Subud Enterprise Services (S.E.S.) is one of the "wings" of the spiritual organization Subud

Subud

Subud is an international spiritual movement that began in Indonesia in the 1920s as a movement founded by Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo. The basis of Subud is a spiritual exercise commonly referred to as the latihan kejiwaan, which was said by Muhammad Subuh to represent guidance from...

. It is not an independent entity, but a division controlled by the World Subud Association

World Subud Association

The World Subud Association is a non-profit association registered in the state of Virginia, United States. Its members are the national Subud associations of around 80 countries world-wide.The WSA meets every four or five years for a World Congress...

. Its purpose is to assist Subud members in their entrepreneurial activities.

Subud's founder, Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo

Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo

Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo . As a young man Muhammad Subuh claimed to have received a series of intense experiences that he believed gave him contact with a spiritual energy from a higher power...

 (called Bapak) encouraged Subud followers to develop "enterprises" . This was to demonstrate that Subud has practical advantages, and so that more Subud members would have the means to support Subud financially and have a work-life balance that would allow travel on behalf of Subud.