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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