Behind The Honocoroko

       The noble cultural order of Java is reflected in the values embodied in the letter setting. Once careful, the Javanese ancestors delivered the sublime message letter by letter, to word by word. And every word has such deep meaning as parents advise their children from time to time. 

       The values embodied always teach human to remember to his creator (read: god) and to keep balance in the lives of human and nature. Here is a brief explanation of the Javanese letter: 

Ho No Co Ro Ko 

Do To So Wo Lo 

Po Dho Jo Yo Nyo 

Mo Go Bo Tho Ngo 

Ho – “Hana hurip wening suci” (The existence of life is the will of the holy one) 

No – “Nur candra, gaib candra, warsitaning candra” (Man's only hope is in god's light) 

Co – “Cipta wening, cipta mandulu, cipta dadi” (Direction and purpose in god) 

Ro – “Rasaingsun handulusih” (True love springs from love of heart) 

Ko – “Karsaningsun memayuhayuning bawana” (Passion is directed to the well-being of nature) 

Do – “Dumadining dhat kang tanpa winangenan” (Accept life as it is) 

To – “Tatas, tutus, titis, titi, lan wibawa” (The fundamentals, the totality, the one vision, the care to look upon life) 

So – “Sifat ingsun handulu sifatullah” (Embody the virtues of compassion like the love of god) 

Wo – “Wujud hana tan kena kinira” (Human science is limited but its impact can be without limit) 

Lo – “Lir handaya paseban jati” (Live by the guidance of god) 

Po – “Papan kang tanpa kiblat” (The principle of god in all directions) 

Dho – “Dhuwur wekasane endek wiwitane” (Well, to get to the top of the stairs, of course, start with the bottom) 

Jo – “Jumbuhing kawula lan Gusti” (Always trying to come together to understand god's will) 

Yo – “Yakin marang samubarang tumindak kang dumadi” (Confident in god's will) 

Nyo – “Nyata tanpa mata, ngerti tanpa diwuruki” (Correctly understanding the nature of life) 

Mo – “Madhep mantep manembah maring Ilahi” (Confident in worshiping god)

Go – “Guru sejati sing muruki” (Learning from a true master) 

Bo – “Bayu sejati kang andalani” (Conform to nature) 

Tho – “Tukul saka niat” (Something must begin and grow from intention) 

Ngo – “Ngracut busananing manungso” (Letting go of human ego).

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