Subud Books

Subud Publications International

– New English translation with Indonesian text.

Some of the topics covered are:

How culture – dancing and singing – moved from being a bridge to connect people with their souls, and how the latihan can change this within you. Why you should not blame Subud, the latihan or Bapak if something goes wrong for you. How the latihan trains and guides us to be able to return to God alive and complete. The need to do latihan as a normal part of your life and not regard it as something strange. Why you need to be careful about what you test. The reason why you have difficulty finding your true talent, and what to do instead. Why you should not mix the latihan with anything else. The conditions necessary in order to receive.

The way in which Subud sheds light on the nature of God, and how Subud cannot be studied or called a religion. Why it is particularly important for Subud members not to quarrel with their spouses. Testing that helpers should and should not do with members. Why you need to have honesty and integrity in your inner feeling in everything you do, especially when having children. The story of how God created the seven heavens and the task God gave the angels. The significance of Jesus’ resurrection and Muhammad’s ascension. Why the latihan came at this time, but is not new. The primary conditions you need in order to receive and progress. How to give proof to those who say the latihan is an illusion. How marriage has been influenced by this world.

How the latihan may affect your desire to make love, and why you need to be vigilant. What your soul can do when you get to the edge of heaven. Why you feel no division of race or religion when doing the latihan. Why we need the patience to receive the latihan from the ‘bottom up’. The story of God sending Adam to earth, and the meaning of Christ’s death and resurrection. How the latihan represents the reality of these stories. Why your soul and your inner feeling need to get to know each other. Why we should avoid feelings of despair. The impossibility of avoiding the influence of the desires and low forces. The story of Bapak’s birth, what happened when he was fifteen, and how the latihan came to him over a thousand nights. Why only in Subud do people of every nationality and religion come together as a family.

(New English translation with Indonesian text).