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B u a n a n i s k a l a a d a l a h a l a m g a i b s e b a g a i t e m p a t t i n g g a l m a k h l u k g a i b y a n g w u j u d n y a h a n y a t e r g a m b a r d a l a m i m a j i n a s i m a n u s i a , s e p e r t i d e w a - d e w i , b i d a d a r a - b i d a d a r i . B u a -n a -n i s k a l a y a n g d i s e b u t j u g a k a h -y a n g a n y a n g t e r d i r i a t a s s u r g a d a n n e r a k a . B u a n a j a t i n i s k a l a a d a l a h a l a m k e m a h a g a i b a n s e j a t i , s e b a g a i t e m p a t t e r t i n g g i d i j a g a t r a y a . P e n g -h u n i n y a - a d a l a h z a t M a h a T u n g g a l y a n g d i s e b u t S a n g H y a n g M a n o n , z a t M a h a P e n c i p t a y a n g d i s e b u t I j u -n a j a t i N i s t e m e n .

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k e s a d a r a n k e t u h a n a n ( t r a n s e n d e n s i ) ;2)k e s a d a r a n k e m a n u -s i a a n ( h u m a n i -s a -s i ) d a n 3)k e s a d a r a n l i n g k u n g a n ( e k o l o g i ) . P e r t a u t a n t i g a b e n t u k k e s a d a r a n i n i l a h y a n g a k a n m e n d o r o n g t e r w u j u d n y a s e m e s t a y a n g a d i l b e r k e a d a b a r i ( s a n g k a l a ) . S e k a l i g u s , p i n t u m a s u k u n t u k , m e r a i h k e b a h a g i a a n d i a l a m n i s k a l a d a n p u n c a k n y a m e r e n g k u h k e h e n i n g a n b e r s a m a S a n g K u a s a ( j a t i n i s k a l a ) .

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m u l i h k a j a t i m u l a n g k a a s a l .H u r n a -n i s a s i d a p a t k i t a c e r n a d a l a m p e r i -b a h a s a u l a h s a o m o n g - o m o n g n a l a -m u n l a i n o m o n g k e u n e u n , u l a h s a -d e n g e - -d e n g e n a l a m u n l a i n d e n g e -k e u n e u n , d a n s e b a g a i n y a .

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K e a r i f a n p e r e n i a l i t u d a p a t k i t a l a c a k b a i k d a l a m w a w a c a n ( w a w a -c a n P u r n a m a A l a m , P a n j i W u l u n g ) , p a n t u n ( L u t u n g K a s a r u n g , M u n -d i n g l a y a , C i a u n g W a n a r a ) , b a b a d ( B a b a d S u m e d a n g , D i p a t i U k u r , B a b a d D i p a t i I m a n a g a r a ) , s i s i n d i r -a n , w -a w -a n g s -a l -a n a t a u d a l a m n o v e l y a n g p e n u h m a k n a y a n g d i m u l a i , s e -b a g a i m a n a p e n e l i t i a n A j i p R o s i d i , s e j a k D a e n g K a n d u r u a n A r d i w i n a t a m e n e r b i t k a n B a r u a n g K a n u N g a -r o -r a .

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n i s k a l a d a n j a t i n i s k a l a h a n y a d a p a t d i l a k u k a n k e t i k a s e s e o r a n g m a m p u m e r a s u k a n r a s a n i n g e l i n g d a l a m k e -h i d u p a n s a n g k a l a . S e m a c a m i n g a t a n a b a d i t e r h a d a p a s a l u s u l , d a l a m s p i r i t u a l i s m e J a w a e l i n g s a n g k a n p a r a -n i -n g d u m a d i . S e b e n t u k e l i n g y a n g a k a n m e n j a d i h a l u a n p e m b e b a s

a n / I i b e r a s i d a r i s e g a l a b e n t u k p o -t e n s i y a n g d a p a -t m e n i s t a k a n h a r k a t k e m a n u s i a a n .

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c u l d o g d o g t i _ g g a l i g e u l , m o r o j u a l n g n g a l e p a s -k e u n p e u s i n g ) . E l i n g y a n g d i j a n g k a r -k a n k e p a d a a k a r s p i r i t u a l : D z a t Y a n g M a h a E l i n g .

D a l a m t a f s i r K u n t o w i j o y o i n g a t -a n i n i m e n c -a k u p c i t a c i t a h u m a n i -s a -s i , l i b e r a -s i d a n t r a n -s e n d e n -s i ( 2 0 0 5 ) .

T u j u a n h u m a n i s a s i a d a l a h m e m a n u -s i a k a n m a n u s i a s e t e l a h m e n g a l a m i d e h u m a n i s a s i . H u m a n i s a s i d i p e r -l u k a n k a r e n a m a s y a r a k a t s e d a n g b e r a d a d a l a m t i g a k e a d a a n a k u t y a i t u d e h u m a n i s a s i ( o b y e k t i v a s i t e k -n o l o g i s , e k o n o m i s , b u d a y a d a n n e -g a r a ) , a -g r e s i v i t a s ( a g r e s i v i t a s k o l e k -t i f d a n k r i m i n a l i t a s ) d a n l o n e l i n e s s ( p r i v a t i s a s i , i n d i v i d u a s i ) .

L i b e r a s i m e n g u s u n g p e m b e b a s a n m a n u s i a d a r i k e m i s k i n a n s t r u k t u r -a l , k e a n g k u h a n t e k h n o l o g i d a n p e m e r a s a n . L i b e r a s i m e n e m p a t k a n d i r i b u k a n p a d a l a p a n g a n m o r a l i t a s k e m a n u s i a a n a b s t r a k , t a p i p a d a r e a l i t a s k e m a n u s i a a n k o n g k r i t . K u n t o w i j o y o b a h k a n m e n g a n g g a p s i k a p m e n g h i n d a r d a r i y a n g k o n g -k r i t m e n u j u a b s t r a k a d a l a h s a l a h s a t u c i r i b e r p i k i r b e r d a s a r k a n m i t o s .

S e m e n t a r a t r a n s e n d e n s i b e r t u -j u a n m e m b e r s i h k a n d i r i d e n g a n m e -n g i -n g a t k e m b a l i d i m e n s i t r a n s e n d e n t a l y a n g t e l a h m e n j a d i b a g i a n i n -t e g r a l f i t r a h m a n u s i a . N i l a i - n i l a i t r a n s e n d e n t a l k e t u h a n a n i n i l a h y a n g a k a n m e m b i m b i n g m a n u s i a m e n u j u n i l a i - n i l a i l u h u r . T r a n s e n d e n s i a d a l a h d a s a r d a r i h u m a n i s a s i d a n l i b e r a s i . M e l a l u i k r i t i k t r a n s e n d e n s i , r n a s y a -r a k a t a k a n d i b e b a s k a n d a r i k e s a d a r -a n p -a l s u m a t e r i a l i s t i k .

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S e b a l i k n y a , m a n a k a l a i n g a t a n i n i p u n a h , m a k a b u k a n h a n y a a l a m n i s k a l a y a n g a k a n l e p a s . N a m u n j u g a , s a n g k a l a a k a n p e n u h d e n g a n d e r i t a . K r i s i s s e n a n t i a s a m e n d e r a d a n m a n u s i a a k a n d i t i m p a b e r a g a m

l 1 e n c a n a y a n g h a k i k a t n y a d i u n d a n g d i r i n y a s e n d i r i . M a n u s i a y a n g t i d a k e l i n g t a k u b a h n y a t e r n a k : t u n g g u l d i r a r u d c d t a n g d i r u m p a k . K e m a t i a n d i r i y a n g d u n g u ( t h e d e a t h o f t h e s e l ! ) , m e m i n j a m i s t i l a h Z o h a r d a n M a r s h a l l , k e p r i b a d i a n y a n g s u d a h a s i n g d e n g a n d i r i n y a s e n d i r i ( c u t o f f f r o m m y s e l ! ) , d a r i o r a n g l a i n d i s e -k i t a r n y a ( f r o m o t h e r s a r o u n d m e ) .

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