By hindunesia on March 18, 2010
Prominent Hindu leaders called on followers to lead honest, decent and peaceful lives after they performed four important rituals as part of Tapa Brata Penyepian during Nyepi, or Hindu Day of Silence, on Tuesday.
The observance was expected to cleanse their bodies and souls so that they emerged as new and better people.
Hindu Priest Pandita Mpu Jaya Prema Ananda warned Balinese people to go back to their “roots” by learning and understanding the meaning of Brata Penyepian. Continue reading “Nyepi Day: It is a new beginning”
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By hindunesia on March 15, 2010
The Hindu day of silence has provided a boost to Bali’s tourism industry, with hotels reporting swollen occupancy rates as Indonesians and foreigners flock to the resort island to see it in repose.
Ida Bagus Ngurah Wijaya, head of Bali’s tourism board and owner of the Segara Village Hotel in Sanur, said on Sunday that the hotel was 70 percent full for Nyepi, the local name for the holy day. The observance begins at 6 a.m. on Tuesday and ends at the same time on Wednesday. Continue reading “Tourists Flock to Bali to Enjoy Sounds of Silence”
Posted in Bali | Tagged Bali, Denpasar, Nyepi
By hindunesia on March 15, 2010
Tri Hita Karana is a Sanskrit term that literally means “three paths to peacefulness and prosperity”, and is about harmonious relationships with God, fellow human beings and the environment.
The concept of stability implied in this term, has long been at the heart of Balinese philosophy and daily practice, representing the delicate balance between the physical and spiritual worlds. Continue reading “Nyepi, Tri Hita Karana and development”
Posted in Hindunesia, Opinion | Tagged Nyepi, Opinion, Tri Hita Karana
By hindunesia on March 6, 2010
Dozens of Balinese youths from the group Bali Collaboration for Climate Change are working to collect 10 million signatures to support their proposal of making Nyepi, the Hindu day of silence, world silence day.
The signatures would be submitted to the United Nations on March 21. Since 2007, the group has collected 5,849 signatures. Last weekend, they added another 300 signatures. Continue reading “Bali Collaboration for Climate Change propose Nyepi as World Silent Day”
Posted in Bali | Tagged Bali, Nyepi
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