a talk given by Adi Da Samraj July 11, 1982 Adi Da uses the phase "Cosmic Mandala" as a reference to the totality of the conditionally manifested cosmos. This totality can be seen as a pattern of concentric circular bands of distinct colors, experienced in moments when bodily consciousness is lost - such as in deep meditation and in the death-process. In this historic talk, Adi Da Samraj explains that even if we are drawn "into the light" at death, there will not be the capability to remain in such a sublime condition unless - through access to Spiritual Wisdom and Grace and through real ego-transcending practice in life - we have become responsible for the mechanism of attention and are thereby able (by means of Divine Grace) to Abide in and as the "Bright" Divine Self-Condition. Understand your condition of existence and the mechanics of your own attention, and become devoted to a practice of life that will enable you to become responsible for attention - so that (while alive, and in the midst of uncommon states, and after death) you will have the ability to locate attention in its Source. You will have the ability to locate your existence in the Divine Domain, Which is the True Heaven of existence, the Very Divine State. Adi Da Samraj July 11, 1982 total running time 58 minutes