Alōha āwakea e nā hoa ē a hau’ōli alōha Pō’aono ouko’u. Ua lā pomaikaʻi au. Ō kā maluhia no me oe.
Good day, my friends, and a happy Aloha Saturday to you all. Have a blessed day. Peace be with you.
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!
Fish of Hawaii: Lagoon Triggerfish
This commonly seen fish prefers calm waters and lives in shallow areas and sandy spots. It is sometimes called a Picasso Triggerfish because of the yellow line that extends from it’s mouth giving it the look of an abstract piece of artwork. Perhaps more abstract to most and more challenging to spell than Mississippi is the Hawaiian name for this fish: humuhumunukunukuāpua`a
Learning to spell the name of this fish will certainly win the hearts of islanders and before you get any bright ideas it is too many letters for Scrabble.
New Moon in Taurus
On 18 May 2015 the Moon will be conjunct the Sun in Taurus. Both planets will be conjunct fixed star Algol, the ‘daemon star’.
In the legend, Algol represents the head of the Gorgon Medusa who was slain by Perseus. Medusa, who was the only mortal one of the three Gorgon sisters, was originally a beautiful maiden, but her hair was changed into hissing serpents by Minerva in consequence of her having become by Neptune the mother of Chrysaor and Pegasus in one of Minerva’s temples. This gave her so fearful an appearance that everyone who looked at her was changed into stone.
It is said that if fixed star Algol is:
- in conjunction with the Sun, it indicates a violent death or extreme sickness; if the luminary culminate he will be maimed, mangled, wounded or torn to pieces alive; and if Mars is at the same time in Gemini…
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Recipe ~ Frozen Strawberry Crumble Cake
The crunchy crumble is the perfect base for the light, fluffy strawberry cream. This dessert is a perfect idea for a kids party—or any time (of the year) you want a perfectly sweet, icy treat for after dinner.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups flour, sifted
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup nuts, any kind, chopped
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 3 egg whites
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 lb sliced strawberries, (if frozen, thaw and drain first, and reduce sugar to ⅔ cup)
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 cup whipping cream
DIRECTIONS
- Stir together the first 4 ingredients and spread evenly in a shallow baking pan. Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- When browned, sprinkle about ⅔ of the crumbs in the bottom of a 9×13″ baking dish.
- In a large bowl, combine egg whites, sugar, berries and lemon juice and beat at high speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form – about 10 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, whip the cream until almost stiff, then fold gently into the berry mixture. Pour this over the crumbs in the baking dish, and spread evenly.
- Top with remaining crumble mixture and freeze 6 hours or overnight. Cut into squares and garnish with whole strawberries.
- Serve almost frozen.
KITCHEN COUNTER
Serves 8 – 10.
Seeds For Meditation
“There is no emotion that you cannot be rid of, because emotions are simply thoughts, and thoughts are just like the wind moving through the empty sky. There is nothing to them.”
~ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Aloha Mele for your Aloha Friday!
It’s Aloha Friday Mele on Da Coconut Wireless Show! Hawai’ian music, May 15th at 1:30 pm PDT. A-LO-HA!
Alōha Pō’alima
Alōha āwakea e nā hoa ē a hau’ōli alōha Pō’alima ouko’u. Ua lā pomaikaʻi au. Ō kā maluhia no me oe.
Good day, my friends, and a happy Aloha Friday to you all. Have a blessed day. Peace be with you.
Free abundance, water ceremony, from Tara Greene
May 16 VENUS in Cancer WILL TRINE NEPTUNE in PISCES @ 9+ degreees! –
that is one sweet, sweet creative romantic flowy, spiritual day. O Happy Day!
Let your creative side out, buy art, make music, make tantric love, smell the flowers, go for a boat ride.
I will be doing this Water Blessing ceremony myself on May 16 at 11:48 am PDT/ 2:48 pm EDT/ 6:48 pm GMT/ May 17 @ 2:49 am Beijing Time.
send me your email if you want me to include you or anyone you love in this healing/wealth abundance ceremony.
DO a water ceremony for WEALTH and fertility with Venus is in Cancer for your family, children, home and most of all for the precious waters of the earth.
Just take some water in a beautiful vase or cup, close your eyes,
Kwan Yin, Goddess of compassion with dragon
call upon Venus…
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NEW MOON IN TAURUS BEGINS SNAKE MONTH
NEW MOON IN TAURUS
May 17, 2015 at 9:13 pm is a new Moon in Taurus. The new Moon and Sun are both in Taurus, a sensual Earth sign ruled by Venus, planet of love, art, and beauty. Taurean Moon and Sun are conjunct Mercury and Mars in early degrees of Gemini. This brings intellectual stimulation, new ideas, inspired creativity, and interesting conversations. But Sun, Moon, and Mars are opposite Saturn to pace yourself and be thorough. Plus Mercury and Mars square Neptune to think before acting on emotions.
MERCURY RETROGRADE
The ability for introspective thought and wise decision making is helped by Mercury retrograde from May 18 until June 11. Mercury is comfortable in rulership sign Gemini so you can cover much ground. Use these three weeks to get organized in preparation for the next new Moon on June 16 that begins Horse month, a time for action. Call…
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Alōha Pō’ahu
Alōha āwakea e nā hoa ē a hau’ōli alōha Pō’ahu ouko’u. Ua lā pomaikaʻi au. Ō kā maluhia no me oe.
Good day, my friends, and a happy Aloha Thursday to you all. Have a blessed day. Peace be with you.
Seeds for Meditation
WORKING LESSONS
If all the world is a classroom and all of life is a lesson, then certainly your profession and workplace are included.
After all, you as Creator have unlimited ways to provide your livelihood—why are you directed to this way of life?
What sparks of the divine await you here?
Alōha Pō’akolu ~ Hello Wednesday!
Alōha āwakea e nā hoa ē a hau’ōli alōha Pō’akolu ouko’u. Ī lā āwaiwa nou. Ō kā maluhia no me oe.Good day, my friends, and a happy Aloha Wednesday to you all. Have a fantastic day. Peace be with you.
Sony’s New LED Bulb Is Also a Bluetooth Speaker
As David Bowie well knows, sound and vision are a wonderful pairing. Now, Sony is following in his footsteps: its latest LED bulb is also a Bluetooth speaker.
The 360-lumen bulb pairs with a smartphone via Bluetooth allowing you to adjust volume or brightness. It also comes with a dedicated remote control which can be paired using NFC. Sony claims that it allows you to play music where in the past it’s been difficult to install speakers. If anyone’s ever tried to install speakers directly into a light fitting, do speak up.
More seriously, this is a neat idea—with two caveats. The first is sound quality: small speakers can sound good, but they don’t always, and until you hear what this one sounds like you may want to keep your money in your wallet. Which leads to the second: the bulb will initially cost in the region of $200. Ouch.
The bulb is available in Japan from May 23rd and it’s not clear when it will arrive in the U.S.. But until it does, just look at the fun you could have with one of these things according to Sony’s press shots. [Sony via Verge]
Paradigm Shift ~ Eric Dubay, Flat Earth Anarchist
In this episode of The Anarchist, Eric Dubay speaks with Jeff Berwick about Statism, Anarchy/Voluntaryism and of course, the Flat Earth! Please be sure to share, like, and subscribe for more interviews and flat Earth research.
Also check out Eric Dubay’s Anarchy article archive at Atlantean Conspiracy: http://www.atlanteanconspiracy.com/search/label/Anarchy
Trish’s Mini Biscuits
I didn’t initially mean to make biscuits this small, I just happened to grab the wrong sized ring and decided to go with it. But now I absolutely love these tiny little biscuits! They are perfect to serve with butter and fresh jam at breakfast or as the perfect soup topping. Or, if you are looking for the mini version of some of your favorite dishes, how about mini breakfast slider sandwiches or mini biscuits and gravy. I even joked to Amelia that this would be the next supermodel fad – 100 calorie mini sandwiches.
Trish’s Mini Biscuits
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons baking powder
10 tablespoons cold butter, cut into pieces
1 cup whole milk
1 beaten egg (for brushing on biscuit tops before baking)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
Either working by hand or with…
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Daily Words of the Buddha for May 12, 2015
Uttiṭṭhe! Nappamajjeyya!
Dhammaṃ sucaritaṃ care.
Dhammacārī sukhaṃ seti
asmiṃ loke paramhi ca.
Arise! Do not be heedless!
Lead a righteous life.
The righteous live happily
both in this world and the next.
Dhammapada 13.168
The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom,
translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita
Alōha Pō’alua ~ Hello Tuesday!
Alōha āwakea e nā hoa ē a hau’ōli alōha Pō’alua ouko’u. Ī lā āwaiwa nou. Ō kā maluhia no me oe.
Good day, my friends, and a happy Aloha Tuesday to you all. Have a fantastic day. Peace be with you.
KIRTAN AID LIVE ~ FOR THE PEOPLE OF NEPAL
We have one of our own Reiki Grandmasters and High Priests, Monique Freitas-Francheschini, in Rishikesh right now assisting in the relief effort. We might not be able to travel to assist by her side, but we can do the next best thing. If you can assist the good people of Nepal, please do what you can … this foundation is trustworthy. Thank you.
Recipe ~ Reese’s S’Moreos
Reese’s S’more and Oreo all married together!
Ingredients
- Reese’s Oreos
- Hershey’s Chocolate
- Marshmallows
Instructions
- Toast your marshmallows, open the oreos placing a piece of chocolate on the open cookie. Put everything together and enjoy!
21-DAY TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE: DAY 21 – CREATE YOUR OWN TECH COMMANDMENTS
“Problems cannot be solved at the same level of consciousness that created them.” — Albert Einstein
Create Your Own Tech Commandments:
We’ve completed 20 days of switching up our relationship to technology. From screen breaks to email fasts, device-free zones to time spent in solitude, we’ve experimented from all angles on how to drive (rather than be driven by) our devices.
Today, expand on these experiences and create your own tech boundaries. List 3 practices you can carry forward to maintain this renewed relationship to technology. Perhaps the no-gadgets at mealtime rule stuck, or you’ve setup an hourly reminder to take a screen break. Maybe you’ve carved out daily time for solitude, or you’ll keep your cell phone on silent or powered off for extended periods each day. In whatever way works for you, commit to at least 3 creative tech constraints that will give you space and time to do focused work, tune in more easily to yourself and your environment, and show up for those you hold dear.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
Seeds for Meditation
THE NEEDLE
You are the Creator’s needle with which is sewn the many patches of Creation into a single garment of glory.
At one end, the needle must be hard and sharp, to squeeze through the ordeal. But the other end must have a vacant hollow, a nothingness with which to hold the thread.
With the world, be firm and sharp. Within, feel how small you are before the Infinite.
Alōha Pō’akahi ~ Hello Monday!
Alōha āwakea e nā hoa ē a hau’ōli alōha Pō’akahi ouko’u. Ī lā āwaiwa nou. Ō kā maluhia no me oe.
Good day, my friends, and a happy Aloha Monday to you all. Have a fantastic day. Peace be with you.
Venus Quincunx Saturn 2015-05-10 (Mothers Day)
We find five (!) quincunx on Mother’s Day besides this notorious one which perfects in the early morning hours. The ultimate aspect of misunderstanding and miscommunication, it colors the day of this holiday:
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So try to avoid taking too seriously anything anyone says today, whether “good” or “bad.” Chances are good that any misunderstandings will “come to a head” in a few days on May 14th or May 15th.
21-DAY TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE: DAY 20 ~ DO AN EMAIL FAST
“The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.” — Lin Yutang
Do An Email Fast:
Just twenty years ago, people enjoyed the novelty of checking their email. These days, the average person spends 13 hours a week on email– using it for an array of tasks, from personal correspondence with long-distance friends and family, to immediate work tasks and far-reaching newsletters, reminder notifications, paperless receipts, and beyond. The innovation of email has evolved into a treadmill of communication– with smartphones and tablets that make it easy for our inbox to be the last thing we see before going to sleep and the first thing we look at upon waking up.
Today, be mindful of the effect of email on your brain. Put up an away responder, step away from the inbox, and spend time soaking in the people and situations in your immediate vicinity. Notice how an email-free day impacts your way of thinking, feeling, and working. Explore ways to rearrange your relationship to email and prioritize in-person presence.
Hauʻoli Lā Makuahine ~ Happy Mother’s Day!
Alōha āwakea e nā hoa ē a hau’ōli alōha Lāpule ouko’u. Hauʻoli Lā Makuahine i kuʻu māmā aloha nui ʻia. Ō kā maluhia no me oe.
Good day, my friends, and Happy Aloha Sunday to all. A big Happy Mother’s Day to all beloved mothers everywhere. Peace be with you.
Aloha Spirit ~ Fundraising for the film, “Why The Mountain”
This is a fundraising (GoFundMe campaign) to raise funds and awareness about the situation that is NASA’s proposed build-out of a Thirty-Meter Telescope (“TMT”) in conjunction with the University of Hawai’i on Mauna Kea Volcano … a site sacred to the Hawai’ian people. The film is entitled, “Why The Mountain.”
Please support this effort … because it’s not just about the Mountain, it’s about the Land and the reality that the real universe to be explored is contained WITHIN THE HEART. If you’ve been reading this website, you already know what is meant by this statement. This is Hawai’ian … it is all about Aloha Spirit.
WE ARE MAUNA KEA!
Kingdom of Hawai’i ~ We Are Maunakea!
Technology ~ World’s First 3D Printed Solar Powered Stirling Engine
This is the world’s first solar powered 3D printed Stirling engine. Let me repeat. A 3D solar powered Stirling engine! Now that is cool off grid tech. This little ingenious device isn’t going to power your home just yet, but it is a proof of concept, and it works. The mirrors reflect the Sun’s energy onto the central area which heats up causing expansion and as the air cools it contracts. This 3d printed concept was created by German aeronautical engineer Andreas Haeuser.
Daily Words of the Buddha for May 09, 2015
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
Forecast for May 11-18, 2015
A frenzy starts and stops. Rose-colored glasses are standard issue for the weekend. Then the Taurus New Moon has us making like Ferdinand the Bull and relaxing…relaxing…
Learn more in the Astro-Insight podcast for May 11-17, 2015 (6:05) minutes and forecasts for May (full and flash).
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Paradigm Shift ~ 8 Signs You Are An Empath & Are Sensitive To Energy
By Steven Bancarz | Part of “waking up” means learning to recognize what type of personality you have. Learning your emotional, physical, and psychological tendencies can help you understand yourself better and prevent suffering in your life. More and more, people are beginning to realize that they fit into the category of “empaths”.
An empath is someone who has the ability to apprehend the mental and emotional states of other people. These people have a high social-intelligence and are very good at helping others through their problems. Unfortunately, in doing so, empaths tend to take on a heavy emotional burden since they end of feeling what others around them feel.
Being able to recognize that you are sensitive to energy is important, because so often in life we tend to think what we are feeling has arisen organically within us. What if some of our thoughts, emotions, and feelings are a result of the people in the same room as us? Or people we are close to in life?
Here are 8 common traits that empaths and energetically sensitive people have.
Da Coconut Wireless Show ~ May 9, 2015, 3:30 pm PDST
My show, “Beyond Awakening: How can we embrace the human experience?” on “DA COCONUT WIRELESS” is airing 05/09/2015 on BlogTalkRadio. See the details and set a reminder at http://tobtr.com/s/7601571.
21-DAY TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE: DAY 19 ~ HUMANIZE AN AUTOMATED TASK
“Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.” — Peter Drucker
Humanize An Automated Task:
These days, rather than waiting in line at the grocery store, you can opt for the self-check-out machine. Rather than digging up cash and idling in line to hand it over to the toll booth operator, you can get an electronic toll device, like FasTrak or EZ-Pass, and enjoy the privilege of driving straight through the toll. More and more, the automation of labor is swiftly shifting our lives towards greater efficiency. But what happens to the people whose work are outsourced to machines? While the convenience of automated tasks may help move things along, how does it impact the multifaceted network of variously-skilled workers who comprise our economy? In the pursuit of convenience, what elements of humanity slip through the cracks?
Today, step off auto-pilot to re-engage with an automated task. Greet the grocery clerk or toll booth operator with a smile. Turn off the timed sprinklers and enjoy the warm sun on your skin as you physically water your lawn. Notice if and how it shifts your body and mind.
Alōha Pō’aono
Alōha āwakea e nā hoa ē a hau’ōli alōha Pō’aono ouko’u. Ī lā āwaiwa nou. Ō kā maluhia no me oe.
Good day, my friends, and a happy Aloha Saturday to you all. Have a fantastic day. Peace be with you.
Pāli Word a Day for May 08, 2015
sabbasaṅkhaarasamatha — the calming of all conditions
