Community Without a Leader

 “Learning from one”, is the dominant feature of traditional society in the past. What was ordered by the leaders of that era, without much thought, most people would follow. There was little protest and debate there. What about the opposition party? They were barely heard. Again in this era. The leader directing to the right, but the people then go to the left. In Japan long ago, the world of politics and the business world were not connected. In Switzerland people often hold referendums for important decisions. In other words, they don’t believe in leaders. Even worse in Russia, parents have long educated children with beliefs: “Do not believe anyone except believe in yourself”.

The worst is the current time when the United States has the leadership of Donald Trump. The aspirations of the leaders and the aspirations of the people add to the day’s increasingly opposite views and this trend occurs in almost all the world. Few qualified people are interested in entering politics. While the political world continues to be more absorbed in their own world. If traced deeper, one of the important factors that makes leaders not connected with society is to apply old medicine in the new age. In an age when the average education was still low, people couldn’t move because they were in fear. This fear also causes traditional communities that like to establish prisons. Recruit many people to become police and soldiers.

Nyepi Day Reflection: The Most Beautiful Music of The Soul

 Previously, the idea of ​​everything being connected was only heard in the spiritual world. Now, it has entered the academic world. A close friend in the United States told a story, in a number of prominent universities the field of astro biology that combines astronomy (astrology) with biological sciences has begun to emerge. In this field of study, scientists found, the human body is formed from fragments that are the same as the materials that make up stars. As a result, human movements not only affect the dynamics on the face of the earth, but also influence the dynamics in the world of astronomy.

In line with this, in the world of quantum physics this message has long been heard: “Broken butterfly wings in Okinawa influence the weather in Australia”. Again, this shown us that everything is actually connected. It is worth considering that current economic growth everywhere is very fast. Even the fastest in history. Seeing what is happening in the field, not all economic assumptions are correct. One assumption of economics worth thinking about is the assumption that the higher the economic growth, the more healthy the human soul. The statistics in developed countries have shown us the opposite.

Religion in Action

 The proliferation of atheists in the West has especially show us that more people are becoming more distant from religion. To be exact, taking enough distance from any religious organizations. Especially because everywhere the sense of charismatic from these religion continues to decline. In the East there are not many different. Not a few of young generations are hungry for answers, then become very disappointed when their questions were answered with dogmas and ceremonies. Moreover, after seeing a piece of religious teachings used to injure and even kill other people, not a few have left their religion eventhough they only keep this in their heart.

Learning from here, it is important to reflect on from the very beginning to be religious in accordance with the demands of the present era. This era is characterized by the higher average of human education. And humans trust their eyes more than their ears. One important reason why the authority of religion is greatly reduced because human ears hear a lot of beautiful things in religious scriptures but their eyes saw lack of beautiful things from those in the world of religion. It is improper and unbeautiful to talk about other people’s flaws and imperfections. Especially in public spaces.

A Profound Happiness

 Happiness has become the most sought-after spiritual gem by so many people. From children to adults, from people who have much to people who are less fortunate, almost all of them are looking for happiness. Sadly, not a few people who pursue happiness too hard were then meet the unhappiness. Especially because the energy of pushing too hard is often followed by a hard push back. It is similar to a pendulum. If it is pulled too hard to the left, it will return to the right very hard as well. And that’s what happens with friends who want to find happiness by consuming drugs, sleeping pills, or any form of celebration that is too excessive.

Inspired from here, it is worth pondering to always guide yourself to grow in the old house of the soul called balance. Body, mind, feeling and spirit are all easier to find happiness and peace in the old house of balance. Pay attention to the body, when the outside air is too hot it misses the cool air. When the outside weather is too cold, the body needs warmth. That is why a long-time friend who grew up on the coast called the mountain is a paradise. Friends who are bored with the cold breeze on the mountain will say that the beach is a beautiful heaven. This actually reflect, the body is looking neither hot nor cold, neither mountains nor beaches, but the old house of balance.

Cultivating Money Into Light

 A researcher from Harvard University named Robert Waldinger had shared a beautiful story in his YouTube site TED, it turns out that the most desirable thing by the majority of young people in this age are only two things: “they want to have an instant rich and famous life”. This is understandable of course. Material wealth can make life easier and more beautiful. Fame can also help humans to grow while also helping others to grow. And in the midst of such a strong money magnet, few realize with a clean and clear mind, that money can be both source of danger and also be a source of light. Depends on how smart someone’s inner spirituality.

You are a beautiful soul

 A psychologist friend whom have consulting experience for decades told us that many of his patients always begin the interview with dangerous questions like this: “What’s wrong with my soul?”. The same thing happened in meditation sessions. Many people who have this and that problem, think there must be something wrong with their inner souls. The triggers behind this dangerous question are very diverse. From the body affected by chronic disease, problematic children, life partners who are far from satisfactory, only have daughters but no son, financial performance is unsatisfactory, the single son marry a girl with other religion, children with special needs, until a problem like close relative who died so suddenly.

Beautiful Temple of the Soul

Most people start to think about their health after a severely ill  condition. Some are paralyzed, some get cancer, or even dying and do not remember about anything. Here, the body does not become a paradise for the soul, instead it becomes a hell for the soul. Even though an old saying goes: “Health is not everything, but without health everything is nothing”. Learning from here, let us as early as possible care for our own body. Do not wait until the body to become seriously ill.

Borrowing the legacy of nuclear physicist David Bohm in his masterpiece entitled “Health and The Implicate Order”, the word health comes from the word whole. Thus, if you want to be close friends with your health, learn as early as possible to train yourself to live as a whole and holistic. That is, the body is not a separate creation with thoughts, feelings and spirit. The body is also not a separate entity from the surrounding environment. It invites us to be as early as possible to train ourself to build bridges of connection between the body with thoughts, feelings and spirit. Or between the body and the environment.

Holiday Everyday

 One of the most important reason why people are always longing for a vacation because they want to get rid of the inner discomfort. Millions of people every year spend a lot of money, going to a far far away places, only to escape from all forms of inner discomfort. And at the end, from time to time, from year to year, yet the number of people who feel uncomfortable are keep increasing. The progress and growth of the tourism industry is very convincing supporting data in this regard. The truth is similar to night and day, the inconvenience and comfort rotates alternately.

The Most Beautiful Body Language

 One of the most negative impacts of economic growth that is difficult to be tone down is the decline in trust between people. In Russia there are some parents who indoctrinate their children with messages like: “Never trust anyone, believe only in yourself”. That is why, here and there we can see empty and dry human eyes. Busy looking everywhere but end up found nothing. In today’s crowds, there are ocean of ​​people that are easily flammable. One of the reason because people stared others with the eyes full of suspicion and hostility. Many people no longer believe in verbal language that comes out from others mouth.

Ahimsa, Ahimsa and Ahimsa

 As noted by the historians, inter-human violence has indeed declined in recent years. War, terrorism and crimes are indeed decreasingin terms of its quantity and quality. Along with that the violence carried out by nature continues to increase by quantity and its quality. Tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and landslides continue to take casualties of human lives. There are indeed those who call this as the fruit of human sins. There are also those who conclude this as human arrogance for trying to be “God” on earth. But not a few energy researchers concluded, natural energy is only a reflection of the dynamics of energy that exist in humans. In a place where humans inner energy are violent, in that place also nature will appear with a violent face.

The True Victory

 In a number of religions and traditions, humans refer their day of celebration as a day of victory. The Galungan day in the Balinese elders’ version is likewise. As being well recorded in history, there was indeed a victory celebration of the Light against darkness. Though it is still open for further explanation, regarding which outlook of light or which perspective of darkness it refers to. Meanwhile in present-day context, victory has another face, which required another deep level of understanding. Particularly since the nature of human-related sciences are always contextual, being influenced by the development of many things in a certain time cycle.

Beautiful Path of The Soul

 The fast growing economy anywhere does not make all human beings feel well off. Some rich people are even constantly chased by the feeling that something is lacking inside. This energy of feeling shortage can be a positive thing of course. It can encourage someone to work harder, try and learn more passionately. But few realize that the feeling of being lacking inside is similar to termites that can destroy buildings. That’s why, everywhere we can see, although people drive luxury cars, their eyes are looking anxious. Some people are dressed beautifully but are full of anger every day and those who lived in magnificent buildings, often looking uneasy.

God Who Smiled Beautifully

One of God’s most prominent faces in Bali is God as beauty. Pay attention to sanctuaries and ceremonies, all of them brings the scent of beauty. Look at dances, paintings, carvings, all loaded with beauty. The arrangement of rice terraces is built with a taste full of beauty. At the head of the island of Bali, every day dolphins beautifully dance. A number of friends from Jakarta who often visit Bali told us, in Bali there are many things that in other places have become garbage can be processed into beautiful things. Even dry wood that is almost weathered which is washed away at times can be processed into beautiful works of art. So that it is understandable that many tourists visit Bali just to enjoy it’s beauty.

A Prosperous Life Forever

In all levels of life, the presence of an unfortunate person can always be found. Either at the lower, middle, or upper level, we can always find people living a non prosperous life. This feeling of not being prosperous may then lead to various dangerous things. From broken and separated families, mental sickness, until committing suicide. Upon learning from thousands of friends in meditation sessions whose facing tribulation in life, it was obviously seen that prosperity is more related to the inner dynamics of the soul. When someone is experiencing imbalance within, moreover if he is easily burned by anger, even having a large amount of money would never make him feel prosperous. Which then triggers the development of disease within the body, and spread a bad aura to the outside.

Forever Wealthy

 While in developing countries mostly people suffer from shortages, in rich countries humans suffer from excessiveness. From excess sugar, excess food, to excess sedative. Symptoms like this raise the question, when can the human soul be fully rich and then be able to share the Light? This is an old question that has not been found until now. Nevertheless, it never hurts to discuss it again. At least to inspire the public about the limitations of wealth outside, while inviting friends to balance the wealth outside with wealth inside.

Healthy and Luminous Until Old Age

If you measure a fish using the point of view of a bird, or measuring the capabilities of a bird with the extraordinary abilities of a fish, all creatures will then look idiots”, that is one of the legacies of the great physicist, Albert Einstein. The point is that living someone else’s life is very energy-consuming. Sadly, as a result of a long educational process as well as the vast movement of socialization and culturalization, people are unconsciously being formed into becoming someone else. It comes to such a predictable ending, there are so many restless and anxious souls everywhere. A friend, who had a rising career in a large bank told a story about that the headaches he had for years. Upon being asked about his past, it is finally revealed that his parents was failed in becoming a bank officer in the past, then forced him into becoming one.

Stay Healthy and Forever Young

 Such great economic growth does not seem to make people healthier. In economically super-rich countries can be found, the death rate due to excess sugar continues to increase. The suicide rate and divorce rate are also high. The consumption of sleeping pills per capita, as a barometer of the difficulty of people sleeping, is actually higher in super-rich countries. In a growing country there are not many differences. Here and there, there are people who look beautiful on the outside, but very anxious inside. In a village where the population is not too wealthy has its own secret, even though the cost of divorce fines has tripled, the divorce rate continues to rise. Like presenting us a homework, how to balance economic wealth with a wealth of harmony.

From Biology to Ecology

 The emergence of widespread news in the US, regarding essential oils being able to cure many diseases, including cancer are reopening old expectations that the actual human problems are a matter of failure to connect. Essential oils that contain the essence of a number of plants help humans to reconnect with nature. This can happen because plants contain a unique blend of energy from the sky (rain, sunlight, air) and combine with the energy from earth like soil complete with all the fertility variations. When this unique and rich combination touches the body, there is a chance that healing can occur.

Beautiful Angels Named Feelings

 In ancient times, people who had too many feelings were often called weak. Some even call it whiny. Conversely, people who can resist and suppress feelings are called strong. Understandably, ancient times. And in this day and age, where the percentage of mentally ill people continues to rise, residents of mental hospitals are rising, the suicide rate is even higher even in super-rich countries, it is worth reflecting on the notion that strong people are those who often suppress feelings. In meditation classes it is often seen, friends who suppress feelings for too long are visited by dangerous diseases such as cancer. Some have even been treated in mental hospitals. Some become drug users. Until often visited by dangerous whispers to commit suicide.

Dancing with The Soul Wound

 “Sabotaged by soul wounds”, that is the dominant characteristic of restless and anxious souls. The growth of the soul is blocked because someone is imprisoned by his/her soul wound. Having been cheated out of large amounts of money, a friend then was very traumatized by the world of commerce. He chooses to live very simply, meanwhile his children grow and require greater living costs. In another case, because of sexual abuse in childhood, a woman decides not to marry and looks at all men with the eye of suspicion. Because his mother died when he was a child, a man looked for a mother in many women. As soon as he saw a woman with maternal looks, he then easily fell in love.

The Altruistic Leader

 In the shamanism, the nature is full of the signs oh light. In the ancient era where religion is not yet known, the elders left the records of sacred teachings in the open nature. The legacy, which shows that the elders had once endowed the teaching of a sustainable and altruistic leadership, can be clearly seen in the land of Java and Bali, even until nowadays. There are four remaining beautiful signs that can be precisely found at the city center in many cities in Java and Bali. First, there is an open broad field. Second, there is a shrine that is built there. Third, there is a soothing old banyan tree nearby. Fourth, it also happened to be the place where the leaders live.

In Bali, that place can be clearly seen in Catur Muka intersections, Denpasar. The open broad field symbolize an invitation for leaders and community leaders, to have a broad mind. Not narrow minded, nor full of prejudiceness. Borrowing the speech of one of the former US presidents: “I was nominated to be a leader by a party, but I was chosen to serve a nation”. In another way of saying, once someone is elected to become a leader, he is no longer a property of his party, but begins to belong to the people he leads. In this era of openness, a small mistake of a leader can be broadly discussed. Yet the great actions of a leader can never be ignored.

Blending Nutrition for the Soul

 After the first world war in the 1940s, milk was a favorite nutrient. Some even call it the most perfect nutrition. Once human history entered the 2000s there were many medical doctors who were very anti-dairy. This can happen because the biorhythms of nature are changing, which require the changing of nutrition as well. The same thing happens with nutrition for the soul. For thousands of years humans have been greatly saved by the concept of God. In the last few decades, there has been a collection of people (not only atheists), who take a distance with the concept of God. One biologist from Oxford University even wrote a best-selling book called God’s Delusion. The concept of God is called human hallucinations.

Transforming Anger Into A Flower

The human body is formed by conflicting materials such as water and fire. So that if someone is not smart enough within the human body, this body can shake the spiritual journey later. A luminous spiritual teacher once told us 2,500 years ago: “A soul that slides down after death is similar to the sand in the Ganges river. But the soul that moves up after death is only a number of grains of sand in one hand”.

And among the amount of fire that is kept inside, the most devastating one is anger. Suppose the president of a super power country is in a state of great anger, in just a matter of minutes this planet earth can be destroyed. For that reason, it will have a huge influence on the spiritual journey later, if humans seriously transform anger into materials of peace. And one of the ways in this case is having a very deep understanding of anger. Here are some roots of anger, as well as the medicine, which are worthy to be reflected.

Levels of anger

The Lost Intelligence

“Every time I see and hear something, why do the more negative thoughts like fear appear first?”, that’s the question of many friends in meditation sessions. To be honest, the question does not only open a secret that someone is missing the answers. The question also opens the secret of the subconscious mind. Very few of the people who are aware that similar to mud which invites the coming of worms, is the subconscious mind which is full of fear will invite the coming of suffering. Like it or not, that is the cycle of times. Human beings keep inviting more suffering through fear.

There are several possibilities that are hidden behind the strong influence of fear. First of all, there is a self-protective mechanism in the brain. Negative thoughts complete with fear and suspicion, are one of the ways of the brain to protect the human body. Secondly, since ancient times life on earth has been indeed full of challenges. The collective memory of that heavy life remains in the human brain. Thirdly, it is difficult to deny that trust among human beings has greatly decreased. In some parts of the world such as Russia, parents have brainwashed children with messages like this: “Don’t trust anyone. Learn only to believe in yourself “.