In Subud, the latihan kejiwaan (Indonesian for “spiritual exercise”) is a simple and personal form of inner exploration.  In the latihan, one lets go of attention and self-control and moves toward a surrender to something experienced as being greater. Many understand this to be God, or Highest Power. The latihan is a worship in the sense that it is a reorientation away from the control of the ego and toward trust in, and receptivity to, guidance from beyond the self.

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The latihan is not practiced to make life better, yet life often becomes better because it places a person in the right relationship with God, as one understands God. People who do the latihan regularly find that they are guided from within in their daily lives, not by thinking, but by an inner feeling.

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The  latihan is done in a safe, quiet group setting but it is deeply personal and private. It requires no intermediaries or belief systems and is open to people of all backgrounds and those of any faith or none.  

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Subud is not a religion. We are a global community with the simple idea that inner growth comes from lived experience, not doctrine.

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Subud New York is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization.