Under the watchful eyes of the Elders 🫣
Didn't even mind when I ask to sit down together and request *song/poetry!
It was our first time meeting ever but I felt extremely comfortable right away, like our energies just click together!
Could be soul recognition.
Could be past life memories.
Could be precognition.
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*In the Javanese tradition:
Poetry=sung-word.
Not spoken-word.
No poetry without singing and there's no singing without the **gamelan.
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**Gamelan ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ is a traditional ensemble music from the Java Island. The word gamelan comes from the Javanese word, gamel ꦒꦩꦼꦭ꧀, means 'to hammer', and most of the instruments of a gamelan ensemble are struck with wooden mallets, padded sticks or hammers.
In Javanese mythology, the gamelan was created by Sang Hyang Batara Guru, the Supreme God. Interestingly, the earliest image of gamelan is found on the bas-relief of 8th century Buddhist monument of Borobudur in Central Java.
The gamelan instruments developed into their current form during the Majapahit Empire (1293 to circa 1527). According to the inscriptions and manuscripts dated from the Majapahit period, the kingdom even had a government office in charge of supervising the performing arts, including the gamelan.
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Kak Nani: Sultan Agung's counsel to the children of Mataram -
The children of Agung are they who observe the following ten (10) :
1. Seek knowledge
2. Read the Quran
3. Read (other than the Quran)
4. Write
5. Ride a horse
6. Dance with poise
7. Play gamelan musical compositions (Gendhing)
8. Understand poetry (Tembang Gedhe) and the ancient Javanese language (Jawa Kuno)
9. Master the knowledge and strategies of war
10. Live in the present moment while honouring tradition, politeness and fine manners.
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📸 Usman Hadi Rahardjo