Stairway to Subud

Stairway to Subud PDF Author: Anthony Bright-Paul
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Category : Religions (Proposed, universal, etc.)
Languages : en
Pages : 266

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Stairway to Subud

Stairway to Subud PDF Author: Anthony Bright-Paul
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Category : Religions (Proposed, universal, etc.)
Languages : en
Pages : 266

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My Stairway to Subud

My Stairway to Subud PDF Author: Anthony Bright-Paul
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
ISBN: 9781419635267
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 332

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What are we living for? What is the purpose of Life? These questions arose in the mind of a 14-year-old schoolboy at a boarding school in wartime Britain. In pursuit of answers he entered a stairway that lead him to the Quakers, then to the Vedanta philosophy, then on to P.D. Ouspensky and the teachings of G.I.Gurdjieff. By chance he found John Godolphin Bennett, one of the leading exponents of Gurdjieff's 'system', as it was known, and studied for 7 years at the Institute for the Comparative Study of History, Philosophy and the Sciences. Finally in 1957 Subud arrived in England with the arrival of Pak Subuh and his entourage. This book contains a dramatic account of the author's first resistance to this movement, and then an about turn with accounts of changes of consciousness. Knowledge is one thing and belongs to the world of Science. But Consciousness is something other. And Will belongs in yet another dimension. Can man ever become free from the power of the Satanic forces?

Western Sufism

Western Sufism PDF Author: Mark Sedgwick
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019997764X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 369

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Western Sufism' is sometimes dismissed as a relatively recent "new age" phenomenon, but in this book, Mark Sedgwick argues that it actually has very deep roots, both in the Muslim world and in the West. In fact, although the first significant Western Sufi organization was not established until 1915, the first Western discussion of Sufism was printed in 1480, and Western interest in some of the ideas that are central to Sufi thought goes back to the thirteenth century. Sedgwick starts with the earliest origins of Western Sufism in late antique Neoplatonism and early Arab philosophy, and traces later origins in repeated intercultural transfers from the Muslim world to the West, in the thought of the European Renaissance and Enlightenment, and in the intellectual and religious ferment of the nineteenth century. He then follows the development of organized Sufism in the West from 1915 until 1968, the year in which the first Western Sufi order based not on the heritage of the European Middle Ages, Renaissance and Enlightenment, but rather on purely Islamic models, was founded. Later developments in this and other orders are also covered. Western Sufism shows the influence of these origins, of thought both familiar and less familiar: Neoplatonic emanationism, perennialism, pantheism, universalism, and esotericism. Western Sufism, then, is the product not of the new age but of Islam, the ancient world, and centuries of Western religious and intellectual history.

Subud the Coming New Age of Reality

Subud the Coming New Age of Reality PDF Author:
Publisher: Peace
ISBN: 9780967275314
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 618

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Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America

Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America PDF Author: Robert Ellwood
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315507234
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 373

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This text explores the major new or unconventional religions and spiritual movements in America that exist outside the Judeo-Christian tradition.

Moments of Truth

Moments of Truth PDF Author: Rachman Mitchell
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1504313119
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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When Rachman Mitchell was twenty-three years old, something happened that changed him forever and set him on a path of inner and outer adventure. He received an experience called the latihan, which gave a contact with his soul. Around the latihan grew an organization called Subud, which is spread across the world. Bapak was the bringer of the latihan. Rachman, Rohana, and their children went to live near him in Indonesia, and Rachman became his doctor. This book relates stories along the way to getting to Indonesia, being there with Bapak and facing challenges of adapting to the world again after returning to the West. Rachman provides an inside view of what life was like in the early days in Jakarta when very personal contact with Bapak was possible. His work as a doctor in Indonesia and elsewhere is an important theme and illustrates the development of a talent and a vocation over a long lifetime. These are stories about a man learning how to live, the mistakes he makes, and the joys and calamities that are visited upon him and how he learns to become more tolerant, more understanding, and more compassionate, less inclined to judgement. They are a blend of intimate reminiscence and fireside chat, being told with humility and humor.

Routledge Library Editions: International Islam

Routledge Library Editions: International Islam PDF Author: Various
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351972456
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 2714

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First published between 1913 and 1994, this 6 volume set examines the history of Islam in a variety of regions across the world. Spanning continents from Africa, to Asia, North America and Europe, and ranging from 19th century ethnographical studies to modern day historical research, these titles not only demonstrate the diversity within this global religion, but also how the study of Islam has changed over time. The titles in this set will be of interest to those studying the history of Islam as well as those fascinated by the study of religion and international communities itself.

Islam in North America

Islam in North America PDF Author: Michael A. Köszegi
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351972537
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 437

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First published in 1992, this book focuses on the Muslim community and how it has developed in North America. Divided into eight sections, it traces the history of the Muslim community in North America from the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth-century and examines different aspects of the community such as Sectarian Movements, Islam in the African American community and points of contact between Christian and Islamic communities. The text includes a number of bibliographies to aid further study and closes with a helpful directory of Muslim organizations and centers in North America. This book will be of particular interest to those studying Islam and Religion in North America.

Towards Subud

Towards Subud PDF Author: John Primrose Barter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subud
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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Sixteen Steps and Other Journeys in Subud

Sixteen Steps and Other Journeys in Subud PDF Author: Harris Smart
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780731655786
Category : Subud
Languages : en
Pages : 165

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