http://www.pojkoobyawmntxwv.org/thajuaneej.htm
Background
For generations Hmong uses oral tradition to pass on knowledge. The
knowledge is altered based on the cleverness of the individual and the
environment in which one lives. There has always a sense of reviving
the divined knowledge through prophecies over the years when the
knowledge was lost, forgotten, altered, or need an upgrade to fit the
new era, but most of the previous prophets were illiterate and left
very little behind. Thanks to modernization, written languages were
introduced to the Hmong and many knowledge are recently recorded.
Today PKYN’s Book of Origin, the Ceremonial Rites, and the Principle
Foundation are carefully recorded, and evaluated to implement in
today’s world. The book explains many key features the younger
generations do not quite get the answers to why things were always
done this way. Hmong has always practiced rituals in their own homes
as family affairs. There was not any place of worship to provide
hopes, teach the the principle foundation, and practice cultural rites
to a larger scale. The principle foundation was, instead of teaching,
embedded into riddles, poetries, story clothes, folklores, clothes,
and other means. Coming to industrial countries like the USA, shamans
and prophets are slowly loosing grounds due to economical life
changing situations, public health issues and the interest levels of
the younger generations.
PKYN pledges to bring forward the Book of Origin, the Alter of Life,
the Temple, and the Principle Foundation to help meet these needs.
The Temple
The temple is a sacred location where all members gather to pray for
the individuals’ spiritual rejuvenation, and to perform ceremonies
that help strengthen the lives of the living. It is served as a hub
for individuals moving toward equality, peace, and harmony. Similar
to a mother who protects and teaches her children to be good, the
temple is a place of belonging, hope and support, and eye-opening to
be reborn on becoming a good citizen.
The Alter of Life
The Alter of Life is a physical representation of the spiritual realm
that the Hmong uses for connecting to the spiritual being, and to
God. It is the central focus in which all member comes to pay
respect, asks for forgiveness, and praises to the Lord. All rituals
are performed before the alter. Preferably the principle foundation
should be taught before the alter as well. The Alter of Life is full
of items
that symbolize equality and justice, grace and gateways, knowledge and
power, and spiritual and physical.
The Principle Foundation
The Principle Foundation emphasis on self understanding of life
forces. To have a gasp of the world that we live in, one must
understands the values of one’s self, one’s family, one’s local
community, and the wider and more diverse communities. To build a
good and a healthy relationship require the understanding of self
disciplinary management toward self-governance and understanding the
surrounding environments. To understand the forces of nature, one
must be able to understand the circle of being and of nature, and the
paths that each circle travels on.
When one understands the Principle Foundation, one would be able to
realize peace and justice within oneself, among another, and with
God. The consumed knowledge along with modernization will serve as a
strong foundation toward minimizing today personal and social issues.
One will be able to understand why Hmong performs certain rituals
certain ways and be proud of.
Ultimately, one will understand the bold statements PKYN pledges to
modernize the Hmong religion, culture, ceremonial rites, and principle
foundation and yet preserves each elements in its original form.
The Book of Origin
The Book of Origin serves as the footprint toward harmony. In PKYN’s
context it serves as the spiritual strength, that helps support the
physical being. The book is divided into four main sections: the
origin, brief historical events, ceremonial rites, and the principle
foundation.
The origin lays out the elements and the functions of those elements.
It further lays out the types of worlds, times and seasons, circle of
human spirits, and equality and role of gender. Historical events
highlights from ancient time to modern time, which reveals the Hmong
journey through times of success and hardships. Ceremonial rites such
as the Hmong New Year, Naming a New Born Child, Marriage, Funeral and
a few others, are the cornerstones of the major events that shaped the
Hmong’s lives and rituals.
It seems a team of people (below) have put a lot of time and thought
(well intentioned, I'm sure) into this new Hmong religion: A strange,
if not contradictory (and depending on how you look at it), quite a
blasphemous blend of Hmong ancestral worship with a Christian God
looking on.
Kwv Cwjmem,
Lawv pab no tau muab Jesus phau Bible coj los ntxeev tig thiab ntxiv
Hmoob li ib cov rau hauv los ua Hmoob Bible pawg tshiab, ua Hmoob
ntiag tus. Lawv pab no coj tus yam ntxwv kev pe hawm ntuj ua tsi txawv
Christan pes tsawg, lawv mus Church hnub SUNDAY tib yam nkaus. Lawv
muab Christan li ntxeev hais ua rau Hmoob tug, ib tus member twg yuav
tsum tso nyiaj ib hlis $50.00 li no mas lawv thiaj li yuav qhia rau
koj lub paus txog lub ntsis. Yog leej twg tsi mus nrog ua member ua
lawv neeg, lawv tsuas piav me me ntawm hauv paus theem ib xwb no tam
li lawv piav rau ub rau no yus hnov, yog tias ua lawv neeg lawm mas
lawv yuav piav txog theem 4 kom txog qhov xaus.
Lawv teeb ib lub thaj ua neeb muaj twj neeb tiav log, kuv tau mus
xyuas lawv lub thaj ua neeb tib si, lawv tsuas muab lub thaj coj los
ua piv txwv rau sawv daws ntsia xwb, lawv tsi txawj ua neeb, ceev faj
nawb pab no yog lawv dag noj dag haus lawm ntag ov pab no naj.
YTK
Kuv teev ntuj nyob rau Ntiaj teb no, thaum pib yeej tsis muaj ib lub
tsev teev ntuj li. Tom qab no, cov neeg ntseeg mam li muab av, tooj,
hlau los puab/ncuav ua mlom los hawm xwb. Jesus, Buddha, Mohamad etc.
Kuv ntseeg ntuj, peb yuav tau tawm hauv tsev mus hu ntuj, tim tswv teb
chaws alwv thiaj li los nrog yus pom. Hauv tsev yog yuv los teev yuav
poj yawm, qhua neeb yaig.
Hmoob yeej ua raws li poj ua tseg yawm ua cia. Thaum twg yuav thov
luag pab (dab zoo), zoo mam pauj.
Cov neeg ua ua tsev teev ntuj ntawm yog ua tsev teev dag nyiaj noj
nyiaj haus xwb. Tswv ntuj, tswv teb tswv chaw lawv yeej muaj lawv vaj
lawv tsev nyob, lawv yuav tsis nyob rau hauv lub chaw teev ntuj ua
neeg ua los NTXIAS nyiaj ntawm
Yog yua qhia, yuav tau los ua ib lub tsev kawm ntawv. Qhia kom neeg
sib haum xeeb. Pog Poj Koob yawm Ntxwv no ua mas yog pab neeg DAG NOJ
DAG HAUS xwb.
Sawv daws cov mus Christian los twb tso nyiaj. Cov Buddhist los twb
muab mov thiab zaub noj pub hauj sam thiab. Puas yog niam no "ntuj
lub ceeb tsheej" poob los qe qe li lawm nid?
Niam no txog caij peb Hmoob thib siv tswv yim lawm laud. Xav thov kom
pab no mus us missionary rau tim Suav Teb, Nplog Teb, Thaib Teb, thiab
tim teb chaw middle east es kom lawv ho tau noj tau haus thiab lauj.