A written lecture by Mr. Bennett regarding Subud?

A written lecture by Mr. Bennett regarding Subud?


I work in a small Baptist church. I was cleaning out an old desk and I came across a typed out (from a typerwritter) speach/lecture from April 19, 1958 given by Mr. Bennett.





It is an Introductory speach about Subud.





What I am wondering is... Im not sure what to do with it. Do I keep it? Do I put it on ebay? Do I give it to the Subud community???





Is it even valuable?





Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
A written lecture by Mr. Bennett regarding Subud?
Mr. Bennett apparently wrote a book about Subud that is still read. I suggest you contact a manuscript appraiser.
A written lecture by Mr. Bennett regarding Subud?
It is valuable in several respects. John G. Bennett was a highly regarded English writer, seeker, and practitioner (%26quot;Long Pilgrimage%26quot; is one of his more fascinating works, in which he biographies a man who, according to official State records, lived to be over 120 years, who walked around the globe ages 50-85, and whom he met).





Keeping it is noble, as JGB gave information about Subud, which was/is an extraordinary %26quot;opening%26quot; to Presence. http://www.subud.org is their official website.





In a sense, Saint John the Baptist%26#039;s baptism unto repentance for all interested Gentiles, and Jews, is a type of %26quot;opening%26quot; via repentance, for %26quot;this Mind which was also in Christ Jesus.%26quot;





In that sense, JGB%26#039;s document is theologically correlatable with Saint John the Baptist%26#039;s Divine dispensation, and with Islam%26#039;s One God ritual (right-u-all), etc. In that wise, Subud is a Baptism of Light, al Nur, of Presence.





The Subud community would likely have distribution copies similar to your manuscript. Hence, while you could contact them directly, it is likely that either your church would benefit by retaining the document, or perhaps a Baptist seminary would be willing to catalog and archive it. Those would be my two suggestions (assuming it is not new to Subud.org).





Ebay is a good third idea, if it brings a pretty penny, but if the bidding is comparatively low, a receptive Baptist theological college would probably be more worthwhile.





God bless you (for caring)!