Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Ancient Medical Recipes - Ginger

GINGER
Zingiber Officionale


Medicine for the illness :

To make a perspiring
Materials :
- Ginger along the finger
- betel along the finger
- 4 of the clove
- ¼ of Nutmeg
- Cinnamon along the finger
- 2 of the chili
- 3 string the rough-skinned citrus fruit leaves
- Palm Sugar

His method:
All materials were boiled with water for ten minutes. Afterwards was drunk.



Saturday, May 19, 2007

Art of traditional Medical Treatment

Art of Traditional medical treatment has the special uniqueness in treating nature as the source everything. The principle of the foundation of nature that was used by humankind was the principle of the balance.

When nature had the afternoon then nature formed the night.
When nature had sea then nature formed the mainland.

Likewise in the medical treatment field, if being found by one illness then nature provided medicine.
At the moment many people began to have the awareness for the back to the nature ,changed in old medical treatment. In fact this was possible because of the humankind increasingly understood that modern medicine generally has the element of chemistry that had the effect of the negative because of the dangerous side-effect.
That was the reason the humankind came back in the traditional medical treatment method that was regarded as old but was proven to be effective and safe.
Several traditional medicine experts said that medicine that had the element of chemistry was quite fast cured but was destructive.Whereas traditional medicine that used simplisia (the medicine crop) results of his medical treatment were slow but were constructive.Although quite a lot of traditional medicine that results were fast enough.The use of main old medicine was to treat or the maintenance of the health.
That was the reason that the Kings in ancient had the capacity to rotate his mistress that the amount many without losing the vitality and being full of energy. The use of main old medicine was to treat or the maintenance of the health.
Below this was the guidance of old medical treatment of the public:
The IMPLEMENT to boil that was best from clay or the jug.Don't used the implement that had the foundation of alumunium or stainleas steel.

TIME OF PICKED THE PLANT :

  • The leaves were taken by blossoming crop time and before him masak
  • The flower was taken before or after blossoming.
  • Was reaped in the fresh situation.d. The root was taken after his growth stopped. The method above was generally, sometimes the leaves were only taken his tip when still was young.

WASHED AND DRY PLANTS METHOD:

  • The material that was taken and gathered must be washed as soon as possible.
  • For the material that had the big form or contained of water piece as necessary.
  • Drainage could be supervised the sun rays directly or used the patron. Or only was placed in the cold place dry personally because of the gust of the wind. With this drainage method then the level of water could from this crop decrease and prevent the occurrence of the disintegration by the fungus or the bacteria. Durable, was easy to be refined when being made dust and time will be used.
THE PROCESS OF THE PRODUCTION OF OLD MEDICIENA
  • LIQUID MEDICINE: the Material – was selected – Wash and clean – Mixed – Poured Hot Water boiled – Hit for a view time – Refine – was ready to be drunk.
  • MEDICINE TO IN BOIL: the Material – was selected - Wash clean – Mixed – Boil - Refine – was ready to be drunk.

Natural remedy from the medicine plant Recipe



Thursday, May 17, 2007

Art of Silence

SILENCE IS A GOLD

If God giving a choice for us… “Just choose the one of this… have an Ear or Mouth” what you must choose. That answer depend from each characters. Some people said that they are choose a mouth and any one else choose an ear with any possible reason. But you must know it, That the human deaf since they were born they must mute. Behind of that the human mute since they was born they have a normal ear.

Beside of that Silence has a big power that can’t be anticipation. The silencer has more bomb in their character that can be explode in a time that can’t be anticipation. Just try to hear the silence of nature and you’ve got beautiful sound to make happiness in your live. Feel the Universes energy that no limit.

We operate in a universe which is governed by certain laws. It therefore commands that our thoughts ought to correspond to these universal laws. The principle of universalism must be at the core of our thinking. We must move away from individualistic thinking and look at the wider picture.
Together we make the universe whole, thus our thoughts must be ones which are in harmony with everyone and everything else. Each one of us forms part of one complete whole. We are who we are because of everyone around us. We are interconnected. The guiding principle is ‘do unto others as you would like them to do unto you’.

Selfish demands are egoistic in nature and are not in harmony with the universe. We all have ego desires at one level or another and we can probably never get rid of the ego entirely. However, in order to be in harmony with the universal force, our desires must be less egoistic and more spirit centred. Spirit centred desires are selfless in nature.
Instead of living our lives trying to impose our own egoistic ideals, we must surrender to a Higher Power and be led. This is the effortless approach. When you are in rapport with the Great Spirit, you are led to the right places at the right time. There won’t be any need on your part to pursue selfish ends, instead you will become an instrument of the Divine, and begin to experience the miraculous. Such effortlessness is inherent in nature, the sun does not struggle to rise, it simply just rises. Flowers do not try to bloom they just bloom. The birds of the air, as Jesus preached, are well fed yet they do not sow or reap. Such effortlessness can become a real part of our lives when we surrender to our spiritual nature.

While our thoughts indeed have the power to create, let’s understand that we are not THE CREATOR but CO-CREATORS. Be aware that selfish desires are self-destructive and the only way we may ever attain true happiness and peace is when we make ‘do unto others as you would like them to do unto you’ the guiding principle of our lives. Like I said before that ALL of CREATE is an ART.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Art of Bali - Dance #4

Ramayana Ballet

Basically, it tells the same story of Rama and Sita as told in the Kechak but without the monkey ensemble and with a normal gamelan gong accompaniment.


Kebyar

It's a male solo dance like the Baris but with greater emphasis on the performer's individual abilities. There are various forms of Kebyar including the Kebyar Duduk and Kebyar Trompong.


Barong Landung

The giant puppet dance take place annually on the island of Pulau Serangan and a few other places in southern Bali.


Janger

The Janger is a relatively new dance which suddenly popped up in the '20s and '30s. Today it has become part of the standard repertoire and no longer looks so unusual.


Pendet

It's an everyday dance of the temples, a small procedure to go through before making temple offerings.


Sanghyang (Fire Dance)

The Sanghyang trance dance originally developed to drive out evil spirits from a village. The Sanghyang Dedari dance is performed by two young girls who dance a dream-like version of the Legong but with their eyes closed. The Sanghyang Jaran, a boy dances around and through a fire, riding a coconut palm hobby-horse. In both dances, a priest is always on hand to help bring the dancers out of their trancestate at the end of the performance.

Art of Bali - Dance #3

Kris Dance

In the Barong play, Bali's mythical guardian, Barong, battles Rangda, the demon - Queen. barong's supporters are a group of Balinese men with the natural ability to enter a trance state. They are armed with a kris ( traditional sword). Rangda insults Barong and taunts the men- enraged and in a trance they attack her! But her powers are so strong that they are knocked out. When they come to they are so distressed by their failure, that they try to impale themselves on their kris. But their trance state amazingly protects them from injury.

Legong


It's the most graceful of Balinese dances. A legong dancer is known as a young girl, often as young as eight or nine years, rarely older than her early teens. There are various forms of the Legong but the Legong Kraton is the one most often performed.

Baris

The warrior dance, known as the Baris, is traditionally a male equivalent of the Legong femininity and grace give way to energetic and warlike martial spirit.

Art of Bali - Dance #2

Barong & Rangda

It's the most popular dance for tourists. A straightforward battle between good, the barong, and bad, the rangda. The barong is a strange creature, half shaggy dog, half lion, propelled by two men like a circus clown-horse. The widow-witch rangda is bad though and certainly not the sort of thing you'd like to meet on a midnight stroll through the rice paddies. The Barong dance is truly a triumphant display of bright colors and graceful movements. Greatly appreciated by the tourists, special performances are staged for their benefit, generally in the morning, and last one hour.

The villages of Batubulan as well as Tegaltamu and Singapadu, small towns located 30 minutes from the capital, are known for putting on the best performances. There is, however, more to the Barong dance than the folkloristic dimension, It is, in fact, an integral part of the island's culture and has an evident sacred connotation. It isn't rare, in fact, to see the Balinese dancing the Barong during their religious ceremonies, regardless of the presence of tourists.

Inspired by an episode taken from Mahabharata, an epic poem written in Sanskrit. the dance evolves around the character of the Barong, the king of the jungle. A mythical animal, not clearly identified (perhaps a lion), he is the symbol of virtue and good, subject to the continuous struggle against the evil forces that threaten life and the integrity of the forest, this being an element very dear to the Balinese population. In detail, the Barong embodies everything that can be beneficial to man, and help him defeat illness. black magic and any other kind of misfortune.

The evil entity against which he must relentlessly fight is personified by Rangda, queen of death and devourer of children. She is characterized by a dark and gloomy mask from which a red tongue of fire hangs. The entire dance is centered around the struggle between these two rival characters. The Barong is interpreted by two dancers whose rhythmic movements bring to life the beautiful and elaborate cos tume they wear. a large animal head skillfully carved out of wood, brightly colored in red, white, black and gold. It is adorned with a crown extending outwards from the sides of the head, and by a prominent necklace which hangs from the neck,

The final touch of the costume is a tail made out of bison leather which is elaborately finished and guilded. The first character to appear on the stage is the Barong with his swaying gait: his dance is meant to express the joy of living. He is followed by a group of armed supporters who stand ready to defend him.

When Rangda strikes her terrible blows. It isn't at all rare for the dancers playing the Barong's followers to become so engrossed in the sacredness of the per- formance that they go into a real trance. A cloud of characters surround the Barong on stage. Rangda, goddess of death, personification of evil, the young girl servant Kalika; Dewi Kunti, queen of the kingdom of Hastina and her stepson Sadewa who will be sacrificed in order to placate the anger of Rangda, the minister Dewi Kunti; Patih who ex- presses sorrow for the fate of Sadewa (Rangda will have to enter his soul in order to make him accept the sacrifice), and then the monkey supporters of the Barong, producers of palm tree wine (nira).

A very important element in the entire dance is the large orchestra, known as gamelan, which is essential to underscore the ritual nature of the performance. Many are the instruments that make up the orchestra: some metal xylophones which stand out not only because they are so numerous but because of their power ful and imperious sound; there are also drums as well as flutes, the rebab (a type of violin) and the gender (typical xylophones).

All together, these instruments are essential in guiding the dance and underscoring the rhythm of well coordinated movements. These along with the joyful colors are the most alluring elements of this remarkable perfor mance. At the end of the dance, the masks of the Barong and of Rangda, as proof of their sacred nature, are stowed in a special room inside the temple. They are covered very carefully, especially Rangda's mask, because its deadly powers are greatly feared. It's a way of saying that the ritual victory of the Barong, that is of good, which marks the end of the dance, is only temporary: tomorrow the eternal and unresolved conflict could begin again.

The end of the Barong dance is like an entirely separate performance. Also known as the Kris dance, it is named after the famous Malese dagger. The idea is based on the philosophical concept rwa bhineda. good and bad, evil and goodness which have always been present and have always existed together albeit in a constant and inevitably unre solved conflict. Nothing will change in the future. While man is left free to try to develop his positive attitudes and let them win over the negative ones, he must nonetheless resign himself to the fact that the presence of both good and evil is a law of nature and as such must be accepted.

When the dance is performed, Rangda is the evil spirit which enters the bodies of his victims, usually followers of the Barong, and pushes them to the edge of suicide. The dancers attempt to stab themselves in the chest with their krises until they are finally stopped by the beneficial appearance of the Barong. It is he who will save these unfortunate beings by revealing that the notion of good and evil will always be inevitably present in the world and in everyone's life and that they must therefore accept it.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Art of Bali - Dance #1

Kecak

Probably the best known of the many Balinese dances, the Kecak is also unusual in that it does not have a gamelan accompaniment. Instead the background is provided by a chanting 'choir' of men who provide the 'chak-a-chak-a-chak' noise. Tourists especially enjoy the performance staged by the Kechak dancers.


This dance is also deeply rooted in local tradi- tion and Indian mythology and is inspired by Ramayana, an epic poem written in Sanskrit. The dance brings to life the tale of King Rama, his wife Dewi Sita and his brother Laksamana who were exiled to the forest for 14 years following some complex scheming in a struggle for power. In the forest, they are persecuted by Rahwana, the ogre king who then abducts Dewi Sita and makes her a prisoner of his palace on the Island of Lanka (Ceylon) .


Rama strikes an alliance with the monkey people whose army de- feats Rahwana’s troups, making it possible for King Rama to rescue his wife. In each Kechak performance, a hundred or so dancers play the monkey army while a few female dancers are assigned specific roles (Dewi Sita, Trijata). The performance generally lasts one hour and takes place in the evening, preferably around 7 PM.

Art of Bali - Mask

Topeng

A mask dance where the dancers have to imitate the character represented by mask. A full collection of Topeng masks may number 30 or 40. Closely liriked to religious ceremonies and processions, and danced as a ritual interval, the Topeng dance ultimately takes on a sacred connotation. As a matter of fact, foreigners are allowed to see the dance only if they behave appropriately and respectfully.

Actually, some performances are staged only for the benefit of the tourists, but do not enjoy the same following of the Barong and Kechak dances. Peculiar components of the Topeng dance are the masks used to hide the faces of the dancers. Specific attributes are used, instead, to identify the characters (a mustache and thick eyebrows for the elder, arrogance and defiance for Patih, and so on). The rhythm of movements (perfectly in accordance to the age and role of the character) is underscored by a large orchestra, the garnelan, which is essential for the success of the performance.

Jauk
Also a mask dance but strictly a solo performance.

Art of Bali - Music

The Gamelan

Balinese music is based around an instrument known as the gamelan. The gamelan is such a central part of Balinese music that the whole 'orchestra' is also referred to as a gamelan. Gamelan music is almost completely percussion. Though it sounds strange at first with its noisy, jangly percussion it's exciting and enjoyable.

Art of Bali

After hell bombing in this island, Bali never give up and still stand to grow for make this island be a beautiful place. Whit this amazing panorama, culture and people living Bali has a great source for Art.

Music, dance and drama are all closely related in Bali, in fact drama and dance are synonymous. The most important thing about Balinese dances, however, is that they're fun and accessible. Balinese dances are not hard to find; there are dances virtually every night at all the tourist centers.

Art of Theatre - Drama #2

IMPROVISATIONAL DRAMA

In Indonesia has a improvisation of drama called TABLO. It has typical like an Opera, combined poetry, music, and dance. A different thing is the spoken that tell the story do from outer stage by one man. The players on the stage just act followed spoken. It’s almost same with theatrical in Japan… Kabuki

Improvisational drama, a form of improvisational theatre, is drama that has no set script, in which the performers take their cues from one another and the situations (sometimes established in advance) in which their characters find themselves to create their own dialogue as they perform. Improvisational drama is made up on the spot using whatever space, costumes or props are available.

Art of Theatre - Drama #1

DRAMA

Drama is a literary form involving parts written for actors to perform. It is a Greek word meaning "action",

Dramas can be performed in various media: live performance, radio, film and-or television. "Closet dramas" are works written in the same form as plays (with dialogue, scenes, and "stage directions"), but meant to be read rather than staged; examples include the plays of Seneca, Manfred by Byron, and Prometheus Unbound by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Other dramatic literature may not resemble plays at all, such as the Imaginary Conversations of Walter Savage Landor.

Drama is also often combined with music and dance, such as in opera which is sung throughout, musicals which include spoken dialogue and songs, or plays that have musical accompaniment, such as the Japanese Noh drama.

Art of Chicken - The Games #1

POPULER GAME

The game of Chicken models two drivers, both headed for a single lane bridge from opposite directions. The first to swerve away yields the bridge to the other. If neither player swerves, the result is a costly deadlock in the middle of the bridge, or a potentially fatal head-on collision. It is presumed that the best thing for each driver is to stay straight while the other swerves (since the other is the "chicken" while a crash is avoided).

Additionally, a crash is presumed to be the worst outcome for both players. This yields a situation where each player, in attempting to secure his best outcome, risks the worse. A similar version, under the name of "chickie run", is a central plot element in the movie Rebel Without a Cause where the characters played by James Dean and Corey Allen race their cars towards a cliff instead of each other.

The phrase game of Chicken is also used as a metaphor for a situation where two parties engage in a showdown where they have nothing to gain, and only pride stops them from backing down. Bertrand Russell famously compared the game of Chicken to nuclear brinkmanship:
Since the nuclear stalemate became apparent, the Governments of East and West have adopted the policy which Mr. Dulles calls 'brinkmanship'. This is a policy adapted from a sport which, I am told, is practised by some youthful degenerates.

This sport is called 'Chicken!'. It is played by choosing a long straight road with a white line down the middle and starting two very fast cars towards each other from opposite ends. Each car is expected to keep the wheels of one side on the white line. As they approach each other, mutual destruction becomes more and more imminent. If one of them swerves from the white line before the other, the other, as he passes, shouts 'Chicken!', and the one who has swerved becomes an object of contempt.

As played by irresponsible boys, this game is considered decadent and immoral, though only the lives of the players are risked. But when the game is played by eminent statesmen, who risk not only their own lives but those of many hundreds of millions of human beings, it is thought on both sides that the statesmen on one side are displaying a high degree of wisdom and courage, and only the statesmen on the other side are reprehensible. This, of course, is absurd. Both are to blame for playing such an incredibly dangerous game.

The game may be played without misfortune a few times, but sooner or later it will come to be felt that loss of face is more dreadful than nuclear annihilation. The moment will come when neither side can face the derisive cry of 'Chicken!' from the other side. When that moment is come, the statesmen of both sides will plunge the world into destruction.As Dixit and Nalebuff point out in Thinking Strategically, Brinkmanship involves the introduction of an element of uncontrollable risk.

Even if all players act rationally in the face of risk, uncontrollable events can still trigger the catastrophic outcome. In the "chickie run" scene this happens when Corey Allen's character cannot detach himself

Art of Chicken - The Game

The game of Chicken, also known as the Hawk-Dove game, is an influential model of conflict for two players in game theory. The principle of the game is that while each player prefers not to yield to the opponent, the outcome where neither player yields is the worst possible one for both players.

Mathematically, Chicken and Hawk-Dove are identical; the different names stem from parallel development of the basic principles in different research areas. "Chicken", is most prevalent in the political science and economics literatures, while "Hawk-Dove" is most commonly used in the biological and evolutionary game theory literatures. The game is similar to the prisoner's dilemma in that an "agreeable" mutual solution is unstable since both players are individually tempted to stray from it.

Art of Chicken - The Symbol

The male chicken called Rooster was the Symbol for masculinity. Because his characteristics that were brave, never surrendered (until he die) and liked to dispute. Do you know the unique character of Rooster is "once he run from their fight, he doesn’t have a bravery to fight again". That's why coward character called chicken.

Because of his characteristics, in many countries like Thailand, Indonesia etc. Rooster to be use in competed and was made entertainment. Moreover was made to be a gambling.

Art of Chicken

The chicken was the unique animal. Nearby as the livestock animal that close to humankind, the chicken found it easy to be maintained, easy to be breeding and many uses. As consumption of the egg and his meat has a very delicious taste and has a high nutrition.

Art of Doves - The Race

In Indonesia its not to hard to find race of the doves, more over was made the gambling site. As far as his birds of the dove of the price fight until millions Rupiah.
That race kind then various sorts, but basically several doves were released together in the distance that was determined, that was fastest came home was the winner.

Next time I want to show you how fun to see that race and make doves as a racer.

Art of Doves - The Symbol

The dove has a symbol:

Ø Universal symbol of peace and innocence.
Ø Universal symbol of faithfully
Ø Universal symbol of Holy Spirit
In ancient Greek myth it was a bird of Athene which represented the renewal of life.
In the Bible it was a dove released from the Ark by Noah which returned with an olive branch to show that the Biblical flood was over. Ever since, the dove has symbolised deliverance and God's forgiveness.
According to legend the devil and witches can turn themselves into any bird shape except the dove.
In ancient Japan the dove was sacred to Hackiman the god of war, but it was a dove with a sword which announced the end to war.

Art of Doves

Any of certain birds of the pigeon family, Columbidae (order Columbiformes). The names pigeon and dove are often used interchangeably. Although “dove” usually refers to the smaller, long-tailed members of the pigeon family, there are exceptions: the domestic pigeon, a rather typical pigeon, is frequently called the rock dove and is the bird portrayed and called the “dove of peace.” The common names of these birds do not necessarily provide any information about their biological relationships.

The dove is a unique animal from the bird species. Its nice & easy to keep and maintainance this animal in our home. Cause we just make a box for their home keep for a view days then release him. They remember home even we release them for a far away. Next I want to write any enjoyed to breed them. The Couple of them have a good loyality each other. No wonder so many symbol use this animal.

Art of Universe


Everything that was connected with the creation was to be one work of art.
It was how big that thought one work showed as big his creator.
Whoever was claim denied that humankind was one biggest work of art forever… that already more than enough to say how big his creator.

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