Subud Books

Subud Publications International

– New English translation with Indonesian text.

Some of the topics covered are:

Why you should not blame Subud for what happens in your life. The importance of understanding how self-interest envelops us through our heart and mind, and how it blocks our progress. The difference between spiritual teachings that go from the outside inwards and the latihan.

The need for suffering in life, and for keeping a balance. Why it is important not to depend on others – not even on Bapak – but to develop ourselves. Bapak answers questions concerning lying down in latihan. The reason why some people – even Bapak and Ibu – feel unwell. Examples of how a person can be scolded by their own self. The need to experience, not imitate.

How human beings create discord. Do not just dwell on your needs, take action. How the latihan purifies us and why it is not necessary to study it. You need to do your part, and not say everything is the will of God. The true meanings of acceptance, destiny and letting go; when it is not appropriate to put these attributes into practice. The need for our soul as well as our inner feeling to be moved in the latihan. The reason why a person is born with a low soul. The attitude to have towards illness.

Why some people have a repetitive latihan; comparing the inner nature to soil. How our being becomes filled with a low life force, and the effect this has. Why Bapak cannot be your teacher. How to receive the vibration of life. Why God has now made receiving this vibration so easy.

How conception is affected by what is in charge during sexual union, and how the latihan can give guidance. Why making a habit of testing is not a good idea.

(New English translation with Indonesian text).