We have been approached by a TV network to do a programme on Subud. If you are asked, you can explain that what we receive can be compared to yoga or Gurdjieff, with the difference that what we obtain is not pursued through study but received through the contact with a power from beyond the limit of man's ability. Apart from the spiritual field, what we receive also concerns the need of man's life. The latihan kejiwaan of Subud is a spiritual training but it also concerns welfare, health and so on. Many have been healed though the latihan even though that is not its purpose.
Healing comes about through the awakening of the jiwa.
Do not bring in religion. In giving explanations about Subud do not bring in religion, for if you do you will find yourself involved in a long debate. We are not experts on religion. If you are asked whether Subud is Islam or Christianity, the answer is no - we are in the middle of all religions, and from the latihan kejiwaan it is possible to come to understand the intention behind religion. Nevertheless, if Subud undertakes projects on the scale of Darling Harbour, public interest in Subud is unavoidable and if we refuse to deal openly with the media, a bad impression is created.