USA Africa Dialogue Series - Fwd: [edo-nationality] ÒYÍGÍYIGÌ ỌTA OMI : THE SUNKEN DEPTH OF THE PEAK OF THE GREAT MOUNTAIN

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From: Noyo Edem <babytonia62@yahoo.com>
Date: 28 December 2010 21:33
Subject: Re: [edo-nationality] ÒYÍGÍYIGÌ ỌTA OMI : THE SUNKEN DEPTH OF THE PEAK OF THE GREAT MOUNTAIN
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Two powerful forces of nature-the mountain and  water. God created these two forces for our admiration and  to benefit us, but not as objects of our worship.  What do these two forces have in common? One is static and seemingly an immobile rock while the other is a liquid- full of life and elasticity, it is ever flowing in its natural state. The water must flow, because  the natural course for water is to flow through objects. The mountain is full of water and water flows through it.   Any attempt to prevent the natural flow of water through the mountain down to the valley and into the river will cause the water to forcefully  burst loose like an avalanche. Water is a force that cannot be held back for too long. What can contend with the powerful force of water; not even the mountain-water will gradually exert pressure on the mountain and erode the mighty mountain into tiny rocks. Yes, this is the true force of  water; it is silent, yet powerful. Above all these elemental forces is the One and only true God who created everything. Unto Him alone will all elemental forces bow; unto Him alone will the mountains, the rivers, the firmaments yield their powers. The mighty power you see in the elements  display God's glory; the serenity and awesome of creation proclaim the mighty power of our God. Psalm 19:1-6 1 The heavens declare the glory of God;    the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech;    night after night they reveal knowledge. 3 They have no speech, they use no words;    no sound is heard from them. 4 Yet their voice[b] goes out into all the earth,    their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.  5 It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,    like a champion rejoicing to run his course. 6 It rises at one end of the heavens    and makes its circuit to the other;    nothing is deprived of its warmth. Psalm 89:9-13  9 You rule over the surging sea;    when its waves mount up, you still them. 10 You crushed Rahab like one of the slain;    with your strong arm you scattered your enemies. 11 The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth;    you founded the world and all that is in it. 12 You created the north and the south;    Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name. 13 Your arm is endowed with power;    your hand is strong, your right hand exalted. Great is the handiwork of God; great is His power and great are the things He created for us to behold. We see the beauty in creation and glorify our God who created everything. We are not moved to worship the things God created, but to worship God who created them. Thank you. Mrs. Noyo Edem --- On Tue, 12/28/10, toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@googlemail.com> wrote: From: toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@googlemail.com> Subject: [edo-nationality] ÒYÍGÍYIGÌ ỌTA OMI : THE SUNKEN DEPTH OF THE PEAK OF THE GREAT MOUNTAIN To: "Edo-nationality" <edo-nationality@yahoogroups.com>, "Edo Global" <Edo_Global@yahoogroups.com>, "Yoruba Affairs" <yorubaaffairs@googlegroups.com>, "Odua" <OmoOdua@yahoogroups.com> Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2010, 3:37 PM                                                                             ÒYÍGÍYIGÌ ỌTA OMI    THE SUNKEN DEPTH OF THE PEAK OF THE GREAT MOUNTAIN                                                 Toyin Adepoju Òyígíyigì ọta omi o, òyígíyigì ọta omi The impenetrable power, the unshaken rock in the great waters. Majestic, sublime, unmovable, eternal.The immense waters derive power from the great rock. Mountains flowing and water not flowing. An immobile avalanche of rocks comes down the mountain in a deafening silence. I am nothing but blocks of stone on pieces of gravel.I am nothing but weight, silence,inertia and density.Nothing will ever learn my secret.The only thing that can penetrate me is the strident cry of the cicada that pierces the heart of summer. A d'òyígíyigì a kò kú mọ́ o. Òyígíyigì ọta omi. We become the Ultimate.Death is no more. Salutations to the eternal stone in the mighty ocean. Image credit "Detail from the Karesansui garden in Ryōan-ji Temple, Kyoto" by Canbalaci (Can Bacioglu) Flickr. Accessed 28/12/2010 This photo was taken on March 22, 2006 using a Nikon D70. Can Bacioglu on this image: This is from the famous Japanese rock garden at Ryōan-ji temple in northwest Kyoto, Japan. Ryōan-ji is a temple belonging to the Myoshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of the Zen sect, famous for its Zen garden. The garden is constructed in Karesansui style. It is 30 meters long from east to west and 10 meters from north to south. There are no trees, just 15 irregularly shaped rocks of varying sizes, some surrounded by moss, arranged in a bed of white gravel/sand that is raked every day. It is a simple rock garden, consisting of nothing but white gravel/sand and rocks, laid out just after the Onin Wars in the late 15th century. This rock garden is acknowledged to be one of the absolute masterpieces of Japanese culture. Although most of my photos tend to be colorful landscapes, cityscapes etc, this one happens to be one of the photos I like the most, if not the favorite. Just looking at it has a soothing effect somehow. It is also one of the few photos of mine that I have framed for my place. Text credits Yoruba text kindly provided by Elegbe. Personal communication Stanzas two and three are transpositions of the meaning of the Yoruba text aided by translations from "Awo Training Part 1" by Awo Falokun Fatumnbi at Scribd, Bolaji Idowu Olodumare: God in Yoruba Belief and "The Yoruba Names of God" thread on the social network Nairaland. Accessed 28/12/2010. Stanzas four and five are from Reading Zen in the Rocks: The Japanese Dry Landscape Garden.Francois Berthier. Trans by Graham Parkes. Chicago: University of Chicago Press,2000.22,42,87. Blogged at The Orisa Universe Posted on Scribd and Facebook

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