Subud is the abbreviation of the words:
Susila Budhi and Dharma
Susila means: the good character of man in accordance with the will of Almighty God.
Budhi means: the force of the inner self within man.
Dharma means: surrender trust and sincerity towards Almighty God.This is a symbol of a man who has a calm and peaceful inner feeling and who is able to receive the contact with the Great Life Force.
As the latihan kejiwaan (Spiritual way) of Subud is free from the influence of the passions heart and mind and is truly awakened by the power of Almighty God the aim of Subud is naturally towards perfection of character according to the will of the one who awakens it namely: Almighty God.
It is also necessary to explain that Subud is neither a kind of religion nor a teaching but it is a spiritual experience awakened by the Power of God leading to spiritual reality free from the influence of passions heart and mind .
That is why in the latihan kejiwaan of Subud one really feels that one's inner self is no longer influenced by the passions heart and mind which means that in the Latihan Kejiwaan of Subud the inner feeling has truly been separated from their influence.
Why should the passions heart and mind be separated from the inner feeling when these are man's most important equipment for his life in this world which can be used to increase and broaden his knowledge ?
It is because unless the passions heart and mind are separated from the inner feeling it will not be able to be in a pure state in receiving the latihan kejiwaan so that it will be impossible for the inner feeling to receive the contact from the great life force which in fact has permeated it both inwardly and outwardly.
This is the reason why the influence of the passions heart and mind must be separated from the inner feeling in such a state the inner feeling will awaken and be able to recognize the existence of the various kinds of life forces which flow in and out and move it.
Eventually it will be able to distinguish between the good and the bad namely between the life force that originates from the true human self and the life forces that come from the subhuman forces i.e. the material vegetable and animal life forces and the life force of man.
In receiving the Latihan Kejiwaan of Subud the receiver is truly guided by the Power of Almighty God towards the attainment of an ability to distinguish between the various kinds of life forces in man (Chemistry in the spiritual realm ) and this will eventually lead to the realization of his true self and elimination of the false one.
In ordinary science such knowledge (Chemistry ) is very important for with chemistry man can extract iron tin gold silver and other materials from a lump of earth.
The only difference is that the latter is man's work done with his heart and mind whereas the former the chemistry in the spiritual realm is the work of God whose power reaches far beyond the power and ability of man.
And finally in your true worship of Almighty God you need not worry about anything.
God is all-knowing and all-wise in all things god can make and create something from that which does not exist and god can put right something that from the mind's view cannot possibly be put right.
Amen. Bapak Muhammad-Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo