The Samin Encourage Physical and Spiritual Wellness

To achieve harmony, people must control their desire.

KOMPAS/ILHAM KHOIRI

Statue of Samin Surosentiko at the Samin Community in Blimbing Hamlet, Sambongrejo Village, Sambong District, Blora., Central Java, November 2021.

Amid the growing temptation of the hedonistic urban lifestyle, the Samin community in Blora, Central Java, has persevered in preserving and maintaining their traditional and modest lives as rural farmers. They are focused on simply meeting their daily needs and are not being preoccupied with greed, while they try to maintain seger dan waras, their physical and spiritual wellbeing.

Lumbung desa pra tani padha makarya / Ayo dhi, njupuk pari nata lesung nyandak alu / Ayo yu, padha nutu yen wis rampung nuli adang / Ayo kang, dha tumandang nosoh beras nata lumpang.