THE MEANING OF SUBUD... Talk IV SUBMISSION... (Continued)

THE MEANING OF SUBUD -  Talk IV  SUBMISSION... Continued today Thursday 11/4/10...


The words spoken at the time of the Opening are just ordinary words, addressed to the mind of the person Being Opened to prevent any misunderstanding on his part that might ascribe the Power to us, so that he does not think that it is we, the Helpers, who have authority. 


Nor is it in Accordance with the Will of God that we should feel any pride or raise ourselves up in any way.


For That Is Not God's Will;  God does not like us to be arrogant or put ourselves higher than others. 


God Wills Us To Be Equal In Feeling With Others, To Be Brothers And Sisters To One Another. 


This Is God's Will For Humankind, So That We Can Become An Eternal Human Family In This World;  Because There is Only One Humanity And One God.


With regard to those who do not Experience anything at the time they are Opened or during their first few Latihans - or maybe even for quite a long time - and who find their thoughts are still active in them:  these people have in reality Been Opened, but the influence of their thinking minds, hearts and desires has penetrated very deeply into them. 


They should not, however, feel any anxiety or worry or feel any regret about this, because they too will certainly Feel and Recognize their Opening eventually. 


Bapak has seen Experiences of this kind in many of the places he has visited. 


Some Members, though Experiencing nothing in their first ten or eleven months, or even more months of Latihan, did come to Receive eventually. 


And Once They Do Start To Receive In This Way, Their Progress Goes Steadily Ahead. 


This serves as confirmation, clearly, that they were indeed Opened at the beginning, but they were slow in their Receiving and did not recognize any Progress because the worldly influences had gone too deeply into them.


Thus it is clear that, in truth, the Contact does not come merely as a result of our surrender, But It Is Because Of The Receiving Of The Grace From God. 


Therefore Bapak always advises you to stand quite relaxed and free in your Receiving, saying: 


'Stand Up And Receive Freely'. 


The Meaning Of 'FreeIy' is To Really Feel Your Being Without Any Tension Whatsoever. 


For example, a person who is to be Opened should not clasp or hold his or her hands tightly clenched in any way, or fix themselves in any posture, for this is not the way to be free.  Nor should they hold their hands behind their backs, because that is not free either. 


The way to be free is to be as if you were quite powerless;  Which Means That You Are Truly Surrendering To God, And Allowing Whatever God Wills To Be Done In You. 


So it is to be in such a condition of freedom that is called surrender, but although this is the situation, nevertheless, without the Working Of The Power Of God In You, nothing will happen. 


Thus That Which Is Most Important For The Reality Of Surrender, Is The Revelation And Grace Which We Have Received.


It is Bapak's hope and advice to all of you that in the Receiving of the Latihan, you should not be in a hurry to move when you Receive the Latihan, But You Should Feel And See The Origin Of Your Movement And How It Begins In You. 


(THE MEANING OF SUBUD -  Talk IV  SUBMISSION... To be Continued Monday 11/8/10... 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...)