The World 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...

 Association (WSA) is a non-profit association registered in the state of Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. 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. Between congresses, the development and implementation of world congress proposals is overviewed by the World Subud Council (WSC), made up of the chairperson of the WSA, the chairperson of the International Subud Committee (ISC), the Zone Representatives (to a maximum of 9), 18 International Helpers, the representatives of the so-called "wings":

- Susila Dharma International Association

Susila Dharma International Association

Susila Dharma International Association is a member-based association of 24 national organizations, 18 national contacts, and 60 projects from 29 countries who are engaged in a range of social and humanitarian activities...

 (SDIA),

- the Subud International Cultural Association

Subud International Cultural Association

Subud International Cultural Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of activities that grow out of the development of the human soul. Founded by Subud members in 1983, SICA was inspired by the realization that what one experiences in Subud is an inner awakening that...

 (SICA),

- Subud Enterprise Services

Subud Enterprise Services

Subud Enterprise Services is one of the "wings" of the spiritual organization Subud. It is not an independent entity, but a division controlled by the World Subud Association. Its purpose is to assist Subud members in their entrepreneurial activities.Subud's founder, Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo...

, and

- the Subud Youth Association

Subud Youth Association

Subud Youth Association is a branch within the World Subud Association, and one of four "wings" of Subud. It was founded in 1983, at the urging of Subud founder Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo, called Bapak. His intent was to allow Subud youth to plan their own activities...

.

The chairperson of the Muhammad Subuh Foundation

Muhammad Subuh Foundation

The Muhammad Subuh Foundation is a charitable foundation named in honor of Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo , the founder of Subud. It is a non-profit, tax-exempt body constituted in the Commonwealth of Virginia...

is also invited to sit on the council. The International Subud Committee is the executive of the WSA and carries out the practical business, including the organisation of world congresses.

External links

• www.subud.com. Official site
• www.subud.org. Official site