Hawaii (Part 2)
(This is an excerpt from a University Of Metaphysical Sciences course at www.umsonline.org, please feel free to visit the school website)
The ability to switch views between these four levels allows the Huna practitioner to integrate all experiences, and be flexible and fluid in all realms, with all beings. In this way the shaman is like a bridge between the worlds, and can relate to all viewpoints, maximizing the ability to help others.
Kahili describes a powerful technique of working with mana to maintain pono, and live joyfully, with the Aloha spirit. This technique is one that is inherent in many indigenous cultures, and here is presented in simple, direct, Western terms. From www.alohainternational.org:
“The way to tune into this Power [mana] and have it work for you is so simple that you might be tempted to pass it off as being too easy to be true. Please don't let yourself be fooled by appearances. Take the time to try it out. This is the most powerful technique in the world, and although it is extremely simple it may not prove easy, because you must remember to do it and you have to do it a lot. It is a secret which has been given to humanity over and over again, and here it is once more in another form. The secret is this:
Bless everyone and everything that represents what you want!”
Now that is a very simple idea, yet revolutionary and infinitely powerful. It directly corresponds to the idea that Energy flows where attention goes. Kahili goes on to describe this process, defining the process of blessing as; “To bless something means to give recognition or emphasis to a positive quality, characteristic or condition, with the intent that what is recognized or emphasized will increase, endure or come into being.”
He describes three reasons why this is highly effective. 1. Positive focus of the mind generates positive creative force from the universe 2. When your energy moves outward you become open to more power flowing through you 3. When you bless for the benefit of others you tend to bypass subconscious fears about what you want, yet the act of blessing and energizing for the benefit of another automatically increases the same good in your life, for you are affirming the energy of this good thing, which effectively increases it, because Energy flows where attention goes (repeated intentionally in order to emphasize the importance of this statement). He gives a list of things to acknowledge and bless in order to bring all the things you want into your life:
Health: Bless healthy people, animals, and even plants; everything which is well made or well constructed; and everything that expresses abundant energy.
Happiness: Bless all that is good, or the good that is in all people and all things; all the signs of happiness that you see, hear or feel in people or animals; and all potentials for happiness that you notice around you.
Prosperity: Bless all the signs of prosperity in your environment, including everything that money helped to make or do; all the money that you have in any form; and all the money that circulates in the world.
Success - Bless all signs of achievement and completion (such as buildings, bridges, and sports events); all arrivals at destinations (of ships, planes, trains, cars and people); all signs of forward movement or persistence; and all signs of enjoyment or fun.
Confidence: Bless all signs of confidence in people and animals; all signs of strength in people, animals and objects (including steel and concrete); all signs of stability (like mountains and tall trees); and all signs of purposeful power (including big machines, power lines).
Love and Friendship: Bless all signs of caring and nurturing, compassion and support; all harmonious relationships in nature and architecture; everything that is connected to or gently touching something else; all signs of cooperation, as in games or work; and all signs of laughter and fun.
Inner Peace: Bless all signs of quietness, calmness, tranquility, and serenity (such as quiet water or still air); all distant views (horizons, stars, the moon); all signs of beauty of sight, sound or touch; clear colors and shapes; the details of natural or human-made objects.
Spiritual Growth: Bless all signs of growth, development and change in Nature; the transitions of dawn and twilight; the movement of sun, moon, planets and stars; the flight of birds in the sky; and the movement of wind and sea. Living with this kind of awareness, with this attitude of blessing and gratitude, corresponds to the Mayan concept of Ayni, as discussed earlier, meaning reciprocity or exchange of energy. These ideas are presented here in a modern format, yet they are based on ancient Hawai’ian spirituality, bringing us this timeless wisdom in a fresh way. The Aloha spirit is a laid-back approach to life, one that is in harmony with the rhythms of nature, and in sync with all of life, and we can learn much from these ways.