Ho’oponopono is a Hawaiian meditation practice that can help you to love yourself better. It is simple to do and can be done anywhere.
People who practice spirituality and some life coaches also teach a meditation called ho’oponopono. They claim that repeating it in your mind can bring health, peace, and wealth.
I don’t believe it has supernatural powers. Its “magic” can be explained with psychological theories, even reaching the core of healing family trauma.
If we think about the 4 meditation phrases, an interesting thing comes up: they create a kind of scene!
There are two people involved, like one person is talking to the other.
They must have had some complicated stories; their emotional relationship seems contradictory.
Look at it – the first phrase “I love you” is so intimate and gentle.
But then comes “I’m sorry,” showing the person who said “I love you” has also caused harm. This harm seems not easily healed.
So, with remorse, it seems one person is patiently and sincerely asking, “Please forgive me.”
Enfin, we hear a “thank you.”
The process is quite similar to healing family trauma through psychological counseling because a significant part of family trauma involves relational trauma.
What kind of relationships can lead to trauma? For example:
If caregivers must be perfect and flawless, what about the child?
In healthy intimate relationships, both sides don’t need to be perfect or always right.
When relationships have small cracks, some are willing to take responsibility and say “I’m sorry” to repair them.
Therefore, we can see that the interaction depicted in Ho’oponopono meditation is like a remedy:
Another reason I recommend Ho’oponopono meditation is that it helps us navigate a cognitive misconception or obsession. This obsession creates a black hole in our minds, causing stagnation in life and even in counseling. The misconception is:
Since time machines don’t exist, it might seem impossible to fill this black hole.
Unfortunately, in real life, such compensation or apology might never come!
Does that mean we’re stuck in a negative, helpless cycle?
There’s a way forward:
Let’s start today. Try to be the person who sees, cherishes, and actively takes care of yourself.
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