Council Meeting Review
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
Best wishes for a very happy and blessed new year! After a December holiday break, the World Subud Council met on January 10. The minutes from the Council’s in-person meeting in Fatima, July 2025, are available, as are the Kalimantan World Congress minutes.
The first business was the review and approval of the Mhd Subuh Foundation budget. MSF was warmly thanked for their grants to improve and build Subud houses and provide support for International Helper travel and the WSA Archives.
A reminder: nominations are open for new MSF trustees, who will be tested at the July 2026 in person Council meeting in Rungan Sari. Contact Elaina Dodson, chair, for more information, or feel free to contact any trustee, including myself, for more information.
Using consensus in decision-making and problem-solving in Subud was approved as a delegate resolution at the Kalimantan World Congress. Now we are working on implementation. The Council had a robust discussion of a report requested from Hannah deRoo and Raymond Lee about the role WSA might have in achieving consensus in areas other than our Council, subcommittees, and other entities under ISC. It was deemed not clear what role WSA has. The International Helpers will review the report, and this area will have further Council discussion. We do truly want centers and national organizations to be able to reach consensus, especially on some long-standing issues and conflicts.
The International Helpers gave a brief report on their discussions about testing for international positions. At present this will be done in person with them.
Hamid DaSilva, WCOT (World Congress Organizing Team) chair, presented the list of dedicated and talented team members in areas such as program, accommodations, transportation, and other key areas for planning. I met this team last November and feel so blessed they were moved to commit to this extraordinary WSA event. Work on meeting space and hotel contracts is proceeding.
Invitation to attend: the Council will meet in person in Rungan Sari, July 17-25. Information and registration will be available soon, and participants are welcome.
Archives news: WSA and ISC are collaborating with Subud Britain on the development of another archives center. The History Of Subud books are newly printed – I am looking at the copies now! What an achievement.
Anna Maimer, chair of SIHA (Subud International Health Association), reports they are working on an anonymous survey of Subud members exploring various aspects of personal health and health-related topics of interest. A link will be sent out.
We start our meetings with latihan, and end with a moment of gratitude and quiet. The next Council meeting will be on February 14, and a YouTube link will be available.
Sending you all my best wishes, love from Rifka