Subud Books

Subud Publications International

– New English translation with Indonesian text.

Some of the topics covered are:
The reality of the cross within each of us. What the circle of latihan contains. How these two responsibilities – worship and serving humanity – need to be fulfilled. Why it is important not to use the heart and mind but receive like a baby. The results if you worship seriously, and if you don’t. How Jesus and Muhammad received.
Subud is like a laboratory [for testing] teachings and religion. Bapak’s talk is simply advice, not a lesson. Jesus and Abraham could speak to God with their hearts, ordinary people cannot.
Why men and women do latihan separately, even if they are married. Where visions in meditation come from. The reasons for setting up an enterprise. Charitable work fits well with what is received in the latihan. Why, in Subud, there is no teaching or system. Why Bapak is not a guru. What happens if you take someone else’s road. The symbolism of the life and death of Jesus. Why Bapak asks you just to listen to his talks and not to think deeply about them.
How Bapak obtained the latihan, and his early misgivings. The three stages of God’s education of your self. The meaning and benefit of ‘doing your latihan diligently’. The ascensions of Jesus and Muhammad as illustrations of how a purified human being can be in both worlds. The state of a newborn child and why this changes. The time it took Muhammad and Abraham to be cleaned. The analogy of each of us being a cupboard, which Bapak opens. God is your teacher. The results that come from using the will to study spiritual things. The symbolism of Buddha being depicted as naked. Jesus was born pure; for us it takes time.
Bapak’s answer to members who ask why their spouse’s behaviour does not improve. Why you should not use publicity to get people to join Subud. The symbolism of Eve and the apple. What causes unhappiness in your life, and how to address this. A story to illustrate what happens after death if the inner feeling is not yet alive. We are connected by the latihan however far apart we are. Why we have to begin by helping our own members. Why it is not enough just to receive the latihan, we have to verify it through action. Jesus feeding the five thousand. Answering a criticism that we talk a lot but do not implement things.
(New English translation with Indonesian text).