In the Huna system of ideas, the mind has
three primary parts, each with specific functions: the conscious mind (Lono), the body
mind (Ku) and the higher mind, the divine within (Kane).
Lono makes decisions: what to believe,
what not to believe, what to put attention on, what not to put attention on, what to do,
what not to do, even whether to decide or not to decide. Ku stores information. It
receives data and it gives it back out when asked. Whether Lono understands the
communications, or is relaxed enough for it to come through or is even attentive when it
does come, is another story. It's this memory function of Ku that helps us live
efficiently in this physical world.
Kane gives creative inspiration about how
to manifest the objects of Lono's attention. It also provides the energy for
manifestation, the energy that follows attention. Sometimes we are aware of data as it is
received by Ku (depending on where Lono is focused) and sometimes not. Through the
sensations of the body and the thoughts of the mind there is constantly new data being
stored. Since our Ku has a physical body and an etheric (aka) body, data is coming in from
everywhere. Lono rarely asks to access this kind of information so mostly it gets stored
in a remote file.
If something grabs our attention by
strong physical or emotional sensations, energy goes to that data and it gets stored in a
more important file. Each time it is thought about (remembered) even more energy goes to
it until finally it has enough to manifest. It acts like a magnet drawing nearest
available equivalents. Lono's job is to be a good navigator or director or teacher to Ku,
refining the settings, guiding the actor, communicating with the student. Suppose the
strong sensations were pleasurable, say the warmth of the sun as it breaks through the
clouds, a gentle yet passionate kiss from a special friend or an exciting river raft ride.
Attracting repeat experiences could be very wonderful! Suppose the strong sensations were
about a painful experience like spilling hot candle wax all over your hand, being lost in
a deep forest as sunset rapidly approaches, or waking up one morning to a phone call
relaying that your close friend had died. Because of the intensity of the pain, physical
or emotional, these events get our Lonos' attention so this kind of data will also be
stored with more energy in a more important file. And if thought of again and again (if
Lono decides to put attention on or doesn't redirect attention elsewhere), they will be
stored in very important files, radiating large amounts of energy attracting similar
events.
Seems like Ku is a double edged sword: a
great friend if the relationship is nurtured and if we develop a strong ability to put our
attention on what we want or a formidable foe if not. What if we look at this from another
point of view. That of an adventurer. (Adventurers see everyone and everything as
potential friends.) If we believe Ku is only doing what it has been asked (programmed) to
do and when left with a choice, always moves toward the most pleasurable option, does this
still sound like an enemy? Or could Ku be a friend doing the best it can given the
circumstances? If we choose to see Ku as a friend, achieving harmony and cooperation could
be much easier. Then if we don't like what we've manifested we can change the programming,
communicate a different message to our friend (Ku) and look for the results.
How many of us consider ourselves better
people today than 20 years ago? How many of us can look at some of the hard times of our
childhood and see that we or our parents or our siblings were only behaving the best we
knew how at the time? Hawaiian tradition, especially Huna, emphasizes the importance of
forgiveness, letting go of blame, anger, regrets, and coming back to the present moment
with a good idea of a preferred way to behave or think today. In order to experience
change, we must change. We have no need to break anything, fight anyone or any part of
ourselves, only to create something new.
Like a good dancing team needs one person
to take a strong lead and the other to follow, so does the Ku need a strong Lono. Develop
the skill of putting attention on what we want more than what we don't want and life can
be a magical dance!
