It is not uncommon for letters, pictographs and symbols to have deep hidden meanings—even magical power, for cultures around the world have rich histories and stories connected to symbols, letters and written words. Other countries and cultures too have symbols and writing systems that were multi-dimensional, that is, their writing systems in application could not only be read as words and every day messages or chronicles, but...
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Bahala na is an old saying in the Philippines that means many things to Filipinos. In the Bahala Meditations, the words of Bahala na provide many meditative points. In Sikolohiyang Pilipino, it is one of the traits of Filipinos that indicates determination. Even the baybayin of bahala na provide many points of interpretation through tacit knowledge and other subjective translations. In Kapwa*, Katrin DeGuia shares this: The...
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“Indigenous Filipino Values: A Foundation for a Culture of Non-Violence”Here is a webpage with not only a short description of Katrin de Guia’s paper on “Indigenous Filipino Values: A Foundation for a Culture of Non-Violence” and a description of Sikolohiyang Pilipino, but also some information on the values of Filipino Personhood (Pagkataong Filipino): Bahala Na is one of the values of Filipino Personhood illustrated above....
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by Reimon Sonam (Raymund Cosare) Below are the words of bahay (life), buhay (life), bayan (nation or country), and bayani (hero) spelled in baybayin. Notice the similarities and differences between the words such as bahay and buhay (home and life) and bayan and bayani (nation and hero), and how their meanings are inter-related. Below is another slide that shows further examinations of various baybayin spellings of Filipino...
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The Bathala baybayin symbols are important to Filipinos up to today. The logo of the Institute of Spirituality in Asia has the Bathala baybayin symbols incorporated within it. (baybayin symbols by Raymond...
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Baybayin Alive’s purpose is to help you discover the deeper meanings of not only the symbols of baybayin themselves, but also the words that they represent. Bahala and Bathala are just a couple of words significant to not only baybayin enthusiasts in the Philippines, but also Sikolohiyang Pilipino and the Filipino spirituality movement. Bahala and Bathala are just some words whose baybayin symbols baybayin...
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