Learning and Learning

In life we always need to learn!
Learning to quiet the talkative.
Learning patience from a sense of anger,
Learning to beat from a selfish,
Learning cry from it all joy,
Learning from the tough loss..
Learning to be grateful though not sufficient,
Learning sincerity of not willing,
Learning to obey despite heavy
Learning to understand though not disagree,
Learning to love despite the hurt,
Learning to calm despite anxiety,
Learning to trust despite worries ..
Learn and keep learning ..
Be grateful for what has passed,
Receive with sincerity what he owned.
By : Made Wisnu Wijaya

CELEBRATION NYEPI DAY IN BALI - MY EXPERIENCE

Nyepi Day is a big day for Hindus, as mean as the days turn of the year which is certain saka carried out every once a year. Which falls on the day after tileming Kesanga on one sasih kedasa (around mid-March Year of Masehi).
There are four activities which must be implemented on the day of Nyepi, namely:
a. Amati Geni (no fire)
b. Amati Karya (no activity)
c. Observe Lelangunan (not fun)
d. Observe Lelungan (not traveling)
On Nyepi the year 2010, I celebrated Nyepi in Bali with their relatives and friends who were there. Nyepi Nyepi year 2010 is the most fun, because I can follow the progress Nyepi with wisdom.
Three days before Nyepi is Melasti ceremony, me and my friends went kepantai to purify themselves. There we prayed, with the begging for our sins forgiven. Then one day before Nyepi day held staging ogoh-ogoh.
Ogoh-ogoh (giant symbol of evil who want to master the human with the negative nature) is all we have created a month before the day of Nyepi.

With a ceremony called Pengerupukan, which means eliminating the negative nature to become a positive nature for Hindus not molested in carrying Nyepi in the next day.

On the evening before Nyepi, I and friends around the house shouting, raising the population with ogoh-ogoh, which we felt at that time was a very exciting pleasure. The process lasted for about two to three hours. Then when the ceremony pengerupukan finished, we bring ogoh-ogoh spacious place to be burned. Sign that we are all Hindus are ready to implement tomorrow Nyepi.
In the morning, precisely holiday Nyepi in Bali abolished all activity. Television show, to radio broadcasts as well not exist. People do not travel.
That day I just spent time with my friends told me to just around the house.
Not much I can do on the day of Nyepi.
At night the island of Bali as the island of death, because there is seemingly none of the visible light. At that time I was just thinking to myself to not forget to pray.
The important thing is known, that the day of Nyepi is, in a state of quiet or silent we will be successful conduct introspective, unify mind and uniting creativity, taste, and wills. And the next day there Ngembak called Geni, all Hindus perform the show's Greetings.

By : Made Wisnu Wijaya

Natural Beauty Of Poetry

Mountain high above the ground
Misty white and bright
Cool weather in the morning
Broad green rice fields

The water in the lake is very cool
Morning dew falling on leaves
Very cool waterfall
And the cool evening dew
Blue water color beach
The air is very cold morning at the beach
On the beach there is a place auction turtle
And the vast sea

The sun is warm
Illuminate the natural environment
Sunlight is good for your body
Make the day seem bright

By; Made Wisnu Wijaya

Origin Of The Bali Strait

In the days of yore, there was a boy named Manik Angkeran. His father was a noble character that has wisdom Begawan, Begawan named Sidi spells. Although his father was a well-respected by the community and have extensive knowledge of religion, but Manik Angkeran is a spoiled child, who work only gamble and pitted chicken like brat-brat in this desanya.Mungkin because he had been abandoned by his mother who died during childbirth. Because of that habit, her father's wealth grew out and finally they fall into poverty.
Although their situation was poor, Manik habit Angkeran not reduced, even as he is always losing in gambling, more and more debt and he was in the chase, chased by people who dihutanginya. Finally came the Manik place of his father, and with a sad tone she asked her father to pay his debts. Because Manik Angkeran is her only son, Sidi Mantra Begawan felt sorry and promised to pay his debts.
So with her inner strength, Begawan Sidi Mantra get hints that there is a mountain called Mount Agung is situated on the east. In Gunung Agung is said to have abundant wealth. Armed with these instructions, go Begawan Sidi Mantra to Mount Agung with a clapper his cult.
After a long journey, and came to Mount Agung. Immediately she said, sounding gentanya mantra. And out of a dragon named Dragon Besukih.
"Hi Begawan Sidi Mantra, what are you calling me?" said the Dragon Besukih.
"The Besukih, fortune has been spent on my son to gamble. Now that the debt piled up, he was being chased by people. Please, help me so I can pay my debt! "
"All right, I'll fulfill your request Begawan Sidi Mantra, but you must advise your son not to gamble anymore, because you know that gambling is forbidden religion!"
"I promise I will advise my son" said Sidi Mantra Begawan.

Then the Dragon Besukih vibrating body and scales that fell soon turned gold and diamonds.
"Take Begawan Sidi Mantra. Pay your debts. And do not forget to advise him not to gamble again. "
Picking up gold and diamonds and do not forget to say thanks, then Begawan Sidi Mantra to get out of Mount Agung. Then he returned to his home in East Java. Arriving home, pay all debts in their children and do not forget he advised his son not to gamble again.
But apparently his father's advice was ignored by Manik Angkeran. She fixed gambling and pitted chicken every day. Over time, debt Angkeran Manik any more and he was in the chase-chase again by people who dihutanginya. And as before, go Manik Angkeran facing his father and begged for her debts paid off again.
Although with a slightly annoyed, as a father, Sidi Mantra Begawan also promised to pay off these debts. And immediately he went to Mount Agung to appeal to the Dragon Besukih for granted relief again.
When he arrived he was on Mount Agung, dibunyikannya bells and the reading of spells for the Dragon Besukih out of the palace.
Not for some time, finally the Dragon Besukih out of his palace.
"What else Begawan Sidi Mantra? Why did you call me again? "asked the Dragon Besukih.
"The Besukih Sorry, again I ask your help so I can pay my debts. I've not got anything else and I've advised him not to gamble, but he did not menghiraukanku. "beg Begawan Sidi Mantra.
"Your son seems to have no respect for their parents again. But I'll help you for the last time. Remember, the last time. "
Then the Dragon to move his body and Sidi Mantra Begawan collect gold and gems that come from the scales falling body. Then Begawan Sidi Mantra even say goodbye. And arrival at home, Sidi Mantra Begawan immediately pay off his debts.
Due to the ease Begawan Sidi Mantra mendaptkan treasure, Manik Angkeran felt surprised to see it. Then said Manik Angkeran to his father, "Daddy, where did the father get all that wealth?"
"Come on Angkeran Manik, do not you ask where the father gets the treasure. Stop gambling and risking the chicken, because it is prohibited by all religions. And this for the last time father to help you. Next time when you owe more, fathers will not help you anymore. "
But it turns out Manik Angkeran unable to leave his bad habits, he still continues to gamble and gambling. So in a short time had accumulated many debts. And although he had requested the help of his father, his father still would not help him anymore. So he was determined to find out the source of his wealth.
Ask it to and fro, and some of his friends told him that his father got a wealth of Mount Agung. Because of greed, Manik Angkeran also stole his father's bell and went to Mount Agung.
Arriving at the Mount Agung, immediately he rang the bell. Hearing the sound of the bell, the Dragon Besukih felt compelled by it, but the Dragon surprised, because they do not hear the usual mantras are pronounced by Sidi Mantra Begawan when the bell rang.

The Dragons came out to see who comes calling.
Once out, met the Dragon by Manik Angkeran. Seeing Manik Angkeran, the Dragon Besukih also could not resist his anger.
"Hi Manik Angkeran! There is what you call me with clapper that you stole from your father? "
With the attitude of pleading, Manik also said "the Dragon help me. Give me the treasure in abundance so I can pay the debt-hutangku. If this time I can not pay it, people will kill me. Have mercy on me. "
Seeing the sadness Manik Angkeran, the Dragon also felt sorry.
"All right, I'll help." replied the Dragon Besukih.
After giving advice to the Manik Angkeran, the Dragon immediately turned around to retrieve treasure that will be given to the Manik Angkeran. At the Dragon's head and his body sank into the earth to retrieve the treasure, Manik Angkeran saw the Dragon tail dipemukaan earth is filled with diamonds and jewels, there arose his evil intentions. Manik Angkeran immediately drew his dagger and cut the tail of the Dragon Besukih. The Dragon Besukih wriggle and immediately turn around. However, Manik Angkeran gone. The Dragons were soon chasing Beads in all directions, but he could not find Angkeran Manik, who met only the former Angkeran Manik footprints.
So with spiritual power, the Dragon Besukih burn marks Angkeran Manik footprints. Although Manik Angkeran was far from the Dragon, but with the Dragon Besukih magic, he still felt the burning of the soles of the feet so the body Manik Angkeran was hot so he collapsed and over time become ashes.
In East Java, Begawan Sidi Mantra Beads are anxious because their children have been lost and the bell Angkeran his cult was also missing. But Begawan Sidi Mantra know if gentanya taken by his son Manik Angkeran and felt that her son went to the Mount Agung meet the Dragon Besukih. Therefore she went to Mount Agung.
Arriving at Mount Agung, he saw the Dragon Besukih were outside his palace. With haste Begawan Sidi Mantra asked the Dragon Besukih "O Sang Besukih, is there anything my son Manik Angkeran come here?"
"Yes, he has come here to ask for the treasure that will be wearing to pay off its debts. But when I turned about to take the treasure for him, my tail dipotonglah by it. And I have been burned to disappear, because your attitude does not know that reciprocation. Now what is the purpose of coming here, Begawan Sidi Mantra? "
"I'm sorry, the Besukih! My son's just one, so I ask that my son brought back to life. "beg the Begawan.
"For the sake of our friendship, I will fulfill your request. But on one condition, please return my tail as before. "said the Dragon Besukih.
"Well, I too will be eligible!" said Sidi Mantra Begawan.
And by deploying their own forces, Manik Angkeran was alive again. Similarly, the tail of the Dragon Besukih be returned intact as before.
Manik Dinasehatinya Angkeran by the Dragon Besukih and Sidi Mantra Begawan at length and then returned Begawan Sidi Mantra to East Java. But Manik Angkeran should not come back, he should stay in the vicinity of Mount Agung. Because Manik Angkeran already aware of and change, he did not disobey his father's commands and obey them.
And on his return, when Begawan Sidi Mantra reached the Land of the Citadel, in torehkannya wand to the ground to create a boundary with her son. Immediately incision was also used to grow wider and the sea water rose menggenanginya. And over time into a strait. Strait that is now given the name "Bali Strait".
By : Made Wisnu Wijaya

STORY OF MALIN KUNDANG

One day, there lived a family in the coastal area of Sumatra. The family had a kid named Malin Kundang. Due to very poor condition of their families, the father's master decided to go to the country side.

Great expectations and her mother's master, one day his father came home with a lot of money that will be able to buy daily necessities. After months of his old master was my father did not come, and finally pupuslah Malin Kundang and her mother's expectations.
After Malin Kundang growing up, he thought to make a living in the country side in the hope that later on when returning to my hometown, he has become a very rich. Finally Malin Kundang go sailing along with a merchant ship captain in his hometown that has been successful.
During his stay on the ship, Malin Kundang lot to learn about seamanship on the crew that has been experienced. Malin studied hard on his friends shipping on more experienced, and ultimately he's very good at shipping.
Many islands have been, up to a day in the middle of the trip, suddenly climbed Malin Kundang ships were attacked by pirates. All merchandise traders who were on the ship seized by pirates. Even most of the crew and people on the ship were killed by the pirates. Malin Kundang very lucky he was not killed by the pirates, because when it happened, Malin immediately hid in a small space enclosed by the timber.
Malin Kundang float amid sea, until finally the host ship stranded on a beach. With the rest of the existing power, Malin Kundang walked to the nearby village of beach. Arriving in the village, Malin Kundang helped by people in the village after previously telling incident that happened to him. Malin village where villagers stranded is very fertile. With tenacity and perseverance in work, over time Malin had become a very rich. He has many fruit merchant ships with the children of more than 100 people. After becoming rich, Malin Kundang marry a girl to become his wife.
After a long marriage, Malin and his wife make the voyage with a large and beautiful ship with the crew and a lot of bodyguards. Mother Malin Kundang that every day waiting for his son, saw a very beautiful ship, the entrance to the harbor. He saw two people who were standing on the deck of a ship. He believes that it is her son standing with his wife Malin Kundang.
Malin Kundang stepped down from the ship. He was greeted by his mother. Once close enough, his mother saw right dilengan dozen injured person, the more convinced his mother that he was approached Malin Kundang. "Malin Kundang, my son, why did you go so long without sending you?", he said, hugging Malin Kundang. But Kundang immediately release her mother's arms and pushed him up to fall. "Women do not know myself, as my mother said carelessly, " said Malin Kundang at his mother. Malin Kundang pretended not to recognize her mother, because of shame with her mother who is old and wearing tattered clothes. "She was your mother?", Tanya wife Malin Kundang. "No, he was just a beggar who pretended to be admitted as a mom to get my property, " Malin said to his wife. Hearing statement and treated arbitrarily by his son, the mother of Malin Kundang very angry. He did not expect him to be rebellious child. Because anger is mounting, Malin's mother tipped his hand, saying "Oh God, if he my son, I sumpahi he became a stone. " Not long after the wind storm roared loud and came to destroy the ship master Kundang. After that Malin Kundang body slowly becomes rigid and in time they finally shaped into a rock.
By : Made Wisnu Wijaya

Tradisi Penguburan Mayat Di Desa Trunyan

Desa Trunyan merupakan sebuah desa kuno di tepi danau Batur, Kintamani, Kabupaten Bangli.
Desa ini merupakan sebuah desa Bali Aga, Bali Mula dengan kehidupan masyarakat yang unik dan menarik Bali Aga, berarti orang Bali pegunungan, sedangkan Bali Mula berarti Bali asli. Kebudayaan orang Trunyan mencerminkan satu pola kebudayaan petani yang konservatif. Terbayang pula suasana kehidupan masyarakat Bali tempo dulu dengan tradisi kuat menyelimuti desa ini.

Berdasarkan folk etimologi, penduduk Trunyan mempersepsikan diri dan jati diri mereka dalam dua versi. Versi pertama, orang Trunyan adalah orang Bali Turunan, karena mereka percaya bahwa leluhur mereka ‘turun’ dari langit ke bumi Trunyan. Terkait dengan versi ini, orang Trunyan mempunyai satu mite atau dongeng suci mengenai asal-usul penduduk Trunyan adalah seorang Dewi dari langit.


Berdasarkan folk etimologi, penduduk Trunyan mempersepsikan diri dan jati diri mereka dalam dua versi. Versi pertama, orang Trunyan adalah orang Bali Turunan, karena mereka percaya bahwa leluhur mereka ‘turun’ dari langit ke bumi Trunyan. Terkait dengan versi ini, orang Trunyan mempunyai satu mite atau dongeng suci mengenai asal-usul penduduk Trunyan adalah seorang Dewi dari langit.

Versi kedua, orang Trunyan hidup dalam sistem ekologi dengan adanya pohon Taru Menyan, yaitu pohon yang menyebarkan bau-bauan wangi. Dari perdaduan kata “taru” dan “menyan” berkembang kata Trunyan yang dipakai nama desa dan nama penduduk desa tersebut.

Trunyan memiliki tradisi yang unik dalam memperlakukan jenasah warganya. Tidak seperti umat Hindu umumnya di Bali yang melangsungkan upacara ngaben untuk pembakaran jenasah, di Trunyan jenasah tidak dibakar melainkan hanya diletakkan di tanah pekuburan. Meskipun mayat hanya diletakan saja, tidak tercium bau busuk dari mayat yang ada dipemakaman tersebut. Konon karena ada pohon-pohon yang berdaun wangi yang diyakini masyarakat trunyan, dapat menyerap bau busuk sehingga meskipun mayat dibiarkan tanpa dikubur, tidak ada bau busuk tercium. Pohon ini dikenal sebagai Taru Menyan .Taru Menyan sendiri diyakini sebagai asal mula nama Desa Trunyan. Konon, pohon ini pernah menyebarkan bau sangat harum. Keharumannya inilah yang menyerap bau busuk mayat-mayat di kuburan ini. Jangan pernah mengambil barang-barang yang ada di sini. Barang-barang itu milik orang-orang yang dikubur di sini.





Secara spesifik, terkait dengan kepercayaan orang Trunyan mengenai penyakit dan kematian, maka cara pemakaman orang Trunyan ada 2 macam yaitu:

1. Meletakkan jenazah diatas tanah dibawah udara terbuka yang disebut dengan istilah mepasah. Orang-orang yang dimakamkan dengan cara mepasah adalah mereka yang pada waktu matinya termasuk orang-orang yang telah berumah tangga, orang-orang yang masih bujangan dan anak kecil yang gigi susunya telah tanggal.

2. Dikubur / dikebumikan. Orang-orang yang dikebumikan setelah meninggal adalah mereka yang cacat tubuhnya, atau pada saat mati terdapat luka yang belum sembuh seperti misalnya terjadi pada tubuh penderita penyakit cacar, lepra dan lainnya. Orang-orang yang mati dengan tidak wajar seperti dibunuh atau bunuh diri juga dikubur. Anak-anak kecil yang gigi susunya belum tanggal juga dikubur saat meninggal.

Untuk keperluan pemakaman, di desa Trunyan terdapat 3 kuburan yaitu:
1.Sema wayah, diperuntukkan untuk pemakaman jenis mepasah.
2.Sema bantas, diperuntuukan untuk dengan penguburan.
3.Sema nguda, diperuntukkan untuk kedua jenis pemakaman yaitu mepasah maupun

Tari Barong

TARI BARONG

Tari Barong adalah tarian khas Bali yang berasal dari khazanah kebudayaan Pra-Hindu. Tarian ini menggambarkan pertarungan antara kebajikan (dharma) dan kebatilan (adharma). Wujud kebajikan dilakonkan oleh Barong, yaitu penari dengan kostum binatang berkaki empat, sementara wujud kebatilan dimainkan oleh Rangda, yaitu sosok yang menyeramkan dengan dua taring runcing di mulutnya.

Ada beberapa jenis Tari Barong yang biasa ditampilkan di Pulau Bali, di antaranya Barong Ket, Barong Bangkal (babi), Barong Macan, Barong Landung. Namun, di antara jenis-jenis Barong tersebut yang paling sering menjadi suguhan wisata adalah Barong Ket, atau Barong Keket yang memiliki kostum dan tarian cukup lengkap.

Kostum Barong Ket umumnya menggambarkan perpaduan antara singa, harimau, dan lembu. Di badannya dihiasi dengan ornamen dari kulit, potongan-potongan kaca cermin, dan juga dilengkapi bulu-bulu dari serat daun pandan. Barong ini dimainkan oleh dua penari (juru saluk/juru bapang): satu penari mengambil posisi di depan memainkan gerak kepala dan kaki depan Barong, sementara penari kedua berada di belakang memainkan kaki belakang dan ekor Barong.

Secara sekilas, Barong Ket tidak jauh berbeda dengan Barongsai yang biasa dipertunjukkan oleh masyarakat Cina. Hanya saja, cerita yang dimainkan dalam pertunjukan ini berbeda, yaitu cerita pertarungan antara Barong dan Rangda yang dilengkapi dengan tokoh-tokoh lainnya, seperti Kera (sahabat Barong), Dewi Kunti, Sadewa (anak Dewi Kunti), serta para pengikut Rangda.

Macam-macam Tari Barong

Barong Ket :

Barong Ket atau Barong Keket adalah tari Barong yang paling banyak terdapat di Bali dan paling sering dipentaskan serta memiliki pebendaharaan gerak tari yang lengkap. Dari wujudnya, Barong Ket ini merupakan perpaduan antara singa, macan, sapi atau boma. Badan Barong ini dihiasi dengan ukiran-ukiran dibuat dari kulit, ditempel kaca cermin yang berkilauan dan bulunya dibuat dari perasok (serat dari daun sejenis tanaman mirip pandan), ijuk atau ada pula dari bulu burung gagak.


Barong Bangkal :

Bangkal artinya babi besar yang berumur tua, oleh sebab itu Barong ini menyerupai seekor bangkal atau bangkung, Barong ini biasa juga disebut Barong Celeng atau Barong Bangkung. Umumnya dipentaskan dengan berkeliling desa (ngelelawang) oleh dua orang penari pada hari-hari tertentu yang dianggap keramat atau saat terjadinya wabah penyakit menyerang desa tanpa membawakan sebuah lakon dan diiringi dengan gamelan batel / tetamburan.

Barong Macan

Sesuai dengan namanya, Barong ini menyerupai seekor macan dan termasuk jenis barong yang terkenal di kalangan masyarakat Bali. Dipentaskannya dengan berkeliling desa dan adakalanya dilengkapi dengan suatu dramatari semacam Arja serta diiringi dengan gamelan batel.




Rangda

Rangda adalah ratu dari para leak dalam mitologi Bali. Makhluk yang menakutkan ini diceritakan sering menculik dan memakan anak kecil serta memimpin pasukan nenek sihir jahat melawan Barong, yang merupakan simbol kekuatan baik.