THE MEANING OF SUBUD - Talk IV SUBMISSION... (Concluded)
THE MEANING OF SUBUD - Talk IV SUBMISSION... Concluded today Thursday 11/11/10...
Ladies and gentlemen,
Bapak has now finished answering your questions about the meaning of surrender and wishes to continue with a few words to all of you.
Brothers and sisters, Bapak feels full of awe that such is the Working of the Power of God that we have Received that, although we have been working for many days, this SUBUD Congress has gone on in such a good way because of His Mercy and Grace.
Why is that?
This is the situation of the Congress, because, as Bapak said earlier, God Protects Us And Gives Us His Blessing; He Bestows His Mercy on us, for what we have been undertaking is according to God's Will.
We should therefore give thanks to the Greatness Of God For His Guidance And Directions which We Have Received through the Working of His Power In Us Without Ourselves Being Aware Of It.
And in this situation we must and should be grateful to God that this Congress has proceeded so smoothly and well and has made it possible for us to bring order - though not yet perfect and complete - into the conduct of the SUBUD affairs.
To sort out and arrange to some extent and in the best possible way some principles which can be understood and followed by all our brothers and sisters everywhere who are now spread all over the world.
This is the way God Guides and Leads us human beings, so that we, without ourselves being aware of it, are able to undertake things without being influenced by our desires and passions.
This is what Bapak has seen and witnessed during this Congress.
Bapak has been giving you explanations according to your need; the purpose of which is that you shoud deal with all that had to be discussed in the Congress without involving your desires and passions.
The message and advice which Bapak has been giving you, you have been able to Receive, so that any discussions you have held have not resulted in any serious disagreements between you.
And now we have come to the end of the Congress, and the atmosphere is one of peace and has a quieting effect upon our hearts.
As to the length of this Congress, which has gone on for three weeks, :this is not because we have had to face difficult problems.
But, in reality, it has been for drawing people closer together - heart to heart and feeling to feeling, making a good relationship.
Apart from this, it may be that you wished to be near Bapak, while Bapak, on the other hand, wished to be near to you, his children.
So that the length of time and duration of the Congress, has not only been occupied with the necessary discussions for solving problems, but also with listening to hear Bapak's Talks and hear his advice, which you may need.
Because this SUBUD Congress has achieved success in a peaceful way, it will serve to clarify the necessary undertakings that are ahead of us, that have arisen as a result of it.
These should be carried out peacefully and without letting ourselves be merely dictated to by our own mind, but with the same spirit with which we have worked in this Congress, and not one that is filled with the passions.
The result of this is that, when you return home from here, you may be able to fulfill your obligations with the true spirit of brotherhood, and do things in a brotherly way, truly as members of a family; thus avoiding disagreements or quarrels in your various groups or centers.
For you have been witness and experienced an example that has been given here during the Congress, in which you have discussed important questions, which ordinarily, through the mind, might have caused tension and quarrels, and would lead to disputes of an intellectual nature, did not do so.
This has not happened.
For what has been obtained and achieved in this Congress is the result of a peaceful and happy atmosphere, because you have been willing to give way to one another; for, indeed, what we seek for is the Truth.
This example which you have lived through during this time and the experience of people working harmoniously together should help you, when you return to your own place.
Meaning that you practice the sane spirit, and thus bring into existence harmony, peace and happiness, with which each one of you should fulfill his duty.
What you have experienced here, will eventually bring harmony. It will bring discipline and it will bring joy to the way each person carries out their responsibilities.
It is indeed the Will of God that human beings should worship Him according to His Will - to be peaceful and pure of heart and feelings.
This should serve as a guideline and the direction you should take in order to attain the necessary level for each one of you.
You should possess an Inner State that is both pure and clean, and a readiness to give way to others, and no longer to be under the influence of the lower forces whose characteristics Bapak has explained to you in his earlier Talks.
Now, speaking as a human being to other human beings, Bapak praises all those who have undertaken the arrangements for the Congress and those responsible for preparing all the documents - all of which have been done so well.
Although it is all thanks to the Grace of God, as a human being Bapak must express his appreciation and boundless gratitude that you have been able to carry out a task that is actually very difficult, and have done it very well and lightly.
As his final words, Bapak prays that each one of you will have a safe journey home under God's Protection; be reunited with your families in a state of happiness, security and well-being; and that you will be able to fulfill your obligations in an excellent way.
This is the end of Bapak's words to you all on this last day.
And Bapak hopes you will forgive him for only being available today and tomorrow to help you with your questions and other matters.
That is all. Thank you very much.
THE END
(To be Continued Monday 11/15/10... with the Beginning of Bapak's Talks on LOVE, MARRIAGE AND SEX... Talk I THE UNION OF MAN AND WOMAN IS THE SECRET OF LIFE... only on Muftiah's Facebook Notes Page...
THE MEANING OF SUBUD - Talk IV SUBMISSION... Continued today Thursday 11/8/10...
Now Bapak is going to illustrate this. (Bapak stands up.)
Bapak is standing quite relaxed and free, like this; as is called in the language of the army: "Stand at ease!"
Now after being perfectly 'at ease' in this way, You May Begin, Like This, Because You Are Now In The Right Condition For The Command To Be Taken Over By God.
Whereas before, it was your mind and heart that were in command, It Is Now In This New Freedom That The Command Is Taken Over By God.
God May Give The Command: 'Stand At Attention!' (Bapak snaps to attention - Laughter.)
Then You Follow Whatever Movements May Come, Like This. (Bapak illustrates - a roar of laughter.)
But some of you do not do it this way, you are in too much of a hurry.
As soon as you enter the hall... you immediately start moving, like this. (Bapak illustrates this with many funny gestures, making all sorts of movements - Laughter. )
No, never be in a hurry, like that.
When You Stand Up To Do Latihan, Start By Feeling And Seeing, 'Now I Am Relaxed, Free Of The Command Of My Heart And My Thinking Mind, And I Am Waiting For God To Take Over, Waiting For His Command'.
(Bapak makes here more gestures.)
Well, this is how it will be, when God Might Say, 'Stand At Attention!' (Again Bapak snaps to attention. Laughter.)
Now You Can See What Will Come, And Whatever It May Be; Perhaps Like This (still making gestures), Or This Goes On Like This (gestures), Or Like This, And Like This (more gestures and roars of laughter).
So do not come in like this, as soon as you enter the hall, (Bapak runs and stamps his feet and almost falls to the floor, flapping his hands about. Lots of laughter), and continuing like that till the end of the Latihan.
Because in that way, You Will Not See And Feel Its Origin, And How It Starts In You, And You Will Not Receive Where It Comes From.
The Same Is True For The End Of The Latihan, When God Ends His Command, And Tells You Once Again To Stand At Ease.
You Have Done Your Latihan And You May Feel, 'Oh, Perhaps God Is About To Relinquish His Command.' Then Maybe God Says, 'Stand At Ease!' (Bapak stands at ease.)
So You Should Accustom Yourselves To Receiving The Beginning And The End Of The Latihan, In This Way. Then You Will Realize, 'Oh, That's How It Is.'
So, for instance, if Bapak says, as in Islam: 'Allahu Akbar' (God Is Almighty) like this, (Bapak Raises His Hands And Folds Them On His Breast), The Meaning Of 'Allahu Akbar' Corresponds To This Movement.
If, on the other hand, Bapak does this (Bapak sings something amusing while making the same movement), then it is not right, it is wrong.
Or if Bapak says 'Allahu Akbar' like this (Bapak makes the movements of running and singing), that is also inappropriate.
If Bapak says 'Allahu Akbar', He Must Move Like This.
If, for instance, you say, 'Oh, God, Jesus,' (Here Bapak Raises His Hands), This Is Right.
But if you say the same, (Bapak dances inappropriately), that is out of place.
Practicing In This Way, You Will See And Feel How The Latihan Starts And Finishes In You.
So In The Real State Of Latihan, Everything Is In Its Right Place.
P.S. Visiting his faithful SUBUD daughter Muftiah... today... in Spirit... Bapak wants her to inform... all his SUBUD children that... once they reach their Golden Years... at the age of sixty-three... they no longer need to stand up... to do Latihan... but may remain seated... or lying down... where they will still Receive... Whatever God Wills for them... in their ongoing Spiritual Growth... and Development...
Furthermore... once they have been doing the Latihan... diligently... for at least seven years... they should be doing it every day...
The Following is the True Way... in which to live the SUBUD Life...:-
It Is Important... To Stay In Touch With The Latihan... To Feel The Vibration... When You Get Up In The Morning...
It Is Also Important... To Remember... To Feel For The Vibration... When You Are In The Middle Of Working...
And To Bless Your Food At Lunchtime... And Allow The Latihan... To Rinse Out Your Activities...
During The Afternoon... Remember To Feel For The Vibration... Once Or Twice...
At Dinnertime... Bless Your Food... And Get Quiet...
Before Retiring To Bed... Let The Latihan Rinse You Out... And Sleep Clean...
Do Not Wait For Your Times Of Group Latihan... To Surrender Yourself To God...
God Has Given You The Opportunity... To Live Near Him... Day By Day... – Do Not Relegate Him... To Just Once... Or Twice A Week...
If You Do All This... You Will Be Helping Bapak... In His Ongoing Mission... To Spread SUBUD... Throughout The World...
(THE MEANING OF SUBUD - Talk IV SUBMISSION... To be Concluded Thursday 11/11/10... on Muftiah's Facebook Notes Page... as well as on her Blogs... "JIWA TO JIWA"... and "MUFTIAH"... Insha Allah... God Willing... where via the free Google Translate Service... set up on your Browser... it can be read in many other languages... and in much easier... and larger to read print...)
THE MEANING OF SUBUD - Talk IV SUBMISSION... Continued today Thursday 11/4/10...
The words spoken at the time of the Opening are just ordinary words, addressed to the mind of the person Being Opened to prevent any misunderstanding on his part that might ascribe the Power to us, so that he does not think that it is we, the Helpers, who have authority.
Nor is it in Accordance with the Will of God that we should feel any pride or raise ourselves up in any way.
For That Is Not God's Will; God does not like us to be arrogant or put ourselves higher than others.
God Wills Us To Be Equal In Feeling With Others, To Be Brothers And Sisters To One Another.
This Is God's Will For Humankind, So That We Can Become An Eternal Human Family In This World; Because There is Only One Humanity And One God.
With regard to those who do not Experience anything at the time they are Opened or during their first few Latihans - or maybe even for quite a long time - and who find their thoughts are still active in them: these people have in reality Been Opened, but the influence of their thinking minds, hearts and desires has penetrated very deeply into them.
They should not, however, feel any anxiety or worry or feel any regret about this, because they too will certainly Feel and Recognize their Opening eventually.
Bapak has seen Experiences of this kind in many of the places he has visited.
Some Members, though Experiencing nothing in their first ten or eleven months, or even more months of Latihan, did come to Receive eventually.
And Once They Do Start To Receive In This Way, Their Progress Goes Steadily Ahead.
This serves as confirmation, clearly, that they were indeed Opened at the beginning, but they were slow in their Receiving and did not recognize any Progress because the worldly influences had gone too deeply into them.
Thus it is clear that, in truth, the Contact does not come merely as a result of our surrender, But It Is Because Of The Receiving Of The Grace From God.
Therefore Bapak always advises you to stand quite relaxed and free in your Receiving, saying:
'Stand Up And Receive Freely'.
The Meaning Of 'FreeIy' is To Really Feel Your Being Without Any Tension Whatsoever.
For example, a person who is to be Opened should not clasp or hold his or her hands tightly clenched in any way, or fix themselves in any posture, for this is not the way to be free. Nor should they hold their hands behind their backs, because that is not free either.
The way to be free is to be as if you were quite powerless; Which Means That You Are Truly Surrendering To God, And Allowing Whatever God Wills To Be Done In You.
So it is to be in such a condition of freedom that is called surrender, but although this is the situation, nevertheless, without the Working Of The Power Of God In You, nothing will happen.
Thus That Which Is Most Important For The Reality Of Surrender, Is The Revelation And Grace Which We Have Received.
It is Bapak's hope and advice to all of you that in the Receiving of the Latihan, you should not be in a hurry to move when you Receive the Latihan, But You Should Feel And See The Origin Of Your Movement And How It Begins In You.
(THE MEANING OF SUBUD - Talk IV SUBMISSION... To be Continued Monday 11/8/10... on Muftiah's Facebook Notes Page... as well as on her Blogs... "JIWA TO JIWA"... and "MUFTIAH"... Insha Allah... God Willing... where via the free Google Translate Service... set up on your Browser... it can be read in many other languages... and in much easier... and larger to read print...)
THE MEANING OF SUBUD - Talk IV SUBMISSION... Continued today Monday 11/1/10...
Thus the Reality of the Working and the Validity of the Spiritual Exercises - the Spiritual Way of Susila Budhi Dharma - Lies In The Fact That It Is Truly A Grace And A Revelation From God.
This Is True in spite of our own forgetfulness in our Surrender to say the Opening Words.
Nevertheless, when the opener stands in front of the person Being Opened and bears witness to his or her sincere wish in asking to Receive the Contact and follow the Spiritual Exercises - the Latihan of SUBUD - in the way we do it, the Inner Feeling of that new person is Awakened and he clearly Feels The Presence Of A Vibration Within Himself.
Thus It Is Made So Easy, Because It Is God's Will, Working In Us Through The Grace And The Revelation We Have Received.
Indeed, It Is Always so Easy Whenever God Has Bestowed His Grace And His Revelation.
As it is said in the Javanese language - as perhaps may also be found in Bapak's book - "Sapa entok wahjuning Allah, dumilah mangulah bangkit", which means:
"To Whomsoever God's Revelation Will Come, For That One Everything Is Made Easy."
This Means That It Is Made So Easy For Him In Every Step He Takes; Everything He Does Is Made Easy; He Can Know Things Which Are Beyond The Reach Of Thinking And He Can Receive things Beyond All Hope Of Understanding That Cannot Be Wished For.
So In The Matter Of The Act Of Surrendering To God This Depends Upon God Bestowing His Grace And His Revelation.
Our Surrender To God And Our Receiving Of The Contact In Such An Easy Manner Does Not Come About Because Of Our Merits In Surrender, Nor That Our Surrender To God Is Fine And Special, But It Is Because Of His Will, His Revelation That Is In Us, making It Easier For Us To Receive The Contact.
We Come To The Surrender Because Of God's Mercy, In Spite Of The Defects Of The Few Words Of Surrendering, Which Have No Inner Weight Behind Them.
Even If Our Surrender Is Lacking, Even If We Forget Some Of The Opening Words, It Does Not Matter, Because We Have Received God's Blessing.
And It is For This Reason That Bapak Expresses His Hope That None Of You Will Neglect These Spiritual Exercises, The Latihan Of SUBUD, And Look Upon Them As Something That, Not Being Necessary, Can Be Abandoned, Or, Not Being Liked, Can Be Left.
Do Not Do This. For This Exercise, In Truth, Comes From The Will Of God.
This, In Truth, Is God's Love And Mercy To Mankind, For He Knows That, Without His Help, Humankind Will Be Unable To Come To The True Worship Of Him.
THE MEANING OF SUBUD - Talk IV SUBMISSION... To be Continued Thursday 11/4/10... on Muftiah's Facebook Notes Page... as well as on her Blogs... "JIWA TO JIWA"... and "MUFTIAH"... Insha Allah... God Willing... where via the free Google Translate Service... set up on your Browser... it can be read in many other languages... and in much easier... and larger to read print...)
THE MEANING OF SUBUD... Talk IV SUBMISSION... Beginning today Thursday 10/28/10...
Friends' House, Euston Road
29 August 1959
Bapak wishes to give clarifications in answer to your question about how we can come to surrender to the Greatness of God.
In truth the surrender you make when you Have Been Opened or at the time of your Opening is not the surrender to God that people ordinarily make, with their emotions only, with their thoughts, or with their desires.
That which is required is not the submission of your heart or mind; But It Is The Power Of God Working And Manifesting Within Your Being.
This makes it possible for you to surrender to His Greatness, for your heart is already filled, more or less, With The Working Of The Power of God, Which Manifests Within Your Being At The Moment Of Your Opening, Or At Any Moment When You Are Doing Your Latihan.
In its essence, you can come to surrender at these times of Opening and doing the Latihan, only when your heart is emptied and void of everything, such as your hopes, desires and wishes, even your wish to surrender to God, for that part of you which wishes to do so in this way is nothing but your own heart.
The truth is that, in the Latihan, it is the Will of God that you should do nothing, not think, But Just Feel Yourselves And Be Aware Of Your Whole Being And Not Think About Anything.
Movements and Vibrations Will Then Arise Spontanrously From Within Your Being.
And The Arising Of These Movements Within You Means That You Are Surrendering To God.
In Other Words, You Allow And Permit Within You The Action Of The Will Of God And The Working Of The Great Life Force Within You.
This can be illustrated by the following:
If you are with a person and you permit whatever he wishes: whether he raises you up, or whether he holds you by the hand and guides you, you do not resist him; and you submit to whatever he wishes.
This Is The Nature Of The True Surrender To God.
Although That Is The Meaning Of Surrendering To The Greatness Of God, you should not forget that the most important thing in the Latihan and in Receiving the Contact Is Not Only That Surrender Itself, but the fact that, By God's Will, The Current Of God's Power Flows Through The Being Of The Opener, And Is Thus Communicated To The Newly Opened Person.
It Is This That Brings About The Cessation Of The Activities Of His Thoughts, Heart And Desires; So That, Within Himself, He Is Feeling Spontaneously Awakened And Opened.
Bapak says this because there are so many people besides us who are also practicing the surrender to God. Their surrender may be of a finer quality and more real than ours.
But inasmuch As it Is Not Yet The Will Of God To Channel And Send The Current Of His Life Force Within Their Beings, However Regularly And However Many Thousands Of Times They May Surrender To God - Every Day And Every Night - You Could Say They Surrender To God A Thousand Times - There is No Result, And They Do Not Receive The Contact.
So it is clear that the most important thing, Which Results In The Reality Of Receiving The Latihan - Meaning Real Surrender That Is Accompanied By A Contact With God - Is Not The Surrender Itself, But The Receiving Of The Contact From God in the Opening; That is to say, It Is The Current Of The Life Force That Flows Through The Being Of The Opener And Through Him To The Being Of The Person Being Opened.
THE MEANING OF SUBUD - Talk IV SUBMISSION... To be Continued Monday 11/1/10... on Muftiah's Facebook Notes Page... as well as on her Blogs... "JIWA TO JIWA"... and "MUFTIAH"... Insha Allah... God Willing... where via the free Google Translate Service... set up on your Browser... it
can be read in many other languages... and in much easier... and larger to read print...)
THE MEANING OF SUBUD - Talk III THE DEFECTS OF THE SOUL... Concluded today Monday 10/25/10...
We should not claim that what we have Received Comes From God, but we should base everything on the available Evidence. That is how it should be: we should not speak about anything for which there is no evidence.
It is not necessary in SUBUD to speak of lofty and grandiose things; what is needed is the Evidence.
From this Evidence, we reach the conclusion that What We Have Received Is A Current that, although we are unable to know where it comes from, is beyond the power and influence of our thinking mind, our heart and our desires.
This means that it comes from beyond the influence of the low forces and of all that is usually referred to as magic.
Another reason why it is pointless to say That We Receive This From God, is because no one can know that Except God Alone.
For the way God Gives to a person is not with the hand, not through movement, not through using the thinking or the heart - as one person gives to another - but with God's Power, which is beyond our knowledge.
So we do not need to say That This Comes From God. No.
It is enough if we say to other people That This Comes From Beyond Our Knowledge, Our Thinking Mind And Our Hearts, and therefore it follows That It Must Come From A Level That Is Really Free From Anything Pertaining To Our Desires, Our Hearts And Our Thinking.
But, for ourselves, We Have Already Received Evidence That We Experience A Gradual Process Of Change In Our Inner Nature.
So without knowing how, and in a way that is beyond our understanding, We Can See And We Can Feel That Something Has Changed Within Us.
Indeed, The Action Of God's Power Can Bring About Something Beyond The Comprehension Of The Human Heart And Mind.
Therefore we don't need to give high-sounding explanations to those who want to hear.
If they want to know what we receive in SUBUD let them come and experience it for themselves.
For in SUBUD there are no great theories or great teachings, nor does it make appeal to the mind, But There Are Proofs To Be Found In It That People Can Experience For Themselves.
As For All Of You: What You Need Is Simply To Receive As Much Evidence As Possible For Yourselves, So That You Can Become An Example For Other People And For Society.
Once You Have This Quality - The True SUBUD Quality - Present In Each One Of You, you won't need to make propaganda, You Will Spontaneously Attract The Attention Of Other People And Other Groups.
It is not that you will influence them, But They Will See And Recognize The Reality That Is Within Each One Of You.
The reason for this is that, at the present time, people generally no longer believe in words but look for facts.
Bapak Feels That It Is Indeed God's Will That The Appearance Of SUBUD Will Bring People The Facts They Want In Preference To Words.
That is why, in truth, Bapak does not wish to give a lot of talks. For if after listening to him you go home and start to think about what he has said, then the more Bapak speaks to you and the more you listen, the more his words will be the source of fresh impurities, Rather Than A Means Of Purifying The Content Of Your Head, Your Heart And Your Feelings.
Therefore Bapak hopes that you will simply listen to what you hear but not think about it: listen but don't ponder about it deeply.
It Will Work Within You Spontaneously And Will Give Each Of You The Proof Of Changes Taking Place Within You.
This Is The Way That Things Should Happen In SUBUD, as in the saying: 'Deeds, not words'.
So we don't need to discuss a lot of problems; We Need To Practice - To Do The Latihan.
The Latihan Is The Most Important.
The Latihan Comes First And Is Fundamental For All Of Us, So That We May Receive The Working Of God's Power Within Us.
This then, is the same as Bapak said earlier: these clarifications that he has been giving, which he feels you need, are really intended to calm the working of your thoughts, your heart and your desires.
Don't think of them as being meant to make you more enthusiastic, or to strengthen your will.
On the contrary, Bapak Hopes That All Of You Will Listen To These Explanations Only With A Feeling Of Gratitude To God, so that your Inner Feelings, Your Thinking And Your Hearts May Become Clean, Making It Easier For You To Receive In The Latihan.
If it were necessary for you to have explanations about Spiritual Matters in the usual way, that might need a lot of time, because it is a very wide subject.
But Bapak considers and feels that it would be quite pointless, since on the whole you are still in the early stages, at the very beginning, and don't need to hear about things that are so far from your present level.
Bapak can illustrate your present state by comparing it with a car that is being made. All you have so far is one or two of the wheels. So you are not yet able, nor is it yet necessary, to describe how fast the car will go, how many liters of fuel it takes and its other qualities, since all you have so far is some wheels.
It will be easier to explain all this when the car that is being made - in this case your Inner Nature - is finished.
Then you will know that it will go at this speed, that you will need so many liters of fuel, and that it will work for so many years.
So Bapak Hopes You Will Have Patience, Sincerity And Trust In Your Submission To The Greatness Of God.
And In Order Gradually To Find Out And Feel How Far The Working Of The Power Within You Has Progressed, Bapak Suggests To You - Especially To The Helpers - That You Should Regularly Use The Latihan To Test This.
In This Way, When The Helpers Do Latihan Together You Can Get To Know How Far Each Of You Has Progressed in Your Receiving.
So Eventually You Will Be Able To Become Aware Of What Has Happened And What Has Been Achieved Within You: have you got another wheel yet or not? Has the axle been added yet, or the mudguard? Have you got one that is complete, or is not even the first one complete yet?
That is Bapak's explanation - not his teaching - that he wanted to give you tonight.
Please forgive him if he has said anything that doesn't please you. And he would like to thank you all for your sincerity in coming to this meeting tonight. Bapak wishes you good night.
(To be Continued Thursday 10/28/10... with the Beginning of... "THE MEANING OF SUBUD" - Talk IV SUBMISSION... on Muftiah's Facebook Notes Page... as well as on her Blogs... "JIWA TO JIWA"... and "MUFTIAH"... Insha Allah... God Willing... where via the free Google Translate Service... set up on your Browser... it can be read in many other languages... and in much easier... and larger to read print...)
THE MEANING OF SUBUD - III THE DEFECTS OF THE SOUL... Continued today Thursday 10/21/10...
This is the reason why it is said in religion: 'People cannot be near to God unless God Loves them'.
To be loved means to be united in heart and feelings. To be united in this way, you certainly need to have feelings that are really wide, like the waters of the ocean, so that the Power of the Higher Life Force, which has no form and is free of the wishes of your brain, heart, passions and feelings, Can Enter Into You.
So it can be seen that human beings need Help from God.
Only With God's Help Can A Person Receive The Action Of God's Power Within Themselves, So That Eventually The Mistake Whereby The Wrong Soul Was Placed Within Them Can Be Corrected And Their Soul Changed.
Then They Will Be Filled With A Human Soul That Has True Human Qualities And A Noble Inner Force.
The Help That Human Beings Need From God Is The Powerful Life Force Whose Origin And Working Lie Entirely Beyond The Ability And Power Of Their Own Brain, Heart, Desires And Feelings.
Why Should Its Origin And Working Be Beyond Human Ability?
Because the ability of human beings lies in the brilliance and skill of their brain; in the imaginative powers and the subtlety of their heart; in the clarity and satisfaction of their feelings; and all these are nothing more than forms in the human inner feeling. They just create new focal points for the low forces that already have dominion within them.
This Is The Difference Between The Influence On The Human Self Of The Power That Is Greater Than The Human Force And Of Those That Are Lower.
Therefore, if people still prefer to worship God using their mind, heart and desires, it means that they still prefer to be under the power of forces that are lower than human.
Those Who No Longer Wish To Continue In That Way Need To Worship God By Abandoning All The Wishes Of Their Hearts And The Goals Of Their Thinking Minds, And By Turning To God, The Creator Of The Whole Universe, Who Has No Direction, No Country, No Abode, And Includes All Worlds Within Himself.
So the appropriate attitude for a person in their Worship Of God is not to do, concentrate on, or direct anything, But Simply To Accept Whatever They Receive.
This Possibility Has Come About Through The Grace Of God.
Through God's Grace We Have Been Able To Receive The Powerful Life Force; And We Are Not Able To Think About What We Receive, Or Understand How It Works Or How It Will Work.
For It Is Really True That This Powerful Life Force, Which Is In Our Being - In The Being Of Each One Of You - Is Sent By Almighty God To Help Us Avoid Becoming Irretrievably Manipulated By The Low Forces, Whose Action Impoverishes Human Life And Causes It To Degenerate.
(THE MEANING OF SUBUD - III THE DEFECTS OF THE SOUL... To be Concluded Monday 10/25/10... on Muftiah's Facebook Notes Page... as well as on her Blogs... "JIWA TO JIWA"... and "MUFTIAH"... Insha Allah... God Willing... where via the free Google Translate Service... set up on your Browser... it can be read in many other languages... and in much easier... and larger to read print...)
