Doing a bit of research for my whakapuaki and came across this whakamārama i roto te He Āpitihanga – Te Aho Matua (Official Version Of Te Aho Matua O Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori And An Explanation in English) the Kura Kaupapa Māori foundation document- a beautifully clear explanation which is I think incredibly hard to do in English.... rawe!! now back to my tuhinga!!! The statement says that the spirits of human beings derive from the Rangi Tuhaha, the twelve dimensions of enlightenment in which spirit entities dwell until physical life is desired and to which spirit entity return after physical death. The inference is that at the moment of conception the physical and spiritual potential of the human being becomes an individual entity endowed with the spirit qualities of mauri, tapu, wehi, mana, and ihi; the spirit receptor–transmitters of whatumanawa, hinengaro, auaha, ngakau and pumanawa and the iho matua, which is the umbilical cord of spirit energy which links that single entity through his ancestral lines to the primal energy source which is Io. The spirit qualities referred to here can best be described as emanations of energy, the strength or weakness of which is determined by the condition of the receptor–transmitters where feelings, emotions, intelligence, consciousness, conscience and all other non-physical characteristics of human personality dwell. Most often referred to as taha wairua these aspects of the human spirit are considered as important as physical attributes, not to be dismissed as the domain and responsibility of church or religion, but regarded as an integral part of human personality and, therefore, is responsive to and affected by teaching and learning.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 08:55:49 +0000
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