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Next World Congress in NZ
Compiled from reports received from the WSC meeting in
Bangalore…
WSC worked on the resolution taken in Innsbruck to
decide the location for the next world congress.
The process has taken one year of hard work from ISC as
well as from South Africa, Canada, Chile and New
Zealand.
Four criteria were identified as important when making a
decision about where to host the next congress: (1) that
as many members as possible are able to attend (Visa
issue), (2) Ibu Rahayu’s ability to attend, (3) practical con-
siderations including facilities and the cost, (4) the
strength of the team.
The Subud NZ Proposal
Extracts from the Subud New Zealand proposal to host the
next World Congress in Christchurch with an organising
team headed by Dr Ramzi Addison…
New Zealanders have a uniquely resourceful nature that’s a
blend of our indigenous Pacific roots, European heritage, tem-
perate climate, rural background and isolated geography.
Located at the South of the Pacific Ocean, our nearest
neighbours are Australia just (3 hours flight away), and the
islands of the Pacific - Samoa, Fiji and Tonga.
New Zealand is now accessible from almost any spot on
the globe, and with the continuing advances in air travel,
the journey here is becoming faster and easier all the time.
We offer stable political and economic conditions and an
unspoiled natural environment.
Subud New Zealand
Subud New Zealand is a Charitable Incorporated Society,
registered in New Zealand. There are six groups and about
85 members in this country. Christchurch and Auckland
are the largest of the groups.
The seeds of this proposal were sown initial-
ly at a National Congress in April, 2000 when
Ibu Ismana and Pak Haryono visited
Christchurch offers
Christchurch. At the end of this congress, Ibu
Ismana made various suggestions about
amongst the best
New Zealand becoming more active in the
International Organization.
convention
Then in July in Bali, quite a large delegation facilities in the
from New Zealand attended the Congress.
Initially at the start of Bali, there was a meet- Southern
ing of forty Kiwi’s. At this meeting, they
decided to investigate the possibility of host- Hemisphere
ing ISC and having Raina McKechnie nomi-
nated as ISC chairperson.
After this, there was a meeting with Harun Murray to
review what was necessary for this job, in terms of the
responsibility of organising the congress and handling the
ISC role. After their return to New Zealand, this was begun
in earnest with a search for specific venues in the cities of
Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.
There were informal committees created for this purpose,
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SEPTEMBER 2006
The international helpers tested in front of the WSC and
observers in order to feel the qualities of the correct country
to host the next world congress and then tested one by one
for the countries as follows. How would it be for the develop-
ment of Subud to host the next world congress at ‘x’?
The final result of the testing for both women and men
was New Zealand. The recommendation of ISC and zone
reps was made after the testing. And based on the 4 cri-
teria was New Zealand as well. So God has blessed us,
having the presence of Ibu Rahayu during this testing ses-
sion and having a unanimous result.
To read the New Zealand proposal – a 90 page docu-
ment - go to www.subud.net & Click on WSC Diaries.
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Christchurch Convention Centre
and a group of nine individuals worked together to create
this specific proposal. In all, more than six sites were closely
examined. As it turned out, even though Christchurch is sub-
stantially smaller than Auckland, it did possess
a wonderful venue for the next congress.
Best Convention Facilities
We can offer the best convention facilities in all of
New Zealand (and among the best in the
Southern Hemisphere) in a beautiful, well planned
city with a friendly and helpful populace.
Christchurch is a compact garden city, far
removed from the troubled world and has
the best tap water on the planet (straight
from the majestic and snow filled Southern
Alps) along with the freshest of cuisine.
With a warm, dry summer climate our broth-
ers and sisters can enjoy a flat terrain city best suited to walk-
ing to any Congress facility within minutes. In only an hour’s
drive to the majestic Southern Alps, members can enjoy an
abundance of tourist activities, or within ten minutes be sun-
ning themselves on the shores of the Pacific Ocean.
Our Convention facilities will accommodate latihans,
large plenary sessions, marvelous cultural events, and
there’s a plentitude of rooms for kejiwaan continued p 2 >
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 activities. With a very favorable exchange rate for most
visiting countries, and low venue costs we can insure an
ideal economic outlay for our brotherhood.
We in New Zealand own a serene, semi-rural sprawling
property in Christchurch close to town and with the impe-
tus of this project we would be enabled to develop the
property for the benefit of ourselves and the congress.
We sincerely feel it is time to host our brothers and sisters
‘down under’ at our place. We have no doubt that we
have the facilities and a location ideally suited to a world
congress and the ability within our membership to initiate
and carry out everything necessary for a most memorable
gathering.
Contact Dr Ramzi Addison, 3, Cooks Lane, Heathcote,
Christchurch, New Zealand Phone: 64-3-384 558
E-Mail: addisonr@lincoln.ac.nz

Eastern Europe said there were many conflicts and dif-

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Congress Snapshots ficult feelings among the members because of old and
present resentments due to political considerations. For
instance, the conflicts between Bosnia and Serbia,
Levi Lemberger, Co-ordinator of Subud Writers Hungary and Russia, Israel and Lebanon to name a few
International, writes from Bangalore… were on going.
Latif Bashua, from Nigeria,
The Congress opening was spoke of the difficulty the
beautiful. The India group members have in affording the
called up several people from fare to get to latihan. Members
Subud India and Subud in the African countries had to
International to light the work so hard that they couldn't
sacred fires in the form of a always afford to take off the
welcome lamp. time to do the latihan.
Subud India had distributed While waiting for the Congress
small baskets with different to begin this writer visited the
items representing Earth, Air, two social work projects in
Fire, Water and Space. Subud Bangalore. One was a school
members brought these items and vocational training proj-
to the stage to the welcoming ect, Mithra, and the other was
lamp. The Primal Elements a rural project Sradha which
were joined together into har- helps with medical care, micro
mony to open the Congress. loans for women to establish
Speakers from the India businesses, a vocational train-
group spoke words of wel- ing and organic farming.
come, while members of the Mithra has established 12
World Subud Association local schools in the slums and
accepted the welcome and has a large educational school
thanked India for making the for two hundred students.
comfortable arrangements of There is a third program Anisha
the meeting. that also works in the slums of
The meeting is being held at Bangalore, has school and a
the Doddis Resort. The rooms rural agriculture program.
East meets West at Bangalore – top, Lalita from France and
are large and comfortable All of the visits had a pro-
Deepika from Banglaore; bottom, Renata from New Zealand
with excellent service. There is found effect on the writer.
and Suresh from Chennai
a gym and a pool. Some Poverty in India is overwhelm-
(photos courtesy of Rohana Fraval)
nights there are barbecues ing. The poor live either in one
followed by dancing or an exhibition of India perform- room stone houses, straw huts or plastic lean-tos. Others
ance drumming. sleep on the pavement of Bangalore. Many make $200-
Other members chose to stay a half hour away at the $300 a year if they are lucky.
Crown International hotel, but all meals were eaten This India you do not see at the Doddis Resort,
together in a comfortable dining area or on although if you venture forth five minutes
the tables on the grass below, buffet style.
This allowed the members to socialize and
East meets down the road, East meets West and the
reality of India and the third world con-
meet new friends or old acquaintances. fronts you. (I shall put some writing and
There were several workshops or presenta- West pictures on Subud Writers International
tions. The Kalimantan project offered a slide when I return).
show, as did Susila Dharma. There were and the reality There is much work to be done in all the
workshops on non-violent conflict resolution Wings and there is a good deal of discus-
and sharing about what each person was
doing at the Congress.
of India and sion concerning how the Wings can coop-
erate with each other. Susila Dharma has
The International Helpers and Delegates
met to share what was happening in each
the third been able to help social work projects
obtain millions of dollars from non-Subud
funding sources. Can they assist SICA to do
of the regions and to make decisions on
how to improve relations with the members. world the same? Can the knowledge of commu-
At an open meeting different zones were nication systems that is developed by one
asked to informally share their situations. confronts Wing be shared with another? These are
The Zonal Reps for Western Europe said they some of the challenges of the future.
you
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were well-funded, but there were chal- And the next congress will be in New
lenges in working within the groups. Zealand. See you there...

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 From Maya stricken area, Mithra rents a room for 1100 Rupees (22 dol-
lars a month), hires a teacher and invites in 20 local children
Levi Lemberger has sent this write-up based on an inter- between the ages of three and five. They learn fine motor
view with Maya Bernardes, ISC Vice-Chair. She has given skills, beginning English and a few Montessori techniques.
an explanation of the purpose of the WSC meeting and At the end of one year the children are mainstreamed
also some of the benefits of holding it in India… into the local schools. Those who live near Mithra's main
educational campus, which has two hundred children,
Between World Congresses the World Subud Association begin their primary education which ranges from first to
is represented by the World Subud Council. The members seventh grade.
are the 18 International Helpers, the 7 Zone Reps, the Walking into each classroom you'll find the eager stu-
Chairs of the Wings, the WSA Chair and certain members dents attentively listening to their teacher copying what is
of the executive committee (ISC). All are tested in at the on the chalkboard. These children have an opportunity to
World Congress. break out of the cycle of poverty that envelops them.
The Subud World Council meets once a year to report on
how the resolutions voted on at the World Congress have How it Started
been implemented, and what plans need to be made for Mithra was started twelve years ago by Bella Rosario
the following year. This is what is taking place at the WSA (Subud India chairlady), who holds a Masters in Social
meeting at Bangalore, India. Work. While working in the slums, she was approached
One reason for the choice of India was that it would be by two women who asked
easy for Ibu Rahayu to travel there from Indonesia. Also
because of their economic situation Indians do not usual-
her if she could help their
children. From this interaction
You can make
ly have the chance to travel outside of the country. With arose the first Mithra school.
the Congress in Bangalore the Indian members can meet Joined by her husband Joe,
who holds a doctorate in
a difference in
Subud members from around the world and do testing
clinical psychology, they
and latihan with them as well as with Ibu Rahayu.
The Doddis' site was chosen because it was large enough dedicated their lives to the lives of so
to accommodate many members comfortably in a improving the lives of the
poor. Joe now heads two
peaceful setting away from the powerful pollution of
Bangalore. It also had all the necessary meeting rooms for vocational programs at many children
latihan and for Ibu's talks. Mithra. One is a tailoring pro-
Although most Indian members could not afford to stay
at Doddis, they arranged for more affordable accommo-
gram for high school
dropouts, the other trains for imprisoned in
dations nearby and were offered their meals at no quality control and packag-
charge at Doddis.

The MITHRA Foundation

• ing. These students are
placed in jobs in the local
garment industry which man-
poverty
ufactures for local and foreign companies.
Mithra can do so much more for the poor children of
Levi Lemberger writes from Bangalore… Bangalore. It is poverty of a kind that we in the first world
may have trouble conceiving. There are no food stamps
When you drive by the slum areas of Bangalore, India you or social security, little if any government assistance.
see small children standing by the side of the road wait- Bangalore is rapidly growing. There is the constant drone
ing for nothing, just looking at the cars and scooters and of traffic, mostly motor scooters everywhere. Bangalore
carts that pass. has a new and rapidly expanding Information
They'll never go to local Technology industry, but is
school. Never learn to read only for the middle class
or write or speak English? and wealthy.
Why do they need English The poor have no training
you might ask? Though their and no access to comput-
native tongue is Kanata, ers. That is where the high
without English or any train- paying jobs are. Mithra has
ing they can't find a good no computers. They use out-
paying job in Bangalore. dated academic textbooks
The poor live in one room in their classrooms.
adobe huts... that is, if they You can make a differ-
are lucky; all the family ence in the lives of so many
squeezed into one small children imprisoned in
room. If they are not lucky poverty. You can help
they live in a straw hut with Mithra arm itself with new
less space and less protec- equipment and expand
tion; and if they are poorer into a high school.
they live in a plastic cov- If it had the funds, it could
ered lean-to. The destitute The Mithra Foundation School reach out to many more
sleep in the streets on cardboard. children and offer a first rate opportunity to end the
These poor children of the slums have little chance of cycle of severe poverty. You can be a catalyst for
going to school. But then this miracle happens, Mithra. For change by donating to Mithra, as well as the Anisha
the Mithra Foundation offers these children a chance to and Sradah projects, also in Bangalore.
attend a preschool and to have at least one meal a day. Go to Susiladharmausa.org to discover ways to give
In Mithra's twelve locations, each in a different poverty and get involved.

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 Of course it is very hard to tell when something like this is
My Personal Bangalore truly being received. It is very easy for the mind or the
imagination to jump aboard. Nevertheless, I believe that
Harris Smart did not go to Bangalore. This is the story of his sometimes we do have such experiences which are
experiences there... based in the reality and are an expression of our capaci-
ty to feel things at a distance.
In January 2006, when Ibu Rahayu visited Australia, I had After all, this was surely the principle at work when Bapak
an amazing experience. asked us to test how it was for the people in Iraq and Iran
As soon as she arrived in the country, on the very morn- when war was going on there. Or even how it is to laugh
ing, I felt as if the whole spiritual reality of Australia had like a Mexican, or work like a German. Surely testing is
been changed. I felt this great openness come in. I per- based on the reality that we are all linked in ways we can-
sonally felt tremendously energised and uplifted. I felt that not even usually perceive, and that there is some collec-
she had brought some great gift with her which had liter- tive lake of wisdom from which we can all scoop cups of
ally transformed the spirit of the nation. knowledge and refreshment.
It continued like this while Ibu Rahayu was in Australia. I
should say that I was in Melbourne while all this was hap-
The account of Harris’s experiences ‘in Bangalore’ is too
pening, and she was in Sydney. So I was experiencing all
this long-distance. long to print here. It runs to several thousand words.
The irony was that when, later in the visit she went to If you are interested, you can find the rest of it on the
Perth, for a National Congress, which I also attended, I lost
this sense of powerful receiving.
Paradoxically, when I was in her proximity or presence, I
Subud Voice web site, www.subudvoice.net
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felt less than when I had been at a distance. This was a
mystery! w o r l d n e w s
But on reflection it was not so strange. There I was, sitting
at home in my room in Melbourne, peaceful and calm
and in a good state to receive what was going on. When
I went to Perth, there were all the usual stresses and irrita- More Help for Landmine Victims
tions and discomforts of travel which tended to close off The U.S. State Department has announced it will match
my ability to receive.
up to $60,000 in contributions made by any grassroots
At least this was how I explained it to myself. Nevertheless,
I was fascinated by the phenomenon that I could feel and private-sector donors to Clear Path International’s
things more powerfully at a dis- landmine accident survivor assistance work in central
I was tance than up-close. Vietnam…
It tended to confirm the belief
fascinated by the that is widely held in Subud, Clear Path International, based in Dorset, Vermont, is
and indeed quite widely held headed by longtime Subud member Imbert Matthee and
phenomenon in the world in general these receives funding from Susila Dharma International, Susila
days that all us human beings Dharma USA and Susila Dharma U.K.
that I could feel are deeply connected in ways The matching period will last at least through the rest of
we cannot even usually per- 2006. This means that any earmarked contributions to
things more ceive. Clear Path sent by mail or on the organization’s website
We are all part of a web or will be eligible for the match from the State Department.
powerfully at a matrix or field and there is the The dollar-for-dollar matching challenge was one of two
potential there for us to feel grants for Clear Path International announced by the
distance than what others are feeling, even if State Department’s Office of Weapons Removal and
we are not close to them geo- Abatement. The government agency said it would also
up-close graphically. In fact, it is perhaps contribute $75,000 towards Clear Path’s initiative to con-
not geographical closeness
that enables this kind of transmission to happen, but more
how close are we in feeling.
Of course, we all have different interests and sensitivities;
so that some of us will receive one thing while others may
receive something completely different. (I often visualize
these disturbances in the field like those images you see
of sunspots, vast swirling areas of tormented hurricane-like
winds in the sun’s field.)
I believe we can feel disturbances in the field such as
natural disasters or sites of intense human suffering such
as war. Have you ever had the experience of waking up
some morning and feeling very depressed, or oppressed,
or burdened, or pressured, and you look into your own
life, and you actually cannot see any reason why you
should be feeling this way.
But then maybe if you look more deeply into your feel-
ing, allow yourself to feel the feeling more fully, you may These teenagers In Cambodia each lost a leg to land mines
begin to feel that it is connected with some other distur-
bance in the field, some human suffering or conflict going struct a rice production facility in Cambodia where hun-
on faraway which is affecting you. dreds of landmine victims will learn farm-based skills in the
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 coming years.
Hundreds of ‘This is very exciting news for
us,’ said Martha Hathaway,
landmine Clear Path’s executive direc-
tor. ‘It’s the first time we have
victims will received assistance for our
humanitarian work from the
learn government.’
Since it was founded on
farm-based Bainbridge Island in 2000, Clear
Path International has assisted
skills in the more than 3,000 landmine
accident survivors in Vietnam,
coming years Cambodia and along the Thai-
Burma border, and it has sent
60 containers of medical equipment and supplies to hos-
pitals in 22 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
All that work during the past six years was funded by indi-
vidual grassroots donors, charitable foundations, church-
es, businesses and service clubs, Hathaway said.
‘The State Department’s announcement of the match-
ing challenge recognizes the strength of our grassroots
and foundation support,’ she said. ‘Now, private-sector
donors know their contributions will have an even greater
impact because of the government match.’
The $75,000 grant for the Cambodia rice mill project
does not require a match from private-sector contribu-
tors. The rice mill has already received major private-sec-
tor funding from the McKnight Foundation in Minneapolis
and the United Nations Association USA’s Adopt-A-
Minefield program. Clear Path has now raised $280,000 of
the $325,000 needed for the mills completion.
To make a contribution to Clear Path International,
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please visit www.cpi.org.
Contact Imbert Matthee USA 206-780-5964
susila dharma indonesia
THE SECOND TSUNAMI
The resources of Susila Dharma Indonesia have been
stretched beyond belief by first the tsunami, then the
Jogja earthquake, and now the second tsunami.
Please send support if you possibly can…
On July 17, 2006 a great shock came once again to
Indonesian people. A second tsunami turned up and
this time along the southern coastal area of Java.
The big waves swept populated area of
Pangandaran, West Java, where the hit was most
deadly, along the beaches of Cilacap, Kebumen
and Parangtritis, Central Java and Pacitan, East
Java. Up to this time the death toll has reached up
to 549 people, plus 229 lost. Hundreds of people were
injured and thousands lost their homes.
They urgently need medical supplies, temporary
tents, and logistics. One of SD Indonesia directors, for-
mer international helper Sutinah Sudarsono, who lives
in Bandung will set up a team to help the victims.
Sutinah can be reach on her home phone (+62 22)
2012302. She organized the Subud group to visit the
disaster location yesterday. Further actions will be
made after Sutinah’s observations of the situation in
the damaged area.
Donations can be transfered to :
Yayasan Susila Dharma Indonesia Bank:
BCA Fatmawati, AC No. 0713003741
Swift Code: CENAIDJA Earmarked: Java Earthquake
& Tsunami
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• understanding towards ourselves and others.
The Garden of Forgiveness
On 24th June, 2006, Alexandra Asseily gave a talk in
Lebanon about the Garden of Forgiveness which she has
helped create in Beirut.
With bitter irony, this was just before the most recent
round of hostilities were about to break out in the Middle
East with tragic consequences for the people of
Lebanon.
These events show how much the world needs to find
forgiveness. The Garden of Forgiveness is like a beacon of
hope in a world trapped in cycles of destruction and self-
destruction.
Alexandra defines the intention of the garden as ‘to
break the cycle of violence and create lasting security’.
Here is the last part of her talk…
Why Forgiveness?
Of all the approaches sought to break the age-old cycle
of violence and counter-violence so endemic to
Lebanon none is more potent than forgiveness.
Forgiveness is, in its essence, a spiritual force with bound-
less therapeutic virtues.
It is upheld by all the great religions and countless
philosophers as well as modern medical science and psy-
chology as the basis for goodness and well-being: (for
example, At Stanford University, there is a whole depart-
ment on Forgiveness.) .
Education, economic prosperity, social welfare and all
efforts at integration do much to quell fears and clear
misconceptions between different and segregated com-
munities. They nonetheless need to be consolidated by
forgiveness, which transcends painful memories and
grievances and redirects this energy into genuine venues
for peaceful and creative coexistence.
Battles reverberate throughout history. Every act has a
resonance in time: warlike actions create waves that
affect our lives, our children’s lives, and the lives of those
we may never meet. We create cycles of grievances that
are perpetuated, until we develop the ability to use the
key of forgiveness in the present and connect with the
understanding that the roots of grievances often lie deep
in the past.
The concept of forgiveness is therefore an essential key
to reconstruction and rehabilitation. Without it, the
impressive projects underway in Lebanon may well be
eclipsed by the same forces which razed their predeces-
sors. Friends can live in the same shack and remain
friends but enemies, embittered by the feelings of enmity
and revenge, cannot share even a palace in the hope of
becoming friends.
Forgiveness is an internal journey. It can be one of the
hardest things to allow and takes real courage. It cannot
be imposed: it must be undertaken by each individual
because every person has his or her unique relationship
with their memories and ancestry.
I believe it begins with being willing to take responsibility
for finding a way to heal our own grievances- even when
we wish to blame others and feel we have a right to do
so. In this way we free ourselves and our children from
great burdens.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I believe that breaking the cycle of vio-
lence starts with personal accountability and responsibili-
ty from each one of us.
This entices us to make space for reflection and thereby
allows us the chance to be more compassionate and
We can therefore transform our behaviour cont on p 6 >
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and thereby break with patterns of conflict and violence
based on fear and anger that may have been handed
down unwittingly to us over generations.
Forgiveness is the most powerful tool available to us for
getting at the root causes of these destructive emotions
without repressing or forgetting them.
It is not an easy path but the cycle can be broken.
The cycle itself starts inside each of us. But it extends itself
naturally to groups and can take on a political dimension.
The psychological definitions used to explain behaviour
within the self can also be extended to explain the
actions and reactions between groups.
Example: A father bullies his child; the child bullies him-
self and the weakest one nearest to him. A group acts in
the same way. Therefore addressing the psychology of
the self also affects the actions of the group.
As we begin to address our own cycle of fear and anger,
we also create a new momentum of transformation
around ourselves, in the lives we touch and within our
group or community. New physics research also shows
this communal inter-connectedness at an energy level.
It is proving at a physical level what I claim at behaviour-
al level which is how vital each one of us is as part of the
whole and therefore how responsible we are as individu-
als in creating a new and viable and happy Lebanon.
In the 14th Century, Hafez the Mystic had already
grasped this concept: ‘I have come into this world to see
this: the sword drop from men’s hands, even at the height
of their arc of anger, because we have finally realised
that there is only one flesh we can wound.’
And in recent history Albert Einstein’s words: ‘A human
being is part of the whole, called by us universe, a part
limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his
thoughts and feelings as something separated from the
rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This
delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our per-
sonal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to
us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by
widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living
creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty’.
Here are some other suggestions for how to create an
environment more conducive to these individual journeys
and extending it to groups:
• Investing seriously into skills and understanding of the
new sciences connected with war prevention to heal
those ‘stings’.
• Bringing into our educational curriculum psychological
know-how on dealing with grievances and understand-
ing and respecting the ‘others’ point of view.
• Including appropriate training in self reflection in the cur-
riculum during the years of high brain development. Modern
neuro science shows that the frontal lobes of the higher cor-
tex do not start to develop until the teenage years and con-
tinue to develop into our 20s. i.e. from 12 to 22.
• We have heard how a group demonises another so as
to sanctify their brutality. I spoke to an ex-sniper who said
he found it easy to kill the ‘other’ until one old lady, he
was targeting in his sights, reminded him of his grand-
mother. So many deaths at last brought home to him that
the ‘other’ was not so different, but a human with the
same emotions and fears.
Understanding ‘the other’ with compassion acts as a bar-
rier to violence. Therefore we must move away from seg-
regation and create more avenues to share our human
selves more fully with each other.
My inner and outer journeys have led me to understand
that I do indeed play a part in war and peace. I have
realised how important it is for me to take responsibility for
the parts of myself that can contribute to
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fear and war-like acts or feelings in me and around me.
The alternative to real healing is bleak: the memory of
war, like the harrowing events themselves, may be trivial-
ized, forgotten, buried, and hence, prone to reappear
suddenly, as they did in the Lebanon of our lifetime.
I will finish with a few words written in l998 by a young
medical student at AUB:
“Forgiveness is an expression of tolerance and love. It is
the subordination of hatred and vengeance. Forgiveness
is, above all, a human necessity and a means to live.
Without forgiveness friendships end, love terminates, and
eventually the beauty of life ceases to refine our senses.
Without forgiveness no one will ever learn from a mistake
or bad luck.”
Subud in Lebanon •
July brought the appalling situation which arose in the
Middle East involving Israel, the Lebanon and the Gaza
Strip. Salman Rogers sent this news of the group in
Lebanon…
The Subud group in Lebanon consists of about 25 mem-
bers, most of whom are from Beirut and the surrounding
areas. The members come from all different sectarian
backgrounds, Druze, Christian and Muslim - about 20 of
the members have joined in the past year or so.
The picture was taken at lunch two weeks ago, and
shows Norma Sfeir, former Sica head (below centre) who
was visiting for the summer, running a children’s camp proj-
ect, and me (below right).
I spent the last 5 months in Lebanon, and until this month
was the only man. However 3 more men, relatives of the
women, have just been opened.
The group last met on Wednesday 12 July, when in fact,
two of the men joined. Unfortunately, that was the same
day that the conflict started, when Hezbollah seized the
Israeli soldiers.
On Thursday, Israel began its assault on Lebanon and the
Subud group has not been able to meet since. Many of
the members have escaped from the capital, to the
mountains or their home villages.
I fled the country on Friday night via Syria. Norma is still in
Lebanon. At the time of writing (Sunday) all members are
safe, though the situation is getting worse.
Please remember the Subud members of Lebanon in your
prayers. We did not expect the conflict to escalate so fast
nor get as bad as it has.
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•
Subud Lebanon Group with Norma Sfeir, former Sica head (centre)

Ibu Rahayu
Talk
EVERYTHING WILL HAPPEN
NATURALLY
National Meeting Surabaya 14th April, 2006
RECORDING 06 SUB 1
Final Translation by Raymond Lee
Brothers and sisters whom I respect and love, may the
peace and blessings of Almighty God be with you.
Although this is a national gathering, there will be a trans-
lation into English tonight, because I see that many over-
seas visitors who do not understand Indonesian have
decided to attend this gathering. I believe that they have
come to listen to my talk. So, without a
translation, our brothers and sisters who
have come so far to be here and who It is a
want to participate in the kejiwaan pro-
gram will find it difficult to follow my talk. grace
Brothers and sisters, it has been a long
time since I visited Surabaya, but I hope from God
that the latihan that you receive will be a
strong support to help you live through the
chaotic conditions in the world and lead
for this
the life that we are supposed to live while
we are here in this world.
technological
For that reason, I am going to use the time
at this kejiwaan event to talk to you about age
this spiritual path that you are on so that
you will have a better understanding about it, and put
into practice the things you need to do as a Subud mem-
ber – that is, someone who wants to worship Almighty
God by doing latihan.
Subud is not a Religion
Now, because we say that our path is a way to develop
the soul, that clearly means Subud is not a religion. If we
were to say that Subud is a religion, people would get the
wrong idea or think that Subud is a new religion.
But that is not so, because from the beginning Bapak
stated that Subud is not a religion. On the contrary, it is a
real experience which has come about by the will of
Almighty God. That is because what we experience in
Subud is a receiving. That is why we do not have standard
ways of doing things and we do not have prophets,
because what we receive comes direct to us as a gift
from Almighty God. We do not need standards, because
clear standards for how humans [should behave] already
exist and can be found in the various religions, in the var-
ious faiths that you follow.
So, in Subud, if we try to explain something in terms of
standards, we will miss the mark. Why will our explanation
be wrong? Because it is the human soul that is active in
Subud and only God can touch the human soul. A
human being cannot touch another person’s soul. We
cannot even touch our own soul unless we call Allah’s or
God’s name. We can only understand ourselves through
this contact from God.
The point is that we will only make life difficult for our-
selves if we try to treat Subud as if it were a religion, or say
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that Subud belongs to a religion. That is because the
human soul is the part of us where the essence of God
manifests, and that essence of God existed before any
other part of us. So, chronologically, your soul existed
before your outer form.
That is because the soul, or rather the essence of God
that manifests in a person’s soul, is not evident. It is form-
less until a clash takes place with the four elements –
earth, water, wind and fire. Only when these four factors
are in place can the soul take shape as a creature – [in
our case] in the shape of a human being, because we
are human beings.
Knowing this, we can begin to understand or grasp why
we can receive the latihan. It is because of a connection
that exists between our soul and the One who made our
soul.
What is the Soul?
What is the soul? The soul is the essence of life that can-
not be understood by the mind. When people speak of
psychiatrists and psychiatry, the ‘soul’ that they refer to is
not the soul that we deal with. When they speak of the
soul, they mean the mind. So, if someone has a psychi-
atric disorder, psychiatrists can only treat that person’s
mind, they cannot treat or change that person’s soul.
So, people we call psychologists cannot
explain what the soul is. Perhaps they can
only explain our outer behaviour and the
unconscious mind, which has been sup-
pressed, which is dysfunctional and needs to
be put right. So, they can only put the mind
right – the human mind – they cannot deal
with the soul. That is not their field.
That is why what Bapak received is truly a
grace from God. It is a grace from God
because during our time, while living in this
technological age, we have been reminded
once again about God and we have been
given the way to recall who we are and
what we have to do to be able to return to
God in the form that God wills for us.
That is necessary because, due to the technological
progress of our time, many people have forgotten how
powerful God is. As a result, many people go searching
for something. But in doing so, many people take a wrong
turn, because they get confused by their desires and their
wants.
Well, if we are not careful that can happen to us Subud
members too. What I mean is that we must take care
whenever we do anything, in everything we do. This is
especially important for Subud members. I cannot close
my eyes to the facts: Why is Subud the way it is? Why do
we have nothing to show? Why has Subud not achieved
wide recognition? Why do we still not get along?
Harmony! Well, that has to come first. In every talk that
Bapak gave he told us that we need to get along. The
reason for that is many of us still push personal agendas,
we put our own interests or the interests of our associates
first, all the time saying we are doing it for Subud.
We do not need to devise schemes to spread Subud. If
it is God’s will that Subud is like this, then we have to
accept it. If Subud is not well known, we have to accept
it. Perhaps we are not well known because individually
we cannot demonstrate Subud’s potential yet.
We can be likened to soil – soil that we have to love, that
we have to tend, that we have to make fertile – so that if
something is planted in our soil – if God gives us something
– it will produce something, it will grow well.
But if we are a place that is full of stones, anything plant-
ed there will not grow. Especially if our soil is cont on p 8 >
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parched, if it is seldom watered. So, whether we achieve
greatness, whether we become someone who is consid-
ered to be a good person, will depend on our own efforts.
We do not need to boast or show off.
If every Subud member could do what God wills for
them, the help we need will come by itself.
What I mean by help is, for instance, if you give someone
an explanation and that person feels happy as a result,
they feel that you have helped them and then their life,
even if only to a small degree, will progress and they can
lead a life as a good human being. That is already a ben-
efit for you.
No Need to Augment the Latihan
So, there is no need to augment your latihan. Some peo-
ple wonder why, after having done the latihan for so
long, they have not made progress. And they get bored
and think that the latihan is useless. But in fact, the bore-
dom you feel is not because the latihan is boring, it is a
consequence of the state you are in whereby you have
less and less faith in your own self. But in fact, God is
always present; God always hears what you need.
In fact this is a test for you – to re-awaken yourself.
Because, when it comes to the latihan, if you are diligent,
if you are disciplined in following your
inner self, if you trust in your inner self, your
latihan will reawaken because of your Your latihan
state of surrender. When I say it will
reawaken, your latihan will be like it was will be
when you were first opened – it comes
back. That happens because you made
a sincere request first and you did not start
like it was
your latihan without preparing yourself.
The problem is that you are often far from when you
your soul and you are closer to your low
forces – your desires. Your desires are pow- were first
erful and they want to get their way. So if
you are inattentive and you distance
yourself from God, if you do not stay close
opened
to the feeling of closeness to God, your soul will be distant
from you. It will be far from you.
So, my advice to you is that before starting your latihan,
pray to God to be guided by God.
So if you do latihan and you get the feeling, ‘Why is noth-
ing happening, why is nothing going on, I feel that the
power of God has deserted me’, that does not matter!
Just accept it! It may be due to some fault on your part.
But, do not give up and quit the latihan, because you
think there is no point to it.
The fact is that your latihan depends on you. No one can
help you. That is why we do not have teachers in Subud.
You do not need a teacher. You have to do everything
yourself, you have to do it all on your own. This is a test for
you, because when you die you will be on your own.
You have your heart and mind for now, so you can still tin-
ker around with them, you can still be helped by your
heart and mind. But once your heart and mind die, who
is going to help you? No one!
For that reason, look after this connection between your
soul and that power, the power of God! Always remem-
ber God. For instance, if you are going through difficulties,
remember God. Do not just remember God when you
feel good, or you succeed at something, or when you are
sick. You need to remember God all the time. When you
eat something tasty, remember God. When you feel
happy, remember God. Then the contact with the power
of God will always be present in you. That is why we need
the latihan.
So when you feel, ‘Ah, I don’t feel like it!’ and you
decide not to go to latihan, do not do that! On the con-
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trary, if you feel, ‘Why can't I feel the latihan?’ You have
to reawaken your latihan by yourself by asking God to
help you, so that the touch from your soul will deepen
and spread throughout your whole body.
Because the latihan will manifest in every part of your
body, and that is why, when I test with you, I keep repeat-
ing the same tests: ‘Where are your hands? Where are
your feelings?’ It is so that those parts of you will be acti-
vated again.
So when you receive in the latihan, ‘Where are your
hands?’ You will find your hands are for many things – for
eating, for working, for this and that. Your hands are not
just for dancing around – they have all kinds of uses, for
cooking, for instance.
And this contact will not only touch parts of your body,
it will also penetrate the human mind, the heart and the
feelings. This means that the power of God can change,
or bring about a change in the content of a person’s soul
and turn it into a good soul, a noble soul. That comes
about through the contact with God's power.
Then, if we cannot think of what to do, in an instant, it is
as if we are told what to do, we are guided.
And it is the same with the heart, perhaps someone used
to be stubborn, but now they can get
along with others, they are kind, they are
willing to listen to other people's points of
view. Such a change was guided by God.
Behave Well in Everything we do
Now it is time for us to not only behave well
when we do latihan, when we go to lati-
han, but in everything we do, in all our
behaviour, we have to learn to follow the
wishes or the promptings of our soul.
Indeed, it is not easy to follow and do
what is right, to do what seems to have no
benefit for you. But in fact, that is what
your inner wants you to do. By inner, I
mean your soul.
So, do not do anything that will muddy your being. All of
you in Subud have been through many difficulties and
hardships as human beings, and indeed you had to go
through all that, because it was a purification that we all
experience, that we all need to go through.
We say that we have no teacher in Subud. Well, our
teacher – if we can say so – is God, because it was God
that opened all of our souls. Therefore, if we do not trust in
God, we will easily become occupied by other powers.
So, brothers and sisters, our latihan can go through differ-
ent phases, it can change – especially when we get old.
One feels, ‘How come the older I get, the less I can do?’
that is how it feels. In particular, we cannot help other
people anymore. It is as though we have to prepare our-
selves. I do not mean we have to get ready to die. Well...
everyone has to die.
I feel like that myself. Lately, I have felt very distant. This
world seems far away, and I do not enjoy things like I did
before. When I eat, I have no yearning to eat delicious
food anymore, I just have the feeling, ‘That’s enough!’
But then when we do latihan, we sometimes get told off
by our own self. ‘Your life is not just for you! It is for
humankind, for your fellow human beings!’ Then the [lati-
han] comes again, as if we have been reminded again,
and so it keeps developing.
The Latihan Never Ends
This goes to show that the latihan never ends – it keeps
working. In fact, if we stop doing latihan, our minds start
to worry about all kind of things.
But the way [to progress] is that we have to act, we have
to work in keeping with our physical state. continued >
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But, we must not force ourselves, because we still need
this [Ibu gestures], we still need to live in this coarse body.
Well, if we can we must care for it. We need to respect
our being; we need to use our being. We should not get
to the point where we do not want to do anything. That
would be no good. We need some desires, because we
still live in this world.
So, brothers and sisters, we do not need to talk a lot
about the soul on this spiritual path. That is because the
task of [developing] your soul is your job; meaning that
each of you has to awaken, to repair, and to clean your
own being.
And once your soul is, as we say, alive – to be alive
means that your soul is aware of, and present in, every-
thing you do – then in whatever you do, you will feel its
presence, it will never be absent.
For instance, when you observe your religion – for
Moslems, to observe our religion means to pray – when
you pray, you feel something. A content. I do not know
whether you have experienced this. What I mean is that
you feel a difference between the way you normally pray
and the occasional times when you prostrate yourself
and you feel your prayer is filled and you are moved from
within until the prayer is complete. It feels quite different.
You can feel the same way in everything you do – even
when you eat. If your soul is alive and you eat something
that you should not eat, inwardly you will feel yourself
reject it. Everything will be like that.
That means that in Subud, we do not need to devise
ways, or force things to happen. What I mean by forcing
things to happen is that [some people worry],’Is Subud
always going to be like this?’
Well, here is an example of what can happen. In the
past, we used to speculate, ‘What will happen when
Bapak is gone, after Bapak dies will Subud end?’ As it
turned out Subud did not end. You keep developing and
Subud keeps growing. It all happens naturally, so we did
not need to worry, ‘What will happen if Bapak is not here?
Who will guide us?’
Everything Will Happen Naturally
We just have to wait and see, because everything will
happen naturally. As an example, Bapak never told me
that I was permitted to carry on and give explanations
about this spiritual path. I had no idea I would ever dare
to be here in front of you. Doing this means that I am tak-
ing risks with the souls of people who join Subud. If I am
wrong, if Subud is wrong, you will go wrong. I will be to
blame.
But this has come about by God’s grace, because...
well, I will tell you. Before Bapak died, I had an experience
[in which I was told], ‘Later you will accompany Bapak!’ I
was shocked. After all, I am Bapak's daughter, how can I
accompany Bapak?
Perhaps, to keep Bapak company meant that I would
carry on Bapak's work, which I will continue to do as long
as I am able to and as long as I can help you. I do not
mean that I will help you on an individual basis. No. But,
when I pray, I do not pray for myself. I pray for every
Subud member, I pray that he or she will find his or her
path, that he or she will get some benefit, or some suc-
cess, or some happiness while living in this world as a
human being, and that he or she can return to God in a
noble state.
So, after I die, who knows, someone else may do this.
Well, I do not know who it will be, we just need to leave
that to God. And even in my case, please do not think,
‘What does Ibu Rahayu think she is doing by carrying on
Bapak’s job?’ I was led to this naturally without any inten-
tion on my part – that is what is meant by a grace from
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God. What is more, I have never studied or tried to copy
Bapak, it came by itself. And sometimes the things I say
are helpful for me too.
But I want to say that my experiences make me thank
God as I have witnessed that Subud is not wrong. On the
contrary, it is a path that is right and it is a grace from
God for all of you who have joined Subud, because you
have been opened and your souls can grow. And what I
have witnessed cannot be comprehended with the
mind; no human being can think about it.
So, after you join Subud, you must be accepting, you
must have faith in the power of God. To be accepting
means that we accept our situation, we accept whatev-
er we have at this point.
This has been an additional explanation to motivate you
to seek the truth, to find out the truth for yourself. You
have to find out for yourself. In other words, do not join
Subud because your friends did. You have to find out for
yourself whether Subud is right or not.
This talk is part of the kejiwaan program, and, if we have
enough time, there will be a meeting about helpers’
work, which we need to hold to ensure that we work
together. If we can work together by trusting each other,
by respecting each other, whatever we do will go well.
But if when we work we blame others and claim that we
are right, we will just make life difficult for ourselves. We
will end up at cross-purposes in Subud.
Bapak has Given us Guidelines
Bapak has given us the guidelines for what we need to
do – what helpers have to do and what committees
have to do. Do not change these guidelines because
you want Subud to be well known, or you want to make
fundamental changes and even start a new Subud,
because you think that the Subud that Bapak received is
incomplete or defective.
And it is out of place for someone to claim that their
receiving is truer than Subud, because what that person
received is thanks to Subud. If that person had received
God’s grace before joining Subud, they might be right.
But if that person received it after joining Subud, that
means that they are in Subud and they cannot add to or
detract from what we receive in Subud.
That is why we must try to get along and respect what
each of us feels.
That is all, brothers and sisters; I will conclude tonight’s
talk at this point. Tomorrow we will have one more oppor-
tunity to meet and test together, to help you feel more
confident about what you experience in Subud.
Thank you, and may the peace and blessings of Almighty
God be with you.
RAMADHAN FAST
•
For all those wishing to observe Ramadhan this year, it
begins on the new moon, around about September
23. Check with your local Islamic authorities for the
correct time in your area.
As with other forms of religious fasting such as Lent,
Ramadhan is a time to ask for forgiveness of others
and of God.
Observing Ramadhan is not something that Subud
members have to do, but many members, both
Muslims and non-Muslims, have found over the years
that it is beneficial.
You can go to the SUBUD LIBRARY website to get
Bapak’s advice on fasting. www.subudlibrary.net
You can do a search, using key words such as
Ramadhan Talks
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I N N E R
V O I C E
Edited by Ilaine Lennard
Inner Voice welcomes new stories and letters
NOTE: Ilaina’s new e-mail: ilaine.l@ntlworld.com
Revelation in Death
Matthew Orlowski writes of a powerful spiritual experience…
This experience occurred around thirty years ago now.
My middle brother’s boy died suddenly aged 14 seeming-
ly without reason. Of course everyone was shocked.
The evening before my brother and his two boys went
fishing – at that time they lived very close to the sea. After
a couple of hours, the older boy said he wanted to go
home as he was not feeling too well. So they packed up
fishing and went home.
At home he said, ‘I will just take a drink and go to bed.’
No one was at all perturbed or anything. In the morning
they went to his room and found him dead.
I had my mum in the old car on the way to the funeral
and she was broken up and in tears all the time, hour
after hour. I was trying to be a little bit distanced from her
grieving, if only just to keep my attention on the driving.
While in this situation, I suddenly
God had asked within myself - what is the
reason for his death? Just as sud-
shown his denly, almost instantly, I felt and
saw fingers and a hand to half
mercy to him way up the elbow between the
two seats.
and relieved The hand was illuminated with
light and I felt such holiness com-
him of this ing from it that my first reaction
was I was unworthy to feel such
burden holiness as was radiating from it.
At the same time I felt within me
that the reason for his death was that he had reached
the age of puberty and would have to start carrying the
hereditary sin. God had shown his mercy to him and
relieved him of this burden
At the funeral I felt almost embarrassed at not being able
to stop smiling, for I felt such gratitude and grace towards
the boy that it was impossible for me to feel any sadness
and the feeling of holiness was still with me.
I did not feel I could confide this to my Mum or my broth-
er or his wife. They were not in Subud. To this day I have
not told them about this experience, as I always feel it is
not appropriate to do so.
After the funeral I tried to tell one or two people in Subud
about this experience but in practically all cases I felt it
was not altogether appropriate. It was a matter of either
jealousy - why you and not me? - or it did not penetrate
to the understanding.
This sort of reaction has left me with a very sad feeling for
humanity’s situation - that something as precious as that
could be so flippantly dismissed, or be unable to pene-
trate to the inner being. Mind you this was 30 years ago.
Ever since the day of having that revelation I have not for-
gotten my unworthiness and pray for forgiveness for
myself and humanity daily, hourly or even more often.
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• Corporation rconnelly@ozemail.com.au
k a l i m a n t a n s p e c i a l
KGC Raises $2.6m
Rahman Connelly reports on Kalimantan Gold’s success
in London…
In late June, accompanied by Peter Bojtos (KGC’s inde-
pendent director) & our broker, I made presentations to
various institutions & brokers in London. There was great
interest in our story and we were able to quite quickly
secure commitments for Canadian $ 2 million, which we
increased to $ 2.6 - where we closed the book, with
investors wanting more.
Amongst those investing are two of the best institutional
names in London for resources, which stands us in good
stead for next time around providing that we deliver on
key objectives over the next 6-9 months. Those objectives
are briefly outlined below.
List on AIM by mid October: Having raised the required
1-year’s working capital to list, we are well progressed on
the actual mechanics of listing. There is an awful lot of
documentation to get through. We have appointed a PR
firm to ensure that we come to AIM with a bit of a bang
rather than a dribble.
Joint Venture our Copper Prospects: Over the years, with
very small budgets, we identified and developed a num-
ber of very large copper prospects, which now require
expenditure of $20 -$30 million to take to ‘mineral defini-
tion’, which is beyond our resources.
Thus the need for a JV with a major company and, with
current copper prices & projected demand, this is cer-
tainly a good time to be doing so. We are in active discus-
sion with companies from China, Australia & Korea and
we are moving towards the kind of model I outlined at
Innsbruck last year, ie one that gives a substantial minori-
ty interest with a seat at the decision-making table -
important to achieving both our financial & community
development objectives.
Drill our East Kalimantan Gold Prospect: Whilst finalizing
various Government permits, we are gearing up to do
4,000 meters of drilling on our Jelai-Mewet prospect that
had previously been drilled by a major company, pro-
ducing some outstanding gold grades (the company left
during the political turmoil of the late 90’s).
Exploring for gold is on much simpler and lower budget
than exploring for copper and thus, with good results from
our proposed drill program, this project could move
ahead quite quickly.
In parallel with our exploration efforts, has been a ramp-
ing up of community development activities by YTS,
whose focus over the last year has changed from being
project-specific to one of helping local Governments
plan so that they can relate to higher levels of Govt, as
well as to development agencies; a ‘hand-up’ rather
than a ‘hand-out’ approach.
Work has started on the UNIDO Global Mercury Project
being managed by YTS, aimed at reducing unsafe mer-
cury handling practices, which are endemic in small
scale gold mining worldwide.The environment and biodi-
versity are big issues in exploration & mining today.
We are participating in the ‘Heart of Borneo’ initiative
and collaborating with The Nature Conservancy in a
scoping study of ‘high conservation value forestry’ in our
CoW. Our main objective with both these initiatives is to
gain a better understanding on how to integrate conser-
vation thinking into our overall approach.
Rahman Connelly Executive Chairman, Kalimantan Gold
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•
 My Kalimantan Block
Lavinia Sinclair writes…
My original plan was to leave my block in my Will to Subud
Perth. However as you have given us a number of options
I have chosen No.8. I believe that mankind has not given
sufficient consideration to other creations of the Almighty,
but has behaved as though man can behave with no
thought of what the effect of his actions will be on other
created things. Everything is God's creation and material,
vegetable, and animal levels should be considered, not
just our human level. We have not done this.
I attended the Second and Fifth World Wilderness
Congresses where we were made very aware of the
damage man has done to the environment because of
our lack of thought for other created things. Actually
everything is created. If God had not created the
Universe and Solar System we could not exist. So every-
thing owes its existence to the Earth or Gaia as James
Lovelock named it.
In my home I have a copy of Chief Seattle's reply to the
White people in America when they asked to buy some
of the Indigenous peoples land. People who take the
time to read it are usually very moved by it.
I hope that there can be Wilderness land in Kalimantan
that remains as such into the far distant future. Creatures
other than man should be considered and allowed areas
which are completely free of the human presence. As
Kalimantan has I understand many unspoiled areas I
hope that anything we create will have places where
seen creation and also unseen creation (Devas or Nature
Spirits) can have complete freedom from humans.
In Findhorn the Devas asked for areas to be set aside for
their use only and I am sure that the Kalimantan ones will
have the same need.
With best wishes for Kalimantan's future development.
Lavinia Sinclair, 1/41 Hurlingham Road,,South Perth, 6151,
Western Australia, Australia
• The Lewes New School •
e d u c a t i o n
New Initiative at GHFP
The Guerrand-Hermès Foundation is collaborating with
the Sussex School of Education to offer an innovative pro-
gramme in the study of Person-Centred Education (PCE)
and leading to an MA in Education Studies...
The Guerrand-Hermès Foundation for Peace (GHFP) is pri-
marily an international think-tank whose aim is to foster
peace, harmony and understanding between people.
The GHFP acts as a catalyst for positive change and
growth through education and learning.
The GHFP’s research in education has focused on values
and approaches that aim at human flourishing and the
development of an individual’s full potential. The
Foundation has initiated and organised international con-
ferences on Human-Centred Education which have
brought together a worldwide network of schools that are
committed to the value and approach of person-centred
education.
Person-centred education is increasingly being recog-
nised, throughout both mainstream and alternative edu-
cation, as a philosophy and intellectual framework.
Person-centred approaches are being used in a wide
variety of contexts to enable learners to develop and
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flourish as individuals.
The introduction of this new A response
course is, in part, a response to to the increased
the increased demand for per-
sonalised learning experience in demand for
English schools. However, despite
the best intention, what it means
personalised
to be a person and what it entails learning
to provide personalised learning
experiences yet remains to be
experience in
examined. English schools
The MA in Education Studies
(PCE) is designed for educators who have a need to
reflect upon and deepen their understanding of learn-
ing, developing critical thinking and ideas for education
innovation.
What is Person-Centred Education?
Person Centred Education puts people at the centre of
the educative process. Our current systems of schooling
have drifted too far away from this belief about the cen-
trality of broad and deep notions of educating the whole
person and this programme seeks to recentre and reartic-
ulate a more holistic approach within a 21st century con-
text. Through ways of working in a learning community as
well as through research and academic study this
Masters Degree will both draw on and extend our knowl-
edge and practice of person centred education in a
range of organisational settings.
MA in Education Studies
MA in Education Studies is a flexible master's level pro-
gramme at the University of Sussex's School of Education.
Students can choose an area of study within the broad
discipline of education, constructing their own coherent
integrated learning experience.
For more information, contact:
Dr Scherto Gill Guerrand-Hermès Foundation for Peace
43 St. Anne’s Crescent Lewes East Sussex BN7 1SD UK
Tel:(00.44) (0)1273.483541Fax: (00.44) (0)1273.472225
Email scherto@ghfp.org
Adrienne Campbell, a driving force behind the Lewes
New School writes that she is moving on…
Our sixth year draws to a close and I look back and mar-
vel at the progress we have made since we started.
The main news is that we have recruited a head teacher,
Lizzie Overton. Her passion is to develop a sophisticated
child-led curriculum where, along with developing essen-
tial skills, children are inspired to follow their own ideas
rather than working towards predetermined targets.
She will be writing the next newsletter as I am leaving the
school next week and will initially just take time off to take
stock. Working here has been an extraordinary accelerat-
ed learning for me – about starting and running a small
business, about communicating genuinely and effective-
ly with a whole community of people, about managing a
staff team of 22, about dealing with conflict effectively,
and, frankly, about being human.
Everyone Can Grow
In this community of learners, there is the opportunity for
everyone to change and grow, not just the children.
Our unique approach to respectful communication is still
being embedded in our culture, with regular discussions
and training. The oldest children were once again trained
in peer mediation this term.
Most of the parents have taken up the free parent com-
munication course that is a 24-hour cont inued on p12 >
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course spread over 8 weeks, and from September
Stephanie will be running a pilot Teacher Effectiveness
Training Course, based at the school, for teachers nation-
ally. Her articles are being published in national parenting
magazines and the influence of her work via the school is
spreading.
Scherto Gill of Sussex University’s Centre for Educational
Innovation has been researching our school and has
delivered two papers now about our learning community
to academic conferences (see the website for copies).
We continue to be closely linked with our patrons, the
Guerrand-Hermès Foundation for Peace (www.ghfp.org),
who has recently co-sponsored a new MA programme in
person-centred education at Sussex University’s Centre
for Educational Innovation, and who also recently hosted
the international Conference ‘Rethinking Educational
Change’, attended by our Lizzie and Matthew.
GHFP also funded Matthew to travel to Denmark to visit
two progressive schools whose Flow philosophy is based
on Intrinsic Learning, the idea that most children want to
learn and that providing children with appropriate learn-
ing experiences/environments helps them to flourish as
whole people.
No Government Funding Yet
Our attempt to get government funding with the support
of Human Scale Education met a barrier during a meet-
ing at the Department for Education and Skills with the
local authorities in the spring, who were determined to
not fund small schools such as ours.
This is despite an encouraging government White Paper
speaking of the need for innovation and parent involve-
ment. However, we will continue to pursue this avenue,
possibly investigating getting funded as a research
school.
We are fantastically fortu-
Ours is truly nate to have as a new
patron, Penelope Leach,
child psychologist,
a unique school researcher, government
adviser on children and par-
ents, author of many books
pioneering new on child development and
educational matters. She
has offered to work closely
and essential with Lizzie to help us get sup-
port nationally for our work.
paths in Ours is truly a unique school
pioneering new and essen-
tial paths in education.
Online Subud Human Education
Journal launched
Hamidatun Karapetian writes...
Submission procedure:
The Subud Human Education Journal is an online bi-annu-
al, academic journal and encourages scholars, profes-
sionals, graduate students (as well as teachers who teach
preschool, K-12, and those who teach anything) to submit
scholarly articles, critical essays, graduate research
results, book reviews, and opinion pieces--related to their
experience educating from a Subud perspective.
All scholarly articles should adhere to the following
guidelines:
Articles should be original and should not have been pub-
lished elsewhere. It is assumed that articles are not cur-
rently under review with other publishers.
Articles should include:
(a) article title, (b) author name/s, (c) current
position/affiliation, (d) brief biography, (e) email and mail
addresses, (f) a brief abstract, and (g) the URL for
author/s' personal web page, if you have one, all in a
separate page.
Submissions must have tables, graphs, charts, photo-
graphs, etc. within the text. Although there is no absolute
limit on length, submitted papers should be confined to
approximately 3000 words. Authors are expected to care-
fully proofread their work before submission.
Articles will be edited by the editors (yet to be
announced!) Authors are responsible for obtaining any
necessary permission from copyright holders for repro-
ducing previously published material, including charts,
graphs, photos, tables, etc.
Authors should consider including links to any references,
web pages, or sites related to their work. Manuscripts
must be submitted to the editor electronically via email in
Microsoft Word to: hamidatun@comcast.net
Invited articles may vary in length but should follow the
above guideline. Authors are highly encouraged to
include related and useful web links in their work. This
would certainly allow the Journal to maximize its potential
by offering authors, readers, researchers, students, and
professionals immediate access to a wide range of exist-
ing electronic resources and web sites!
This looks like we're on our way. Start writing, educators!
Interested in getting on the subud educators listserver?

•
E-mail to Leonard Dixon to be added on:
education Society is in need of a new ldixon7@earthlink.net
way of treating and working
respectfully with children – and adults. This precious com-
munity, this seedbed of innovation, needs lots of support
and care.
We have a new fundraiser, Noa Lachman, who is cur-
rently launching a major new drive to fund bursaries and
other programmes. Part of this drive is a lovely new simple
brochure and updated website.
Please support us generously, in whatever way you can. APPLICANTS’
Thank you for all your care and help over the years – it has MEETING
all been gratefully received.
Goodbye, with love Adrienne

The Lewes New School

Talbot Terrace
Lewes BN7 2DS
T: 01273 477074
E: office@lewesnewschool.co.uk
W: www.lewesnewschool.co.uk

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 news round
The Missing Element
Sjahari Holland writes…
In the last issue of Subud Voice, Emmanuel Williams writes
in a moving way about a welcoming experience into the
congregation of his local Catholic church. He contrasts his
experience there with the disappointment he feels that his
local Subud Group has dissolved and disappeared on him.
The question that arises for me is this: Why? Why is the
church Emmanuel attended able to meet his needs for
spiritual community in a way that his local Subud Group
could not? And why is it that so many Subud groups in the
western world seem to have such a tenuous hold on their
existence, often receding, and sometimes disappearing
from view? What is the missing element?
Certainly Subud members have every bit as much
capacity to express love and openheartedness to others
as members of various religions. And surely there is no fun-
damental spiritual superiority of one of these paths over
the other. So what is the core of the difference between
the two organizations that explains this discrepancy?
Perhaps if we could identify this, we could begin to turn
things around for our Subud groups.
Actually, the missing element, the core difference, is not
hard to find. It is not philosophical, or spiritual in any way.
It is much more simple and straightforward. In a nutshell it
is this: The Catholic Church which Emmanuel attended in
his community has full time people working to achieve its
aims and purposes; while his local Subud Group does not.
Think about it. In our Subud Groups all the work is done by
part time volunteer workers. Significant difficult work:
Explaining Subud to new members. Supporting them.
Welcoming them. Reaching out to them. Helping them
through life changing spiritual experiences. All of this is dif-
ficult and time consuming work.
On the organizational side there is the ongoing work of
maintaining latihan space, communicating with local,
national and international organizations, business meet-
ings, enterprise meetings, cultural activities, and social
gatherings. A full functional Subud group requires tremen-
dous commitment and work.
And who is expected to do all this work? Helpers and
committee members. These are ordinary people who
have full time jobs in their community. They have families
and financial responsibilities. After working and traveling
for an 8 to 10 hour day how much can we realistically
expect from them? Is it surprising that they are unable to
keep it up? Is it surprising that there is a tendency to let
things go? Is it surprising that there is a lack of consistency
and continuity?
No. This work can only be done efficiently and effective-
ly if there are people working at it on a full time basis: day
after day, week after week, month after month, year
after year. The reason Emmanuel’s Catholic diocese
can be successful is that they have this component.
If Subud groups continue to rely on part time volunteer work
then their hold on existence will always be tenuous. Subud
will always be in the state it is in now. Subud groups will
remain small, and will not grow. Occasionally they will fade
away and disappear the way Emmanuel’s group has done.
We must find a way to have full time people working for
Subud at the local level. Until we do, we will never realize
our potential as an organization.
•
Sjahari Hollands
Subud Vancouver Canada. lshollands@ca.inter.net
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In Bob We Trust
Some Subud members in the UK have formed a tribute
band to Bob Dylan’s songs…
In Bob We Trust has surprised performers and audiences
alike with the power of the songs to enliven and move
people.
In putting the performance together singer Adrienne
Thomas comments, ‘We were reminded of the enormity
of Bob Dylan’s contribution to music, the gift of his lyric
genius, his passionate intensity, his playfulness and the
vast emotional range of his work. We remembered hear-
ing some of these songs for the first time and what they
meant to us. We commented on how fresh, how relevant
they still are and how they continue to move us.’
The line-up features (left to right in photo): David
Anderson, guitar, slide guitar, bass and harmonica;
Adrienne Thomas, vocals; Joe Young, drums; Raphael
Skerratt, guitar, mandolin and vocals; Hayward Slater, gui-
tar and bass; Harlan Cockburn, guitar, bass, harmonica
and vocals; and Maia Curtis: vocals, guitar and bass.
The set includes ensemble pieces such as Maggie’s Farm
and If Not For You, some tender songs performed as duets
such as Spanish Boots of Spanish Leather, and solos pieces
such as For Ramona, as well as rousing numbers like
Masters of War. In quieter moments, some of the lyrics are
read out as poems, reminding us of Dylan’s early interest
in poets such as Rimbaud, Brecht, and others from the
•
troubadour tradition.
IN BOB WE TRUST are currently doing gigs in the UK.
Quest with a Twist
Arid Matthee writes about the “Vision Jamboree” held at
La Source in the French Pyrenees…
When Peter Jenkins from the Yes Quest told me that the
Quest at La Source would be cancelled I was disappoint-
ed. As I had already booked my flight from Amsterdam
to Toulouse I rang Maya Bernardes, our ISC Vice
Chairwomen, and Halim who would host us at La Source
to ask if I should still come.
‘Yes please,’ Maya said as she would organize a ‘Vision
Jamboree’.
I had absolutely no idea what that meant but I thought
that I would still at least go hiking in the the Pyrenees with
some other Subud members. After all, my brother Imbert
and Maya both had very fond memories of their hike in
the Pyrenees about 28 years ago. My memories of the
Subud camps I had attended at the time were all
engraved in my mind as life-enriching.
The one at La Source this time turned out to be no differ-
ent, but with some unexpected twists!
You see it wasn’t until I arrived that I realised that Hadrian
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 Michell and his partner Rosamund
No were also there. Yes, Hadrian had
Yes Quest, been a regular visitor to La Source
since it was found by Maya’s partner
but what an Polish partner Halim about three
unexpected years ago.
Halim has developed some basic
twist! old barns in a fairly remote area of
the Pyrenees into a retreat style accommodation for
Subud members and others. His particular interest is in
younger people whom he hopes will come to La Source to
be at peace with themselves or find direction in their lives.
You might also remember that the Wings Jamboree (don’t
you like all these names?) was organized there in April.
Anyway, it was a pleasant surprise to meet Hadrian who
also facilitated the Spirit of Enterprise meeting which I
attended in Perth after the Australian Congress in January
this year. The format and process of these meetings is to sit
in a circle in sessions of an hour and a half for three to four
days with a silence at the beginning and at the end. The
idea is that you only speak when you are moved to do so.
This same process we used at our Vision Jamboree meet-
ing where we added a feature whereby anyone could
suddenly say ‘swap’ and we’d all change chairs. This
often had an unblocking effect to encourage conversa-
tion on an otherwise not very talkative group.
Silence does Miracles
BUT, silence does miracles! Before our meeting, the men
tested how we should be and I clearly felt that I had to
speak for myself only, when moved from within and not
criticize what others had to say.
Well you might say, that’s not new is it? Well, for me it
was! Inspiration from being with others, being in harmony
Arif, Natasha and Sam - Yes Questers who Jamboreed instead!
with each other, listening actively, I realized as the ses-
sions continued that if this could only be achieved in my
own family or our own (helpers) group we could set some
milestones.
Our meetings were attended by 12-15 members from
England, Australia, France, Germany, Lithuania and
Latvia. The meeting was moving at times particularly
when we were giving up our own agendas and we were
allowing the creative inner group process to take its
course.
No Yes Quest, but what an unexpected twist! Suddenly
all motivational speakers in the world had been replaced
by a much more enriching group process from within
where we were more in touch with our own human
nature.
Whereas in our meeting in Perth there was still space for
enterprise presentations now there was no escape from
reality.
And after all we still had plenty of time for hiking in the won-
derful Pyrenees, played card games and sang songs which
I am sure we will all look back at with fond memories.
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DIARY NOTES
WORLD LATIHANS
September 2nd (Saturday) 20.00 GMT
October 1st (Sunday) 03.00 GMT
To find corresponding time in your part of the world go
to www.timeand date.com/worldclock
SEPTEMBER
7th-10th: You are invited to spend four days with your fel-
low experienced and/or aspiring entrepreneurs at the
Seven Circles Retreat.Contact:
Sharif Harris sharif.harris@gmail.com
15th-17th: Portugal National Congress, Bucelas, Info:
fatima.andrade@clinichaves.ptor
anabela@umic.pcm.pt
22nd-Oct 22nd: Subud Colombia invites you to spend
Ramadhan at Amanecer. $160 US for the full length and
full board. For more information please contact Sebastian
Ospina at subudcolombia07@yahoo.es
23rd-Oct 22nd: Ramadhan at La Source, French
Pyrenees, where the mountains meet the sky. For more
information contact La Source
29th-Oct 1st: Subud Austria AGM will be held at Schloss
Kottingbrunn, near the Bad Voslau group. More details to
come. Please contact sharifin_dickie@hotmail.com
OCTOBER
27th-Nov 1st: KEY OF PEACE. A World Dance seminar with
Stefan and Bethan Freedman at Culford School, Nr Bury St
Edmunds, Suffolk, U.K. Contact Jill Hope at:
jrhope@onetel.com +(0)1277 363085
27th-29th: Wings Gathering hosted by Sowelu Centre,
Wollongong, Australia. Contact Viviana and Immanuel
logic@NSW.chariot.net.au
Subud Ancient Mariners (SAM) •
There will be a celebration next year in the UK to mark the
50th anniversary of Bapak's bringing the latihan to the
UK(see article on page 15).It will take place in Ascot on
August 21-26 2007. For details contact
icc@subudbritain.org
Ilbert Walker has coined the term ‘Subud Ancient
Mariners’ for those opened in 1957. He writes…
A Yahoo List Server has being established at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Subud_Ancient_Mariners
for you to join if interested in participating in the online
exchange, or just to keep abreast of developments. Also
possibly check out Subud Canada website –
http://www.subud.ca/, or the SUSA website
subudusa@subudusa.org, Subud Voice, or your own
national website for more information, as it becomes
available.
Luke Penseney of Toronto is coordinating the Second
Generation Group.They might wish to contact him direct-
ly at : Luke@marketsintelligence.com
Ilbert is also seeking material for 3 anthologies…
Subud Ancient Mariners: Stories from Subud members
who were opened in 1957 at Coombe Springs or else-
where.
Subud Synchronicity: Stories of synchronicity or ‘meaning-
ful coincidence’.
Subud Creativity: Stories demonstrating how Subud has
enhanced your creativity in any field.
Contact Ilbert Walker for details about how material
should be presented for these anthologies.
Ilbert Walker, Gartshore Estate, 82 Ridout Street Sth - Apmt
1107, London, Ontario, Canada N6C 5H6. Phn 519 432-
9720. Fax 519 432 9738
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 ThankYou 2007 Celebration
From the organisers of the ThankYou Celebration commemorating the
50th anniversary fo Bapak’s arrival in the UK…
In 1957 Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo arrived in the West, bringing
with him - and passing on to us - the latihan. Fifty years later Subud Britain
invites Subud members from all over the world to come to England in
August 2007 to celebrate the arrival of this gift.
The theme and title of the celebration will be ThankYou – thanks to
Almighty God for sending the latihan, thanks to Bapak for passing it on
to us and dedicating his life to Subud, and thanks to every one of us
for all the help we have given each other over the years.
Perhaps we’ll also want to thank the Helpers who were our contacts
when we first came to Subud, or our Brothers and Sisters who have wit-
nessed our changes and growth over the years.
We’ll surely want to say thank you to partners and loved ones, and to
all the many people who have given so much of their time and ener-
gy to the development of Subud, beginning with those early pioneers
at Coombe Springs.
So with ThankYou as the overall theme, how will it be realised? Well, first
of all let’s talk about the venue and dates. The very new and well-
appointed Licensed Victuallers School at Ascot is the main site for the
ThankYou Celebration, with other nearby schools being used for camp-
ing and additional accommodation.
The venue is near the motorway network (M3 / M4 / M25), has Ascot,
Bracknell and Windsor rail stations in the area, and is conveniently situ-
ated for Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Accommodation includes
excellent nearby hotels (after all, this is the home of Royal Ascot race-
course), lots of Bed & Breakfast places, plus onsite accommodation
ranging from family units, single and twin bedrooms to small dormitories.
The facilities on offer will be exceptional, on a campus site, which was
purpose built in the last five years. Onsite catering is already excellent,
and there is a member of the ThankYou team dedicated to liaising
with the school and monitoring the quality of food throughout the cel-
ebration, and ensuring that special dietary needs are met.
And the Dates? Arrivals on Tuesday 21st August 2007 (pm) through to
Sunday 26th August 2007 (am), followed by the Subud Britain National
Congress from Sunday 26th August 2007 (pm) to Wednesday 29th
August 2007 (am).
That’s the when and the where, but the really interesting thing about
the ThankYou Celebration is that there’ll be a full programme of
‘something for everyone’, whatever your age or interests.
There will be particular care taken to look after the needs of older
members, with special meetings and opportunities to re-meet and
reminisce for original ‘Coombe Springers’.
At the other end of the age scale, children will find a lot to keep them
happily occupied, while for everyone there’ll be workshops, demon-
strations, concerts … and a grand finale Celebration event in the main
marquee on the lawns of the school.
ThankYou is for everyone, so your organising team would really like to
know if you have any special ideas, or needs, or wants. We already
have a pile of wonderful offerings, including a ‘Thank You’ wall for your
photographs and writings; art exhibitions; plays; live concerts; auc-
tions; interviews with people who were around at the birth of Subud –
and of course the opportunity to do large latihans with members from
around Britain and indeed from around the world.
Interest is growing rapidly, with people at the recent Zone 4 meeting
getting wind of the event, and a network of early members (who now
live all over the world and many of whom haven’t seen each other for
almost as many years as Subud has existed), already making plans for
a reunion at the ThankYou Celebration.
ThankYou is going to be about fun, friendship, and the deep spiritual-
ity that allowed the founder of Subud to take such incredible steps five
decades ago. It’s a chance to renew acquaintances, to take stock,
and find new hope in our small but rather lovely movement. Above all,
it’s the chance to say a heartfelt ‘Thank You’ – to whoever you want.
Further information, including a ‘who to contact’ list and a website,
will be available soon.
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• making business decisions.
Subud Fest 2007 in Byron Bay
Peter Jenkins writes about the next Subud Australia Congress to be held in
January 2007 at magnificent Byron Bay. It promises to be a “real beauty” pro-
viding a uniquely Australia experience for both locals and overseas visitors…
Two kilometres of beach-front at world famous Byron Bay, comfortable
cabins, two swimming pools, tennis courts and a great restaurant will
provide the backdrop for Subud Fest 2007 from 6 to 13 January.
There will also be a village of marquees making up the ‘heart-space’
of what promises to be an innovative and exciting Australian Congress.
Congresses are a time to come together, but frequently complex
schedules and scattered locations take us apart. The concept for this
festival-style, family-style gathering is: ‘A river journey of shared explo-
ration, expression and celebration’.
We will flow together, young and old, through a series of play-shops
entitled, My Congress, My Life, My Subud and My World. Some will want
to paddle in this river, others will dive right in. Everyone can decide their
own level of participation.
The playshops take place in the
mornings, leaving the afternoons
available to further explore issues
which arise, through kejiwaan ses-
sions, or through creative expres-
sion at the Art Space.
This interactive and participatory
approach extends to Congress
Business, which will utilise ‘Open
Space Technology’, a free-flowing
format which allows everyone to
share in shaping our future plans
without being stuck on a chair for
endless hours listening to people
saying exactly what they said at
the last Congress.
We hope many members from
overseas will join us for a full programme, which includes:’ Big Day Out’
with a selection of excursions; ‘Market Day’ where anyone and every-
one can share their products and projects, and ‘Wild Welcome Party’
with fire and frenzy on the beach. You can also enjoy a massage at the
Healing Hub, or gravitate to Art Start, or the Multi-Media Hub.
There will be morning voice, dance and yoga sessions for early risers,
entertainment every evening and plenty of hanging-out at the beach
during the day or the ‘Chai Tent’ at night. While there will be special
activities for children, the main programme is designed for all ages to
experience together.
So if you have been thinking about a trip to Australia, why not come to
Subud Fest 2007 at the Byron Bay Beach Resort. (check out the venue at
www.byronbaybeachresort.com.au )
To be placed on an email list for further information and registration
details, send an email to Peter Jenkins peter@subud.org.au
SES Meet in the USA
•
Are you interested in the topic of Subud enterprise?
Do you have business experience?
Are you interested in starting a business?
You are invited to spend four days with your fellow experienced and/or
aspiring entrepreneurs in Badger at the Seven Circles Retreat on
September 7–10, 2006.
We will:
Explore how to find and evaluate opportunities, and how to
avoid pitfalls.
Have a demonstration on setting up your own local enterprise support
group (this could also be a project support group if your project is not
a for-profit enterprise)
Explore how and when it is appropriate to use testing or receiving in
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A Farewell to Maarten Stoffel
Leonard van Willenswaard writes…
On Monday July 24, early in the
evening, Maarten Stoffel peace-
fully passed away at an age of
almost ninety years in his house in
Arnhem in the eastern part of the
Netherlands.
Maarten was an amazing man
with many facets and interests. In
his younger years he was actively
involved with the church he
belonged to, and later, after
being opened as one of the first
members in Holland, he devoted
his time and energy ceaselessly to
Subud.
People will remember him from
the clinic at the 1971 World
Congress in Cilandak,
as a translator for Bapak’s
talks during his visits to the
Netherlands, as a strong
supporter of the large and small
enterprises, as kejiwaan councillor
for the Netherlands and as one of
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•
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• Dapto, NSW, 2530, Australia
the first group of International
Helpers, appointed by Bapak in
Toronto in 1979.
Maarten was not one to take life
easy, and life often was not easy
on him. The wisdom he gained
from that he shared with many
of us.
The last weeks of his life, fully
bedridden, he was lovingly tend-
ed to by his wife Paula and his
eldest daughter Anne, strongly
supported by the members of the
Arnhem group.
His memory brings back to me
the words of Simeon’s hymn of
praise:
‘Lord, now You are letting Your
servant depart in peace,
according to Your word, for my
eyes have seen Your salvation.’
••
May the Almighty God receive
him in His blessings.
MY STAIRWAY TO SUBUD
published in May 2006 can be
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