Dokumen-dokumen teks Jawa klasik (seperti Serat Wedhatama atau Serat Wulangreh ) menjabarkan etika ini ke dalam perilaku sehari-hari:
“You understand Manunggaling Kawula Gusti ,” the Dalang whispered. “The servant and the Lord are one. You did not carve a puppet. You carved a space for the universe to enter.” FILSAFAT JAWA.pdf
Filsafat Jawa mengajarkan bahwa hidup harus bermanfaat bagi orang lain. Hidup bagaikan api (urup) yang memberikan penerangan dan kehangatan. FILSAFAT JAWA.pdf
On the 50th day, a stranger arrived. He was an old Dalang —a master puppeteer so famous he had performed at the Keraton (Palace) of Yogyakarta. But he was blind. FILSAFAT JAWA.pdf