Posted by Lani on September 18, 2000 at 05:19:31:
In Reply to: Re: Ego Driven? posted by Jack Quick Kill on September 15, 2000 at 19:58:54:
"I love Lani's posts, and it's not because I think he's right or wrong, but because "most of
his posts" are done in a caring manner to teach "his" concepts, to those that might be interested. Just because of his attitude I
admire him."
Hey, you're my man, my main man.
Ya know, it is inevitasble that each of us has our own POV. The main thrust I have here is to try to unstick the things that seem to be stuck together or confused in some people.
What difference does it make that Max initiated me? What difference really that I was ordained as a Kahuna `o Huna? Well, it supplies a warrant, but other than that it doesn't really matter to anyone save me.
The mentally or physically ill or disturbed ones who come to me and ask me to try to help them don't even care that it is through Huna or their own Aumakua that they are helped (and the sadness I feel when I get thoise inevitable ones who, despite our best efforts, die anyway.) YTo those who are helped, it is only important to them that they were helped.
There is no much hostility between the Hawaiians and the Haumana of Huna, you have seen it here.
We're not going away. They're not going away. It's best to make our peace if possible.
So remember my teaching, you can accept it or just know that it's what *I* think: Huna in English, isn't "huna" in Hawaiian, never was. Huna in Hawaiian is "`o huna". In Hawaiian, "huna" is to break something into small pieces, or dust, or a secret; whereas "`o huna" is a proper noun refering only to the religion founded by Kahuna Nui `o Huna, Max Freedom Long.
Within the Huna religion there are Kahunas. In Hawaiian, "Kahuna" means "Minister", "Priest" etc. On any of the Islands today, a Methodist Minister is refered to as a kahuna, same with any ordained Priest. Secondly, "Kahuna" is not isolated as a word to Hawaii, but in various forms exists on all Polysian Islands. It is not a Hawaiian monopoly.
Beyond that, it is a matter of desire to help others. To heal them, to remove the shadows from their souls, to enter into the battles within the married couples or families through Ho`oponopono, or any other way.
But one thing that is true for all Kahunas by any name anywhere on the planet: they exist to serve others.
I am not a Kahuna because I say so. I am a Kahuna because that is the terminology used in the Huna Heiau, and because that is my legal defination as provided under the laws of the State of California, USA. Just like all the other ordained Kahunas, everywhere.
-Lani