SUBUD is an abbreviation of the words Susila, Budhi and Dharma. Subud is not a new religion nor a sect of any religion; nor is it a teaching. It is only a symbol for the possibility for mankind to follow the right way of living.
Susila means to be able to live according to the Will of God as really true human beings.
Budhi indicates that in every creation, in every creature of God, including man, there is a Divine Power which works within him as well as outside him.
Dharma means the possiblity for every creature, including man, to surrender completely to the Will of God, of whom man is only a creation and has, therefore, inevitably to submit to the Will of his Creator.
Susila Budhi Dharma (Subud) means to follow the Will of God with the help of the Divine Power that works both within us and without, by the way of surrendering oneself to the Will of Almighty God.
Susila Budhi Dharma is the symbol of what we are practicing in the spiritual exercise (latihan) of Subud; it means that whatever happens in the spiritual exercise of Subud is entirely the Will of God and comes to us because God wills it for us.