Tri Hita Karana

Bali Personal Drivers - Tri Hita Karana comes from Sanserkerta. "Tri" meaning three, "Hita" means good / happy / prosperous, "Karana" means cause. So is literally Tri Hita Karana means three causes of happiness. As for the third part of Tri Hita Karana is Parhyangan, Palemahan, and Pawongan. Description is as follows :

Parhyangan	Parhyangan derived from the word, "Hyang" which means God. Parhyangan is a harmonious relationship between man and God as creator. This harmonious relationship can lead to happiness. Example by praying to God, care for places of worship, or saying grace to God. This can lead to happiness the heart and mind.
Palemahan	Palemahan derived from the word, "lemah" which means ground. Palemahan is a harmonious relationship between man and his environment. For example, by way of cleaning environment, care for plants and animals, and take no action that might damage or pollute the environment.
Pawongan	Pawongan derived from the word, "wong" which means people in the Javanese language. Pawongan is a harmonious relationship between man and the others man. Can be realized by way of mutual respect and appreciation among humans, foster an attitude helping each other, tighten the relationship, and also resolve issues with deliberation rather than by violence.

Tri Hita Karana is three harmonious relationships that lead to happiness for mankind. For that, those three things have to be maintained and preserved in order to achieve a harmonious relationship. As published in the Hindu doctrine that "the happiness and the livelihoods" is the goal to be achieved in human life, both physical happiness called "Jagadhita" or spiritual happiness called "Moksha".

Therefore it can be said, that a harmonious relationship with all three of the above is one that should be pursued within life of every human being. If not, people will be far from the goals which they aspire to or they will discover the misery.

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