Rabbi Elisha ben Abuyah used to say: “Those who are open to life’s lessons and who nurture no prejudices are like a blank sheet of paper on which God writes his words with divine ink “Those who are always looking on the world with cynicism and prejudice are like a sheet of paper already written…
Di kuliah ke 5 ECF, Bpk. Bambang Sugiharto mengajak kita nonton filem, sebuah wawancara terhadap fisikawan kondang Paul Davies, judulnya In Search of Eden Yang dimunculkan adalah pandangan beliau tentang asal mula kehidupan.Menarik. Provokatif. Dan diskusi menjadi menarik saat Pak Bambang Sugiharto membagi whiteboard menjadi dua bagian, di sebelah kiri headingnya agama, di sebelah kanan…
Pertama-tama aku bersentuhan dengan apa yang disebut-sebut dengan spiritualitas adalah kurang lebih sepuluh tahun tahun yang lalu, sekitar tahun 1998. Tahun ini agak keramat buat aku karena di tahun ini aku memulai petualanganku menjelajah ke luar teritori yang aku kenali dengan teramat dekat. Sebelum tahun itu aku hanya mengeksplorasi segala sesuatu tentang arsitektur dan desain.…
“The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, youcan improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes laterwill also be better. Forget about future, and live each day according to theteachings, confident that God loves his children. Each day, in itself bringswith it an eternity.…
gerhana kira-kira pukul 7 malam, saat bulan muncul di atas muka atapdan mulai keluar dari bayangan bumi yang sebelumnya menutupinya secara penuh…sayang momen-momen sebelumnya tidak terlihat dan terekam. saat beberapa saat menatap ke langit, tiba-tiba teringat bagaimana kecilnya kita manusiasaat melihat titik-titik bintang di atas sana dan ruang hitam, angkasa tak berbatas, ciptaanNya… momen-momen ini…
Hari Rabu, 11 Juli 2007 bertempat di Aula Gereja Melania terselenggara sebuah acara yang langka. Kita yang hadir di tempat itu berkesempatan mendengarkan penuturan dari Kiai Haji Bambang Pranggono, dan Romo Tri Harsono. Kedua tokoh bercerita tentang kenapa seharusnya kita umat beragama bisa saling menghormati. Mas Bambang sendiri sebagai seorang ulama, seorang muslim adalah seorang…
Basking in the Sun 2 This picture was taken in Garut last year. This is one of the few themes that I like. Observing the birds before taking the pictures was one of the fun part. “Since time immemorial, flowers, crystals, precious stones, and birds have held special significance for the human spirit. Like all…
click here for larger text For those who have watched the movie ‘The Secret’, this ‘resolution’ by Christian D. Larson is something that we could use to constantly remind ourselves about it. Call it positive thinking if you like but more and more I realize that it is much more than just that, far more…
Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn.The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts.Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning…
Last night I watched another inspirational movie. It is called ‘The Secret’.It is related to the stuffs I’ve been reading a lot. Things we have been hearing about like ‘positive thinking‘ or ‘the power of the mind‘ and others. It’s a great movie. I cannot really tell you that much about it, except to recommend…
koneksi, diskoneksi, rekoneksi 