Subud Books

Subud Publications International

– New English translation with Indonesian text.

Some of the topics covered are:

God does not discriminate. Why there are no rules or systems in the spiritual part of Subud. The meaning of ‘God is everywhere’. Subud needs, not propaganda, but to demonstrate the embodiment of Susila Budhi Dharma. Why Subud is not Bapak’s, and not a religion or a system. Subud unites human beings.

The meaning of ‘God is within you’. The foundation and direction of the latihan are one. Charitable activities. The sort of questions helpers can test. Why only someone like Bapak can know how another person’s latihan is developing. Every thing and every creature has to follow its own individuality. The impossibility of giving correct answers to questions about latihan experiences.

The reasons why, in religion, the only requirement is to behave well and to worship God. Use your intelligence in the world. Bapak describes how he first received the latihan, and some of the different experiences he received. How latihan can occur in your sleep. What God wants from human beings. Why Subud is not a religion and does not conflict with any religion. The benefits of testing – especially for those who are slow to receive. Why Bapak does not give deeper explanations.

How people imagine God and the angels. The right and wrong way to work towards reaching a high level in the realm of the soul. Why it is better not to ask lots of questions. The need for you to be fully alive when you get to heaven. The four desires, and their effect on human beings. About the opening. The shape taken by the living power that was the first force created by God, before human beings. Why this shape or symbol, as seen in the alif or cross, represents a form of death.

The significance of the spherical shape of the planets, and why the Subud symbol is supposed to be spherical. Bapak tests about trying to look for God. How a baby expresses still being connected to their soul, and the symbolism in how Jesus is pictured as a baby. The stages of purification.

Why some members leave Subud. The importance of giving clear explanations about Subud to people who want to join. How to avoid crisis. Why you should not make what Bapak says into rules. The results for us if we can embody the qualities implied by the word priest.

The proof Bapak has been given through the realm of the soul about the history of the earth and of the human beings who inhabited it before our history began. The reality of the stars seen around Jesus, and Bapak’s mother’s experience, which bears this out.

(New English translation with Indonesian text).