That night... after group Latihan... to embellish on the letter... BAPAK had written to us... he gave a hilarious... physical demonstration... of how a woman behaved... when she was wearing slacks... under the influence... of male forces... and how she behaved... when she was wearing slacks... under the influence... of her own female forces... What a difference!
Then it was the turn of the SUBUD Men... about thirty of them... who were split up into fifteen... and asked to demonstrate... through the Movement of their Latihan... how masculine they were... before they were "Opened"... then how masculine... they had become... since becoming "Opened"...
And there was this particular man there... wearing a turban... his skin dark and swarthy... either from India... or Pakistan...
And all he seemed to be able to say... in a very loud voice... was...:
"Paa...pap-p-a...pap-p-a... pap-p-a...pap-p-a...!" ...
And he was furiously gesturing... with his hands... and behaving... as if he was issuing orders... and there was an extremely serious expression... on his face...
Then... to everybody's astonishment... He Put His Own Hands... Around His Own Throat... as if to choke himself...!
And to this demonstration of his... BAPAK imitated him... by putting his own hands... around his own throat... and gesturing... saying in English...:
"Aargh... he does not like himself very much... he wants to kill himself...!" ...
...making everybody laugh... nervously... to relieve the tension... of a moment before...
But for Grazia... she knew... somehow... that the poor man... was full of self loathing... and felt sad... her heart full of compassion... and sympathy for him...
Then BAPAK... regaled us further... with a demonstration... surprising everybody... with his perfect flair for comedy... of how man is not easily satisfied... with what he has...
Using just his own body... BAPAK demonstrated a man and a woman embracing... using his own arms... to slowly caress himself...!
And he was so skillful... that it really looked... as if there were two people... embracing each other...!
For a few moments... BAPAK showed how the lovers... were quite happy... with each other... until the man... happened to look... over the woman's shoulder... and saw a more beautiful woman... behind her...!
And... his immediate attraction to her... overpowering him... he began to strangle... the woman... already in his arms...!
The next day... being Saturday... after group Latihan... everybody was assembled in a large... airy... sunny room... and experienced being tested by BAPAK... beginning with the SUBUD Ladies...
There were about thirty Ladies present... from all over South Africa... and BAPAK asked half of them... to come up... and stand in front of him... close their eyes... and show him... through their Latihan... for instance... how they Walked... and then said...:
"Begin..."... in English!
And to Grazia's delight... she Was Being Raised... up on her toes... just like the ballerina... she used to be... her feet barely touching the floor... all six feet of her... Feeling As Light As A Feather...!
A short time later... all too soon... BAPAK said...:
"Ja ja... finish..."... again in English...!
And then BAPAK asked them... to show him... how an Angel Walked... and said:
"Begin..." like before...
And again... Grazia Was On Her Toes... Dancing Away...!
Then how they danced... and how an Angel Danced... and Grazia Was Still Dancing On Her Toes...!
And she realized... that her Walking... and Dancing... from the Latihan... were exactly the same... as an Angel... Walking and Dancing...!!!
And she was thrilled down to her toes... which tingled with Joy...
Feeling wonderful... she would have loved to have gone on Dancing... forever and ever... but to her dismay... all too soon... BAPAK again said...
"Ja ja... finish..."
But then... BAPAK asked the Ladies to demonstrate to him... how they cried... and how an Angel Cried... and for the life of her... Grazia... who could hear the other Ladies Crying... And Sobbing... around her... could not Receive either... simply because... she was feeling a continuous... Bubbling Fountain of Joy... deep inside her...!
Then... after a while... BAPAK said... again in English...:
"Ja ja... Finish...!"
Then... the Ladies were asked to show BAPAK... how they laughed... then how an Angel Laughed... and this time... a Silvery Knd of Trill... Issued from Grazia's mouth... delighting her no end... for now... she was able to Receive... for BAPAK... and thrills chased up and down her spine...
But all too soon... BAPAK again said...:
"Ja ja... Finish...!"
Then... looking straight at Grazia... with a penetrating look... BAPAK asked the Ladies to Receive... how they sang... and her Voice Burst Forth... from a very deep place inside her... and as it Soared... Higher... And Higher... she heard one of the seated Ladies exclaim...:
"Why... she sings like an Angel...!"
And BAPAK... beaming... agreed with her... saying...:
"Ja Ja... voice like Angel...!"
Then he whispered something to Usman... who turned to Grazia... smiling... and said...:
"BAPAK says you do not need to show BAPAK... how Angels Sing...!"... making everybody laugh... and making her blush... to the roots of her hair...
It was one of the happiest moments... of Grazia's life... thrilled to be showing BAPAK that... indeed... she was able to Receive... so she must have been making some Spiritual progress... over the past five years...
And the Bubbling Fountain of Joy... kept Bubbling away... inside her... and she couldn't stop smiling... and her jaw began to ache...
Then BAPAK asked to be shown... through the movement of their Latihan... how it was in Hell... and although Grazia heard some Wailing... and Groaning... around her... she was still so full of the Blissful Feeling... that all she could do was... lift up her arms... Praising GOD... in joyful song...!
And BAPAK laughed... quickly switching to be shown... how it was in Heaven... and her voice Soared... in Spiritual Ecstasy... as never before...
Then it was the turn of the SUBUD Men... now numbering about a hundred... from all over South Africa... who would be going on to Johannesburg... to hear BAPAK's Talk... the following night...
Splitting them up in sections of twenty at a time... BAPAK had them demonstrate... through the Movement of their Latihan... how they walked... then how men of different nationalities walked... and it was quite hilarious...
When Grazia finally went to bed... in the wee hours of the morning... ecstatically fulfilled... and on an exhilarating... Spiritual High... she considered herself extremely Blessed... and fortunate... to have had the privilege... of being in the same room... with this Holy Man of GOD... the very holy man... that the pope... in the Vatican... had been told about... who was "outside the church..."!
The next morning... being Sunday... and sadly... the last day for Grazia... after group Latihan... BAPAK gave another Talk... about the importance... of being diligent... sincere and patient... in the SUBUD Way of Life...
And then... alas... it was time... for her to leave...
(THE WONDERFUL VISIT OF BELOVED BAPAK... TO SOUTH AFRICA... AFTER SIX LONG YEARS... OF WAITING FOR HIM... To be Continued with Part V ... GRAZIA IS SUMMONED BY
BAPAK... FOR A PRIVATE AUDIENCE...! ... Insha Allah... God Willing... Thursday 2/3/11...)
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