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Subud is an international, spiritual association of people of all nationalities, cultures and beliefs. It is not a religion and requires no study or teacher.
The word "Subud" is a contraction of the Sanskrit words susila (right living), budhi (a higher power), and dharma (our connection to a higher power).
Subud members regularly practice the "latihan kejiwaan", which is Indonesian for “spiritual exercise”. Every individual has their own unique experience during this practice, in which they feel connected with the power of God, or the Great Life Force. The first person who unexpectedly received this experience in 1925, was Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo from Java. Although he grew up in a very simple way, a sequence of events enabled him to travel around the world and meet with many people who were longing for a way of worship from within. Today, Subud is established in over fifty countries and the contact can still be passed on in its original form.
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SUBUD AS AN ORGANIZATION
Subud is an international, spiritual association of people of all nationalities, cultures and faiths. It is not a religion and requires no study or teacher.
There are organizations in over 54 countries.
The international World Subud Association is comprised of member countries.
For more information, link to the Subud organization in your country. To read a member experience of Subud, link to My Personal Introduction to a Spiritual Path, Subud by Sharif Horthy
The World Subud Association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization incorporated in the United States.
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WELCOME
Subud is an international, spiritual association of people of all nationalities, cultures and beliefs. It is not a religion and requires no study or teacher. The word "Subud" is a contraction of the Sanskrit words susila (right living), budhi (a higher power), and dharma (our connection to a higher power). Subud members regularly practice the "latihan kejiwaan", which is Indonesian for “spiritual exercise”. Every individual has their own unique experience during this practice, in which they feel connected with the power of God, or the Great Life Force. The first person who unexpectedly received this experience in 1925, was Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo from Java. Although he grew up in a very simple way, a sequence of events enabled him to travel around the world and meet with many people who were longing for a way of worship from within. Today, Subud is established in over fifty countries and the contact can still be passed on in its original form.
Find out more about WSA
SUBUD AS AN ORGANIZATION
Subud is an international, spiritual association of people of all nationalities, cultures and faiths. It is not a religion and requires no study or teacher.
There are organizations in over 54 countries.
The international World Subud Association is comprised of member countries. For more information, link to the Subud organization in your country. To read a member experience of Subud, link to The World Subud Association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization incorporated in the United States.
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What is Subud?

Subud is an international organisation of people who have received a contact with the great life force, or power of God which has awakened an inner vibration. This inner vibration manifests in individually unique
ways during the spiritual practice of Subud (latihan kejiwaan) and provides inner guidance for each person’s unique path through life.

The membership of Subud consists of people from all cultures and religious groups as well as people not
practicing a formal religion.

The word Subud is an abbreviation of the words Susila Budhi Dharma.

Susila means to be able to live according to the Will of God as really true human beings.

Budhi indicates that in every creation, in every creature of God, including human beings, there is divine power which works within.

Dharma means the possibility for every creature, including human beings, to surrender and submit completely to God’s Will.

Subud therefore contains “the possibility for human beings to follow the right way of living.”

Y.M. Bapak Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo
& the path of Subud

Bapak Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo was born in central Java, Indonesia in 1901. He died in 1987 on the morning after his 86th birthday. He is referred to affectionately by Subud members as “Bapak”, an Indonesian term of respect meaning “father” or “sir”. 

Bapak was the first person to receive “latihan kejiwaan Subud”, and he subsequently toured the world giving explanations and answering questions about the path of Subud. 

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The Muhammad Subuh Foundation (MSF) is the foundation established by the WSA for the long-term development of Subud. The Subud organisation includes specialist affiliate organisations to support members working in the world in social and cultural activities.

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