Subud Books

Subud Publications International

– New English translation with Indonesian text.

Some of the topics covered are:

Examples of people being healed through the latihan; the rumours that resulted from this. The need to listen to your inner concerning how much noise you make in latihan. How the low forces affect us through generations, and the relationship between human beings and the low forces. The helpers’ responsibility towards those whose opening they witness.

A talk about the Ramadan fast. Why we fast from food. The meaning of Lailatu ’l-Qadr and how the gift is received. The other training the fast gives us. Why people ask for forgiveness after the fast.

How everything can be latihan if we are able to receive the guidance, and how following it saves us from being questioned by the angels. Why the latihan is a blessing and why human beings must not go against their individuality on their journey to God. How God’s will took the form of light, and how the seven heavens were created. Why God created angels from light, and the tasks they were given. What you need in order to come close to God, and to become eternal.

How the latihan has healed physical illnesses in people. The consequences of having a sickness of the soul. How to have a good soul. Why Subud groups shrink. Why people everywhere feel ill at ease and afraid. How in time the latihan could help improve human society. Why the latihan is a grace that comes to humankind now, and why you should not try to help your latihan. Why progress in the latihan can be slow.

How your children and parents benefit from you doing the latihan. Why you should not have ill feelings towards others. How to listen to what Bapak says, and how to be in order to progress in your latihan. Why Bapak does not tell you how to move in the latihan, and neither should helpers. The reason the latihan has come now. The need to know your individual nature, and how imitating others can affect the identity of a nation. How the four low forces benefit our lives, and how we need help to manage them.

(New English translation with Indonesian text).