Nyepi Self-Examination and Balance To Peace Achievement

Nyepi is a feast to mark the Hindu New Year celebration Caka. For the Balinese Nyepi is identical to the day when we did not leave the house, do not do any activity, total quiet and lonely day. At that time we had the opportunity to do a self-reflection, recalling anything we've ever done whether it's good or bad deeds. If you feel we are doing good, we ask what is useful to others or not. If we have done wrong, whether it is harmful to others or not. Here we do introspection / self back to the reflection or meditation.

 

But what exactly is Nyepi Day, the celebration of Nyepi how history can be like today? What is the purpose and meaning of the Nyepi execution? How do I practice? That's the question that is on many minds.
 

Nyepi History

Condition of India before the Christian era, marked by the long conflict between ethnic groups vying for power, so that the ruler (king) who ruled India after another from different tribes, namely: Pahlawa, Yuehchi, Yuwana, Malawa, and Saka. Among these tribes were the highest level is kebudayaanya Saka tribes. When interest Yuehchi under King Kaniska succeeded in uniting India it officially uses the royal tribe of Saka calendar system. This important decision occurred in 78 AD. In 456 AD (or Year 378 S), came to Indonesia a Hindu priest spreader named Aji Saka origin of Gujarat, India. 

He landed on the beach Rembang (Central Java) and developing Hinduism in Java. When Majapahit power, (13th century AD) system Saka calendar year included in the Book of Nagara Kartagama. Since it officially used Saka year in Indonesia. The entry into the Balinese Hindu religion followed by the conquest of Bali by Majapahit in the 14th century to standardize the system itself Saka Year in Bali today. The combination of culture (acculturation) Hindu India with indigenous Hindu culture of Indonesia (Bali) in celebration of the New Year which is the implementation Caka Nyepi unique as it is today.
 

Nyepi Privileges

Nyepi comes from the word "lonely", "sipeng" which means quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet. As the name suggests Caka celebration of the new year for Hindus in Indonesia is celebrated very different from the other New Year celebrations, where the feast is generally synonymous with glitter and festive parties, and the euphoria and rah-rah but Hindus in celebrating Nyepi executed even solitude, "Deserted "," silence "," Silence "," Silent ".
 

Maybe our minds the question arises, Why New Year celebrations are not implemented Caka crowded and party like aniof versary new year in general? I think this is a reflection of the wisdom and genius of our lehuhur, where as on the Feast Siwarari, we always emphasize our ancestors about the concept of "mulat sarira". Celebrations in peace and quiet that we learn (introspection / back to identity) to the brooding, meditation, self-evaluation and ask about ourselves, who we are? Why are we here? Where are we going next? During this year we did a mistake that needs to be fixed? And is not the quiet and serene peace and clarity of mind more easily achieved?
 

Implementation of Nyepi in Bali (Indonesia) is unique and special, the concept of "mulat sarira" with "Catur Brata Penyepian" it is very relevant to the world today. Today our world is facing many problems such as global warming, climate change, natural degraded by pollution and over-exploitation, the energy crisis and other problems caused by the deterioration of morals / moral degradation. Its all done by human activity be it intentional or accidental, or deliberate act of a lack of the intent, as science development and technology such as the greenhouse effect. 

Its basically developed to improve the quality of human life, but has a very harmful effect in the long term. As the development and exploration of oil, which is processed into fuel and so on, but it was to the interests and needs of people, but the effect is that of waste products in the form of carbon dioxide emissions are very dangerous, in the long run and accumulates from year to year causing depletion Substance Ozone earth. Which age of the earth is very old with ever thinning ozone layer can cause damage to human life in all, climate change and so on which can result in the emergence of diseases that share a dangerous and could eventually lead to a very scary epidemic.
 

Nyepi celebration with Catur  Brata Penyepian make Bali as the only island in the world capable of resting the whole island is totally a full day of activities. Once a year, provides an opportunity for the universe to freely breathe the fresh air without the smoke and pollution from vehicles and machinery. Saving energy in times of crisis such as this, especially electrical energy because today most Balinese can reduce power usage by turning off lights and machines, Nyepi is a day it can make savings of electricity usage to reach 8 billion. With Nyepi we are given the opportunity to obtain peace and quiet listening to the birds chirping and singing nature smiling because it can take a break today after a year of hard work to meet human desires is endless.
 

Implementation of Nyepi in Bali can be as it is today supported by the Government and the World International by closing all entrances to Bali from airports and ports. Termination of radio and TV broadcasts in Bali for 1 day 24 hours in honor of the celebrated Hindu, even internationally also recognize nobility and privileges implementation Nyepi in Bali with a height of discourse celebrates Nyepi day to provide time for the world "World Silence Day", yes even though currently just a new form of discourse

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