January 2010 |
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If Subud appointed an external inspector would we ignore her recommendations just like we ignore the recommendations of our own members?
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Suggesting that there is a dissatisfaction with what Subud currently has to offer.
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Plans that we have been following for 50 years that haven't worked out yet.
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Ex-member John Elwyn Kimber is a man with a hyperactive Latihan. So why could he not come back to Subud?
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Most cults are not intended, not planned; they grow. |
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November 2009 |
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What does Subud owe to Sufism? |
Democracy is not just a political ideal. |
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Getting the balance right. |
Subud’s connections to a traditional Indonesian role. |
July 2009 |
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Has the life gone out of the Subud organisation? |
How others see us – in the eyes of a Mevlevi Shaykh, the latihan is one more spiritual technique. |
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A reorientation of Subud must include a reappraisal of its founder. |
Leave it to God. How is that strategy working for us? |
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‘Establishment’ Subud and ‘visionary’ Subud seem to be at odds. But perhaps there are some things they can agree on... |
If spiritual people are compassionate and loving, why do we treat each other the way we do? |
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Are you a mountain or a river? A thought-provoking report for WSC on the present state of Subud. |
How Subud became infected with a religious bias. |
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Is Subud equally open to people of all beliefs, as it claims? |
Why we would be better off without Subud membership. |
March 2009 |
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With Subud Catholics, Protestants, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, why not Subud Atheists? |
What do you do when they tell you you’re opened... but you don’t believe them? |
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A conversation about the stifling effects of authority in Subud. |
The downside of brotherhood. Maybe Subud should give up its monopoly of the latihan. |
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Breaking free of old norms to make the latihan more accessible. |
Seven reasons to stay in Subud |
Oct 2008 |
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A lively report on the challenges facing today’s Subud. |
How can we best support new members? Let’s consider new options. |
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Towards more open, honest, and objective reporting in Subud. |
Inherent flaws in the enterprise concept. |
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We could make Subud a religion. Or dream of the ideal latihan world. Or we could start hauling Subud down to earth. |
Let’s stop confusing the end and the means. |
June 2008 |
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Spiritual understanding? Or just poor quality thinking? |
Could Bapak have been right about the importance of enterprises? |
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Is three months too long to wait? The arguments pro and con. |
The numbers just don’t add up. What needs to change? |
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As custodian of the latihan, Subud hasn’t done so well. Why not give others a chance? |
Why do we assume that belief is preferable to unbelief? |
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Avoiding the ‘G’-word in talking about Subud. |
Reading the talks is like doing latihan with Bapak. |
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‘Where there is no vision the people perish.’ (Book of Proverbs) |
Finding connections between the two paths. |
March 2008 |
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A new member shares her candid impressions of Subud and the latihan. |
Past delusions and future prospects. |
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How I found Subud – with some thoughts on Subud enterprise. |
How a member met the challenge of giving an interactive intro. |
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Questioning the assumptions behind the concept. |
The remarkable life of one of Subud’s most influential members. |
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A counter-intuitive modest proposal. |
We have the potential to evolve... |
October 2007 - January 2008 |
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Any explanation needs to include seven core assumptions... |
Looking at the roots of enterprise failure. |
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Talking (and really listening) to enquirers. |
A Working Party report from the Bali Congress. |
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Weighing risks against rights. |
What we can learn from Subud critics. |
8th June 2007 - First 50 articles |
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Are we negative about Subud Enterprise because we never understood the concept properly? |
Why isn't Subud spreading? Has it turned into a secret society? Eight things we can do. |
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Looking for a different kind of intro to give your friend to read? |
Subud culture involves certain beliefs and assumptions. But do they serve us well? |
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We need answers to a very important question. |
Sometimes a 50/50 split is not the way to go. |
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Why we should resist the tendency to turn Subud into a religion. |
Not living up to its promises can have consequences for Subud. |
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What is holding us back from manifesting the latihan in the world? |
Two kinds of Subud members; can they co-exist? |
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Becoming wider, and finding strength in diversity. |
If you are a seeker, what are the odds that you will find Subud? How can we improve those odds? |
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Is Subud culture an embarrassment for its members? |
Four editors argue that we should change the way we select the committee. |
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How to protect it? Some suggest by using censorship.... |
A checklist of the changes Subud must make in order to (a) survive and (b) grow. |
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Some say we test too much. But testing is an important tool. |
In its own terms Subud may be a failure, but the latihan is quite possibly a success. |
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How has Subud evolved? A unique, historical perspective. |
A detailed account of one man's experience of the latihan. |
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Subud people are not necessarily Subud members. Paring down to the essentials. |
Let’s look at our latihan premises through the eyes of a visitor or possible applicant. |
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The latihan is beyond words, but the words we use to describe it are putting people off. |
What happens when you strongly disagree with something Bapak said? |
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Two very different ways of looking at Subud's origins. |
The importance of susila. The need to be heard and be healed. |
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'Nobody knows for certain when the closings started.' |
Time to let the young take the lead, and create a new Subud culture. |
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We need to get clear about who we really are. |
Let’s talk. We can’t evolve by avoiding controversy. |
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How we can break free of the ‘cult’ dynamic. |
Deconstructing Subud hype. |
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Making sense of a long wait. |
The inside story of how we lost Anugraha and what we can learn from it. |
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How different methods have brought healing in the course of one woman’s spiritual journey. |
Have we brain-washed ourselves into believing that we’re special? |
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Looking for an alternative that is more inclusive, egalitarian and empowering. |
Being open ought to mean accepting each other. |
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When the latihan is not enough, why ignore the rich resource of modern psychology? |
Taken aback by the judgmentalism in an International Helper report. |
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A manifesto for change written twenty years ago but just as relevant today. |
Subud doesn’t require you to stop practising your religion. Unless you’re a Buddhist. |
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Are we ready to move on from high school? A model for the next stage. |
Basing Subud culture on the latihan. |
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We know very little about what members think of their Subud experience. Shouldn’t we be trying to find out? |
Subud claims to support individual growth, but does it? Where we rank in the ‘Stages of Faith’. |
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Does Subud have a contribution to make in the area of conflict resolution? |
The little-known story of Mas Totok in Australia; and how to revitalize Subud. |
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Essential reading for anyone who wants to know more about the psychological effects of the latihan. |
Comparing Subud to its ‘close cousin’, Sumarah. |
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Is outreach the priority or not? |
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