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Tri Prasetya Pesilat as an unit forms the essence of the teaching of t philosophy of Pencak Silat, which is called falsafah budi pekerti luhur (the philosophy of noble mind and character), also referred to falsafah pengendalian diri (the philosophy of self-control). Thus, bringing Tri Prasetya Pesilat into practice constitutes essentially the realization of the values of the philosophy of noble mind and character.
A concise explanation of the separate promises as integral parts of Tri Prasetya Pesilat follows here below:
The existence, life and potentials of man are gifts of God Almighty that must be developed to get maximum benefit for himself privately, and to serve the interests of his fellow man and the preservation of the ecosystem.
In such connection the Pencak Silat man is obliged to thank and profess his belief in God Almighty besides consistently and consequently living up to His teachings.
His spiritual appearance is that of budi pekerti luhur (a noble mind and character). Budi (mind) is the dynamic spiritual aspect of man, made up of the elements of the active's thinking, sensing and willing, while pekerti means character and luhur means noble.
Thus being a man of budi pekerti luhur or a man of noble mind and character means always elaborate his thinking, considerate his sensing, stimulate his willing and perform his character through his controlled attitude, behavior and deed. In other words, typical for noble mind and character is the ability to always restrain oneself in one's private life as well as in one's social and ecological life. Such are the criteria for an individual of high prestige.
2.A Pesilat is a man who honours his fellow man, and loves friendship and peace.
A man always needs other men in his life. His progress and prosperity are acquired with the help of and by working together with others. Even at and after his death, any and all arrangements had taken care of by others. In togetherness, men have value and can provide better in all their needs.
In view thereof, Pencak Silat men have the obligation to uphold the values of humanity by respecting one another, which shall be evidenced in attitude, behavior and deed of love for friendship and peace in any place, at any time and under any circumstances whatsoever. Compliance with such obligation means to participate in realizing and abiding the universal order based upon freedom, peace and justice.
3.A Pesilat is a knight who upholds truth, honesty and justice, and is always resilient in facing any ordeal and temptation.
Truth, honesty and justice are the basic preconditions to make possible the successful achievement of various endeavors toward mutual interests. Which means that any form of endeavors involving mutual interests must be made truthfully, honestly and justly. This applies likewise to the matter of dividing or distributing the products derived from such endeavors. If not, restlessness, worry, jealousy, suspicion and conflict are likely to arise, and in turn may jeopardize friendship and peace.
In such connection, a Pencak Silat man is obliged to maintain or uphold truthfulness, honesty and justice, starting with himself, in line with the mental attitude of a true knight. This means that he is obliged to always be truthful, honest and just, not only in his attitude, but also in his behavior and deed by always staunchly resisting any ordeal and temptations to commit deviations or transgressions, and always believe in God, to be noble in mind and character, respectful towards his fellow man, loves friendship and peace.
(Sources : The Treasury of Pencak Silat , Notosoejitno ; Rewritten by Andi Rafiandi) |
