{"id":1743,"date":"2019-09-23T03:46:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T03:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/healingandtransformation\/?p=1743"},"modified":"2019-09-23T03:50:24","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T03:50:24","slug":"hooponopono","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/healingandtransformation\/2019\/09\/hooponopono.html","title":{"rendered":"Ho&#8217;oponopono"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hooponoponoireland\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1747\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/370\/2019\/09\/Hooponopono-1018x1024.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hooponoponoireland\/\" width=\"700\" height=\"704\" \/><\/a>Beloved\u00a0readers,<\/p>\n<p>Many of you have asked me about the ancient Hawaiian Ho&#8217;oponopono prayer and how to practise it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"co8aDb gsrt\"><b>The practice of Ho&#8217;oponopono\u00a0consists of four simple steps:<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"RqBzHd\">\n<blockquote><p>Step 1: Repentance \u2013 Say:<strong> &#8216;I&#8217;M SORRY&#8230;&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Ask Forgiveness \u2013 Say: <strong>&#8216;PLEASE FORGIVE ME&#8230;&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Gratitude \u2013 Say: <strong>&#8216;THANK YOU&#8230;&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Step 4: Love \u2013 Say: <strong>&#8216;I LOVE YOU&#8230;&#8217;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>In using the prayer, let\u2019s say with the intention directed towards our own healing, is the prayer coming from the self, directed towards our being? Or is it from the opposite perspective, from being to self(ego)?<\/p>\n<div>\nWhen you practise this prayer, how does it feel to you?<\/div>\n<div>It\u2019s really important in any practice to allow the practice to be felt and to personalise that so it doesn\u2019t become rote.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Secondly, all of those directions are probable with the Hooponopono practice. There isn\u2019t actually a right way or wrong way to practice this prayer &#8211;<\/div>\n<div>And that\u2019s important to highlight.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>To whom is one directing the prayer?<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Oneself?<\/li>\n<li>Soul?<\/li>\n<li>The universe?<\/li>\n<li>Identity personality ego?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Some people find that it is a practice beyond boundaries as at different times, different feelings and notions arise. Over time, these may change.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>As I said before, usually all of these answers will be discovered in the practice itself.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I have previously focused my prayer at many relationships &#8211;<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>With myself<\/li>\n<li>And with others primarily:<\/li>\n<li>Family members<\/li>\n<li>Work colleagues<\/li>\n<li>Significant others<\/li>\n<li>Etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The ego is also not an enemy that needs derision and criticism &#8211; it is merely the personality form of the being. It\u2019s not actually something \u201cbad\u201d or sinful. It is simply by nature selfish. Which also links to most life forms on this planet which have a selfish quality and act out of self interest. That doesn\u2019t have to be a \u201cnegative\u201d or a \u201cpositive\u201d &#8211; it simply is.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Importantly that is what the prayer points towards &#8211;<\/div>\n<div>Moving beyond mental torment into love. That is the ultimate gift of spirituality.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The prayer is personal.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>And I would advice you to see it as personal and make it personal.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>\u201cI\u2019m sorry\u201d<\/em> &#8211; to whom &#8211; to what. Why am I sorry? What have I done? What have I to be sorry for?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>\u201cForgive me\u201d<\/em> &#8211; why do I need to be forgiven. Who or what am I asking forgiveness from? (Myself or others or both?)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>\u201cThank you\u201d<\/em> &#8211; I see this as a prayer of gratitude to all that is (Source)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>\u201cI love you\u201d<\/em> &#8211; I see this as an expression of love for God, for all Creation and for the universe. I also see it as a declaration of love for myself.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>These are just some of my thoughts &#8211;<\/div>\n<div>I hope they help you.<br \/>\nMay God bless you.<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>With love and gratitude,<\/p>\n<p>David<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Featured Image via:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hooponoponoireland\/\">Ho&#8217;oponopono Ireland<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You are awesome as you are, and I love you!\u00a0And if you love me back, please click \u2018share\u2019 up at the top!<\/p>\n<p>Please follow me on Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iamstarlyte\" target=\"_blank\">davidstarlyte<\/a>\u00a0and Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davidstarlyte\" target=\"_blank\">davidstarlyte<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New Meditation Transmissions available: Free Meditation Channel:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCUO1wXtHdorpXJJfTPMev7g\">Starlyte Meditation<\/a>: please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCUO1wXtHdorpXJJfTPMev7g\">subscribe<\/a> for free updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beloved\u00a0readers, Many of you have asked me about the ancient Hawaiian Ho&#8217;oponopono prayer and how to practise it. The practice of Ho&#8217;oponopono\u00a0consists of four simple steps: Step 1: Repentance \u2013 Say: &#8216;I&#8217;M SORRY&#8230;&#8217; Step 2: Ask Forgiveness \u2013 Say: &#8216;PLEASE FORGIVE ME&#8230;&#8217; Step 3: Gratitude \u2013 Say: &#8216;THANK YOU&#8230;&#8217; Step 4: Love \u2013 Say: &#8216;I&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":570,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[963,11,140,220,1180,51,253,241,12],"tags":[30,1227,975,833],"class_list":["post-1743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ascension","category-healing","category-mindfulness","category-personal-growth","category-relationships","category-self-development","category-soul-coaching","category-spiritual","category-transformation","tag-ego","tag-practice","tag-prayer","tag-spiritual-practice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ho&#039;oponopono - Healing and Transformation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/healingandtransformation\/2019\/09\/hooponopono.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ho&#039;oponopono - Healing and Transformation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Beloved\u00a0readers, Many of you have asked me about the ancient Hawaiian Ho&#8217;oponopono prayer and how to practise it. 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