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[Edward Van Hien]
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Subud is a way of life directly concerned with affairs of the
spirit. It is also a Brotherhood bound together by a spiritual
exercise (the latihan) through which God's guidance is sought
and may be received. Subud is, however, not a new religion and
has no dogma, creed, technique or theory.
Pak Subuh, who is an Indonesian, was the first man to receive
the experience of the Subud Latihan as it is known today. In the
last ten years thousands of ordinary men and women all over the
world have been led to Subud. They have experienced its inner
workings and many of them seem to have gained new strength and
increasing peace of mind. The movement continues to grow.
In this book the author, who lays no claim whatever to outstanding
spiritual gifts, explains in a simple direct way just what Subud
is and what it means when you practice it. He has also collected
together numerous extracts from talks given by Pak Subuh in the
course of his first two world tours.
Those who agree with the author that:
The path of the spirit must be simple to enter (which
is not the same as saying that it will be easy to tread):
The road signs must be as easy to understand for the illiterate
as for the highly educated:
The path must be open to all regardless of colour, race
and creed:
may feel that Subud is both what they have been searching for,
perhaps without knowing it, and what they need in the often hectic
circumstances of modern life.
For interest, the Contents of the book are as follows:
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Acknowledgments,
Preface To Second Edition,
Introduction
Part One
What is Subud ?
1 - Approach
2 - The Meaning And Origin Of Subud
3 - Bapak
4 - Some Questions And Answers
5 - Interlude
6 - The Opening and the Latihan
7 - Some Effects of the Latihan
8 - Helpers
9 - Can it go Wrong?
10 - Subud and the Active Life
11 - Religious Approach
Postscript
Part Two
Extract from Talks given by Pak Subuh
- On his journey rounds the world
Foreword
1: Deeds, Not Words
- Friends' House, London; 22 August 1959
2: Talk To Probationers
- Singapore; April 1960
3: The Coming Of Subud
- Friends' House, London; 11 August 1959
4: Religion
- Friends' House, London; 17 August 1959
5: Subud In Relation To Existing Religions
- S. & A.L., pp. 108-9
6: Submission is Important
- Paris; November 1959
7: Subud is Compatible with all Religions
- S. & A.L., pp. 75-6
8: Subud has no Claims
- Friends' House, London; 22 August 1959
9: Bapak Claims No Special Status
-S. & A.L., pp. 72-3
10: We are No Better than Others
- Vienna; December 1959
11: Latihan with the Sick:
- Preparation for Latihan
- S. & A.L., pp. 112-13
12: The Connection Between the
Subud Latihan and Healing
- Extract from a Subud chronicle originating in Indonesia
13: Sport and Teaching Compared with the Action of the Latihan
- Eindhoven; 4 October 1957
14: Austerity
- Friends' House, London; 17 August 1959
15: Worldly Obligations and the Way to God
- Eindhoven; 4 October 1957
16 : Thought Necessary for Worldly Obligations
- Vienna; December 1959
17: Subud Differs from Existing
'Isms'
- Oslo; August 1959
18: We Should Keep Within the
Limits of our Strength
- S. & A.L., p. 77
19: The Intellectual and the
Spiritual Approach to Worldly Problems
- S. & A.L., pp. 85-7
20: Money
- S. & A.L., pp. 90-4
21: God's Grace is for All
- San Francisco; March 1958
22: Spiritual Progress is Gradual
- San Francisco; .March 1958
23: Movement and Quiet
- Vienna; December 1958
24: Advantages of Group Latihan
- Paris; November 1959
25: No Advice, Theory or Ritual Required
- Chicago; June 1959
26: No Need To Believe What Has
Not Yet Been Experienced
- Chicago; June 1959
27: Subud - An Aid Against Constant
Corruption in Daily Life
- Vienna; December 1959
28: Impatience
- Friends' House, London; 17 August 1959
29: Mind, Heart and Desires
- Paris; November 1959
30: Avoid Trivial Questions
- Garstang; September 1959
3I: The Simplicity of Subud
- Calcutta; April 1961
32: Organization and Administration
- S. & A.L., pp. 26-9
33: In Affairs of the Spirit We Must
Become as Children
- S. & A.L., pp. 39-40
34: Helpers Newly Appointed are Not Necessarily Spiritually Advanced
- S. & A.L., pp. 63-4
35 :Propaganda Unnecessary for Subud
- S. & A.L., pp. 69-71
36: Fault Finding is Valueless
- S. & A.L., p. 74
37:The Spread of Subud
- S. & A.L., p. 139
38: Subud and Children
- S. & A.L., pp. 154-6
39: Each Nation to Conform to its Own Laws and Standards
- S. & A.L., pp. 187-9
Appendix A - 'testing'
About the Author
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