Ifá Thoughts For Today

Aboru Aboye Abosese, 

Please ponder, meditate upon, think about, enjoy, assimilate and act upon the following teachings of Ifa.

1)Otura Rera (Otua 'Gunda)

Insincerity does not pay

Wickedness is bad

If the truthful is betraying, he faces lots of trouble cast divination for Sagbagiriyan who will be installed as the leader of the truthful 

Be truthful and sincere 

The gods reward the truthful 

2)Ejiogbe

The (good) way God created me, according to that good way I am behaving. I am doing well (practicing what is good, beneficial and needful), I don't practice evil and I don't practice deception and lying so that I won't die a wretched man, because the business we engage in the morning extends to night time cast Ifa for the truthful and the wicked. Only the truthful triumph.

3)Ogbe Yonu

Excessive angers reveals their upbringing. He who ignores and disregards mediation easily exposes himself. 'You have come again with your bad attitude" will give one a bad name and reputation...Truly we have installed the patient, humble and wise Nini as King. It is the misbehavior of Oka that ruined his career. We have installed the truthful, patient and kind Nini as King. The misbehavior of Ere is what ruined his life. We have truly installed the calm, respectful and virtuous Nini as King. The misbehavior of Sebe is what ruined his future. Truly we have installed Nini as King.

4)Ose Ofun

If the destiny is unfavorable, it may be lacking wisdom

Water is abundant in the Ocean, the Ocean the King of the Sea

Water is available in the Lagoon, the Lagoon is second in command

There is wisdom in Akoda, Akoda who teaches the world Ifa science 

There is intelligence in Aseda, Aseda who teaches the science of the wise and holy elders

There is wisdom in Orunmila, the stabilizer, rectifier and reformer of the world. Orunmila is he who protects the child's head from breaking, he is the one who corrects bad destiny (bad course of life and living) cast divination for incapable (the person who has no good character) who is alway crying (complaining) of having a bad destiny (life).

Ifa says, if incapable of no good character, learns Ifa (with the purpose of applying it and correcting their life), Ifa assures they will have the last laugh (victory, triumph and success).

5)Idin Iwori

If we have wisdom but fail to apply it, we become ignorant. If we have strength and we fail to utilize it, we become lazy, this is the message of Ifa for people who know wise people and have access to them but do not follow their example and guidance but choose to make friends with backward people. Ifa cautions them, if you do not associate with good people, and establish friendships with them (to learn from them and follow their example) then your life will be ruined.

Asé O