I want to introduce you to one of my most profound realisations along the path to Alchemy; it is the controversial concept of taking 100% responsibility for EVERYTHING that comes into our awareness. Yes we are talking everything. Even that 'horrible road raging maniac' you almost ran into the other day, or the war against terrorism, even your friend with 'cancer'. Everything.
Now before you erk and turn the other cheek to this 'far out' and 'full on' concept I would like to clarify what we are talking about here. We are not talking about taking on guilt or blame but we are talking about loving in the most complete way.
Hooponopono is a beautiful Hawaiian Kahuna Lapa’au technique brought into modern use by Morrnah Nalamaku Simeona (who was considered a Hawaiian ‘living treasure’) and is now being carried forward by Dr. Hew Len. It is a simple practice which opens you up to divine clarity, healing and truth.
Dr Hew Len came to be known by Dr. Joe Vitale after he heard of a miraculous healing of an entire ward housing the criminally insane in Hawaii. Dr. Hew Len was practicing Ho’oponopono, whilst working at the ward. He took total responsibility for the patients and in the process healed each of them. Dr. Joe Vitale went on to write the book Zero Limits with Dr. Hew Len
To capture the impact of this healing read about the healing direct from Zero Limits below.
"I asked him to tell me the complete story of his work as a therapist. He explained that he worked at Hawaii State Hospital for four years. That ward where they kept the criminally insane was dangerous. Psychologists quit on a monthly basis. The staff called in sick a lot or simply quit. People would walk through that ward with their backs against the wall, afraid of being attacked by patients. It was not a pleasant place to live, work, or visit.
Dr. Len told me that he never saw patients. He agreed to have an office and to review their files. While he looked at those files, he would work on himself. As he worked on himself, patients began to heal. "After a few months, patients that had to be shackled were being allowed to walk freely," he told me. "Others who had to be heavily medicated were getting off their medications. And those who had no chance of ever being released were being freed." I was in awe. "Not only that," he went on, "but the staff began to enjoy coming to work. Absenteeism and turnover disappeared. We ended up with more staff than we needed because patients were being released, and all the staff was showing up to work. Today, that ward is closed."
This is where I had to ask the million dollar question: "What were you doing within yourself that caused those people to change?" "I was simply healing the part of me that created them," he said.
I didn't understand. Dr. Len explained that total responsibility for your life means that everything in your life - simply because it is in your life--is your responsibility. In a literal sense the entire world is your creation.
Whew. This is tough to swallow. Being responsible for what I say or do is one thing. Being responsible for what everyone in my life says or does is quite another. Yet, the truth is this: if you take complete responsibility for your life, then everything you see, hear, taste, touch, or in any way experience is your responsibility because it is in your life.
This means that terrorist activity, the president, the economy--anything you experience and don't like--is up for you to heal. They don't exist, in a manner of speaking, except as projections from inside you. The problem isn't with them, it's with you, and to change them, you have to change you. I know this is tough to grasp, let alone accept or actually live.
Blame is far easier than total responsibility, but as I spoke with Dr. Len, I began to realize that healing for him and in ho 'oponopono means loving yourself. If you want to improve your life, you have to heal your life. If you want to cure anyone--even a mentally ill criminal--you do it by healing you.
I asked Dr. Len how he went about healing himself. What was he doing, exactly, when he looked at those patients' files? "I just kept saying, 'I'm sorry' and 'I love you' over and over again," he explained.
That's it? That's it. Turns out that loving yourself is the greatest way to improve yourself, and as you improve yourself, you improve your world." Zero Limits, 2007 Dr. Joe Vitale and Dr. Hew Len
This form of taking 100% responsibility is not about guilt, shame or taking blame for someone else’s actions or behaviour. It is actually all about owning even the thoughts, feelings, illness, actions and situations we witness in others without consciously needing to understand how it works. Saying I own what is in me that created this experience and then practicing a simple mantra is the essence of Ho'oponopono
It comes from a place of highest truth, a knowing we each have. Knowing that our experiences and the people in our lives are evident for a reason. Reasons not always understood, nor do they need to be for Ho'oponopono to work its magic.
This concept really makes sense when we truly absorb the great truth that we are all ONE.
To learn more about Ho'oponopono you can visit the link below
'I'm sorry, please forgive me, i love you, thank you' - Hooponopono
Now before you erk and turn the other cheek to this 'far out' and 'full on' concept I would like to clarify what we are talking about here. We are not talking about taking on guilt or blame but we are talking about loving in the most complete way.
Hooponopono is a beautiful Hawaiian Kahuna Lapa’au technique brought into modern use by Morrnah Nalamaku Simeona (who was considered a Hawaiian ‘living treasure’) and is now being carried forward by Dr. Hew Len. It is a simple practice which opens you up to divine clarity, healing and truth.
Dr Hew Len came to be known by Dr. Joe Vitale after he heard of a miraculous healing of an entire ward housing the criminally insane in Hawaii. Dr. Hew Len was practicing Ho’oponopono, whilst working at the ward. He took total responsibility for the patients and in the process healed each of them. Dr. Joe Vitale went on to write the book Zero Limits with Dr. Hew Len
To capture the impact of this healing read about the healing direct from Zero Limits below.
"I asked him to tell me the complete story of his work as a therapist. He explained that he worked at Hawaii State Hospital for four years. That ward where they kept the criminally insane was dangerous. Psychologists quit on a monthly basis. The staff called in sick a lot or simply quit. People would walk through that ward with their backs against the wall, afraid of being attacked by patients. It was not a pleasant place to live, work, or visit.
Dr. Len told me that he never saw patients. He agreed to have an office and to review their files. While he looked at those files, he would work on himself. As he worked on himself, patients began to heal. "After a few months, patients that had to be shackled were being allowed to walk freely," he told me. "Others who had to be heavily medicated were getting off their medications. And those who had no chance of ever being released were being freed." I was in awe. "Not only that," he went on, "but the staff began to enjoy coming to work. Absenteeism and turnover disappeared. We ended up with more staff than we needed because patients were being released, and all the staff was showing up to work. Today, that ward is closed."
This is where I had to ask the million dollar question: "What were you doing within yourself that caused those people to change?" "I was simply healing the part of me that created them," he said.
I didn't understand. Dr. Len explained that total responsibility for your life means that everything in your life - simply because it is in your life--is your responsibility. In a literal sense the entire world is your creation.
Whew. This is tough to swallow. Being responsible for what I say or do is one thing. Being responsible for what everyone in my life says or does is quite another. Yet, the truth is this: if you take complete responsibility for your life, then everything you see, hear, taste, touch, or in any way experience is your responsibility because it is in your life.
This means that terrorist activity, the president, the economy--anything you experience and don't like--is up for you to heal. They don't exist, in a manner of speaking, except as projections from inside you. The problem isn't with them, it's with you, and to change them, you have to change you. I know this is tough to grasp, let alone accept or actually live.
Blame is far easier than total responsibility, but as I spoke with Dr. Len, I began to realize that healing for him and in ho 'oponopono means loving yourself. If you want to improve your life, you have to heal your life. If you want to cure anyone--even a mentally ill criminal--you do it by healing you.
I asked Dr. Len how he went about healing himself. What was he doing, exactly, when he looked at those patients' files? "I just kept saying, 'I'm sorry' and 'I love you' over and over again," he explained.
That's it? That's it. Turns out that loving yourself is the greatest way to improve yourself, and as you improve yourself, you improve your world." Zero Limits, 2007 Dr. Joe Vitale and Dr. Hew Len
This form of taking 100% responsibility is not about guilt, shame or taking blame for someone else’s actions or behaviour. It is actually all about owning even the thoughts, feelings, illness, actions and situations we witness in others without consciously needing to understand how it works. Saying I own what is in me that created this experience and then practicing a simple mantra is the essence of Ho'oponopono
It comes from a place of highest truth, a knowing we each have. Knowing that our experiences and the people in our lives are evident for a reason. Reasons not always understood, nor do they need to be for Ho'oponopono to work its magic.
This concept really makes sense when we truly absorb the great truth that we are all ONE.
To learn more about Ho'oponopono you can visit the link below
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'I'm sorry, please forgive me, i love you, thank you' - Hooponopono
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