Sekala and Niskala

Thousands of appreciations are addressed to Bapak I Made Rajeg and Bapak Gede Primahadi Wijaya Rajeg for the great knowledge and mesmerizing patience in sharing this understanding to me. Khrisna and Arjuna in Mahabharata epic story (courtesy of Google Image) I Kadek Sanjaya University of Udayana ABSTRACT             The aims of this study are to find out and analyze as well the types of metaphorical expression, illustrated in the Bhagavad Gita and to disclose the meaning of the metaphorical expression covered within the text. The data was collected from the Bhagavad Gita chapter seventh “ The Yoga of Wisdom and Realisation ” . Moreover, the data was analyzed by conceptual metaphor theory by Lakoff and Johnson. Furthermore, the results showed that in the chapter, four metaphorical expressions were found; three are having ontological metaphor functions and another functioning as structural metaphor. Keywords: metaphor, conceptual metaphor, metaphorical expre

Buddha - one of the avataras of God Wisnu in Bali Hindu belief (courtesy of Google Image) It's 02.15 a.m. when I am done with my praying at home. A deep deep praying, in the depth of meditation and chanting, till I felt that silence is the most beautiful language I could communicate with to myself, to what I believe in.  In this period of time, I couldn't do nothing, but self-reflection. A time where you are alone in your room, where you can only meet yourself and talk about stories, talk about everything - in your mind - in silence. In such a moment, your mind feels like a big library whose so many books with various categories and topics. Then you start reading them; book by book, chapter by chapter, page by page, word by word, and letter by letter, until you pick yourself up with the knowledge you already get. All of sudden, in the darkness, I got stuck for a moment in the middle of a book. It's about loss and possession. It reminded me about a re