Samin Community’s Teachings Still Relevant

Members of the Samin movement, also called Sedulur Sikep, have remained staunch adherents of the belief system for over a century up to the present day.

KOMPAS/ALBERTUS HENDRIYO WIDI

Gunretno, a young leader of Sedulur Sikep, a follower of Samin Surosentiko's teachings, invites his son, Bagus Widianto (11), to cultivate rice fields using organic farming patterns, in Baturejo Village, Sukolilo District, Pati Regency, Central Java, Thursday (12/4). The organic farming method is carried out by Sedulur Sikep from generation to generation in that way..

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Saminism, or Sedulur Sikep, teaches a way of life that maintains harmony with nature, avoids greed and respects fellow humans. Although more than a century has elapsed, its teachings are still relevant in modern times.

The Samin community originally comprised the followers of Samin Surosentiko, whose real name was Raden Kohar, a farmer from Ploso Kediren village, Blora, Central Java. He lived from the middle of the 19th century to the early 20th century.