Author: Hālau ʻĀha Hūi Lanakila

Aloha Ke 'Ākua! Māhālo nūi lōa for visiting Nā Hālau ʻĀha Hūi Lanakila! We established our Sanctuary for the exploration and awakening of consciousness, the unfolding of our collective creative and healing potential and realisation of our essential Unity. Our teachings arise out of direct experience of awakened awareness and emanates the untamable fragrance of freedom whilst radically embracing the mystery and mess of human existence. Our invitation is for you to open to the fullness of life, to say YES to the totality of your experience and to meet reality with radical compassion. Our doors are an open invitation to all who seek authentic freedom and are willing to meet heart to heart in honest and open inquiry. We were taught that the goal of life is to move through life walking up the mountain of experiences with your Aloha, your Bowl of Light. Life is filled with lessons to learn and teaching moments along the way. When you become angry or jealous, you drop those stones into your bowl of light and those rocks cause leaks in your Mana-sacred power. When your bowl becomes filled with stones, you become a stone that cannot grow. No Aloha! The solution is that at any moment, you can turn your bowl upside down emptying these stones out of your bowl to naturally refill it with YOUR golden light -- your natural Aware and Awakened state of Aloha, your natural state of Divinity. This is the power of Pure Aloha: an Awakened Heart Awakens the Mind. Awakening hinges on your genuine desire for the discovery of your true nature. If it is to flower in you, you must truly want liberation from everything that is false in you, you must want to give yourself totally to the inquiry into what is true beyond all inherited concepts, ideas and beliefs. The purpose of our teachings is to ignite this wanting in you. When the flame of this desire becomes an untamable fire, it flips a switch inside of you and the direction of your destiny is irrevocably altered. It’s like turning on the light only to discover that you are this light. This in itself is extra-ordinary: even though you may have heard the words a thousand times, nothing can prepare you for the naked reality that is revealed. And yet the living experience of this revelation is very ordinary: you have simply re-discovered the innocent wholeness of your essential nature. It’s the you that never was and never will be separate from anything at all. This discovery is the end of suffering and the beginning of freedom. But awakening is just the beginning. The adventure begins, not in the rarified atmosphere of transcendence, but in the midst of the chaos of life. And living the truth of awakening has perhaps never been more of an imperative than in today’s rapidly changing world. The invitation is for you to awaken to the pristine perfection of your inner light and then to fully embody and express this light amidst the mystery and mess of human existence. Come join us!

Daily Words of the Buddha for August 14, 2018

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Pāli Word a Day for August 14, 2018 — anavajjā — an + avajjā = un + blameable – faultless

Yo mātaraṃ pitaraṃ vā,
jiṇṇakaṃ gatayobbanaṃ —
pahu santo na bharati
taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ.

Though being well-to-do,
not to support father and mother
who are old and past their youth —
this is a cause of one’s downfall.

Sutta Nipāta 1.98
Everyman’s Ethics: Four Discourses by the Buddha (WH 14), translated by Narada Thera

Card of the Day – 10 of Cups – Tuesday, August 14, 2018

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What will make you happy? This is a much easier week now that all three eclipses are out of the way. Focus is once again turning toward hopes and dreams and all things which can be emotionally fulfilling. The 10 of Cups is our Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy! card, and it is amazing what a difference a few days can make. This is also another marriage card, as is the 4 of Wands which just came out two days ago, and I am mentioning this for there shall be one more before the week is done. It doesn’t need to be a marriage between two people, but since the theme is so prominent I felt the need to mention it.

Our last trine with Jupiter and Neptune is drawing near this week, and the feelgood vibe seemse to be spilling over into the rest of the days. Humanity is showing…

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Daily Words of the Buddha for August 13, 2018

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Pāli Word a Day for August 13, 2018 — subhāsitā — well-spoken

Kāyena saṃvutā dhīrā,
atho vācāya saṃvutā manasā saṃvutā dhīrā.
Te ve suparisaṃvutā.

The wise are controlled in bodily action,
controlled in speech and controlled in thought.
They are truly well-controlled.

Dhammapada 17.234
The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita

Hauʻōli aloha Pō’akahi

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OBON FESTIVAL 2018 — August 13-15, 2018 … according to the *lunar* calendar.  The Obon festival (also known as Bon festival) is an annual Japanese holiday which commemorates and remembers deceased ancestors. It is believed that their spirits return at this time to visit their relatives.  Chochin (paper) lanterns are hung to guide the spirits and Obon dances (bon odori) are performed. Families have reunions and visit the graves of their relatives and make food offerings at altars and temples.  It is observed from the 13th to the 15th day of the 7th month. However, according to the solar calendar the 7th month is July but according to the lunar calendar, the 7th month is August. Obon is therefore celebrated at different times in different regions depending on which calendar is observed.  The official 2018 dates are August 13-15 though it will be celebrated between July 13-15 in some places.

Aloha a me aloha kākahiāka kākou. Kona kupanaha Pō’akahi. Hō’ouna aloha ī nā mea a pau ʻo ōukōu. Loāʻa he nūi lā kākou.

Hello and good morning to you all. It’s a wonderful Monday! Sending aloha to all of you. Have a great day, everyone.

Health | The Surprising Way CBD Affects Your Brain Health

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If you look up the health benefits of CBD, you’ll find a very, very long list. People all over the world are using CBD (aka cannabidiol) for a number of conditions, including (but not limited to) anxiety, chronic pain, seizure disorders, arthritis, headaches, PTSD, and even leaky gut and IBS.

Is this compound what our brains have been waiting for?

Source: The Surprising Way CBD Affects Your Brain Health

Card of the Day – 4 of Wands – Sunday, August 12, 2018

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I think there is a big old YAY!!! in here somewhere! You did it after all, you made it to the other side, that’s three eclipses down, now a couple of retrogrades to go. The 4 of Wands is pretty much the most positive card in the Tarot deck, just giving off a feelgood mood. So, now that you are here, what is it you need to celebrate besides navigating three eclipses? There can be actual parties involved here, but there do not need to be. This card denotes freedom and community as well and it has that whole ‘your vibe attracts your tribe’ thing happening.

I am reminded to speak of both sides of the story today, given that Mercury and Mars are both currently retrograde. No matter where you are in the world, it is possible to see some form of protest taking place; some may be peaceful…

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Daily Words of the Buddha for August 12, 2018

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Pāli Word a Day for August 12, 2018 — anusāsanī— instruction, teaching

Kāyamuniṃ vācāmuniṃ,
manomunimanāsavaṃ,
muniṃ moneyyasampannaṃ.
Āhu ninhātapāpakaṃ.

Silent in body, silent in speech,
silent in mind, without defilement,
blessed with silence is the sage.
One is truly washed of evil.

Itivuttaka 3.67
Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika

The Moon Steps Aside to give us the Perseid Meteor Shower! by Starstuff, Contemplating

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She thought she could now actually feel the Earth turn–not just imagine it in her head, but really feel it in the pit of her stomach. It was like descending in a fast elevator. She craned her neck back further, so her field of view was uncontaminated by anything on Earth, until she could see nothing but black sky and bright stars. Gratifyingly, she was overtaken by 

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12 Karmic Laws We Should All be Following – Forever Conscious

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Karma. We have all heard the word, but what does is really mean? The term Karma is derived from Sanskrit, the primary language of Hinduism, and is defined as action, effect and fate. Just like Newton’s law of ‘every action must have a reaction’, karma means the same. Every time we have a thought, speak, […]

Source: 12 Karmic Laws We Should All be Following – Forever Conscious

Daily Words of the Buddha for August 11, 2018

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Pāli Word a Day for August 11, 2018 — vijaṭeti — to disentangle, untangle, disembroil, unravel

Manopakopaṃ rakkheyya;
manasā saṃvuto siyā.
Manoduccaritaṃ hitvā,
manasā sucaritaṃ care.

Let one guard oneself against irritability in thought;
let one be controlled in mind.
Abandoning mental misconduct,
let one practice good conduct in thought.

Dhammapada 17.233
The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita

Card of the Day – 2 of Wands – Saturday, August 11, 2018

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New Moon blessings, everyone! Today is the New Moon Supermoon Partial Solar Eclipse at Leo, the last Leo Solar Eclipse which we will see for a number of years. Truly, you are standing at an important crossroads…which path will provide you with the progress to make your hopes and dreams a reality? Finally, the choice is yours; choices made at this New Moon and over the next few days will determine the route you take in the coming months.

You may surprise yourself with the way things go and what you ultimately decide to do. When considering your options, unless there is a crisis involved, always choose the one which brings about manifestation for the long-term. Any choice which provides short-term gratification is merely that. Remember, Mercury is still retrograde until the 19th, and Mars through the 27th, but this New Moon is here to show you that you do…

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New Moon Supermoon Partial Solar Eclipse at 18° Leo – Saturday, August 11, 2018 5:58am EST

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The Bringer of Change is here to help move you along in the next two weeks by the time of the Full Moon in Pisces. Current events are designed to put you back on track with your life and feel as though you can exert greater control over outcomes to situations. There is a removal from bondage, that old stuck feeling that has plagued you. When all is said and done you will realize that ultimately it was all about free will; you are only as stuck as you allow yourself to be. The time has come to step out of the shadows and take charge. You may currently feel as though some things are on hold, but in the next couple of weeks we will start removing planets from the retrograde column.

This New Moon provides the impetus to make your move toward a desired new beginning. The creative…

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Nagasaki bell ringing strengthens bond between generations

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August 9, 1945 marked a day of triumph and tragedy.

The United States military launched an atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Nagasaki just days after decimating Hiroshima.

Days later Japan would surrender.

A then 19-year-old Kayako Kunimoto has never forgotten the bombing.

“Some remember is very horrible. War is crazy, was crazy,” Kunimoto said. […]

Source: Nagasaki bell ringing strengthens bond between generations