Subud Books

Subud Publications International

Some of the topics covered are:

How human beings need to be to have proof of God’s power within them. Why the latihan is not new. When helpers should become inactive. Why Subud needs to be involved in charitable undertakings. What causes you to receive slowly in the latihan. The significance of a religious marriage ceremony. Why the latihan came to human beings at this time. What the latihan allows us to experience after death.

How the content of food is affected by the state of those who cook it; how food cooked when God’s power is present can be beneficial for illness or stress. Why such food attracts more food. How true culture is born. What causes people to be affected by the tape of Bapak playing the gambang. How God’s guidance can affect the work of a doctor, and even marital quarrels. Why there are no lessons or rules in the latihan. The need to take the latihan seriously. Why it is not good to use other practices in latihan.

Explanations helpers need to give. Why most people need to have more faith in themselves When to stop being an active helper, and how to work together. The need to feel the latihan at all times. Why it is dangerous to use drugs to quieten your thoughts in order to receive better. How to have a healthy heart and mind. Why God’s revelations are given to people – including Bapak. The need for helpers not to think they are different. Why some people make violent movements or have very noisy latihans, and how this needs to be addressed. What might occur if you wish for a quiet latihan.

How we know the latihan comes from God, and why some groups of people say that is not so. Why practising the latihan can enhance your faith in your religion. What is forgotten by couples who marry now. Why the prophets were sent as messengers of God. Why Bapak does ‘awakening’ testing with you

Why the latihan seems new, and how it differs from ways of worshipping God that involve study. How the latihan can eventually purify our thinking and fill it with an atmosphere from beyond this world. The difference between being empty and being still in order to worship God.