Bowl of Light

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Bowl of Light (from the Huna Traditions)

 

 

" The Bowl of Light " One of the earliest and most important " parables "

 

of the Mo'o as taught by Kaili'ohe Kame'ekua.

 

 

" Each child born has at birth, a Bowl of Perfect Light. If he tends

 

his Light it will grow in strength and he can do all things — swim

 

with the shark, fly with the birds, know and understand all things.

 

If, however, he became envious or jealous he drops a stone into his

 

Bowl of Light and some of the Light goes out. Light and the stone

 

cannot hold the same space. If he continues to put stones in the Bowl

 

of Light, the Light will go out and he will become a stone. A stone

 

does not grow, nor does it move. If at any time he tires of being a

 

stone, all he needs to do is turn the bowl upside down and the stones

 

will fall away and the Light will grow once more. "

 

" Tales from the Night Rainbow " by Pali Lee and Koko Willis