For more interviews, videos, and more visit:
- guruviking.com
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James
