Subud Symbol

Personal Experiences

When people receive a revelation or experience, from within themselves, or a truth that is quite profound, it is not uncommon for them to want to share or publicise this experience. Unfortunately with Subud people this does not always follow. Often they may not want to share it outside of Subud as it can be difficult for a person not "opened" to relate to it. These experiences can also be very personal.

It is not possible for anybody to know what it is like to receive the latihan unless they have experienced it. It is only then that explanations and peoples' experiences can begin to be understood. It is the same if a mother tries to explain what giving birth is like to girl who has not had a child. Or what communion with a partner is like to someone who has no experience of this.

However many people feel it is necessary to form a mental picture of something to feel comfortable with it even if it cannot be accurate. Therefore below are included a few accounts of personal experiences of individual Subud members. Sometimes the name of the person may be made obscure in respect of that persons wish for privacy.


  Bapak's Story - Very Brief
  About Bapak - Sharif Horthy - WSA Chair
  My Personal Introduction to a Spiritual Path - Subud by Sharif Horthy
  Several Observations on my Experiences - Muchtarudin Siregar
  Dying and Forgetting
  Initial impressions of Subud
  Istimah's Story - "The Man from the East"
  Varindra Vittachi's "Subud trilogy"
  Growing up in Subud
  To live in Dignity
  Patricia's Story
  Conversations with Friends - Interviews by Patricia
  Conversations with Friends - Interviews by Patricia 2
  Francois' Story
  Hassan's Story
  RJ's Story
  HR's Search (Some pre-Subud experiences)
  Songs of Submission - On the Practice of Subud
  The Latihan Gate - David Likas       (Updated - June 05)
  Journey of a Subud Jew
  Leonard's Stories
  Subud and the Media
  The Antidote stories
  Death of a Son
  Latihan experiences before being opened
  How I Received the Latihan and Found Subud
  Toward The Absolute Peace - Prof. Dr. Hisatoki Komaki
  After Eight Years - Farina
  The Worldly Guiding Principles of Subud
A Revelation Received by Dr.Tomomi Hattori
  Prospecting - Anthony Bright-Paul

The following is an interesting story which is on the site of
Michael Rogge (Netherlands) - Well worth a look!

  Auke Sonnega's encounter with Husein Rofé on Bali in 1951

More stories can be found at:

  subud.net




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