30 Days of Forgiveness - Day 13 - Ways of Practicing - Ho'oponopono
I love you. I forgive you. Please forgive me. Thank You. --A prayer for forgiveness based on the principles of Ho'oponopono Ho'oponopono, which means "to make right," is an ancient Hawaiian ritual of reconciliation and forgiveness . Traditionally it was practiced by a priest or among family members of someone who was physically ill. Today it is practiced by a family elder or by the person themselves. There are many modern teachers of this process including Morrnah Nalamaku Simeona and Dr Ihaleakalá Hew Len , who used this process on his psychiatric patients when nothing else seemed to work. One of the key principles of this practice is 100% responsibility. You recognize that you have created this situation - whatever it is - and you are asking the other person for forgiveness as well as offering it to them. All forgiveness is self-forgiveness in this process. To practice Ho'oponopono using this prayer, simply bring to mind the person or situati...