Practitioner Certification

By Dr. Joe Vitale&

Guitar Monk Mathew Dixon

Ho’oponopono

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TableofContents

UnlockingthePowerofHo’oponopono...............................................3

TraditionalHo’oponoponoPractice.......................................................5

WhowasMorrnahSimeona......................................................................9

ModernHo’oponoponoOne-StepFurther.......................................12

TheWorld'sMostUnusualTherapist.................................................13

Videoinstruction.........................................................................................22

ZeroLimitsAnswers..................................................................................23

What'stheRightWaytoClean?............................................................36

ExaminationInstructions........................................................................42

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UnlockingthePowerofHo’oponopono

Thepurposeofthiscertificationprogramistogiveyouabroad

andin-depthperspectiveonthepracticeofho’oponopono.

Theprimaryfocusofthecertificationprogramistointroduce

andexplaintheevolutionandoriginsofmodern

ho’oponopono.

Asweprogress,youwillmasterthedifferentpractices,

includingthemantra,prayers,cleaningtoolsandmeditations.

Theultimategoalistohaveyoubecomeproficientinthemost

effectivewaystoutilizeho’oponoponosothatyouwillbeable

includethispracticeinyoureverydaylife.

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Ho’oponoponoisanexcellentcomplimentforallformsofself-

improvement,includingmeditation,yogaandlifecoaching,just

tonameafew.

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TraditionalHo’oponoponoPractice

"Hoʻoponopono"isdefinedintheHawaiianDictionaryas

"mentalcleansing:familyconferencesinwhichrelationships

weresetrightthroughprayer,discussion,confession,

repentance,andmutualrestitutionandforgiveness."Literally,

hoʻoisaparticleusedtomakeanactualizingverbfromthe

followingnoun,aswould"to"beforeanouninEnglish.Here,it

createsaverbfromthenounpono,whichisdefinedas:

...goodness,uprightness,morality,moralqualities,corrector

properprocedure,excellence,well-being,prosperity,welfare,

benefit,trueconditionornature,duty;moral,fitting,proper,

righteous,right,upright,just,virtuous,fair,beneficial,successful,

inperfectorder,accurate,correct,eased,relieved;should,ought,

must,necessary.

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Ponoponoisdefinedas"toputtorights;toputinorderor

shape,correct,revise,adjust,amend,regulate,arrange,rectify,

tidyup,makeorderlyorneat".

PreeminentHawaiianscholarMaryKawenaPukuiwrotethatit

wasapracticeinAncientHawaii,andthisissupportedbyoral

historiesfromcontemporaryHawaiianelders.

Pukuidescribeditasapracticeofextendedfamilymembers

meetingto"makeright"brokenfamilyrelations.Somefamilies

metdailyorweekly,topreventproblemsfromerupting.

Othersmetwhenapersonbecameill,believingthatillnesswas

causedbythestressofanger,guilt,recriminationsandlackof

forgiveness.

Hoʻoponoponocorrects,restoresandmaintainsgood

relationshipsamongfamilymembers,andwiththeirgodsor

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God,bygettingtothesourceoftrouble.Usuallythemost

seniormemberofthefamilyconductsit.Heorshegathersthe

familytogether.Ifthefamilyisunabletoworkthrougha

problem,theyturntoarespectedoutsider.

Theprocessbeginswithprayer.Astatementoftheproblemis

made,andthetransgressiondiscussed.Familymembersare

expectedtoworkproblemsthroughandcooperate,not"hold

fasttothefault.”

Oneormoreperiodsofsilencemaybetakenforreflectionon

theentanglementofemotionsandinjuries.Everyone'sfeelings

areacknowledged.Thenconfession,repentanceand

forgivenesstakeplace.Everyonereleases(kala)eachother,

lettinggo.Theycutoffthepast(ʻoki),andtogethertheyclose

theeventwithaceremonialfeast,calledpani,whichoften

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includedeatinglimukalaorkalaseaweed,symbolicofthe

release.

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WhowasMorrnahSimeona

MorrnahSimeona,bornMay19,1913anddiedFebruary11,

1992,isrecognizedasthefirstkahunalapaʻau(healer)to

createanupdatedmodernversionoftheancient

ho’oponoponopractice.Shesharedthismodernversionof

hoʻoponoponothroughouttheUnitedStates,AsiaandEurope.

Morrnahwasapractitioneroflomilomimassage,andfor10

yearssheownedandoperatedhealthspasattheKahalaHilton

andRoyalHawaiianhotels.Atthesespas,shewouldcombine

herhealingformofho’oponoponoandmassagetoavastarray

ofclients,manyofwhichwerecelebrities,includingLyndonB.

Johnson,JackieKennedyandArnoldPalmer.

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Inthemid-70s,throughDivineinspiration,shebeganto

modifythetraditionalHawaiianforgivenessandreconciliation

processofhoʻoponoponototherealitiesofthemodernday.

PrayingtotheDivineCreatorandconnectingproblemswith

ReincarnationandKarmaresultedinauniquenewproblem

solvingprocess:thatwasself-helpratherthanthetraditional

Hawaiiangroupprocess.Hersystemuseshoʻoponopono

techniquestocreateaworkingpartnershipamongthethree

partsofthemind(orself),whichshecallsbyHawaiiannames,

aswellasbythetermssubconscious,consciousand

superconscious.

Shewentontopresenthernewmodernformof

Ho’oponoponoinmanytrainingsandlectures,including:a

presentationtotheUnitedNations,nearlyadozenstatesinthe

U.S.,andinmorethan14countries,amongthemGermany,the

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Netherlands,Switzerland,France,RussiaandJapan.She

presentedtoschoolsofhigherlearning,suchastheUniversity

ofHawaiʻiandJohnsHopkinsUniversity,andtomedical

facilities,religiousinstitutionsandbusiness.

Tohelpspreadherhoʻoponoponoprocess,shefounded

PacificaSeminarsandTheFoundationof‘I’,Inc.

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ModernHo’oponoponoOne-StepFurther

DrIhaleakalaHewLen,astudentwhoworkedcloselywith

Morrnah,isprobablymostknownasthetherapistinHawaii

whocuredacompletewardofcriminallyinsanepatients--

withouteverseeinganyofthem.

In2005,thefollowingarticlewrittenbyDr.JoeVitalecreated

quiteabuzzontheInternet.ThisbroughtgreatattentiontoDr.

HewLenandtheHo’oponoponocommunity.

Dr.LeniscreditedwithexpandingonMorrnah’snewmodern

versionofHo’oponopono,thefollowingarticlewillexplainDr.

JoeVitale’sfirstexperiencewithHo’oponoponoandDr

IhaleakalaHewLen.

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TheWorld'sMostUnusualTherapist

Twoyearsago(2003),IheardaboutatherapistinHawaiiwho

curedacompletewardofcriminallyinsanepatients--without

everseeinganyofthem.Thepsychologistwouldstudyan

inmate'schartandthenlookwithinhimselftoseehowhe

createdthatperson'sillness.Asheimprovedhimself,the

patientimproved.

WhenIfirstheardthisstory,Ithoughtitwasanurbanlegend.

Howcouldanyonehealanyoneelsebyhealinghimself?How

couldeventhebestself-improvementmastercurethe

criminallyinsane?

Itdidn'tmakeanysense.Itwasn'tlogical,soIdismissedthe

story.

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However,Ihearditagainayearlater.Iheardthatthetherapist

hadusedaHawaiianhealingprocesscalledho'oponopono.

Ihadneverheardofit,yetIcouldn'tletitleavemymind.Ifthe

storywasatalltrue,Ihadtoknowmore.

Ihadalwaysunderstood"totalresponsibility"tomeanthatI

amresponsibleforwhatIthinkanddo.Beyondthat,it'soutof

myhands.Ithinkthatmostpeoplethinkoftotalresponsibility

thatway.We'reresponsibleforwhatwedo,notwhatanyone

elsedoes.TheHawaiiantherapistwhohealedthosementally

illpeoplewouldteachmeanadvancednewperspectiveabout

totalresponsibility.

HisnameisDr.IhaleakalaHewLen.Weprobablyspentan

hourtalkingonourfirstphonecall.Iaskedhimtotellmethe

completestoryofhisworkasatherapist.Heexplainedthathe

workedatHawaiiStateHospitalforfouryears.Thatward

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wheretheykeptthecriminallyinsanewasdangerous.

Psychologistsquitonamonthlybasis.Thestaffcalledinsicka

lotorsimplyquit.Peoplewouldwalkthroughthatwardwith

theirbacksagainstthewall,afraidofbeingattackedby

patients.Itwasnotapleasantplacetolive,work,orvisit.

Dr.Lentoldmethatheneversawpatients.Heagreedtohave

anofficeandtoreviewtheirfiles.Whilehelookedatthose

files,hewouldworkonhimself.Asheworkedonhimself,

patientsbegantoheal.

"Afterafewmonths,patientsthathadtobeshackledwere

beingallowedtowalkfreely,"hetoldme."Otherswhohadto

beheavilymedicatedweregettingofftheirmedications.And

thosewhohadnochanceofeverbeingreleasedwerebeing

freed."

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Iwasinawe.

"Notonlythat,"hewenton,"butthestaffbegantoenjoy

comingtowork.Absenteeismandturnoverdisappeared.We

endedupwithmorestaffthanweneededbecausepatients

werebeingreleased,andallthestaffwasshowinguptowork.

Today,thatwardisclosed."

ThisiswhereIhadtoaskthemilliondollarquestion:"What

wereyoudoingwithinyourselfthatcausedthosepeopleto

change?"

"Iwassimplyhealingthepartofmethatcreatedthem,"he

said.

Ididn'tunderstand.

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Dr.Lenexplainedthattotalresponsibilityforyourlifemeans

thateverythinginyourlife-simplybecauseitisinyourlife--is

yourresponsibility.Inaliteralsensetheentireworldisyour

creation.

Whew.Thisistoughtoswallow.BeingresponsibleforwhatI

sayordoisonething.Beingresponsibleforwhateveryonein

mylifesaysordoesisquiteanother.Yet,thetruthisthis:ifyou

takecompleteresponsibilityforyourlife,theneverythingyou

see,hear,taste,touch,orinanywayexperienceisyour

responsibilitybecauseitisinyourlife.

Thismeansthatterroristactivity,thepresident,theeconomy--

anythingyouexperienceanddon'tlike--isupforyoutoheal.

Theydon'texist,inamannerofspeaking,exceptasprojections

frominsideyou.Theproblemisn'twiththem,it'swithyou,and

tochangethem,youhavetochangeyou.

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Iknowthisistoughtograsp,letaloneacceptoractuallylive.

Blameisfareasierthantotalresponsibility,butasIspokewith

Dr.Len,Ibegantorealizethathealingforhimandin

ho'oponoponomeanslovingyourself.Ifyouwanttoimprove

yourlife,youhavetohealyourlife.Ifyouwanttocureanyone-

-evenamentallyillcriminal--youdoitbyhealingyou.

IaskedDr.Lenhowhewentabouthealinghimself.Whatwas

hedoing,exactly,whenhelookedatthosepatients'files?

"Ijustkeptsaying,'I'msorry'and'Iloveyou'overandover

again,"heexplained.

That'sit?

That'sit.

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Turnsoutthatlovingyourselfisthegreatestwaytoimprove

yourself,andasyouimproveyourself,yourimproveyour

world.Letmegiveyouaquickexampleofhowthisworks:one

day,someonesentmeanemailthatupsetme.InthepastI

wouldhavehandleditbyworkingonmyemotionalhot

buttonsorbytryingtoreasonwiththepersonwhosentthe

nastymessage.Thistime,IdecidedtotryDr.Len'smethod.I

keptsilentlysaying,"I'msorry"and"Iloveyou,"Ididn'tsayit

toanyoneinparticular.Iwassimplyevokingthespiritoflove

tohealwithinmewhatwascreatingtheoutercircumstance.

WithinanhourIgotane-mailfromthesameperson.He

apologizedforhispreviousmessage.KeepinmindthatIdidn't

takeanyoutwardactiontogetthatapology.Ididn'tevenwrite

himback.Yet,bysaying"Iloveyou,"Isomehowhealedwithin

mewhatwascreatinghim.

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Ilaterattendedaho'oponoponoworkshoprunbyDr.Len.

He'snow70yearsold,consideredagrandfatherlyshaman,and

issomewhatreclusive.Hepraisedmybook,TheAttractor

Factor.HetoldmethatasIimprovemyself,mybook's

vibrationwillraise,andeveryonewillfeelitwhentheyreadit.

Inshort,asIimprove,myreaderswillimprove.

"Whataboutthebooksthatarealreadysoldandoutthere?"I

asked.

"Theyaren'toutthere,"heexplained,onceagainblowingmy

mindwithhismysticwisdom."Theyarestillinyou."

Inshort,thereisnooutthere.

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Itwouldtakeawholebooktoexplainthisadvancedtechnique

withthedepthitdeserves.Sufficeittosaythatwheneveryou

wanttoimproveanythinginyourlife,there'sonlyoneplaceto

look:insideyou.

"Whenyoulook,doitwithlove."

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Videoinstruction

Youarenowreadytostartthevideoinstructionportionof

thiscourse.

Asyouwatchtheseeightinstructionalvideosfromthenever

beforeseenZeroLimits#1hostedbyDr.JoeVitaleandDr.

IhaleakalaHewLen,westronglyrecommendthatyoutake

noteswhichcanbeusedonyourfinalexam.

Afteryouhavefinishedthevideoseriesreadthefollowing

specialreportZero Limits AnswersbyDr.JoeVitale.

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ZeroLimitsAnswers

Thismorning,fourhummingbirdssataroundtheoutside

feederanddrankinpeace.Thisisamazing.Normally

hummingbirdsfightwitheachother.Theydon'tcooperate.

Theyaren'tatpeace.Theyaren'tloving.

Sowhyaretheyalldrinkingtogetherthismorning?

YesterdaywastheendingofthethirdliveseminaronZero

LimitswithmyselfandDr.HewLen.Itwasoneofthemost

lovingandyetintenseeventsofmylife.Hundredsofpeople

camefromallovertheworldtoexperienceit.

Dr.HewLenrevealednewcleaningmethods,talkedabout

deeperaspectsofhiswaytotheDivine,andmore.Ispokeof

myownchanges,revealednewstories,etc.

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Andwebothtookquestionsfromtheaudience.Everyoneleft

feelingeitheratpeace,orknowinghowtogetthere.

Apparentlythatlovespilledovertothehummingbirds.It'sa

wonderfulmetaphorandmessage:whenyouareatpeace,the

worldbecomespeaceful.Eversincethe2007publicationofthe

best-sellingbookZeroLimits,writtenbymyselfandDr.Hew

Len,peoplehavehadsomekeyquestions.IdecidedIwould

writethisSpecialReporttoanswerthemostcommonones.

Maythesequestionshelpleadyoutopeace--jutlikethe

hummingbirds.

Love,

Joe

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1–Inoticedthattheorderofthephrasesareneverthesame.

I’veheardthattheordermattersandthenIhearthatitdoesn’t.

I’mafraidthatIwilldothiswrongandthatmymis-

understandingoftheprocesswilladverselyaffecttheoutcome.

Itdoesn'tmatterwhatorderyousaythephrasesin.Theideais

tosaythem.Followyourinspirationandsaythemwithin

yourselfintheorderthatfeelsbest.Letyourfeelingsbe

yourguide.InthelastZeroLimitsevent,Dr.HewLen

shortenedthefourphrasestojusttwo:“Iloveyou”and“Thank

you.”Gettinghunguponthephrasesandanythingaboutthem

isyetanotherthingto“clean”or“clear”on.Thephrasesarea

simpletooltouseasacleaningdevicetohelpyouworkyour

waytoZero.That'sall.Beingafraidofdoingthemwrongis

somethingtoclean.My“ILoveYou”audiothatIrecordedis

evenmissingoneofthephrases,however,it’sstillacleaning

toolandworksregardless:

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http://www.milagroresearchinstitute.com/iloveyou.htm

2–WhenI’mcleaning,whodoIsayitto?Me?Theotherperson

I’mcleaningon?I’mconfused.

Youneversayittotheotherperson.Whatyouaredoingis

cleaningthepartofyouthatisperceivingtheouterasa

problem.It'sneveraboutanyoneelseoranythingelse.The

outeristhetriggerthatcausedyoutowanttochange

something.Again,youdon'twanttochangetheouter.You

wanttochangetheinner.Youusetheclearingphrasestodo

that.YouareaddressingtheDivine–nooneelse.

3–WhenIhaveaproblem,andIdothecleaning,doIfocuson

theproblemorthepersonwhileI’mcleaning?Ifmychildhasthe

problemandIwanttocleanforthem,amIinvadingtheir

personalspaceiftheydon’tgivemepermissiontocleanonthem

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first?

Thisissimilartotheabovequestion.Again,youdon'tfocuson

theotherperson.Youfocusonyou.Theproblemisn't“out

there,”it'sinyou.Youfocusontheproblemasyouexperience

it.Youalwaysexperienceitwithinyourself.AsDr.HewLenhas

oftenasked,“Haveyouevernoticedthatwhenyouhavea

problem,youarealwaysthere?”Thepointisthattheproblem

isinYOU.That'swhereyouputyourfocusanddirectthe

cleaning.YouareaskingtheDivinetoremovethe“energy”that

youarefeelingwithinyourselfasyoulookoutthereandsee

the“problem.”

4–DoIhavetocleanforeverandeverforaslongasIlive?That

seemstiringandanawfullotofwork.Isthereanotherway?

Thereissomuch“data”intheworld–programming,beliefs,

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negativity–thatourchallengeislifelong.Yes,youhaveto

keepcleaning.Buthowhardisit,really,tosay“Iloveyou”and

“Thankyou”insideyourself?Also,atthelastZeroLimits3

event,Dr.HewLentaughtusallashort-cut.Sinceyourinner

childholdsallofthedatainyourunconsciousmind,youcan

teachyourinnerchildhowtocleansothatwhenyour

consciousmindforgetstocleanorneedstotakeabreakfrom

it,yourinnerchildiscleaning24/7,regardless.

5–IfallIneedarethe4phrases,thenwhat’supwithallthese

ho’oponoponoproductsthatpeoplesellandprofitfrom?Ifyou

askme,capitalizingonspiritualityisaturnoffandmakesme

questionthevalidityofho’oponopono.Canyoupleaseanswer

thisforme?

Thinkingpeoplearecapitalizingonspiritualitysuggeststhat

moneyisbad.Moneyisnotbad.Moneyisinfactneutral.

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Moneyisevenspiritual.Icreatedanentireaudiocourseabout

thisissue(TheSecrettoAttractingMoney).Ifeverythingisof

theDivine,whywouldmoneybeanexception?Theproducts

aretheretohelpyou.Ifyoudon'twantthem,don'tbuythem.

Butwhysitinjudgmentwhenothersarecreatingproductsto

helpyoufeelbetter,getclearer,andbehappier?Theyare

doingyouaservice.Judgingitasbador“un-spiritual”sounds

likealimitingbeliefthatneedscleared.Itsoundsselfrighteous.

I'llcleanonit.

6.Howdoweteachotherstoclean?

Youdon't.Nooneelseneedstoknowanythingaboutcleaning.

Onlyyoudo.Dr.HewLenhasspentthelast25yearscleaning

himself.Heopenlysaystheonlyreasonheisaliveistoclean.It

doesn'tmatterifanyoneelsedoesit.ItmattersthatYOUdoit.

OneofthethingsIhearateventsispeoplehearingproblems

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andthenadvisingothers,“Youshouldcleanonthat.”Wrong.

Wheneveryouhearaproblem,it'sYOURStocleanon.Just

startdoingthecleaningrightthenandthere.Infact,you

shouldnevertellanyoneto“cleanonit.”Whateveryouhearor

experienceisyourstocleanon.

7.I'vebeentoaZeroLimitseventandIstilldon'tgetit.What's

thisallabout?

Basically,thisisaboutreturningtoDivinity.Inmyaudio

program,TheAwakeningCourse,Isaytherearefourstagesto

awakening.Mostpeopleneverleavethefirstone(victimhood).

ThankstomovieslikeTheSecretandTheCompass,many

peoplearegettingtoleveltwo(empowerment).Thankstothe

bookZeroLimits,someareawareoflevelthree(surrender).

Butthere'salsoafourthlevel.That'swhereyou“awaken”to

Divinity.That'swheretheDivineconsciouslybreathesthrough

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you.ZeroLimitsisawaytoclearoutallthe“data”(orhead

stuff)thatstandsbetweenyouandtheDivine(“Zero”).So,

what'sthisallabout?It'saboutgettingclearofthestaticin

yourmindsotheDivinelivesthroughyouwithawarenessand

love.Togetthere,wehavealotofworktodo.So,

keepcleaning.:)

8.Didthismethodeverworkforyou,personally?Diditheal

youoranyoneclosetoyou?DoyouEVERgettozero??

Theonlygoalofcleaningistohelpyouerasethegarbagethat's

betweenyouandtheDivine.Asyouclean,youmaygeta

healingorsomeotherresult.Butthat'snotthegoal.The

intentionistogettoZero,whichistheplacewheretheDivine

livesthroughyou.WhenDr.HewLenworkedwiththepatients

inthatmentalhospitalforthecriminallyinsane,hedidn'twork

tohealthem,heworkedtohealhimself.Obviously,itworked.

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I'vebeendoingthecleaningforalmostfouryearsnow.Idoit

non-stop.Why?SoIcankeepcleaningtheinterference

betweenmeandtheDivine.Oneday,iftheDivinesowantsit,I

willbeatZero.Tillthen,Ikeepcleaning.Iwouldn'tkeepdoing

itifitdidn'twork.Tooffersomeevidencethatthismethod

works,here'sanemailIreceivedoneday:

IreadyourbookZeroLimitsinDecember,2008.Iworkasa

lifecoachandparentinginstructorattheWomen’sprisonin

BatonRouge.Iholdthreeclasseseachweekwith20womenin

eachclass.Istarteddoingtheho’oponoponoimmediatelyafter

startingthebook.Icouldseeinstantresultswiththewomenin

thegroup.Isharedtheinformationwiththemandboughtfive

booksforthemtotaketurnsreading.Theyhavesharedso

manysuccessstorieswithmeabouthowthedeputiesin

chargeofthemarechanging.Onedaylastweek,therewas

somesortofdisturbancegoingonintheprison.Icould

hearthecommotionoutsideofmyclassroom.Thewarden

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steppedinmyclassroomandhadthisstunnedlookonhisface.

Hecouldn’tbelievethecalmnessandquietnessoftheroom

withalloftheruckusgoingonoutside.Hetoldme,“Idon’t

knowwhatyouaredoing,justkeepdoingit.”Hehasshared

withmeonseveraloccasionsthatallofthewomenare

behavingbetterandareactuallygettingtohaveprivilegesthey

haveneverbeenabletohavebefore.Iamalsohavingpositive

changeswithmyteenagedaughtersandhusband.Thankyou

somuchforbringingthisinformationtolight.CindyRay-Huber

RegionalDirector,RCBofBatonRouge

www.lifecoach123.com

9.What'sthedifferencebetweenZeroLimitsseminarsand

ho'oponoponobasicandadvancedcourses?DoIhavetoattend

anyofthesefirstbeforetakingthenextclass?Ifthisinformation

istobemadeprivate,howcomeyouareallowedtorevealsome

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ofthesecretsinZeroLimitsorreleaserecordingsofyourZero

Limitsevents?

ThemaindifferencebetweenaZeroLimitseventanda

Ho'oponoponobasiceventisthis:withZeroLimits,yougetme

astheco-instructor.Youhavetotakethebasicho'oponopono

courseandpracticethemethodsyoulearnforatleasttwo

yearsbeforeyoucantakeanadvancedho'oponoponocourse.I

waspermittedtoreleasesomeoftheinformationbecauseDr.

HewLengavemethatpermission.Heis,afterall,theco-author

ofZeroLimitsandthemaininstructorofho'oponopono.Ifhe

saysIcanwriteabook,orreleaseaudiosorDVDs,thenof

courseIcan.

10."Iamsorry!"?Doesthismeanapologyorsadness?WhatdoI

havetobesorryforwheneverythingintheUniverseisperfect?I

don'tlikehavingtosayit.

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Youneedtosay“I'msorry”and“Pleaseforgiveme”forbeing

unconscious.Ithasnothingtodowithregret,guilt,shameor

blame,buteverythingtodowithrealizingyou'vebeenasleep.

Whenyoubumpintosomeoneinthestore,yousay“I'msorry.”

Why?Becauseyoumadeamistake.Youwereunconsciousand

didsomethingwhileyouwereunaware.Whenyouaddressthe

Divineandsaythosephrases,youarelettingtheDivineknow

youwereunconscious.Forgivenessisoneofthemostpowerful

transformativetoolsyouhave.Ifyouaren'twillingtoaskfor

forgivenessforbeingunconscious,youareprobablyblocking

theDivine'sflowinyourlifeinotherareas,too.Havingsaidall

that,IonceaskedDr.HewLenwhattotellpeoplewho

complainedaboutsaying“Iamsorry.”Hesaid,“Tellthemthey

don'thavetosayit.”

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What'stheRightWaytoClean?

WheneverIspendtimewithDr.HewLen,I'mremindedofthe

fundamentalsbehindZeroLimitsandho'oponopono:

! There'snothingtodobutclean.

! Themoreyouclean,themoreyoucanreceiveinspiration

fromtheDivine.

! There'seitherMemoryorInspiration,andusuallyit’s

Memory(data).

! Theonlythingtocleaniswhatyoufeelinside.

! Theonlygoalisfreedom;tobeatZero.

Knowingthefundamentalsisonething,livingthemisquite

another.Thisiswhyweneedbooks,audios,DVDs,tools,

seminars,coaches,andwhateverelsewecanusetoremindus

thatalltheworktakesplacewithin.

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Theworldismadeupof“data”andit’sthatverydatathat

needscleaned.Thethingis,weperceiveallthatdatainside

ourselves,sothat'swherethecleaninghastotakeplace.

Inotherwords,there'snothing“outthere.”It'sallinsideyou.

That'swhereyouexperienceproblemsandthat'swherethe

cleaningneedsdone.

Butwhatistherightwaytoclean?

Ifcleaningisthenumberonemostimportantthingtodoandis

thecoreoftheentireZeroLimitsprocess,howdoyoudoit

accurately?

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Here'showIdoit:

1. Inoticesomethingwrong.Thiscanbetriggeredbya

thought,anotherperson,anevent,oranythingelse.

Thisisthestimulus.BeforeZeroLimits,noticinga

problemwasalwaysconsidered“outthere.”AfterZero

Limits,yourealizetheproblemisinside.Whateverthe

case,thefirststepistonoticeyoudon'tfeelgood.

You'reangry,upset,worried,scared,oranyotherofa

widerangeofemotionsandfeelingsthatcouldbe

labeledasunhappy.

2. Istarttocleanonthefeeling.Idon'tcleanontheother

person,orthethought,orthesituation,oranything

“outthere.”Again,theproblemisinside.I'mtheone

awareofaproblem.I'mtheonewhohastocleanit.For

me,saying“Iloveyou,”“I'msorry,”“Pleaseforgiveme”

and“Thankyou”isthewaytoclean.Isaythephrases

inanyorder.Isaythemnon-stopinmymindwhile

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feelingtheproblemasIperceiveit.AndIsayittothe

Divine.

3. Isometimesuseothercleaningmethods.Forexample,

thelasttimeIsawDr.HewLen,hegavemeoneofhis

Ceeportbusinesscards.Hesaysitisacleaningtool.He

said,“Inyourmindimagineslicingtheproblemup

withtheedgeofthecard.”

4. Iletgountilpromptedtotakeinspiredaction.Dr.Hew

Lenoncetoldmethathecleansonadecisionthree

times.Iftheansweristhesameafterthosecleanings,

hetakesactiononit.ThismeansifIgetanimpulseto

dosomethingtoresolvetheperceivedproblem,Imight

cleanonitthreetimesbeforeIactuallytakeanyaction.

Thisisawaytoinsuretheactioniscomingfrom

inspirationandnotmemory.

5. Repeat.

Everyonewantsashort-cuttocleaningandreachingZero.Ido,

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too.Butit’sthatveryimpatiencethatneedscleaned.Wanting

somethingrightnowisMemoryplayingout,urgingustoget

instantgratification.It'sdata.TheDivinehasnotimeandno

urgency.Wantingthingstounfoldfasterthantheyunfoldisa

wonderfulopportunitytoclean.

Ikeepcleaningbecauseitmakesmefeellighter,happierand

healthier;itisafasttrackwayformetoremovethedatainmy

beingsoIcangetclosertotheDivine,andbecauseit'seasy,

effortless,andfree.

UntiltheDivinegivesmeanotherwaytoclean,I'llkeepon

cleaning.

“Completeresponsibilitymeansacceptingitall-eventhepeople

whoenteryourlifeandtheirproblems,becausetheirproblems

areyourproblems.Theyareinyourlife,andifyoutakefull

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responsibilityforyourlife,thenyouhavetotakefull

responsibilityforwhattheyareexperiencing,too.”–fromZero

LimitsbyJoeVitaleandDr.HewLen

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