SUBUD VISION

Subud

Subud is a world-wide movement, founded in the 1950's

The Subud Latihan

Members of Subud practise a spontaneous exercise known as the latihan. The latihan can be practised by anyone and does not require the adoption of any particular religious, philosophical or political creed. This is reflected in the membership of Subud, which includes people of many different religions from nearly 100 countries

The "Subud Vision" project

The Subud Vision project is an unoffical project of some members of Subud. It is based around the Subud Vision web site, which was set up as a vehicle for publishing quality articles about the past history and present practise of Subud, and for making suggestions for the improvement of the organisation and conduct of Subud in the future.

Enquiries about Subud

Visitors to this page who are not Subud members and who are interested in finding out more about Subud and the latihan, are recommended to visit the following web sites:

• Subud.com
• What is Subud?

More about the latihan

Latihan has features that set it apart in some ways from more 'standard' meditation practices:

• It is a 'spontaneous' exercise with no technique -— just basically receiving from, or surrendering to, or tuning-in with —- your inner or higher or subconscious self, or a divine agency, depending on your interpretation.
• It is spontaneous—unstructured by rules or rituals except for the basics of group practice
• It involves the whole being—not just body, emotions, mind or any other single facet
• Outwardly, it often manifests as a variety of movements and vocal activity
• There's no teacher, no technique, no icon —- just the presence of other people practising latihan
• It has no difficult or painful postures or positions or effort
• The usually recommended amount is two half-hour sessions per week at any convenient time
• It is generally practised in a group setting, though it can also be done alone -- no fees are charged

In the West for the last 50 years, latihan has been largely connected with an association called Subud

As the latihan 'caretaker', the good thing about Subud is that it supplies an obligation-free chance for people to try latihan and talk about it with more experienced practitioners, and to practice it in regular group sessions, which appear to boost the personal benefit.

Many people find the latihan to be beneficial, though some not at all. Moreover, the benefits are described in a range of ways. Therefore it comes with no guarantees

If you're interested in undertaking a spiritual practice and you haven't found satisfaction with what is out there, maybe latihan is worth investigating. Like a great number of practices, latihan seems to induce a different state of being from which to regard life differently. During or after experiences of this kind, personal insight and/or possibly transformation may occur, perhaps leading gradually to some useful new orientation, conditional on the individual. It calls for a degree of patience and trust, with a preliminary relaxation of thoughts and feelings.

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