The Javanese concept of "Suwung" describes an empty, formless, and abstract state that embodies self-control and true awareness of the divine. For Sufi adherents, this is a spiritual peak experience akin to Maslow's description of feeling mentally outside oneself. Through Suwung, individuals can consciously and wisely solve life's problems. This qualitative phenomenological study, using symbolic interactionism and snowball sampling with triangulation via significant others, divided subjects into three groups: Sufi followers with unmet basic needs, those meeting needs through struggle, and those meeting needs easily. All three groups accepted problems by emptying themselves and receiving God in any condition, with Narimo (resignation) and gratitude as the basis for problem-solving. Three distinct thinking patterns emerged: surrendering to problems, compromising with facts, and seeking life's meaning.
Suwung, a Javanese term for emptiness with connotations of perfect self-control and true self-awareness related to divinity, is described as a spiritual peak experience. Through this concept, individuals can consciously solve life problems more wisely. A qualitative phenomenological study using symbolic interactionist analysis and snowball sampling examined three groups of Sufis: those whose basic needs are unmet, those who meet needs with struggle, and those who meet needs easily. All three groups accepted problems by emptying themselves and accepting God in any condition, with Narimo (resignation) and gratitude as the basis for problem solving. Three distinct patterns emerged: solving problems with resignation, compromising with facts, or searching for life's meaning.