Emily, a reader of Amazingly Content
(http://tinyurl.com/6ybefp), asks this great question. I
thought I’d share it with you.
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Dear William,I am reading your ebook Amazingly Content. I already knew
about ho’oponopono from Joe Vitale and Dr Len but it’s
great to hear the inspiring stories in your ebook and more
information about how to apply it.I have some questions on using ho’oponopono.
Recently I have been looking into the material of Eckhart
Tolle and others who teach being in the present, in the
now. I would like to continue to do ho’oponopono but am
unsure how to do that whilst tuning into space and silence.
Perhaps it’s not necessary to be saying the phrases all the
time?I also find it difficult to clean at the same time as
talking to someone or doing something that requires
concentration. I would be very grateful if you could answer
these questions for me.Thank you.
Best wishes,
Emily from the UK
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Good question, yes?
The truth is that all of these methods are art forms, like
jazz. You have a theme, and then you improvise.
It is not necessary to use the four phrases of ho’oponopono
all the time. It just helps. Presence is your big goal.
Here’s why.
When you are present, you love. When you are present, you
are reconciled with all that is. That’s the way presence
works. You get Presence and you get love, gratitude,
reconciliation. And aren’t these the goals of Ho’oponopono
– to love God and be reconciled with everyone and
everything?
So being present, in any way you can manage it, is one’s
primary task. Tolle says that explicitly in A New Earth.
Be conscious, be present then do any work in the world you
want from that place. The Tao Te Ching said the same thing
2500 years ago, right?
Having said that, when I am angry, resentful, jealous,
spiteful, complaining or obsessively needing to be right,
ho’oponopono is the best I can manage. It brings me back
to sanity. Remember one of the primary virtues of
ho’oponopono is you don’t need to know what to do, you
don’t have to believe anything, you just humbly invoke the
process, say the phrases, and it does the work.
You may notice that sooner or later ho’oponopono returns
you to the present.
Having said that, being present before you use
ho’oponopono, makes ho’oponopono work better. One could
use the methods in Foolproof Relaxation
(http://tinyurl.com/6zotq9) or any other presencing
technique to cool down and get present, then slide into
some ho’oponopono.
RULES OF THUMB:
If you can be present, then that’s what you do first. If
when you are present, your entire disharmony fades, then
you’re done.
If you can’t be present easily, use ho’oponopono.
If you have fear, use presencing techniques.
When you want to pray for someone, use ho’oponopono
I can repeat — I love you – all the time.
CLEANING WHILE DOING
Saying the phrases of ho’oponopono while being with someone
can be difficult. Practice.
Saying the phrases of ho’oponopono while performing a task
can be difficult. Practice. I use it while doing
complicated cranialsacral therapy all the time. You can
learn to use the phrases while working, too.
When it gets in the way of you’re being present to someone
or something, just be present and listen to them, see them.
Presence trumps everything.
Ho’oponopono is an attitude as well as a process. Just
listen with love and respect and you will be doing
ho’oponopono even if you’re not uttering the phrases.
You can mix your tools to get the job done. Experiment and
you will gradually learn what works best for you and in
which situations.
Thanks Emily.
Blessings,
William
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