{"id":219,"date":"2012-10-13T04:52:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-13T04:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/?p=219"},"modified":"2021-07-24T14:13:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T14:13:33","slug":"the-ha-baybayin-the-branches-of-the-ba-ha-la-tree-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/the-ha-baybayin-the-branches-of-the-ba-ha-la-tree-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The HA baybayin the branches of the BA-HA-LA Tree of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The branches of the BA-HA-LA Tree of Life are shaped in the waved formed of the baybayin symbol of HA.\u00a0The baybayin symbol of HA is a curved, horizontal line and can look like the waves of a river or wind.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/HA-e1349389028829.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-213\" title=\"HA\" src=\"http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/HA-e1349389028829.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>HA is the first syllable in &#8220;hangin&#8221; which means wind. The baybayin HA symbol also spells many words that have breath in the meaning&#8212;&#8220;hininga&#8221; to breath in Tagalog, &#8220;hawa&#8221; and &#8220;hanga&#8221; breathless wonder\/admiration (tagalog), &#8220;ginhawa&#8221; breathe in Visayan, &#8220;harakhak&#8221; &#8211; laugh loud and breathlessly in Visayan&#8230;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Leo de Castro, in the Philippines, noted that the wave form of the baybayin of HA is the same wave present at the edges between the Ying and Yang symbol. And the waves of the movement of electrons orbiting the nucleus of an atom at the unseen levels or our universe&#8217;s physics.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe wave is the primordial phenomenon which gave rise to the world.\u201d<br \/>\nWolfgang Von Goethe<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In many traditions, from Christian to indigenous, Western to Eastern, wind and breath many times symbolize spirit or life force.<\/p>\n<p>In Hawaii, &#8220;ha&#8221; has to do with breath and spirit. The word &#8220;Aloha&#8221; has sacred meaning. David Bray interprets this as &#8220;Come forward, be in unity and harmony with your real self, God, and mankind. Be honest, truthful, patient, kind to all life forms, and humble.&#8221; He also stated that to the Hawaiian of old, Aloha meant &#8220;God in us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Andee in Yahoo:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>On a spiritual level, aloha is an invocation of the Divine and mahalo is a Divine blessing. Both are acknowledgments of the Divinity that dwells within and without. Mahalo&#8212;[Ma = In] + [h\u00e2 = breath] + [alo = presence, front, face]&#8212; &#8220;(May you be) in (Divine) Breath.&#8221; Think of them as single-word blessings or prayers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fanswers.yahoo.com%2Fquestion%2Findex%3Fqid%3D1006040402373&amp;h=SAQGhZ51q&amp;s=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/answers.yahoo.com\/<wbr \/>question\/<wbr \/>index?qid=1006040402373<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The deeper meaning of the word Hawai\u2019i is interpreted by Pete:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;loosely interpreted, ha means breath \u2013 the sacred breath that creates life, wai means water \u2013 water that sustains life and is a symbol of abundance and \u2018i can refer to a supreme force or be a word used to reinforce previous concepts. So the clue to joyous being is to tap into the abundant life force through the breath of life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.urbanhuna.org&amp;h=WAQFkZL1-&amp;s=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.urbanhuna.org<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;] The branches of the BA-HA-LA Tree of Life are shaped in the waved formed of the baybayin symbol of HA.\u00a0The baybayin symbol of HA is a curved, horizontal line and can look like the waves of a river or wind. <a href=\"http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/HA-e1349389028829.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-213\" title=\"HA\" src=\"http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/HA-e1349389028829.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a> \u00a0 HA is the first syllable in &#8220;hangin&#8221; which means wind. The baybayin HA symbol also spells many words that have breath in the meaning&#8212;&#8220;hininga&#8221; to breath in Tagalog, &#8220;hawa&#8221; and &#8220;hanga&#8221; breathless wonder\/admiration (tagalog), &#8220;ginhawa&#8221; breathe in Visayan, &#8220;harakhak&#8221; &#8211; laugh loud and breathlessly in Visayan&#8230;<\/p>\n<div>In many traditions, from Christian to indigenous, Western to Eastern,\u00a0wind and breath many times symbolize spirit or life force . In Hawaii, &#8220;ha&#8221; has to do with breath and spirit. The word &#8220;Aloha&#8221; has sacred meaning. David Bray interprets this as &#8220;Come forward, be in unity and harmony with your real self, God, and mankind. Be honest, truthful, patient, kind to all life forms, and humble.&#8221; He also stated that to the Hawaiian of old, Aloha meant &#8220;God in us.&#8221; Posted by Andee in Yahoo:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>On a spiritual level, aloha is an invocation of the Divine and mahalo is a Divine blessing. Both are acknowledgments of the Divinity that dwells within and without. Mahalo&#8212;[Ma = In] + [h\u00e2 = breath] + [alo = presence, front, face]&#8212; &#8220;(May you be) in (Divine) Breath.&#8221; Think of them as single-word blessings or prayers. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fanswers.yahoo.com%2Fquestion%2Findex%3Fqid%3D1006040402373&amp;h=SAQGhZ51q&amp;s=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/answers.yahoo.com\/<wbr \/>question\/<wbr \/>index?qid=1006040402373<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The deeper meaning of the word Hawai\u2019i is interpreted by Pete:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;loosely interpreted, ha means breath \u2013 the sacred breath that creates life, wai means water \u2013 water that sustains life and is a symbol of abundance and \u2018i can refer to a supreme force or be a word used to reinforce previous concepts. So the clue to joyous being is to tap into the abundant life force through the breath of life.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.urbanhuna.org&amp;h=WAQFkZL1-&amp;s=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.urbanhuna.org<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;life coach&#8221; global_module=&#8221;818&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/bagongpinay.org\/bmandala\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/background-agedpaint-light-ss_87022_S-1.jpg&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a2dee5&#8243; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row global_parent=&#8221;818&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text global_parent=&#8221;818&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;CTA &#8211; information about life coaching services&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>BagongPinay, the\u00a0artist of the <em>Babaylan Mandala<\/em> is a designer, artist, mentor and a life coach.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;] The branches of the BA-HA-LA Tree of Life are shaped in the waved formed of the baybayin symbol of HA.\u00a0The baybayin symbol of HA is a curved, horizontal line and can look like the waves of a river or wind. 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