THE MEANING OF SUBUD - Talk III THE DEFECTS OF THE SOUL... (Concluded)

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...)