SubudBooks

Subud Publications International

– New English translation with Indonesian text.

Some of the topics covered are:
The human force is good at organising human affairs. Learn to separate the life forces through the latihan. The meaning of character. Even the prophets and angels need to make a living. Bear children with souls of real human beings. The working of the Holy Spirit. Two kinds of illnesses. God’s aim for human beings. Correction and rearrangement of the forces that oppress us. Inner poverty as a mental or emotional disturbance. Illness is caused by the low forces taking the wrong role within us. Testing – operations – latihan with the sick. Why teachings are not the right way to God. The latihan is very old. The most dangerous disease lies in the character. The paradox of health and war. The need to appreciate human life. Greatest obstacle is not hatred of God, but hatred of our fellow man. Why lower forces seek to bring about disorder in human life.
News can touch the soul. You will learn what is permissible to write and what is not. What normally sets the thinking in motion. What needs to be communicated amongst Subud members. The use of Bapak’s talks and the use of testing. What to write about in Subud publications, and why to avoid theories. In times of transition God sends someone to help humankind. Why humans prefer the low forces. The effect on the world of prominent people with material souls. Why the latihan of Subud has come. The nature of the force received in the latihan. It is beyond our understanding – just receive. The teacher is God, not Bapak. Bapak is only the servant of God. Why only God can give us real evidence. Why all theories about the way to God are useless. Subud should be spread at a measured pace. The extra burden for parents aged between 32 and 63.
Why to test latihan experiences. Doing latihan with the sick. It is best that a husband not open his wife. Why a wife needs her husband’s consent to join Subud. Why a husband needs to wait 3 months even though his wife is already opened. Do the latihan diligently. This inner sickness is a danger to the well-being of humankind. God’s nature – why we need God’s help. What it means if we worship with our mind, heart and desires. We do not know where the latihan comes from – only God knows.
The use of the word ‘crisis’ and the accurate word for this state. Why people remain the same. Is God unjust? When a helper should leave a helper’s group. Opening people who are mentally ill. Why many people who outwardly appear to worship God are not really doing so. The way to help those who have died is to do the latihan. Doing latihan with people who are noisy is in fact best for you. Why you shouldn’t abandon the latihan. Why the opening words are said.
(New English translation with Indonesian text)