Life within a Life: Introduction to Subud

Dominic C.H. Rieu

ISBN 10: 0907728022 / ISBN 13: 9780907728023

Published by Humanus, 1983

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Life within a Life: Introduction to Subud
• Publisher: Humanus
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0907728022
• ISBN 13: 9780907728023
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Copertina plastificata. Tagli e pagine integri. Ottimo (Fine) .

From the Publisher

This book was written at the suggestion of Muhammad Subuh.

It is primarily for Subud members but, in the words of Bapak when giving approval for its publication, `If it is read by someone who is not in Subud that does not matter.'

Most Subud members learnt about Subud gradually, walking in at the shallow end and testing the water as they came; this book throws the reader in at the deep end. Those who have had few or none of the experiences described may be so filled with doubt or disbelief that they turn against Subud. It therefore seems right to give a warning to non-Subud readers:

1. If you find the book enjoyable and interesting, read on, but not too much at a time: it is a rich diet.

2. If you find yourself becoming perplexed, lay it aside until the perplexity has cleared.

3. If the book irritates you, put it aside for ever - or until you find yourself drawn back to it.

We have no doubt that these talks of Bapak will interest many people outside Subud: those who have had intimations of the existence of a higher power; those who have been followers of a religion but have not found what they hoped for; those who still are regular followers but feel that there must be more in it; those who have tried some of the many spiritual ways that are available and have ended up in what T. S. Eliot, after some years of studying Eastern philosophy and religion, called `a state of enlightened mystification'; or even those who have found enlightenment in them; and, I hope, confirmed believers.

We want particularly to draw the attention of certain categories of reader to certain passages, though they may find the occasional word incomprehensible if they have not read the book consecutively:

For all brides and bridegrooms: `The Harmonious Marriage' [page 175].

For husbands and wives: `Marriage and the act of love'
[page 179].

For Jews: the passage about Abraham and Isaac [page 135-6].

For Muslims: the chapter on fasting [page 53].

For Jews and Muslims: the account of Muhammad's ascension and his meeting with the Prophet Abraham [page 132].

For Christians: the talk about the childlike state and the feeding of the five thousand [pages 222-4].

For Buddhists: the extract about the significance of Buddha [page 134].