groups acquire their own latihan premises. Informal networks and interest groups initiated by members include a Peace Network, a Spiritual Support Network (Yahoo group) and several Facebook groups. Enterprises When Subud first spread outside Indonesia, Pak Subuh talked mainly about the spiritual exercise. He started to encourage Subud members to engage in enterprises and donate a proportion of profits to welfare projects and to maintaining the Subud organisation. He explained that the fact of the latihan "bringing to life" the physical body indicates that worship need not be viewed as narrowly as prayer in places of worship; that people's ordinary lives, when following and guided by the Power of God, are ongoing worship, such that there is a dynamic interplay between "material" life and "spiritual" life. Therefore, his encouragement for Subud members to engage in enterprise is seen in the context of putting the latihan into practice. Membership Membership is open to any person over 17 years of age, irrespective of the person's religion or lack of religion. (As Pak Subuh saw it, the latihan is for "all of mankind.") The exception is that someone suffering from a serious mental illness may not be initiated as a member. There is normally a waiting period of up to three months before a person may be opened. During this period, the enquirer is expected to meet a few times with the local helpers so that he or she can have questions answered and doubts clarified. There is no membership fee, but most Subud members contribute, for example, to the rent or upkeep of premises where they meet. Notes References Bibliography Mulder, Niels Mysticism & everyday life in contemporary Java : cultural persistence and change Singapore : Singapore University Press, 1978. Primary sources Sumohadiwidjojo, M. S. "Autobiography" , Subud Publications International (March 1990) The International Helpers, "On the Subud Way" , (c) The World Subud Association (WSA) 2005 External links Subud Vision Site publishing critiques of Subud. 1925 introductions Javanese spiritual movements New religious movements Religious organizations established in 1925 Spirituality