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Leonard Lasalle, Latihan
for All of Humanity
A long-time member finds a different way to introduce Subud to newcomers
Erica Sosna, 'God's
Work'
A new member shares her candid impressions of Subud and the latihan.
Deanna Koontz, 'Subud the
Tribe'
Subud as seen by an anthropologist and ex-Subud member, in terms of the conflict
between individuality and the pressure to conform.
Stefan Freedman, 'Beyond
Words and Images'
How Subud terminology is out of synch with current values.
Lilliana Gibbs 'But what
is Subud?'
We know something about 'rules' in Subud. But what are Subud's unspoken norms?
David Week, 'Anwar, Anwas
and Subud Prejudice'
The background to this familiar Subud story.
Rosalind Priestley, 'The
Case for Not Having Helpers'
Why the institution of helpers creates problems and a proposal to organize Subud
differently
Sahlan Diver, 'Trial by
Feelings'
Some surprising revelations about why Anugraha failed.
Marcus Bolt, 'Process not
Prozac'
An appeal to stop living in an illusion and face up to our shortcomings.
Hassanah Briedis, 'The
Latihan of Subud, Dissociation and the Neurology of Spiritual
Experience'
A serious examination, from both a personal and a professional angle, of what may
sometimes be an undesirable effect of the latihan.
Helissa Penwell, 'The
Introductory Period'
The arguments pro and con the three-month waiting period.