Life Flowers

1. Pesan Pahlawan Nasional Nyi Ageng Serang :

” Untuk keamanan dan kesentausaan jiwa, kita harus mendekatkan diri kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Esa, orang yang mendekatkan diri kepada Tuhan, tidak akan terperosok hidupnya, dan tidak akan takut menghadapi cobaan hidup, karena Tuhan akan selalu menuntun dan melimpahkan anugrahNya yang tiada ternilai harganya”

(Disampaikan pada saat Nyi Ageng Serang mendengarkan keluhan keprihatinan para pengikut/rakyatnya akibat perlakuan kaum penjajah)

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Message from Indonesia National Hero, Lady ( Nyi ) Ageng Serang, from Central Java (Islamic Mataram Kingdom)

“For soul safety and tranquility, we must bring ourself closer to our Supreme God, people who bring ourself closer to God, they will never sink in bad life, and will not be afraid be up against many difficulties of life, because God will always guide and shower us with blessing, property which is really valuable in life….”

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Yogyakarta have many tittles, it is center of culture, center of education, center of independence struggle, center of tourism destination, gudeg city, silver city, history city, harmony city, classic city, batik city. If Yogyakarta become A special region, it is not many reason again. Ngayogyakarta Kingdom have relationship with Republic of Indonesia. When it was national movement area, it was born Wahidin Sudirhusodo, Yogyakarta son, who have inisiative to collect the youth from other region to attack colonializm in Indonesia. He advised to Mr Sutomo to established Budi Utomo, a first national movement organization. The first congres of Budi Utomo was holding in Yogyakarta (Budi Utomo Building was aristocrat school, now Senior High School 11). After establishing of Budi Utomo, many organization born.

Many colleges, academy, university, school was established here, that interested many people in Indonesia to send their sons or daughter to study here. Yogyakarta is kawah candradimuka for many people in Indonesia.

On August 17th, 1945 Indonesian nation proclaimed their Independence Day. After during about three hundreds and fifty years colonialized by Dutch Government, they can enjoy freedom. Ir. Soekarno and Drs. Moh. Hatta was reading proclamation text on Jalan Pegangsaan Timur 56, Jakarta.

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Oleh : Romo H.R.M. Tirun Marwito Jatiningrat, S.H.

(Artikel ini telah disampaikan dalam Diskusi Kebudayaan yang diselenggarakan oleh BAPEDA Provinsi DIY, 15 September 2005)

Kalau kita membicarakan soal budaya di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, sebenarnya kita pertama-tama harus menyamakan kesamaan pandangan kita bahwa Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta tidak bisa dipisahkan keberadaannya dengan Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, yang sudah menjadi kodrat sesuai dengan jalannya sejarah. Budaya Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat adalah budaya Jawa dimana Kraton sebagai pusatnya. Budaya Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat yang sebenarnya tidak dibatasi dengan Ngayogyakarta secara administrasi seperti sekarang ini, sebagai batas pemerintahan Propinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, yang malahan mungkin dianggap tidak termasuk daerah otonomi kabupaten atau kota seperti Bantul, Kulon Progo, Sleman, Gunung Kidul serta Kota Yogyakarta, akan tetapi Ngayogyakarta secara budaya adalah sampai pada daerah-daerah yang budayanya mengikuti budaya Ngayogyakarta.

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Mataram has divided by three region, Yogyakarta Hadiningrat, Surakarta Hadiningrat and Mangkunegara. Colonialist always be succesfull to break a kingdom.

After Prince Mangkubumi became as King / Sultan of Ngayogyakarto Palace, he worked hardly to his Kingdom progession. He is designer of the big kingdom who still exist until now. He built city with philosophy design. If we see a map of Yogyakarta province, we can find imaginer line from Merapi mountain - White Paal (Tugu) - Kraton (Palace) - South Ocean. Its have kosmologic meanings. He always been held Hamemayu hayuning Bawana and Golong Gilig. Hamemayu Hayuning Bawana always been related with balance relationship between God, people, nature. Golong Gilig was related with partnership between Kingdom government with people to attacked colonialist.

Picture 1. Merapi Mountain (more…)

                                    Picture 1. Yogyakarta Province map

Yogyakarta is the special province in Indonesia. It is located at southern of Merapi Mount. Yogyakarta divided by Progo River and Opak River in outer range. Lava from Merapi always flows along these rivers. There are five regency / municipality. The regencies are Sleman regency, Kulon Progo regency, Gunung Kidul regency and Bantul regency. The only one municipality is Jogjakarta, that also as capital city of Yogyakarta Special Region Province. Before become a province ot was a part of Vorstenlanden.

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