Muftiah remembers well the time... when SUBUD Brother Mas Prio Hartono... came to the Bay Area... for a visit... and his delighted comment... on how fortunate we were... in having so many Groups... within mere miles of each other...
Emphasizing how... if we made it a practice... to circulate around the different Groups and Centers... Worshipping ALLAH ALMIGHTY GOD... in the Latihan Kejiwaan... with different SUBUD Brothers and Sisters... what a true opportunity there would be... for our Jiwas to grow Strong... Deep... and Wide... quicker than by Worshipping ALLAH ALMIGHTY GOD... in the Latihan Kejiwaan... with the same SUBUD Brothers and Sisters... in just one Group or Center...!
Whenever a SUBUD Member comes to the Helpers for Testing... after a Group Latihan Kejiwaan... the Helpers should always remain in their state of Latihan Kejiwaan... if possible... refraining from becoming busy... in the heart and mind... talking about the Member's problems too much...
Helpers should remain Open... and Empty... and Still... in order to be able to Receive... what would be most important... for the Member... to know about themselves also... so that they may perhaps be reminded... to submit themselves to ALLAH ALMIGHTY GOD...in patient... sincere surrender... more than they have been...
Whenever this soul... as Grazia... or Laura... or Muftiah... was present... for some Testing... whether for a Member... or General Testing for the Group... she could never stop her Latihan Kejiwaan... but Was Always Made to remain... in a Surrendered State...
And no matter what the Member wanted Tested... she always Received... Speaking Out Loud... In A Commanding Voice...:
"Deeper Surrender Necessary...!" ... hardly ever... anything else...!
And even when she Was periodically Sent to different Groups... and Centers... in different countries... in her Sleep State... to Latihan Kejiwaan... with stranger Sisters... she would always Receive... the same three Words...!
It is far more important... that a SUBUD Member realizes this importance... for himself/herself... than... for instance... doing "Talent Testing"... because he/she is anxious... to satisfy his/her heart and mind...!
SUBUD Brothers and Sisters... who are not in the practice of staying close to their Jiwas... sincerely submitting themselves... in patient surrender... to their CREATOR... ALLAH ALMIGHTY GOD... throughout the hours... of their daily lives... are not yet ready... to pursue their real talent... in accordance with their Inner nature... but should be content to work happily... and with satisfaction... at what they really and truly understand how to do... and not be in haste... to follow their "true talent"...
During Testing sessions... we should never automatically think... that anything can be Tested... for anyone... at any time...
We should always ask Permission... of ALLAH ALMIGHTY GOD first... making sure beforehand... that the petitioner promises sincerely... to follow whatever Inner Guidance is Received... for them... for Testing should never be regarded... as a way of seeking... what the future holds... like a fortune teller...
Then during Testing... we should all remain Open and Empty and Still... completely unprejudiced... and without opinions... of any kind... and without any desires... of any kind...
We should also not be ashamed... or shy... to admit to ourselves... that we are not... in fact... able to "Receive clearly"... yet...
We should not lie to ourselves.. and/or to others... that we are able to "Receive clearly"... standing in front of the trusting Member... acting very wise... and holy... liking to appear intelligent... using our imagination... to make the Receiving fit - we only stupidly fool ourselves... and sadly... retard our own Kejiwaan (Human Spiritual) Growth and Development...
We should not try to make sense of the "Receiving"... with our minds... wanting to understand the meaning - it is enough that our and the Member's Jiwa... will always understand perfectly... what is Received in Testing... in its true context...
The petitioner's situation... will change for the better... because he/she... sincerely sought the Perfect Will of GOD... instead of following the dictates... and influence... of his/her own heart and mind - Insha ALLAH - knowing that... as we practice being SUBUD... 24 hours a day... in time... we will be able to "Receive clearly"... every time...
When Helpers stay close to their Jiwa at all times... they will be able to know... the true state... of their SUBUD Brothers and Sisters... i.e. if some Member is telling them the truth of a situation or not... for they will be Open and Empty and Still... to be able to Receive... the "Confirmation"... of the truth... or untruth... within their own Jiwa... so that they can be of better assistance for the Member...
(Allah Almighty God's Commanded 32-Page Open Letter of January 3, 1987... To All SUBUD Brothers and Sisters Throughout The SUBUD World - to be Continued... with Part XV ... Insha Allah... God Willing... Thursday 1/13/11...)
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