May 2011 - Subud Voice

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Five days after A report written by Japan’s Chair, Dr. Masayuki Nagamine, five days after the mega-earthquake and ensuing Tsunami on Friday March 11. Even in the Chiba suburb, next to Tokyo, where he lives, the infrastructure is still disrupted.... March 11th: I was working at a hospital when the earthquake occurred. It was the biggest quake I ever experienced. That evening, as the transport network was not working, I was stuck there overnight. In Urayasu-city, where I live, there are problems related to too much water in the soil, as a result of Friday’s massive quake. We have seen unusual sights like partly swollen land or the settling of houses etc. My 10th-floor flat has turned into something like a jungle, littered with books and so on, my bookshelves having fallen. I can hardly walk in it. As the water supply has been cut off in our building, I have to spend time carrying water from another place, and can’t even take a bath. I am also without a flushing toilet, of course. Further, as a result of the explosion of gas tanks in Chiba, the petrol shortage has become serious. On Tuesday, I got only ten litres of fuel after waiting in line for two hours. Due to shortage of power, TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) has instituted blackouts. Following this, Tokyo and its surrounding suburbs, divided into five groups, are subject to rolling power cuts for periods of up to three hours. I’m wondering how we can or could (I experienced it yesterday) manage to drive without accident, in heavy traffic jams, even though there are no traffic signals (due to power cuts) and no police officers to direct traffic at intersections. As train services have been also reduced as part of the power-saving efforts, it took me two and a half hours to reach my hospital instead of forty minutes in normal times. That is what I can tell you about my daily life, affected as it is by the earthquake and tsunami even in a city far away from the epicenter. I think that the situation in the directly stricken areas, as well as the ongoing nuclear crisis, is beyond anyone’s imagination. The difficulty I’m facing now is nothing comparing to what people in devastated areas have experienced. In this time of ordeal, I can’t say what we can do to overcome this national crisis. But I believe that the most essential thing is that we, all Japanese, without complaining of our daily inconvenience, provide relief to the victims as much as possible and do our best to restore the regions severely damaged. For more information about Christchurch and Japan, first hand reports and how you can help, see articles in Subud Voice Extra on the home page www.subudvoice.org It all comes back to the latihan The WSA Executive Team sends a message for all those working for Subud at all committee levels… ◆ Whilst speaking about her own role and explaining how it had come about... and then about how the international helpers at the time after Bapak’s passing had decided that Ibu would be called our Spiritual Advisor... the following came up in Ibu’s talk in Semarang in March 2010. “In fact at one time Bapak said.....the one who will replace me will be congress, so whatever the International Subud Congress decides, when all the members come together, that is what will replace Bapak ” This does not mean WSC or the WSA Executive, but rather the whole WSA, all member countries as represented at World Congress, with the WSC and the executive simply carrying out the tasks in between.... ‘What a daunting responsibility’, it means that whenever we are all Maya Korzybska, WSA Executive Vice-chair SUBUD VOICE PAGE 6 MAY 2011
together discussing things and making decisions we are ‘replacing‘making Bapak’... a space ’ If that was Bapak’s idea and intention then our responsibility is enormous and we have to fulfil our roles to our best capacity in a way for grace where we try to put aside our own personal ideas and agendas, even those which we believe in strongly and with the best intentions, by ‘Opening a space for the grace to come in’... Some people say that the latihan and the kejiwaan are not central enough to the work that we all do... but we need to remember that even nitty gritty details all in fact work towards our aims which are centred around the latihan.... International Helper Travel, support to translation and publications of talks, support for buying or building spaces for latihan, website and paper communications, how to use our premises in ways that can on the one hand be safe creative spaces for the members, but also be outreaching towards those not in Subud. How we represent Subud to the world through our annual reports and our brochures, and our presence at international fora, how we support our members in distress or financial need as well as supporting the members need to express the latihan through their daily work and activities....even tedious details like copyright protection and name registration and protection of the Subud symbol....all these things can seem far removed from the latihan, but at the end of the day, they are in fact actually helping us to: ‘Make the latihan available for those searching for it’, – ‘make the spaces available for those already practising to be able to do the latihan in good conditions’, – ‘ help those of us already doing the latihan to better understand the process going on within us, as well as how to use it in our daily lives’, – ‘protect the writings of Bapak and Ibu, so that the explanations will not be distorted’... So in fact it does all come back to the latihan. All these things need to be taken care of and that is our role....as Gandalf said to Frodo, “for the time that is allotted to us...” ◆ ADI PURI web site In 2008, Bapak Muhammad Subuh's former home at Wisma Subud in Cilandak, Jakarta, was given a complete make-over. The result was ADI PURI - meaning a house that is beautiful -, a light-filled seminar and event centre, which has since been used for business presentations and meetings, weddings, concerts and other cultural events. Now a beautiful new website with plenty of background information and pictures has been created to promote ADI PURI. Please check it out at www.adipuri.com A dream realised A music project supported by SICA... For many years Subud members have been asking me, “Do you have a record we can get?” or “When are you going to make a record, Benjamin?” ◆ Well the time has come! And thanks to the incredible support of Subud members around the world and SICA, I am very happy to announce that my new recording will be available March 1st! This jazz record features myself on saxophone and some incredible New York musicians who have played the world over with some of the greatest names in jazz. Seven of the compositions are original and we included two standards from the great songbook. For those of you interested you can buy the CD at www.posi-tone.com or download it on i-tunes. You can also visit my website for all up-to-date information at www.benjamindrazen.com Each CD purchased puts me closer to a second record with my label, Positone Records. Again thank you all for making this dream of mine a reality after 30 years of playing the saxophone! Benjamin Drazen, Subud New York ◆ SUBUD VOICE PAGE 7 MAY 2011
Page 1 and 2: ® In this issue Five Finger Exerci
Page 3 and 4: At the time of the meeting, we will
Page 5: I feel almost guilty From Edward Wr
Page 9 and 10: from all over the world was positiv
Page 11 and 12: FAVOURITE PHOTOS Brighton Beach Ros
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Page 23 and 24: Changes at Subud Voice Harris Smart
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