Self I-Dentity Through Ho'oponopono

Being 100% Responsible For The Problems of y !lients

By Ih"le"#"l" He$ %en& Ph'D' "n( !h"rles Bro$n& %T
In tr"(ition"l "ppro")hes to problem sol*ing "n( he"ling& the ther"pist begins $ith the
belief th"t the sour)e of the problem is $ith the )lient& not $ithin him' He belie*es th"t
his responsibility is to "ssist the )lient in $or#ing through his problem' !oul( these
beliefs h"*e resulte( in systemi) burnout throughout the he"ling profession+
To be "n effe)ti*e problem sol*er& the ther"pist must be $illing to be 100% responsible
for h"*ing )re"te( the problem situ"tion, th"t is& he must be $illing to see th"t the sour)e
of the problem "re erroneous thoughts $ithin him& not $ithin the )lient' Ther"pists ne*er
seem to noti)e th"t e*ery time there is " problem& they "re "l$"ys present-
Being 100% responsible for ")tu"li.ing the problem "llo$s the ther"pist to be 100%
responsible for resol*ing it' /sing the up("te( Ho'oponopono "ppro")h& " pro)ess of
repent"n)e& forgi*eness "n( tr"nsmut"tion (e*elope( by 0"hun" %"p"'"u orrn"h
1"l"m"#u Simeon"& " ther"pist is "ble to h"*e erroneous thoughts $ithin himself "n(
$ithin the )lient tr"nsmute( into perfe)t thoughts of %234'
Her eyes brimme( $ith te"rs' Deep tren)hes en)lose( the )orners of her mouth' 5I "m
$orrie( "bout my son&5 !ynthi" sighs softly' 5He's b")# on (rugs "g"in'5 6s she tells her
p"inful story& I begin the )le"ning of the erroneous thoughts $ithin me th"t h"*e
")tu"li.e( "s her problem'
6s erroneous thoughts "re repl")e( by lo*ing thoughts in the ther"pist "n( in his f"mily&
rel"ti*es "n( "n)estors& they "re repl")e( too in the )lient "n( in her f"mily& rel"ti*es "n(
"n)estors' The up("te( Ho'oponopono pro)ess "llo$s the ther"pist to $or# (ire)tly $ith
the 2rigin"l Sour)e $ho )"n tr"nsmute erroneous thoughts into %234'Her eyes (ry up'
The tren)hes "roun( her mouth soften' She smiles& relief ("$ning ")ross her f")e 5I (on't
#no$ $hy but I'm feeling better'5 I (o not #no$ $hy too' Re"lly' %ife is " mystery
e7)ept to %234 $ho #no$s "ll' I 8ust let it go "t th"t& "n( 8ust th"n# %234 from $hom
"ll blessings flo$'
In problem sol*ing using the up("te( Ho'oponopono pro)ess& the ther"pist first t"#es his
I-Dentity& his in( "n( )onne)ts it up $ith the 2rigin"l Sour)e& $h"t others )"ll %234
or 92D' :ith the )onne)tion in pl")e& the ther"pist then "ppe"ls to %234 to )orre)t the
erroneous thoughts $ithin him th"t "re ")tu"li.ing "s the problem for himself first "n( for
the )lient se)on(' The "ppe"l is " pro)ess of repent"n)e "n( forgi*eness on the p"rt of
the ther"pist---5I "m sorry for the erroneous thoughts $ithin me th"t h"*e )"use( the
problem for me "n( for the )lient, ple"se forgi*e me'5
In response to the repent"n)e "n( forgi*eness "ppe"l of the ther"pist& %234 begins the
mysti)"l pro)ess of tr"nsmuting the erroneous thoughts' In this spiritu"l )orre)tion
pro)ess& %234 first neutr"li.es the erroneous emotions th"t h"*e )"use( the problem& be
they resentment& fe"r& "nger& bl"me or )onfusion' In the ne7t step& %234 then rele"ses
the neutr"li.e( energies from the thoughts le"*ing them in " st"te of *oi(& of emptiness of
true free(om'
:ith the thoughts empty& free& %234 then fills them $ith Itself' The result+ The
ther"pist is rene$e(& restore( in %234' 6s the ther"pist is rene$e( so is the )lient "n(
"ll in*ol*e( in the problem' :here there $"s (esp"ir in the )lient& there is %234'
:here there $"s ("r#ness in her soul& there is no$ the he"ling %ight of %234'
The Self I- Dentity Through Ho'oponopono tr"ining te")hes people $ho they "re "n(
ho$ they )"n sol*e problems moment to moment& "n( in the pro)ess be rene$e( "n(
restore( in %234'
The $on(er of the up("te( Ho'oponopono pro)ess is th"t you get to meet yourself "ne$
e")h moment& "n( you get to "ppre)i"te more "n( more $ith e")h "ppli)"tion of the
pro)ess the rene$ing mir")le of %234'I oper"te my life "n( my rel"tionships "))or(ing
to the follo$ing insights;
1' The physi)"l uni*erse is "n ")tu"li."tion of my thoughts'
<' If my thoughts "re )"n)erous& they )re"te " )"n)erous physi)"l re"lity'
=' If my thoughts "re perfe)t& they )re"te " physi)"l re"lity brimming $ith %234'
>' I "m 100% responsible for )re"ting my physi)"l uni*erse the $"y it is'
?' I "m 100% responsible for )orre)ting the )"n)erous thoughts th"t )re"te " (ise"se(
re"lity'
@' There is no su)h thing "s out there' 4*erything e7ists "s thoughts in my min('
Dr' Ih"le"#"l" He$ %en h"s been pr")ti)ing the up("te( Ho'oponopono sin)e 1o*ember
of 1AB<' He $"s t"ught the pro)ess by 0"hun" %"p"'"u orrn"h 1"l"m"#u Simeon"&
$ho $"s (esign"te( " %i*ing Tre"sure of H"$"ii in 1AB=' He $"s st"ff psy)hologist in
the forensi) unit for the )rimin"lly ment"lly ill "t H"$"ii St"te Hospit"l for se*er"l ye"rs'
He h"s t"ught the up("te( Ho'oponopono "roun( the $orl( "n( "t the /nite( 1"tions
se*er"l times' Dr' He$ %en h"s " (o)tor"te from the /ni*ersity of Io$"' Inform"tion on
up)oming le)tures "n( )l"sses )"n be foun( on the Foun("tion's $eb site;
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