A Life in Subud - Raymond van Sommers
A Life in Subud is a new book from
Raymond van Sommers. It is an intimate
account of many of the most important
moments in the development of Subud.Raymond, as a young engineer searching for the meaning of life, joined JG Bennett and the followers of the Gurdjieff system at Coombe Springs, England, where he supervised the construction of that striking building, the Djamichunatra.
In June 1957 he was among the first to receive the latihan when Bapak arrived in England. Two years later he was invited by Bapak to come to Indonesia to help establish the International Subud Centre at Cilandak. He designed the ten-room guesthouse which was Bapak's home until Bapak's own house was completed in 1966.
Raymond was one of the original partners of the architectural and engineering firm PT International Design Consultants (IDC) which was a pioneering and successful enterprise in Jakarta.
The memoir records spiritual experiences of great interest, and is illustrated with 115 photographs, most of which have never been published before.
The Australian writer, Blanche d'Alpuget, comments: 'A fascinating story that begins in a painter's studio in Australia and finds its way through the jungles of New Guinea and Africa, to Europe and Indonesia, A Life in Subud recounts, without any shouting, the adventurousness of a man fully living the spiritual life. Raymond van Sommers, in a disarmingly gentle voice, has written a book that Subud members will find inspiring, as will many others who have never experienced the latihan.'
ISBN 0-9751159-3-6
HOW TO ORDER
The price is AUD$30 posted anywhere in the world.
For Subud Voice subscribers discount price: AUD$27.
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