Huna Principles

THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF HUNA

EKE'

The world is what you think it is.

this life of ours is a dream. our dream. a dream we share with other people. with the earth. a dream we also share with ourselves, alone. this dream of our experiences, this reality as we call it, comes from inside, comes from our thoughts, our ideas, our beliefs, our fears, our desires, our angers, and our pleasures. all the ways we think produce this experience of ours. from night comes day. from thought comes reality. if we would change this reality, says this knowledge, then we must change ourselves. it is wasted time, wasted energy to change the outer world alone. to truly change the outer world, we must first go within and find that place which is creating the outer world, and change that. change that fear to hope, anger to love, change that belief in a lack to a belief in abundance. this is eke'...working within to create the outer. this is the most important idea. all the following ideas come from this first one.

KALA

there are no limits.

meaning we are all connected.

separation is an illusion.


each one of us is connected. mind and body. spirit and man. earth and man. plants and animals , clouds and sky and ocean. we are all connected together. kala says that separation is an illusion. but that because we create our own reality with our thoughts, we sometimes create a sense, a belief, in our own separateness. as we believe we are separate, we create sickness. when we create a sense of separateness, in our thoughts and our feelings, to that degree their is sickness in our relationships. kala says that there is really underneath this sense of separation, a real oneness, a connection. if we can get rid of those thoughts, feelings, and acts of separation then that oneness comes together. and as this connection is made, we become healthy again, with ourselves, with others around us , with the earth. this is kala. it is a way of creating that connection, of freeing up.

there is a gesture here in the islands which means "hang loose". which is to say when you get uptight, you create tension. when you create tension, you create separation. so "hang loose." when you relax and flow with them, you are healthier, relationships are better. and ,very interestingly, when you are relaxed and flowing with things, it is easier to change them . kala is not saying that you must accept things the way they are. it says that when you relax with them you can change them easier.

MAKEA

energy flows where attention goes.

wherever there is a flow of energy and attention, events are created. wherever you direct your attention and keep it directed in that way, to an object or to an idea then the flow of energy continues. and according to the nature of your thoughts that is the return flow you receive. so if you are putting out, thinking out positive thoughts about the world around you, positive energy flows back. that when you are putting out and thinking out negative thoughts about the world around you, then , negative energy flows back. and negative results come into your life. if you are thinking out thoughts of abundance and keeping that consistently, not just once in a while, but thinking that way, then abundance flows into your life. if you are thinking thoughts of happiness and joy, consistently, then to that degree happiness and joy come into your life. when you focus on fear and anger, then you have fear and anger in your life. you have the ability , the wonderful skill, says this knowledge, to decide how you are going to focus your thoughts, your energy, your attention and thereby change what is flowing back into your life. so all of these ideas, starting from that first one, are telling you how to make these changes from within that will create the changes outside.

MANOUA

NOW IS THE TIME OF POWER

this moment, right here. there is no power in the past. there is no power in the future. that the past has no power over you. that you are the one who has power right in this moment to change what you think, and the effects of the past fail to hold you. you don't walk forward in life with any burden of he past. you walk forward in life with thoughts and ideas about yourself , and about the past. it is those ideas in every given moment that determine your reality. if you have beauty in your life, the way we have beauty in these islands, then you are creating this beauty now. says this idea that you are increasing this beauty by appreciating it now. if you stop appreciating this beauty, if you start loosing your sense of beauty, then so will the world around you loose it's beauty. as we have seen happens some places on this earth of ours. the more you appreciate, take pleasure in the moment, the more you strengthen that, the more you increase that. so it is not what you have been but what you are that makes what you have in any given moment. the future as well.. does not lie waiting in front of you to move forward and bump into it. it is created in every present moment by the the seeds of thought you plant now. sometimes we have weeds from the past, but we can pull those up and plant new seeds, and create a new future. so says this knowledge. as we go along, new seeds are planted, and if we do not like what these seeds have produced then at any time we can pull them up and plant new seeds. so it is every moment that we have our power. and there is power in everything else too.

ALOHA

means love

pure and simple

deeper in the word is the meaning of love, which is 'to be happy with', to be happy with something or some one. this is the great discovery, this most marvelous secret of this knowledge which was discovered by these people. that to love is to be happy with. to the degree that you are happy with yourself, with people, with the world around you, you are in love. and love is being expressed. but to the degree that you are criticizing, to the degree that you are angered , not pleased with, unhappy with things and people around you, you diminish love. so love has nothing to do with pain. love has nothing to do with hurting people or being hurt. love is the happiness, the joy, the pleasure in any relationship. because to love is to be happy with

MANA

means power.

divine power

creative power.

the concept of mana is that there is one source of power, and that source flows through each one of us. not only us as human beings but through the earth, through every stone, through every tree, through every cloud. mana is the inner power that gives each thing it's own creativity. mana is the power of the waves of the sea to come up and kiss the shore. mana is the power of the wind to carry the clouds, and blow across the lands and the oceans. mana is the power of a stone to be strong. and stable. mana is the power of human beings to be creative, in their own unique way. mana is that source of power within each person within each thing in this universe. and most important comes the idea, the further idea, that true power comes from within. that there is no power outside of you that has any power over you. that all the power for your existence comes from that source through you. that whenever we think anything has power over us, whether it is nature, another person, whatever we believe has more power over our lives than we do then all we are doing, according to this knowledge, is diminishing our own power. holding it back, holding it down. and in a very strange way pretending not to have the power we really have. mana, it is a power to do something, not a power over. it is this power within each one of us, each thing, to be itself to it's utmost potential. now, the more we allow ourselves to experience this power , to feel it, to use it , to claim it, then we have that power to make ourselves reach our highest potential.

PONO

effectiveness is the measure of truth

there is always another way to do anything. that we are never really stuck in one way. no one truth. there is no one method, technique, one kind of medicine, one way to be happy, one person you can be happy with. there are many ways to achieve your goals, to enjoy life...to fulfill it. this is pono. there is always another way.

the idea continues. plans are not sacred. your purpose might be sacred, but the way you achieve that purpose is not. if you want to achieve a given purpose, however, you must use the means suitable to that purpose. if you want to create peace , then you must use peaceful means , or you will never get peace. from violence you will only get more violence. until people tire of violence, and get together and use peaceful means to create peace. if you start out with peace with a love of peace in your heart, says this knowledge, you will move toward peace in your life. a very, very practical truth this one is. a practical way of living with yourself and with other people..


these are the principles of this knowledge, practiced by the kapua this knowledge called kahuna. this knowledge that comes from these islands and others like it in the pacific. here is wisdom. if you would share this if you would use this, take any part of it you like and apply and use it in your own life.

You

You

Like rays creeping its way through the window panes

Waking me from my endless dreams

And spinning me into existence



You

Like the unspeakable sensation of the breeze

And the fragrant smell of damp grass

My armour on a lonesome rainy afternoon



You

Like laughter over a spilled glass of rum coke

Bringing me back to nostalgia

When all the cares in the world were invisible in my eyes



You

Like ice melting away on a hot summer day

Sinking into the depths of the unknown

Vanishing into the air I breathe



You

Like a gazillion stars exploding in my head

The kind that freezes me in the middle of the road

On a green signal as cars rush pass me



You

Like the world may rock so hard and break

Struggling to battle an intangible force

That has swallowed rational thought whole



And I fell

And wondered why it was

This was not it

This was better than the feeling of falling



This was

You.

My Way To Live

"I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire.
I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible,
to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance;
to live so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit."

Dawna Markova

Women Over 40....with thanks to Andy Rooney

As I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why:

A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask, "What are you thinking?" She doesn't care what you think. If a woman over 40 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do, and it's usually more interesting. Women over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it. Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it's like to be unappreciated. Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40. Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart. Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off if you are a jerk if you are acting like one. You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her. Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress. Ladies, I apologize. For all those men who say, "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?", here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage. Why? Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage!

Daily Hindu Wisdom.......

"No one can die. None can be degraded forever. Life is but a playground, however gross the play may be. However we may receive blows and however knocked about we may be, the Soul is there and is never injured. We are that Infinite."

-Vivekananda
From "Teachings of the Hindu Mystics," © 2001 by Andrew Harvey.

Huna Prayer

Huna Prayer
by Max Freedom Long

If I have hurt someone today
With thought or word or deed,
Or failed another in his need,
I now repent.

If I can take those steps again,
Tomorrow will I make amends
And heal with love those hurts.
I do this pledge.

And if a hurt has struck me deep
And no amends are made,
I ask the light to balance all.
I count the debt as paid.

Parental Spirits whom I love,
And who I know love me,
Reach through the door I open wide.
Make clear my path to Thee.

Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau

Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,
Tros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.

Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.

Hen Gymru fynyddig, paradwys y bardd,
Pob dyffryn, pob clogwyn i'm golwg sydd hardd;
Trwy deimlad gwladgarol, mor swynol yw si
Ei nentydd, afonydd, i mi.

Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad tan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Cymry mor fyw ag erioed.
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad.

Land Of My Fathers*
(The Welsh National Anthem)

The old land of my fathers is dear to me,
Land of poets and singers, famous men of renown;
Her brave warriors, very splendid patriots,
For freedom shed their blood.

Nation, Nation, I am partial to my Nation.
While the sea is a wall to the pure, most loved
region,
O may the old language endure.

Old mountainous Wales, paradise of the bard,
Every valley, every cliff, to me is beautiful.
Through patriotic feeling, so charming is the murmur
Of her brooks, rivers, to me.

If the enemy oppresses my land under his foot,
The old language of the Welsh is as alive as ever.
The muse is not hindered by the hideous hand of
treason,
Nor is the melodious harp of my country.

Beannacht

On the day when
the weight deadens
on your shoulders
and you stumble,
may the clay dance
to balance you.

And when your eyes
freeze behind
the grey window
and the ghost of loss
gets in to you,
may a flock of colours,
indigo, red, green,
and azure blue
come to awaken in you
a meadow of delight.

When the canvas frays
in the currach of thought
and a stain of ocean
blackens beneath you,
may there come across the waters
a path of yellow moonlight
to bring you safely home.

May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
may the clarity of light be yours,
may the fluency of the ocean be yours,
may the protection of the ancestors be yours.
And so may a slow
wind work these words
of love around you,
an invisible cloak
to mind your life.


John O'Donohue

Blog...why?

O.K., how long have there been "blogs"? Quite awhile now I think. I have, for quite some time, avoided having a blog of my own. After all, I thought, who on earth would want to read my ramblings? Suddenly I realized that I spend a certain amount of time reading the blogging of others. I enjoy reading some blogs. I even learn things from blog postings sometimes. With that in mind I have decided to make the leap (or at least to test the water) and the question of blogging becomes less about the "why" and more about the "why not!?!" Maybe an old dog (or cat) CAN learn new tricks!
:-D Michele