Being Bali

There are so many Hindu gods. However, they all are expansions of a single God. And so are we, and all of creation. This is because most Eastern religions see God as an all-permeating energy. This is #BeingBali.

The many gods all claiming the throne of Supremacy. #BeingBali @beingbalipodcast

Bali celebrates its Saka New Year with a lockdown every year. #BeingBali @beingbalipodcast

Tantra is a set of spiritual practices that direct the universal energies into the practitioner, thereby leading to liberation. It is how one transforms everyday objects and actions into spiritual unison. #beingbali @beingbalipodcast

How the world controls us and influences our thoughts, desires and actions with the three ropes of goodness, passion and ignorance. #beingbali

How do Eastern traditions, including the Balinese, view religion as opposed to Western perspectives. #beingbali @beingbalipodcast

The Tri Sandhya Prayers are played on speakers, TVs and Radios all over the island. This episode discusses the role of music and soundscape, based on the academic paper of Meghan Hynson. #beingbali @beingbalipodcast

Buildings are awakened, personified and ensured harmony with the lower entities, the inhabitants, nature and God. #beingbali @beingbalipodcast

The difference of how the Balinese view God, His/Her/Its qualities, forms, attributes and worship. #beingbali @beingbalipodcast

It’s the seed, the vibration, the universe, the tool, the goal, the meaning; it’s AUM #beingbali @beingbalipodcast

Enter the mantras of the Tri Sandhya prayers, that are to be chanted thrice a day by devout Balinese. #beingbali @beingbalipodcast

You’ll see them everywhere in Bali. Little leaf baskets of flowers with incense. But what do they mean and how are they offered? #beingbali @beingbalipodcast

The five kinds of ceremonies done by the Balinese to pay off the three debts every human is born with. #BeingBali @beingbalipodcast

How the Balinese view yoga or connection with the Divine is four-fold. Karma, Jnana, Raja and Bhakti. #BeingBali @beingbalipodcast

The four divisions of society is a structure for people to serve the world around them. It can easily be misunderstood though, and it has been. #BeingBali @beingbalipodcast

How exactly is Hinduism a monotheistic religion? #BeingBali @beingbalipodcast

The essential guide to understanding what forms today’s Agama Hindu Dharma in Indonesia. Know the history, beliefs, labels, preservation and One God of the island of the gods. #BeingBali @beingbalipodcast

Previously part of the Dutch East Indies, Indonesia is no theocracy neither a secular country. It’s based on the belief in One God yet the existence of local customs; It’s the Republic of Indonesia. #BeingBali @beingbalipodcast

The Nine Deities that govern each direction is reflected in the universe, colors, alphabets, calendar and even within the human body. #BeingBali @beingbalipodcast

It’s no mere exercise. Yoga means to “yoke” the mind back with the source, and the Yoga Sutras speaks of the eight steps of achieving this connection. #BeingBali @beingbalipodcast

Colors can symbolize the energies of the world around us, and the Balinese honor the various realms of existence with them. #beingbali @beingbalipodcast

Purnama Melissa and I talk about how some Balinese may not appreciate their island enough and seek to live abroad. #BeingBali @beingbalipodcast

Purnama Melissa and I discuss the essence of Hindu Bali, its many rituals and what it means to identify as a Hindu Balinese when you’re not really Balinese. #BeingBali @beingbalipodcast

One of the most important Balinese holidays that happens twice a year. Let’s take a deeper look at this festival, the calendars used by the Balinese and the significance of the decorative bamboo poles (a.k.a the Balinese Christmas tree) #BeingBali @beingbalipodcast

When North can be South, you can get pretty lost. Just follow the mountain and you’ll always be heading North. #BeingBali

We have a duty or Dharma of maintaining the balance between the seen and unseen worlds #BeingBali

Together we step into the perspective of the Balinese and explore why they do what they do. #BeingBali