Ho’o ponopono- the art of cleaning and letting go

 Ho ‘o ponopono is an ancient form of healing. It is said to have its origins in Hawaii. The Hawaiian people use Ho 'o' ponopono as a practice of reconciliation and forgiveness. Forgiveness practices quite like Ho 'o' ponopono were performed on many islands throughout the South Pacific for example the islands of Samoa, Tahiti and New Zealand.

Ho’ oponopono says that total responsibility for your life and this means literally everything in your life- (no exceptions at all) is your responsibility just because it showed up your life. Old Indian texts say the entire world is your creation, it means the same thing.

Whatever you notice outside you is actually inside you. We all have this “data” or programming that runs inside us. And that data or program creates our experiences for us. So if you want to change something outside you, you have to change the data or programming inside you. The law of attraction also says the same thing. So if you want to heal something outside you, you have to begin by healing it inside you. You got to clean up the data. Everything exists as a projection from inside the human being- the good things, the bad things, the happiness, the joy the prosperity, the sadness, the poverty, the misery etc, all of these are projections.

Various processes can be used for this- chanting mantras, affirmations using EFT, meditations and the list goes on. Ho ‘oponopono is one such healing /cleaning technique.

The process of using Ho‘o ponopono for healing or cleaning is quite simple, for example:
If you want to solve a problem, work on yourself or if the problem is with another person, just ask yourself ‘what’s going on in me that is letting this person to irritate me, or anger me or cheat me or hit me or abuse me? Then you simply apologize for whatever is “out of harmony” within you. You can say to yourself “I’m sorry for whatever is going on that is creating this situation. Please forgive me.” You simply chant or say " I'm sorry. Please forgive me. I love you.Thank you." You are actually asking for forgiveness of your inner child.

Ho ‘oponopono is based on the principle taking total responsibility for everyone's actions, not only for one's own. This may sound scary and many may go in denial, but it need not be so. It is as simple as accepting the fact that your neighbor’s dog barks continuously and you are responsible for it. How can that be possible? If it is bothering you and you are getting aggravated by it, then it is in your life and you created it. There is no point is ranting and raving at a barking dog. And telling him to shut up won’t be of any use because he may stop for a bit and start again. (Harming the dog in anyway is not a solution.)

It is not about healing or cleaning up data in someone else, it is about healing and cleaning up data and memories in yourself, and as you clean and as you heal, the world around you and the people in it start to heal.

You simply have look at your life and treat the things that disturb you and you start by saying a simple statement like “I am sorry for whatever it is that is going on inside me, whatever thinking has caused this situation to occur. Please forgive me; I love you, thank you.” You can add I give you “the peace of I” This is my peace I give you, not anybody else’s peace.

Thank every thing that shows up in your life, good or bad, if it is something you like, thank it for showing up and letting you appreciate its presence in your life, it could be a simple thing as a chair you sit on or a fruit you eat. When something bad that you do not like shows up, thank that too, because it tells you you have some "data-cleaning" to do, thank that too and start the ho'oponopono process on it. This is a never ending process for as long as we are alive, we will have memories to heal.

One important thing to keep in mind is: have no expectations of how it should work. This is based on the principle that you do not know what is best for you. So you let God choose for you; maybe you are hung up on an outcome that might not be good for you in the long run. Use ho’oponopono, and trust it will start the healing process and it will work maybe not in the way you expected, but it will heal in amazing ways.

Also read http://hubpages.com/hub/Hooponopono-cleansing-and-healing-Tools