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inanga > Koha 'Koha' is Te Reo Maori for gift. This photograph was taken on iPhone in Wellington, New Zealand. The shell and surrounding moonstones I found about a month before on Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles. It is one of the most beautiful set of gifts I have ever been given. The shell beautifully illustrates Phi in all its perfection. inanga
inanga > The Polymath I'll let wonderful wiki do all the talking: "Walter Russell (1871–1963) was an American polymath, known[1] for his achievements in painting, sculpture, architecture, and for his unified theory in physics and cosmogony.[2][3] He posited that the universe was founded on a unifying principle of rhythmic balanced interchange. This physical theory, laid out primarily in his books The Secret of Light (1947) and The Message of the Divine Iliad (1948–49), has not been accepted by mainstream scientists.[4] Russell asserted that this was mainly due to differences between himself and scientists in their assumptions about the existence of mind or matter.[5] Russell was also proficient in philosophy, music, ice skating, and was a professor at the institution he founded, the University of Science and Philosophy. He believed mediocrity is self-inflicted and genius is self-bestowed.[6] In 1963, Walter Cronkite in the national television evening news, commenting on Dr. Walter Russell's passing, referred to him as "... the Leonardo DaVinci of our time."[7]" dedicated to Walter Russell, a man before his time... Walter Russell's 'Heat to Light' overlaid over phi swirl detail from inanga's 'Moko [Tattoos]'; rest courtesy of Apple iPhone, Picasa 3,SmugMug, Google and Mozilla Firefox 2009.
inanga > Detail from 'Moko [Tattoos]' treated in Picasa 3 Kaitiaki: Rick inanga
inanga > Sara Right-Clicked Collage I met this nice lady in LA and she told me that she liked the idea that i had right-click protected my photos in hogproductions. Unfortunately Sara failed to right-click protect this one on Facebook so she is trapped now by a collage of paintings, Google Earth street cam shots and 3-D models and photographs. The guy pulling the garbage along the road was snapped by Google street cam just below the Getty Center; Casa Grande, Arizona, sneaks in on the left side; street cam view of the Arch, St Louis, Missouri appears on right; and there are a couple of colorful overlay mosaics of Sydney in the mix also. Travelers will find Google street cam photos of the Trevi Fountain, Rome, in there also. centerpiece provided by Sara Simon, Los Angeles; surrounding paintings and imagery by inanga; the rest courtesy of Picasa 3, SmugMug, Google and Mozilla Firefox 2009
inanga > Gladiatorial Life Mastery "STUDENTS for many years have come to this School asking for a better understanding of God, and desiring of the best way to get the most out of life. They have heard God spoken of as being afar off, when He is as close to us as the breath we breathe, closer than our hands and feet. They have heard Him spoken of as: Love, Divine Mind, Divine Intelligence, Jehovah, God, Lord, First Cause, Primal Substance, and other names. Being of an analytical mind, I too, have wanted to know the facts of a Truth. If it is a Truth, there are facts to be had, and they can prove themselves, not alone in Spirit but in a very practical way. It is my intention to present these lessons simply, without high-minded words or vague statements that sound pretty and promising. The terms above named are all synonymous. They mean one and the same thing, and I choose to use a simpler name that everyone will understand. I shall call God working in our lives 'LAW". Interpreting the Law in several ways should bring it more clearly into our way of thinking. Then as we strive to work with the Law we are living closer to God, and such living brings a better understanding. As you grow in knowledge and are able to form better opinions, do not hesitate to change your views. Remember, "The wise man changes his mind; the fool never." There can be no progress without change, no growth without renewal." Excerpt from the Preface of 'Working With The Law' - Raymond Holliwell. "I went to the Greenwood Inn and sat down at the meeting. Within a few minutes, I felt a kind of exhilaration. A remembrance of how I felt when I first met Raymond Holliwell began to dawn in my awareness. It was the knowing that I was in the presence of the kind of greatness of being that one rarely, if ever, is gifted to experience. The man I was sitting with had spent his entire life studying the great Laws of Life and devoting his efforts to assisting others in incorporating that freedom, abundance and well-being that is the natural result of living in harmony with these Laws. As we discussed our individual exploration into these Laws, he mentioned that he had often turned for inspiration to a great book of understanding, "Working With The Law', by Raymond Holliwell. My jaw dropped and my heart opened. Clearly the universe had more in mind for this meeting than a casual breakfast that would soon be forgotten. The man with whom I was sitting would become one of the great teachers and best friends of my life. His name: Bob Proctor." Excerpt from the Foreword to 'Working With The Law'. - Mary Manin Morrissey 'Mankind is engaged in an eternal quest for that "something else" he [or she] hopes will bring him [or her] hapiness, complete and unending. For those individual souls who have sought and found God, the search is over: He [or She] is that Something Else.' - Sri Paramahansa Yogananda quoted in 'Undreamed-of Possibilities: An Introduction to Self-Realization Fellowship', 1997 'Quite apart from the charm of the new and the fascination of the half-understood, there is good cause for Yoga to have many adherents. It offers the possibility of controllable experience and thus satisfies the scientific need for "facts"; and, besides this, by reason of its breadth and depth, its venerable age, its doctrine and method, which include every phase of life, it promises undreamed-of possibilities.' - Dr Carl G Jung quoted in 'Undreamed-of Possibilities: An Introduction to Self-Realization Fellowship', 1997. collage courtesy of inanga, Picasa 3, SmugMug, Google and Mozilla Firefox 2009 inanga
inanga > Life Mastery Consulting Day Out - Topanga Canyon and Self-Realization Fellowship Center Lake Shrine, Los Angeles The people who chase their dreams are the people whom the marvellous raconteur Les Brown would describe as 'hungry'. These are the people who put down the book or turn off a computer when the page or screen turns blank. The hungry don't try to read empty pages, nor do they stare at blank screens. The dream chasers write their own book, fiddle on-line with computer magic, until they realize they have gone far enough. All that they have written or developed has served its purpose on the journey that is a dream. When the actual pages they wrote appear blank they look elsewhere for answers. They know it is the container, not the content, that is important. For the chaser of the dream searches elsewhere for answers, until they realize that the answer lies within themselves. In the movie 'Beyond the Secret' Paul Martinelli describes a pivotal conversation between the then wealthiest man in the world, Andrew Carnegie, and Napoleon Hill, author of 'Think and Grow Rich'. It is a consideration of the requirements to accumulate a fortune, not only in matters of wealth but also in terms of spiritual wisdom and understanding. Carnegie considers and responds: 'The accumulation of a fortune calls for power and power is acquired through highly organized, intelligently directed specialized knowledge.' Hill's careful analysis, gained from a study of 500 of the wealthiest people on earth at that time, forms the basis of a whole new science of the way we look at ourselves. It is the attitude of flexibility. And Paul highlights at the end of the quote that the person who accumulates the power can go to specialists for the knowledge ie shake several containers. The dream chasers mould their dreams using the tools other knowledgeable people can provide. The dream chaser must be flexible - never should those in pursuit of their dreams, all the best of which are ultimately spiritual, exhibit traits of inflexibility. Examine the alternatives, and when their pages or screens become blank to you, pursue your never-ending dreams in another direction. Be flexible! You are the container and in yourself you prepare the content. When you look for the answers sought in your dreams take all the best options to the table of the court of all religions. The journey of the dream chaser is, I repeat, a path of flexibility. The perfection of the Holy Koran, the wisdom of the Pentateuch, the magnificence of the Bhagavad Gita, the Noble Eightfold part of all Buddhi, the Beatitudes, Psalm 119 and the mythographical mastery of the ancients are all pages of books that add to the container and embellish the content of the dream chaser. The Life Mastery Consultants each pondered their container as they wandered through Lake Shrine and imbibed the gardens of a Christian/Buddhist/Hindu/And whoever you wish to Be Shrine. In the courts of religion suggested by Sri Paramahansa Yogananda they pondered these words, suggestive of flexibility: 'We must recognize the unity of mankind, remembering that we are all made in the image of God. There must be world brotherhood [and sisterhood] if we are to be able to practice the true art of living.This shrine is dedicated to all religions that all may feel the unity of a common faith in the Fatherhood [or Motherhood] of God.' The 'Lake Shrine Visitors' Guide' continues: '...while dogmas may differ, the goal of every religion is the same - direct experience of God. And in that universal experience one beholds the underlying harmony of all religious faiths and understands the divine kinship that unites all people as God's children.' To Mary Manin Morrissey and her team - thanks for letting this container absorb this content at Lake Shrine. i now understand Les Brown's 'be hungry!' - in my case for flexibility. courtesy of Picasa 3, SmugMug, Google and Mozilla Firefox 2009 inanga
inanga > Voh dedicated to Nick Herbert for Quantum Tantra inanga
inanga > Heart of Voh, New Caledonia Google Earth image of 'Lac' Voh, New Caledonia (reminiscent of Yann Arthus-Bertrand's 'The Earth from Above' picture of the feature, now a Google icon) overlaid on detail from 'Beauty and the Beast' - see this gallery for the original i went on a wild trip through New Caledonia a few years back. This wonder - the heart of Voh - is only visible from the air and it is a fluke to find it in the snaky delta of the Voh River on the north-western coast of New Cal using Google Earth. courtesy of Google Earth images, SmugMug, Picasa 3 and Mozilla Firefox 2009 inanga
inanga > The Web of Spider Grandmother seen in Collage looking remarkably like a modern-day keyboard! Ka kihi Ka kori Ka puawai Ka whakara e Toku hine ngaro Hei whaka mana ai Oku whakaro Ko te pouri tonu Ke te po o te kore Ka tipu tonu mai, te haeata Ki te Rawhiti Ko te po o te Awatea Mai i te Ao Marama Ka tu te Ao Ka umere te Ao Ka piki te Ra Ki te Rangi Tihei mauri ora! WE CATCH THE BREATH OF LIFE. WE SPEAK. And to open the way to the deepest knowledge, we listen. The Trail of Understanding ''WE ARE WAITAHA...' UNTIL NOW WE HAVE HIDDEN OUR BEGINNINGS, and all that followed, in the shadows. In this way we protected our knowledge in the silence of the Whare Whananga, the School of Learning of Waitaha. Tuatara, the Keeper of the Knowledge [for 260 million years], guards the trails to the realms of the mind and spirit that give us life. we lead you past Tuatara, our ever vigilant kaitiaki [guardian, and invite you to share the words and wisdom of our ancestors. For it has been decided it is time for our treasures to be brought into the light. Ruia, Ruia, Rui nga kakano i Ruia mai i Rangi Atea... We do this for the children, and their children, and all who call this land home. With these words we begin to tell for the first time the sacred Histories of the people of the Nation of Waitaha. Once we were like the sands upon the beaches, a great multitude who knew these shores. Now we are few, but we take courage from the taonga we still hold, because we have kept intact the most ancient songs of the ancestors. Waitaha is older than old. Much of the history of this land is our history. We kept safe the knowledge of the Tides of Life that flow from Marama, the Moon. Our Star Walkers joined the stars to the land. Our Water Seekers explored the rivers and tested their waters, and the remotest mountains knew the tread of their feet. Our Water Carriers planted kumara vines to clothe the nakedness of Papatuanuku. Our Stone Shapers brought Pounamu [greenstone] to the peoples of this land and others beyond the distant horizons. Our Sea gardeners nurtured the many children of Tangaroa. we are of Tane Mahuta, and we follow Rongo Marae Roa, the God/Goddess of Peace. 'AND A PROPHECY WAS GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE...' WE CAME TO AOTEA ROA TO NURTURE THE LAND and walk in peace. And we followed the gentle ways of Rongo Marae Roa down the ages and sheltered the kete that held the sacred songs of our ancestors. There was joy in the land from generation to generation and then came the deepest sorrow. Strange sails took shape before the wind and Tu Ma Tauenga [God of War] visited the land with his vengeful warriors. We did not take up weapons, for that is not our way, but in the strength of our minds we stood against them offering healing where there was pain and returning kindness for anger. And the Fires of War seared the land. And our tupuna [ancestors] looked behind the rising waves of pain and out to the stars, and in words of binding prophecy proclaimed... 'Walk in the shadows, hide in the waters, move in the mists, step behind the rainbow to save the taonga [treasures]. Protect our ancestors. Hold the truth close and warm it with brave hearts, for pain will consume the land and the circle of our dreams will be broken. And all will seem lost beyond recall. Kia Kaha! Be Strong! And the day will come when the taonga will be revealed once more. And we will walk tall with the knowledge in the kete and find joy in the colours of the rainbow. And the fires of truth will burn into the hearts of all the people of the land. And they will find the trails of gentleness and peace. Kahuri te Ao... the world turns. And the circle of our dreamtime takes a new shape for a new dawn. And people of all colours join to bind what was broken and live in hope.' In answer to these words we kept the Histories safe in the Whare Whananga. We protected the kete with our lives. We guarded them behind walls of silence. We placed them in the care of Tuatara, Keeper of the Gates to Knowledge. Until now we have said nothing when others wrote our Histories for us and brought error to the paths of truth. And, while it became their truth, it was not ours. We held our counsel when our ancestress Hotu Matua, who charted the long ocean trails emerged from the pages as a man [Kupe]. We smiled when brave Captain Cook was said to be the first to bring the potato to these shores. We sat quietly as the names of Waitaha, Rapuwai and Tu Mata Kokiri drifted out of our memory. And, by our silencce we protected the sacred kete and waited in the shadows. Now the day has arrived for the peoples of the Nation of Waitaha to open the Kete of Knowledge to everyone. The time of sharing is upon us, and a prophecy is fulfilled, because what is written is foretold. That hand that moves knows a wairua [spirit] warmed in ancient days and entrusted with old wisdom. It merely writes what is already spoken for there is nothing new in the Universe. Know that our truth and your truth may not be the same. We all have our own journey to make and many are the trails that lead to wisdom. We place our sacred Histories before you in the hope of fostering mutual trust and understanding. There is no greater gift we can give to the people of this land. These are our greatest treasures. Know what is given.' 'THE SACRED HISTORIES ARE OF THE UPPER JAW...' WE HOLD ALL OUR KNOWLEDGE AT TWO LEVELS. Although we may speak with many voices everything we say comes from the Upper or Lower Jaw. Te Wai Pounamu [Water of Greenstone]... flowing with the waters of ultimate wisdom, is the purest stream of knowledge. It is of the Upper jaw. Few walk the trail to this sacred realm, for it is a long hard journey through ancient karakia and waiata [prayer and song]. Here each word is tapu, part of the intricate weave of life that gathers together the greatest learning and lore of our ancestors. Down through the ages we have kept that precious stream of knowledge true. All who pass by the Gates of Tuatara to enter its waters become part of the most ancient of worlds. Heavy is the load, because if they break one thread in the kete a distortion runs through the whole pattern, and the taonga are diminished. And our old ones weep. And by their tears the broken strand is repaired. The first step on the path to the Upper jaw is mapped in the stars for we are born to the knowledge. This is the way of it. A woman heavy with child goes to sacred ground. Her babe arrives when the Moon is full and is taken to a special stream to be immersed in the waters of life. The afterbirth returns to the warm earth and the growing infant is watched closely. Many years pass, and all the while we watch to see if this young one has the spirit to hold the sacred kete. And, if our colours run true, we search for the wairua that is at one with the world. And what we seek, before we take the child a step closer to Tuatara, is the answer to the simple question, 'Is there gentleness?' The power of the Upper Jaw is never entrusted to those who walk for themselves instead of for others. And it never goes to those who ride the storm tides of anger to inflict pain. The sacred kete transcend iwi [tribe], for the Moon touches all the waters of this land. The Nation of Waitaha called gifted children from afar; from villages in Hokianga, Waitangi Ki Tua, Rotorua, taranaki, Tahunanui, Kawatiri, Moeraki and other places too numerous to name. And they sailed to Hokitika, Okaroro or Waitaki on their journey to the ancient Schools of Learning at Te Punakaiki, Ngaru Rau Tahi, Te Pae o Kakanui and Te Kohanga. Few were chosen by Marama to make that journey and fewer still completed the circle to return home as Tohunga [teachers]. Those who did came to Tuatara to enter the realm of the Upper Jaw. And there they were bound to each other to hold the most sacred treasure of our world, the Kete of Knowledge. Know that the Upper Jaw was not shaped this way to shut others out but to keep pure the source of our deepest learning. Only those with exceptional memories and minds were entrusted with the knowledge that tied the life of the Nation to the movement of the stars and the gathering of the seasons. There was no room for error in the world of the Tohunga. Sending a waka on a Long Tide that did not run true meant the death of the crew. bringing the kumara to see soils that would see little Sun that year opened the way to a trail of tears. Climbing the mountain passes without warning of approaching snows was to walk with disaster. Failing to prepare the long net to protect the young fish born to the tides of spring, left the children of the sea at the mercy of predators. 'WE ALSO SPEAK WITH THE LOWER JAW...' AND NOW WE COME TO THE OTHER VOICE, the Lower Jaw. it speaks to all without restraint, a bubbling stream open to everyone. It is the free voice unfettered by the laws of silence. And it weaves stories that draw young and old to the evening fires where they find worlds too real to touch, too bright to see and too beautiful to hold close for too long. Each story is a 'pu rakau' or seedling. Not all seedlings prosper; some fail to reach the Sun, the light that opens the deeper recesses of the mind. However, among the many who enjoy the stories, will be the few who have the spirit to see beyond them to the Histories and grow into tall trees. Think of stories of the Lower Jaw as sparkling streams that touch the tides of the imagination. And look below the surface of those waters to catch glimpses of the Histories, for there are tides within the tides. In the wisdom and aroha [love] of those words we say, 'Let the sacred kete be opened for the ancestors to speak again. Let the ancient karakia and waiata be heard throughout the land. welcome to the trails of the people of the Nation of waitaha. May you journey far in peace and understanding.'' from 'Song of Waitaha: The Histories of a Nation' being the teachings of Iharaira Te Meihana, Wiremu Ruka Te Korako, Taare Rewiti Te Maiharoa, Perenara Hone Hare, Heremia Te Wake and Renata Kauere, Tohungamaramatangi o Te Waitaha. [with detail of 'Elvis Lives!' by inanga as background] courtesy of crystalinks and the Mayans, Picasa 3, SmugMug, Google and Mozilla Firefox 2009 inanga
Koha

'Koha' is Te Reo Maori for gift. This photograph was taken on iPhone in Wellington, New Zealand. The shell and surrounding moonstones I found about a month before on Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles. It is one of the most beautiful set of gifts I have ever been given. The shell beautifully illustrates Phi in all its perfection.

inanga
inanga > Koha 'Koha' is Te Reo Maori for gift. This photograph was taken on iPhone in Wellington, New Zealand. The shell and surrounding moonstones I found about a month before on Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles. It is one of the most beautiful set of gifts I have ever been given. The shell beautifully illustrates Phi in all its perfection. inanga
Koha

'Koha' is Te Reo Maori for gift. This photograph was taken on iPhone in Wellington, New Zealand. The shell and surrounding moonstones I found about a month before on Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles. It is one of the most beautiful set of gifts I have ever been given. The shell beautifully illustrates Phi in all its perfection.

inanga
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