changed Posted April 19, 2012 Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) I found this video interesting, and was wondering if anyone had any more info on it? According to the below vid, a Lechak is a person who "preserves, looks after, spreads and transmits the wisdom of their ancestors" - so kind of the genealogist / record keeper of the tribe. He talks a little about a sacred ritual where he is called by tribal elders, and set apart with this record keeping responsibility... I could not find anything else on the web about it? Anyways, just thought it was interesting, and wonder a little where the practice originated, and what information they preserve and pass down through the generations...http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=145I like what he states at the end: I have a message from the bottom of my heart for everyone who may have the opportunity to see this film. Let’s allow what we feel in our hearts to come out into our daily lives. All people from all cultures feel at some point the need to bring harmony into their lives. We all reach a time in our lives when we feel a thirst, a longing to change our lives, this routine of working, eating, sleeping, repeating the same things every day, we all feel the need to live in harmony with all manifestations of life. My invitation is to do it. Let’s trust our intuition. Let’s follow our heart. Let’s stop a moment and look at our lives in a broader perspective, then we will realize there are more important things in life than spending the whole weekend in the supermarket, trying to buy everything we can so that we can experience momentary satisfaction. I repeat, the invitation is to follow our hearts. Stop for a moment, look at our lives more broadly, and we will clearly see that our lives are more meaningful than a supermarket. Edited April 19, 2012 by changed
rameumptom Posted April 19, 2012 Posted April 19, 2012 Most of my mission was in Quechua speaking Bolivia. I've never heard of a lechak before. It is possible this is not a Quechua thing, but just something done in the one area or village.
changed Posted April 19, 2012 Author Posted April 19, 2012 Most of my mission was in Quechua speaking Bolivia. I've never heard of a lechak before. It is possible this is not a Quechua thing, but just something done in the one area or village.I had never heard of it either... not too much on the internet about it, but I guess these are not the type of people to get on the internet...
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