LESSON V
THE UHANE
The Uhane is the Hawaiian word for the Logical Self, the conscious
mind or the Ego. Many belief systems want you to lose the Ego
or become "ego-less." If you do that, you will lose
a very important part of yourself. The Logical Self is that part
of you that is supposed to be in charge of making right decisions
and guiding your life in the physical body. It is often referred
to as the Older Brother or Sister Self. It was once a Basic Self
and understands how difficult it is to be ruled by the emotions.
The Logical Self has no emotions, but rather has the gift of reason.
It is meant to be the guide and teacher of the Basic Self. When
we allow the Basic Self to rule our lives, we are not letting
the Logical Self do its part to create peace and harmony.
Two gifts of the Logical Self are very powerful. The first gift
is the power of words. Words have great power especially when
they are spoken out loud. The second gift is the power of your
Will. Without Will, you would become a real "couch potato."
Will is that force that gets things moving, whether it is your
body or your prayers.
When you are thinking, you are coming from the perspective of
your Uhane or Logical Self. It takes the memories of the Basic
Self and constructs possible futures in order to understand if
your decisions will create a good or a bad future for you. It
has the ability to reason on a higher level. The Logical Self
is supposed to reason before taking actions.
When other systems state that you must give up the Ego, they
are talking about giving up the lower qualities of selfishness
and self-centeredness. The Uhane is here to learn about the higher
qualities of life, such as love, compassion, sharing, harmony,
and peace and keeping in contact with the Divine Force in all
we do. The Logical Self is in charge of making sure that we follow
the Spiritual Purpose for our life and that our thoughts, words
and deed do no harm.
Making New Year's resolutions and keeping them is a good example
of how we use the gifts of the Uhane or Logical Self.
The most important responsibility of the Logical Self is to
establish and keep a good relationship with the Basic Self, while
becoming a good guide and teacher. Another important responsibility
is to direct the energy that the Basic Self generates to good
purposes. We will discuss energy or mana in another lesson.
Your Logical Self or Conscious Mind is an important part of
you and with every right decision you make to move towards harmony
and balance you continue to grow into lokahi.
