ABOUT THUNDERHANDS



About Me: "Wakiya" (Thunder)
I am a Tribal, Musician, Writer, Artist. I try to walk the path and have studied the tradition of the "Wisdom keepers" like Lame Deer, Fools Crow, Black Elk, and Rolling Thunder from the tribes of this region, and Lao Tzu, Buddha, Bodhidharma, Yeshua, and other enlightened ones from the many various tribes of the earth. I understand the worlds religions and belief systems, and realize the division this can cause by the lack of understanding the "real message" from the Masters. My intention, and life's prayer is to try to live in harmony with Grandmother Earth, Grandfather sky, (Nature) and "the spirit that moves in all things," and help in any way I can to build a bridge between all men and tribes so they can walk their path in a manner that will benefit themselves, the Earth and others. I open up, and ask Great Spirit, The creator, The Tao, The Universe, to work and direct healing and positive energy through me by different means, like the Flute, drums, Words, Prayer, and Touch. I try to be loving and accept others from the heart, and practice forgiveness. I honor all people, the winged one's, and four legged ones considering us all equal, not one being above another. I honor the bountiful Harvest from Mother earth in the form of plant life, water, air and herbs which sustain our oneness with her. I pray all tribes should re-unite as one, so we may protect the planet and live in harmony. Within you, without you.

Mitakuye Oyasin
( all my relations)
Wakiya

Saturday

The limitation of spiritual Dependence


Many people believe that it is not necessary to cultivate themselves at all. They say that all that is needed is to surrender to a saviour or spiritual teacher who will take charge of their lives. While total surrender is a path towards oneness, most people are not capable of it, much less of even understanding what "surrender" means. Surrender means giving up identification with everything-the body, the mind, the heart, the environment; even the desire to be desireless must eventually go. This is arduous work and actually requires great self discipline to be free of all desires, thoughts, preferences, feelings and prior programming. To think you can profess surrender yet live a life where you are attached to anything or anybody, especially to your self image as a spiritual person, is just delusion. Surrender is a discipline of refinement and transformation which is absolutely impossible without our willing and complete participation. Then and only then, can a saviour or true master manifest in our lives.

From the book: "The Taoist inner view of the Universe and the Immortal realm" by
Taoist master Ni, Hua-Ching
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