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Spirituality of Colombia’s Indigenous Kogui People (In Spanish)
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Today’s A Journey
through Aesthetic Realms
will be presented
in Spanish,
with subtitles in Arabic,
Aulacese (Vietnamese),
Chinese, English,
French, German,
Hungarian, Indonesian,
Japanese, Korean,
Mongolian, Persian,
Portuguese, Russian,
Spanish and Thai.
We welcome
our loving audience
with a lot of love
to the program
A Journey through
Aesthetic Realms.
Today, we will explore
the memories, thoughts and
expressions of ancestral
indigenous communities
of Colombia that
live in harmony where
“the world’s heart beats,”
keeping an equilibrium
with nature.
These indigenous
ethnic groups are
the Kogui, Arhuacos,
Kankuamos, and Wiwas.
They profess
an endless love, respect
and care of this home,
the Earth, which
for millions and millions
of years has been a Mother
that has carefully
sheltered the lives
of her inhabitants.
These four Indians groups
of The Sierra Nevada de
Santa Marta, Colombia
are located
in the northern area
of South America.
They have lived there
for ages in a territory
that covers the world’s
highest coastal
mountain range:
The Sierra Nevada de
Santa Marta.
There, we can find
all type of climates
and altitudes,
from the snowy peaks
to the very warm beaches
of the tropics.
In this territory
there is a great diversity
of plants and animals,
and the water springs
and flows.
All of these happen
amidst a wealthy
and vital nature
that is at the same time
very calm and harmonious.
The communities
of Kogui, Arhuacos,
Kankuamos, and Wiwas
have the power
of being the guardians
and promoters of
the balance of the planet,
based on
the different landscapes –
valleys, snow tops, rivers,
woods, the Caribbean Sea.
Therefore the gods
have given them
the task of stewardship.
These ancestral
communities
are considered the ones
who were elected and
responsible for protecting
Mother Earth, beginning
with preserving
the Sierra Nevada,
their territory.
The Sierra Nevada
is considered
to be the place where
humanity was created.
In the shape
of a pyramid, it is
a sacred and energetic
place very important
for all inhabitants
of the planet.
A mama is an elder or
a priest of the Colombian
indigenous community,
so named according to
the reach of his wisdom.
The mama has
the responsibility
of his community,
the role of spiritual
and political leader,
counselor and guide
for multiples aspects
of life in his community.
The Kogui Cosmogony
talks about the creation
of the nine worlds,
one on the top of the other.
This hierarchy of worlds
is related to
the nine months that
a human is in the womb,
and the process
of evolution is explained
in detail through it.
During the ninth month
of creation, the highest,
beautiful first tree of
creation, the Ceiba (tree),
or Ulala or Mama (priest)
Zincala, began to appear
from the pure ocean.
Around this cosmic axis,
the four Divine brothers
built the first temple
and named it Alnaua.
“The day had not begun…
and the earth
was still loose
and under the darkness.
When the first man
Sintána had been born,
the light was made
and the first day of
the creation dawned...”
The four male gods
began to dry the soil and
push far away the ocean
that enveloped them.
When this was done,
they met in the temple
that they had built and
sang, asking the Mother
to gift them wives.
The Mother had had
nine daughters, each one
of them representing
a specific quality
of the soil of cultivation:
sandy soil, clay soil,
and yellow soil.
Soon they realized
that the daughters
by their qualities
could not promise fertility.
Therefore,
they asked for “black soil”
to inhabit the world,
the black daughter
of the Mother,
the good soil for sowing
and cultivation.
Sintána, the first man
of creation, stood in
the center of the temple
and sang: “Indaou, now I
will have my temple here.”
The young woman
heard the song
and was charmed by
the beauty of his voice.
She stood up but
she did not dare to go out.
Then, Sintána called
his companion the wind
and asked for his help.
The wind searched
everywhere until he
found the young woman:
the black soil.
The wind eventually
brought her to the temple
where Sintána was.
That was
how human life began,
in a temple that was built
by the four men, where
Sintána and the black soil,
the first couple, met.
They settled together and
their progeny populated
the Kogui world.
The hills big and small,
with conical form,
are all temples.
They are gathered
in great numbers –
they are the Sierra Nevada.
In each one of them
supposedly exist
many inhabitants, a
multitude of beings there
live their own secret life,
similar to human beings.
When we return,
we’ll find out more
about the Kogui people’s
spiritual beliefs
toward the environment.
Please stay tuned
to Supreme Master
Television.
Welcome back to
A Journey through
Aesthetic Realms.
The Kogui are
direct descendents
of the Tairona, who were
a pre-Columbian civilization
in Colombia, thriving
in about the year 1000.
In 1975, the “Lost City,”
a major city of the Tairona,
was discovered
by archaeologists.
Their use of stone
for construction
was highly developed
in building bridges,
stairs, sewers,
terraced platforms;
they also had
an incredible network
of brick roads.
The Kogui made
beautiful pottery,
and are best known for
their unique goldwork.
Archaeologists believed
that there are two more
hidden cities of this
sophisticated civilization
yet to be discovered.
In the modern times,
the Kogui speak of
themselves as being
the Elder Brothers of
humankind with a mission
to take care of our planet.
The Kogui live in
an inner realm,
called Aluna,
of thought and possibilities.
They are able to
inwardly travel and see
places that are on Earth,
as well as places
that are off this planet.
In the past five centuries,
the Kogui
have not changed much.
They have continued
to focus on
the spiritual sphere.
To do this,
they have tried to maintain
a physical distance
between themselves and
the rest of the population
of the world.
They protect
their environment, and
the jungle has helped them
to keep people
from approaching them.
In recent times,
the Kogui have been
very concerned
about what is happening
to the rainforests
where they live, as well as
to the planet itself.
Through prophesies
and messages,
they are conscious of
a very big change
that is happening
on planet Earth.
They see that the state of
their mountain is not well,
which is a symbol
of this change.
They see that the world
was almost destroyed
due to humans’
incorrect use of nature.
The Kogui felt that that
the situation of the planet
was so urgent,
that they had to share
their understanding
with the world.
So, in 1988,
for the first time,
a Western journalist
was allowed
to film a documentary
about their culture.
In the 1992 BBC film,
titled “From the Heart
of the World: The Elder
Brothers’ Warning,”
they wanted
to share their message
with the rest of humanity
that by misusing
Mother Earth, they are
causing an imbalance
that will affect
the future generations.
The Kogi have
a continuous tradition
of passing down
the knowledge
of their past and religion
through oral tradition.
The mamas, that is,
the spiritual leaders,
are very important
in their culture.
The mamas are selected
at birth, and are taught
from a very young age
the ancient mysteries of
the spiritual realm, Aluna.
Secrets of life have been
bestowed upon them
by the ancestors, secrets
like how everything
in the universe
appears, grows,
reproduces and perishes.
These mamas are raised
inside the mountain
in dim light, and do not
eat salt or conventional
foods such as meat.
Thus, with a pure
and simple lifestyle,
they can focus on their
important spiritual work.
The mamas have
the responsibility
of making certain that the
social and spiritual order
of the tribe is in harmony
with the universal order.
It is through
this spiritual leadership
that the Kogi world remains
in harmony and balance.
By observing the sun,
moon and stars,
the Kogui can understand
the changes
of nature and the earth,
and the connection
between these changes
and the Kogui tribe.
Through mining,
deforestation, and
other industrial activities,
humanity has been
wounding Mother Earth.
If we continue our ways,
the Kogui mamas warn,
the world may face
its demise.
With change in behavior,
however,
the world could continue.
The Kogui said
in a message:
“A human being
has much liquid inside.
If the liquid dries up,
we fall with weakness.
This same thing
can happen to the Earth,
weakness makes you fall…
If the Younger Brother
keeps cutting down
all the trees,
there will be fires
because the sun
will heat the earth.”
In a more recent message
delivered on April 2009,
Mama Pedro Juan said
at the sacred site
called Seishua:
“Here we are
on Planet Earth.
I want to tell you
that we all live
on the same planet,
and so we must all listen
to the commands of
the Mothers and Parents
who grant us the Earth.
The Sierra Nevada is
itself the natural law that
keeps the world alive,
and is fully aware.
Nulkukeje (the essence
of the Sierra Nevada)
is a Lord who knows
the whole of the Law.
The Mother told him
that he is in charge of
manifesting her thoughts.
Nulkujaluwa
(the Sierra Nevada) is
the material manifestation
of the Law…
Seishua (this sacred site)
was also created
by the Mother and knows
the whole of the Law.
It must warn those who
are thinking of doing harm
so that they understand
that they cannot destroy
the seas and everything
that exists.
They are not the owners
of the world.
There is a high
environmental authority,
which takes the form
of a high mountain,
which keeps watch
against the intrusion
of disruption
and corruption…”
“Negative forces
are going to continue
to grow stronger,
so we ourselves
must continue
working positively
so that the consequences
can be averted.
We must work together
with the Younger Brother...
They must decide
what they must do within
their own territories.
Each one of us
must decide what
we are going to do…
This is why
we were born and live and
this is what we declare.
We invite
other indigenous people
and all people in the world
to grasp the situation
in which we now live.”
Over time, more people
have been listening to
the ecological messages
of the Kogui people.
May we honor the wisdom
of the indigenous
Colombian people
as we honor the spiritual
nature of our planet.
Thank you for joining us
on today’s program.
Coming up next is
Our Noble Lineage,
after Noteworthy News.
Blessed be your gentle
and loving spirit.
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