Veil of Light

Veil of LightHusein Rof takes us with him on his journey physical and spiritual from his oppressive family situation in 1930s England, to Europe and North Africa and eventually to South East Asia and the Far East. In 1951 he arrives in Central Java, in newly independent Indonesia. Here he discovers an unknown spiritual practice called Subud, a transformative experience that is passed from person to person without any teaching involved. He becomes convinced of its

Husein RofŽ takes us with him on his journey Ð physical and spiritual Ð from his oppressive family situation in 1930s England, to Europe and North Africa and eventually to South East Asia and the Far East.
In 1951 he arrives in Central Java, in newly independent Indonesia. Here he discovers an unknown spiritual practice called Subud, a transformative experience that is passed from person to person without any teaching involved. He becomes convinced of its universal significance and feels called to make it better known. Through a series of adventures and uncanny coincidences, he succeeds in bringing it to the attention of seekers in the West.
RofŽ, an outstanding linguist, was attracted by the diversity of human culture. He set himself the goal of mastering a new language every year, and towards the end of his life was able to read and converse comfortably in over 70 languages. This extraordinary book concludes with his globetrotting adventures and his insights on culture, the state of the world and diet.n