interpretations

Baybayin Vendor Table at 1st Int’l Babaylan Conference, April 17&18, 2010

Posted on Mar 7, 2010 in events, interpretations

We have invited several Baybayin artists to share a table and sell their products and services at the 1st Int’l Babaylan Conference, April 17&18, 2010. It will be held at the Cooperage at Sonoma State University in California. S we may not only present at the forum “Baybayin in the Diaspora” that Saturday, but also share our jewelry, tattoos, books and other indigenous products available at this conference event....

Sikolohiyang Pilipino, the Baybayin of Bahala, and a Westerner’s Mockery of Filipino Beliefs and Subjectivism

Posted on Mar 7, 2010 in bahala na, controversy, interpretations

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...

Filipino Personhood | Indigenous Filipino Values, 2 of 2

Posted on Nov 11, 2009 in A Holistic Approach, bahala na, interpretations

“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....

Bahay, Buhay, Bayan, Bayani

Posted on Oct 31, 2009 in BA, bahala na, HA, interpretations, LA, NA

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...

Concept of Leadership (Konsepto ng Pamumuno)

Posted on Oct 31, 2009 in interpretations

Concepts shared by Reimon Sonam (Raymund Cosare)  Cosare examines the concept of leadership by interpreting the metaphors and meanings of the baybayin that spell pinuno (leader). The root word of pinuno is puno (tree). A trees roots are grounded; a tree grows and sprouts; a tree serves as protection for things and people under its shade. Also, another meaning of puno is to fill or to make complete. Another root word of pinuno is nuno...

Ama, Ina, Anak (Father, Mother, Child)

Posted on Oct 31, 2009 in interpretations

  by Reimon Sonam (Raymund Cosare).  What basic meanings can we uncover about family by examining the baybayin of father, mother and child? Cosare helps us by the following simple exercise: Pag-intindi ng Konsepto ng Pamilya sa Pamamagitan ng Paggamit ng Baybayin. Nilalaman ng salitang anak ang bahagi ng salitang ama at bahagi ng salitang ina. Pinapahapyaw ng unlaping ka ang pagkaugnay (hal., kapatid, kasama) o ang pagkakaisa....