connectWORLD SUBUD ASSOCIATION Second Edition 2017 SUBUD INDONESIA’S BASARA ZONING SUBUD 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL IN SPACES Remembering the A Gathering Subud youth in Groups on 3 continents share 6 founding of our Subud 11 Like No Other 36 Europe get down to 38 their Subud center success Association business stories EDITORIAL WHAT IS THE WSA ? The WSA is the umbrella organization for the world wide Subud community, which includes 54 member countries. The WSA exists to support the practice and use of the latihan and the human actives that arise from it.” So responsibilities of the WSA chair MY DEAR SUBUD is to ensure that the aims and mission of the WSA SISTERS AND BROTHERS, and congress resolutions are carried out. He or she also represents Subud in the world and is aware of membership concerns. The deputy supports the overall mission. The executive team maintains the elcome to the second World Congress Organizing Team, but also a day-to-day work of the WSA and helps to organize edition of Connect time for us all to prepare the space inside to the congress. The WSA is assisted by an administra- tive team. magazine where you understand the content of this congress, to can find out what make it a truly special congress that will take WHAT IS THE WORLD SUBUD is happening in our Subud to the next step along the path. Now is COUNCIL ? SubudW world. In this issue there is a lot of news the time to give special attention to developing The World Subud Council is made up of: WSA chair, from our Subud youth who are becoming more the mechanisms which bring stability and chair of the executive team, the zone representa- and more involved in Subud activities. We hope continuity for the long term projects in Subud tives, the international helpers and the chairs/coordi- nators of our foundation, affiliates and wings. you enjoy. and allows us to follow the guidelines set by Bapak, our beloved founder, for the future Every Subud member is represented on the World Recently, three main events brought our generations. Subud Council by their national committee through Subud family together in three very different their zone representatives. parts of the world. We started in Poland As you will read in this issue of Connect, WSC works in coordination with the zone repre- with a European gathering of two Zones (3 our next generation is competent in its way of sentatives and working groups, where they exist. & 4). In Zone 4, more than 400 people came doing things and energetic and enthusiastic Discussions on issues of worldwide concern are pre- sented as resolutions and voted on at World Subud together and a new team of representatives about doing work for Subud. They are moved Council meetings. for the youth evolved and began their work of by the inner connection to each other through fundraising both for youth travel and for WSA the latihan and are willing to make the effort WSA TEAM support. to work harmoniously, solving any differences Elias Coragem Dumit, Chair, Brazil along the way. Lucia Bohm, Deputy Chair, Germany The second event was our gathering of the Ismanah Schulze-Vorberg, Executive Chair, Germany Americas in Cali. Again the energy of the Finally, a note on this magazine. We know it Anwar Ziesel, Executive Vice Chair, Germany Hilaria Dette, Treasurer, Germany young people and their representatives was has been some time since the first issue but Salamah D. LeClaire, Secretary, USA felt and we saw the presence of many youths we are working on making this a sustainable Elwyn Waugh, Accountant, Britain due to the efforts of their representatives, Arif project that will appear in your inboxes more WSA ‘CONNECT TEAM’ Rivero and Konrad Munos. The culminating regularly. If you have any comments please youth effort became evident with the send to our secretary Salamah at salamah. Peter Jenkins Salamah D. LeClaire wonderfully successful “Basara” camp in [email protected] with the subject: Connect Mardiyah Alexandra Miller Kalimantan. These gatherings have shown us comments. Suzanna Dayne how ready the next generation is to support Translators the activities of Subud and how important it is With love and respect, Paloma de la Vina for the older generation who knew Bapak to Arnaud Delune The WSA Team Dahman Bennani make sure that the path for the future of Subud Maridana Situmeang is prepared in a way that upholds the vision Marsiya Alla Belinskaya and mission that Bapak had for us all. Did you know Connect is available in Photography: Now, as time dictates, we are preparing for English, Indonesian, French and Spanish? Uttama Pranaya, Heriyanto Ridwan, Viktor If you know someone who would like to Boehm, Rashida Pope, M. Bachrun Bustillo, our World Congress in Freiburg, Germany next be on the mailing list please email us at M Mustafa Syafrudin, Bjorn Vaughn and many year! It is a very exciting time and a time when [email protected] with the subject: thanks to other members who contributed. Connect Mailing List and the language Thank you to all the documentation team and it is important for all of us not only to prepare you prefer. the organizing members of Basara and the the outer venues for a successful congress; Indonesian Congress and The 28th National Congress. work that is being done by our very capable CONNECT WITH US ANYTIME AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO OUR DISTRIBUTION LIST EMAIL US AT : [email protected] CONTENTS CONNECT MAGAZINE MARCH 2017 “Bapak therefore considers CONTENTS it necessary in this Subud community of ours - especially as it is now spreading all over the world - to have some kind of magazine. This may contain members’ writings that need to be communicated, as well as news of the newly established groups or centers; also articles 06 11 36 by committee members and by Remembering the founding of A Gathering Like No Other Subud youth in europe get down helpers, to convey necessary our Subud Association information to those in distant places; and addresses, SUBUD IH NEWS SUBUD SPACES INDONESIA’S 70TH to facilitate the meeting ANNIVERSARY of members and of latihan Remembering the Buenos dias Groups on 3 continents facilities in various places.” 06 founding of our Subud 28 Costa Rica! 38 share their Subud Bapak and Ibu Siti Sumari in Coombe Springs, Association center success stories - Bapak Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo, First Subud 1957. Courtesy WSA Archives World Congress, Coombe Springs, 18 August 1959 Code number of Recording:59 CSP 8 BASARA SPECIAL THE HISTORY OF AN ARTIST’S LIFE SUBUD PROJECT A Gathering Like Harlinah longcroft Sculptor Lorraine 11 No Other 29 chronicles Subud’s past for 46 Arden’s ‘fast forward’ future generations MUHAMMAD SUBUH ARCHIVES FUNDRAISING FOUNDATION MSF grants awarded in Carrying Out Bapak’s Working as one 26 5 countries 30 Plan for the Archives 48 ON THE COVER: ZONING IN EVENTS Subud youth start lifelong friendships at Basara. Subud youth in Europe Viva l’Italia! 36 get down to business 50 4 5 SUBUD INDONESIA’S 70’TH ANNIVERSARY CONNECT MAGAZINE MARCH 2017 SUBUD INDONESIA’S “ Ibu Siti Rahayu asked that we all give thanks and pray according to our own faith as we have been blessed by Almighty God for the last 70 years since th the establishment of the Subud... Anniversary In 1947 Subud was officially registered traditional dances from around Indonesia in the Javanese city of Yogyakarta and a film on the history of Subud. in the newly independent Republic Iwan reminded all the members that it of Indonesia. Subud Indonesia was 10 years after the founding of Subud commemorated the event with an in Indonesia that Bapak’s receiving that evening of culture and remembrance of he would travel the world began with his the gift YM Bapak Muhammad Subuh trip to England in 1957. Sumohadiwidjojo has given to all Subud members. “From there Subud eventually spread to around 82 countries. From Bapak’s Bapak’s daughter, Ibu Siti Rahayu, passing in 1987 until today, Subud spoke a few words before cutting the continues to spread. This is because top of the traditional yellow rice mountain Bapak prepared everything for us before known as ‘tumpeng’. She asked that we he passed through talks, advice and all give thanks and pray according to guidelines,” said Iwan. our own faith as we have been blessed by Almighty God for the last 70 years “It is our duty in Subud Indonesia since the establishment of the Subud to continue to preserve what we have association and this is something we inherited and not change what Bapak should remember to be truly grateful for. has outlined for us,” he added. Subud Indonesia chair Iwan Syamsudin and WSA chair Elias Dumit spoke at the opening ceremony which included 6 7 SUBUD INDONESIA’S 70’TH ANNIVERSARY CONNECT MAGAZINE MARCH 2017 Subud Indonesia’s 28th national congress opened Although there were many activities at the venue, two days later. More than 900 Indonesian and over one some members also had the chance to slip away and hundred members from around the world gathered absorb local culture with trips to the Sultan’s palace, for the event which was opened by the Governor of Borobudur Temple and museums. Yogyakarta, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X. “The whole experience was amazing, like a mini The following day, Ibu Siti Rahayu gave an hour long world congress with people from all over. We were talk followed by testing sessions for men and women. truly blessed to have Ibu Rahayu with us and to give us so much through her talk and testing, too” said Congress activities continued throughout the three- one member from the UK.