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				<P><B><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#003399">Change?</FONT></B></P> ਍ऀऀऀऀ㰀倀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 䌀伀䰀伀刀㴀∀⌀　　㌀㌀㤀㤀∀㸀戀礀 匀愀栀氀愀渀 䐀椀瘀攀爀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀倀㸀 ഀഀ
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<P>The home page of the original Subud Vision web site stated that the object of the web site was <I>“to promote change in Subud, not just criticism.”</I></P>਍㰀倀㸀吀栀椀猀 攀搀椀琀漀爀椀愀氀 椀猀 渀漀琀 愀戀漀甀琀 㰀䈀㸀挀爀椀琀椀挀椀猀洀㰀⼀䈀㸀Ⰰ 椀琀 椀猀 愀戀漀甀琀 㰀䈀㸀挀栀愀渀最攀㰀⼀䈀㸀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀഀ
<P>Let’s be clear that the use of the word “change” implies “change for the਍戀攀琀琀攀爀ᴀ⸠  䤀 愀洀 挀漀渀昀椀搀攀渀琀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 爀攀愀搀攀爀 眀椀氀氀 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 愀最爀攀攀 眀椀琀栀 洀攀 漀渀ഀഀ
that. However, this is where things start to get tricky. Your idea of what਍挀漀渀猀琀椀琀甀琀攀猀 ᰀ愠 挀栀愀渀最攀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 戀攀琀琀攀爀ᴀ†洀椀最栀琀 戀攀 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀氀礀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀爀漀洀ഀഀ
mine.  So, if I say “Subud needs to do this and that thing”, I may be਍瀀爀漀瀀漀猀椀渀最 愀 昀甀琀甀爀攀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀 漀昀 匀甀戀甀搀 琀栀愀琀Ⰰ 攀瘀攀渀 椀昀 洀礀 猀甀最最攀猀琀椀漀渀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀栀漀眀渀ഀഀ
to be practical and achievable, you would nevertheless be reluctant to sign਍甀瀀 琀漀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀഀ
਍㰀倀㸀䴀攀洀戀攀爀猀 眀栀漀 挀愀爀攀 愀戀漀甀琀 匀甀戀甀搀 眀椀氀氀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀椀爀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 瘀椀猀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 椀琀Ⰰ 戀甀琀ഀഀ
if we are to act together we need to find common ground. There are those in਍匀甀戀甀搀 眀栀漀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀 琀栀愀琀 瀀爀漀最爀攀猀猀 椀猀 攀渀琀椀爀攀氀礀 椀渀 琀栀攀 栀愀渀搀猀 漀昀 䄀氀洀椀最栀琀礀 䜀漀搀⸀ 䤀ഀഀ
am not going to argue against them here. This editorial is addressed to਍琀栀漀猀攀 漀昀 甀猀 眀栀漀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀 眀攀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 琀愀欀攀 愀 瀀爀漀愀挀琀椀瘀攀 爀攀猀瀀漀渀猀椀戀椀氀椀琀礀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀ഀഀ
development of Subud. The question is “Do we have sufficient common਍最爀漀甀渀搀㼀ᴀ†ጀ†愀 猀椀洀瀀氀攀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀 眀椀琀栀Ⰰ 䤀 猀甀最最攀猀琀Ⰰ 愀 渀漀渀ⴀ猀椀洀瀀氀攀 愀渀猀眀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀ഀഀ
reality being that there may be a number of common grounds, which all have਍琀漀漀 氀椀琀琀氀攀 椀渀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 眀椀琀栀 攀愀挀栀 漀琀栀攀爀℀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀഀ
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<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>਍㰀倀㸀伀渀攀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 最爀漀甀渀搀 䤀 眀椀氀氀 挀愀氀氀 ᰀ挠栀愀渀最攀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 愀渀礀 挀栀愀渀最攀ᴀ⸠ 䤀渀 琀栀椀猀ഀഀ
model for the future of Subud, everything is exactly the same as it is at਍琀栀攀 洀漀洀攀渀琀㨀  漀甀爀 最爀漀甀瀀猀 猀琀椀氀氀 栀愀瘀攀 愀 挀漀洀洀椀琀琀攀攀 眀椀琀栀 挀栀愀椀爀洀愀渀Ⰰ 猀攀挀Ⰰഀഀ
treasurer, and various representatives, and we still have the same familiar਍瀀愀琀琀攀爀渀 漀昀 最爀漀甀瀀 洀攀攀琀椀渀最猀Ⰰ 欀攀樀椀眀愀愀渀 愀渀搀 猀漀挀椀愀氀 攀瘀攀渀琀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 猀椀最渀椀昀椀挀愀渀琀ഀഀ
difference is that, instead of a handful of members attending latihan, there਍愀爀攀Ⰰ 猀愀礀Ⰰ ㄀　　 愀琀 攀愀挀栀 氀愀琀椀栀愀渀 渀椀最栀琀Ⰰ 攀瘀攀爀礀 最爀漀甀瀀 栀愀猀 椀琀猀 漀眀渀 匀甀戀甀搀 栀漀甀猀攀Ⰰഀഀ
and every member is within easy travelling distance of a Subud group. The਍攀焀甀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 猀椀洀瀀氀攀㨀 䄀 氀漀琀 洀漀爀攀 洀攀洀戀攀爀猀 㴀 洀甀挀栀 洀漀爀攀 昀甀渀搀猀 㴀 洀漀爀攀 最爀漀甀瀀猀 愀戀氀攀ഀഀ
to purchase their own premises = more and more premises for attracting a lot਍洀漀爀攀 洀攀洀戀攀爀猀⸀ 吀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 猀漀洀攀 眀栀漀 洀椀最栀琀 猀甀最最攀猀琀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 愀挀栀椀攀瘀愀戀氀攀 猀椀洀瀀氀礀 戀礀ഀഀ
finding out why so many members leave Subud. Others might say “Sure, prevent਍琀栀攀 氀漀猀猀 漀昀 洀攀洀戀攀爀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 眀攀 愀氀猀漀 渀攀攀搀 琀漀 愀搀瘀攀爀琀椀猀攀 椀渀 漀爀搀攀爀 琀漀 戀攀 愀戀氀攀 瀀甀氀氀ഀഀ
in sufficient numbers.” These would be differences of opinion about method,਍戀甀琀 琀栀攀 挀漀爀攀 椀搀攀愀 椀猀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 ጀ†匀甀戀甀搀 椀猀 搀漀椀渀最 昀椀渀攀 愀猀 椀琀 椀猀 ⴀ 椀昀 漀渀氀礀 椀琀ഀഀ
could find a way to attract and keep a lot more members.</P>਍ഀഀ
<P>Another possible common ground I will call “change through idealism”.  This਍洀漀搀攀氀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 昀甀琀甀爀攀 漀昀 匀甀戀甀搀 搀攀爀椀瘀攀猀 昀爀漀洀 䈀愀瀀愀欀ᤀ猠 愀搀瘀椀挀攀 琀漀 猀琀愀爀琀ഀഀ
enterprises and to donate surplus profits to the promotion of charitable and਍挀甀氀琀甀爀愀氀 瀀爀漀樀攀挀琀猀⸀ 倀爀漀瀀漀渀攀渀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 洀漀搀攀氀 眀漀甀氀搀 愀爀最甀攀 琀栀愀琀 匀甀戀甀搀 眀椀氀氀ഀഀ
never be able to impress itself on enough people if it remains as it is at the਍洀漀洀攀渀琀Ⰰ 愀 戀攀渀椀最渀 瀀爀椀瘀愀琀攀 猀瀀椀爀椀琀甀愀氀 愀渀搀 猀漀挀椀愀氀 挀氀甀戀⸀ 䤀琀 愀氀猀漀 渀攀攀搀猀 琀漀 戀攀 猀攀攀渀ഀഀ
to be an agent of good in the world, and this is only substantially਍愀挀栀椀攀瘀愀戀氀攀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 挀漀渀挀攀爀琀攀搀 愀挀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 攀渀琀攀爀瀀爀椀猀攀Ⰰ 挀栀愀爀椀琀愀戀氀攀 愀渀搀 挀甀氀琀甀爀愀氀ഀഀ
projects, just as Bapak recommended.</P>਍ഀഀ
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<P>A third possible common ground I will call “change by going back to the਍氀愀琀椀栀愀渀ᴀ⸠  倀爀漀瀀漀渀攀渀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 洀漀搀攀氀 眀漀甀氀搀 猀愀礀 琀栀愀琀 匀甀戀甀搀 栀愀猀 戀攀挀漀洀攀ഀഀ
over-involved with organisational structures at both the national and਍椀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 氀攀瘀攀氀猀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 眀愀渀琀 愀 渀攀眀 愀瀀瀀爀漀愀挀栀 琀栀愀琀 爀攀搀甀挀攀猀 琀栀攀 愀瀀瀀氀椀挀愀渀琀ഀഀ
waiting period to a bare minimum, that simplifies our presentation of Subud਍戀礀 爀攀洀漀瘀椀渀最 愀氀氀 漀昀昀ⴀ瀀甀琀琀椀渀最 猀瀀椀爀椀琀甀愀氀 樀愀爀最漀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀愀琀 瀀攀爀洀椀琀猀 甀猀 琀漀ഀഀ
strongly advertise our presence, to create a situation whereby anyone can be਍漀瀀攀渀攀搀 愀氀洀漀猀琀 椀洀洀攀搀椀愀琀攀氀礀 樀甀猀琀 戀礀 愀猀欀椀渀最⸀  吀栀攀 愀椀洀 椀猀 琀漀 最攀琀 愀 氀愀爀最攀 渀甀洀戀攀爀ഀഀ
of new people discovering and experiencing the latihan, thereby injecting਍渀攀眀 氀椀昀攀 椀渀琀漀 匀甀戀甀搀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀഀ
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<P>In theory, these three models for change are not incompatible. They could਍栀愀瀀瀀椀氀礀 挀漀攀砀椀猀琀⸀ 吀栀攀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀 椀猀 琀栀愀琀 漀甀爀 渀甀洀戀攀爀猀 愀爀攀 猀漀 猀洀愀氀氀 愀渀搀 漀甀爀ഀഀ
resources so limited that we may need to commit to just one model. It is਍搀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀 琀漀 猀攀攀 栀漀眀 琀栀椀猀 挀漀甀氀搀 栀愀瀀瀀攀渀 椀渀 瀀爀愀挀琀椀猀攀⸀ 吀栀攀 椀搀攀愀氀椀猀琀猀 眀栀漀ഀഀ
believe we need enterprises and projects are unlikely to be enthusiastic਍愀戀漀甀琀 眀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀 眀漀甀氀搀 猀攀攀 愀猀 愀 渀漀渀ⴀ猀琀愀爀琀攀爀 洀攀洀戀攀爀猀栀椀瀀 攀砀瀀愀渀猀椀漀渀 椀渀椀琀椀愀琀椀瘀攀⸀ 伀渀 琀栀攀 漀琀栀攀爀ഀഀ
hand, the people who want no change apart from greatly increased numbers਍眀椀氀氀 渀漀琀 猀栀漀眀 愀渀礀 攀渀琀栀甀猀椀愀猀洀 昀漀爀 攀渀琀攀爀瀀爀椀猀攀 愀渀搀 瀀爀漀樀攀挀琀 椀搀攀愀猀⸀ 䄀渀搀 琀栀攀 ᰀ戠愀挀欀ഀഀ
to the latihan” people would want nothing to do with either, believing themselves to have਍愀 洀甀挀栀 猀椀洀瀀氀攀爀 愀渀搀 洀漀爀攀 爀愀搀椀挀愀氀 瀀氀愀渀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀഀ
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of in Subud – there may be several more.  So where some might say “Subud਍栀愀猀渀ᤀ琠 最爀漀眀渀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 眀攀 搀漀渀ᤀ琠 昀愀挀攀 甀瀀 琀漀 漀甀爀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀猀ᴀⰠ 愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀猀 洀椀最栀琀 猀愀礀ഀഀ
“Subud hasn’t grown because not enough members take upon themselves ਍爀攀猀瀀漀渀猀椀戀椀氀椀琀礀 昀漀爀 眀栀攀爀攀 椀琀 椀猀 最漀椀渀最ᴀⰠ 琀栀攀爀攀 洀椀最栀琀 戀攀 愀 洀甀挀栀 洀漀爀攀ഀഀ
fundamental issue we also need to address, that we haven’t yet agreed upon a਍挀漀洀洀漀渀 瘀椀猀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 攀砀愀挀琀 琀礀瀀攀 漀昀 挀栀愀渀最攀 匀甀戀甀搀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀猀 昀漀爀 愀 戀攀琀琀攀爀ഀഀ
future.</P>਍㰀倀㸀㰀䤀㸀䌀氀椀挀欀 㰀䄀 䠀刀䔀䘀㴀攀搀椀渀搀攀砀⸀猀栀琀洀氀㸀栀攀爀攀㰀⼀䄀㸀 椀昀 礀漀甀 愀爀攀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀攀搀 椀渀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 琀栀攀 漀琀栀攀爀 攀搀椀琀漀爀椀愀氀猀⸀㰀⼀䤀㸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀഀ
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