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The Book of Ho'oponopono: The Hawaiian Practice of Forgiveness and Healing

The Book of Ho'oponopono: The Hawaiian Practice of Forgiveness and Healing

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A simple practice to heal your past and cleanse negative memories to live a more peaceful and harmonious life
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Details how to apply Ho'oponopono to deal with traumatic past events， destructive thought patterns， family dynamics， daily annoyances， or any other disagreeable event in your life， from traffic jams to relationship break-ups
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Draws on the new science of epigenetics and quantum physics to explain how Ho'oponopono works
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Explains how the trauma of past events can cloud your perceptions and reveals how to break free from the weight of your memories

Based on an ancestral Hawaiian shamanic ritual， the healing practice of Ho'oponopono teaches you to cleanse your consciousness of negative memories， unconscious fears， and dysfunctional programming and grant yourself forgiveness， peace， and love。 The process is deceptively simple - first you must recognize your own responsibility for creating the events in your life， then you are ready to apply the mantra of Ho'oponopono: I’m sorry， Forgive me， Thank you， I love you。 Repeated several times over a dedicated interval， the negativity is replaced with inner peace， love， and harmony - and， as the stories in this book show， sometimes even miracles take place。

In this step-by-step guide， the authors explain how to apply Ho'oponopono to traumatic past events， destructive thought patterns， family dynamics， daily annoyances， or any other disagreeable event in your life， from traffic jams to relationship break-ups。 Drawing on quantum physics and epigenetics， they explore how Ho'oponopono works - how thoughts and consciousness can affect the expression of your DNA， the materialization of your goals， and the behavior of those around you。 They explain how negative thought patterns and memories unconsciously guide your life and draw more negativity to you， perpetuating the cycle of bad events and clouding your recollection of the past。 By apologizing to yourself， your memory， and the event in question， you can forgive yourself， heal your memories， and cleanse your perceptions。 By reconciling with yourself， you open your heart to love for your experiences， yourself， and others and bring harmony to your mind， body， and the world around you。


©2012 Éditions Jouvence， English translation © 2016 by Inner Traditions International。 All Rights Reserved。 （P）2012 Inner Traditions Audio。 All Rights Reserved。

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Reviews

Michelle Corder ，

It is a nice introduction into a Hawaiian practice I was until now unaware of。

Maggie ，

the 4 part mantra is worth its weight in gold， metaphorically speaking since words don't weigh anything 。。。 however the value of the 4 part mantra -- i am sorry forgive me thank you i love you -- comes from the desire to deeply mean these words no matter the circumstances 。。。 there is a touch of humility in saying them， which imo is a good thing （pardon my ego） but even more significant is how i am changed in being willing to say and mean these thoughts -- truly own them -- in every conceivable the 4 part mantra is worth its weight in gold， metaphorically speaking since words don't weigh anything 。。。 however the value of the 4 part mantra -- i am sorry forgive me thank you i love you -- comes from the desire to deeply mean these words no matter the circumstances 。。。 there is a touch of humility in saying them， which imo is a good thing （pardon my ego） but even more significant is how i am changed in being willing to say and mean these thoughts -- truly own them -- in every conceivable life circumstance and then unbelievably witness the fact that the larger world changes because of speaking/thinking/chanting these words 。。。 real miracle process going on 。。。 seriously what didn't appeal to me as a reader and why i gave such a powerful idea only 3 stars is that most of the book was taken up with the authors personal world view while panning other people's world views 。。。 his doesn't work for me; mine does yet to read his opinions is to wonder why he isn't practicing what he preaches 。。。more

RK ，

It’s a light read。 Quite an elaboration for this one phrase: I’m sorry。 Forgive me。 Thank you。 I love you。 Author attempted to dwell on law of attraction here and there， but with no depth。 Will recommend for beginners （those into law of attraction kinda thingy）。 For intermediate and advanced levels; I suppose it’s a preface kinda book。 Happy reading。 😊

Zenskisultan ，

I love the general idea of this practice。 A great book for those who needs “a scheme” for practicing mindfulness and postive thinking in every situation。 :）

Priscilla ，

The initial pages were the most useful， and I recommend the ho'oponopono practice without a doubt。 But the rest felt more like a rambling or lots of related themes。 The initial pages were the most useful， and I recommend the ho'oponopono practice without a doubt。 But the rest felt more like a rambling or lots of related themes。 。。。more

Christi Dawson ，

I received this book as a gift， and it was just not for me。I did appreciate some of the viewpoints that related to things like mindfulness and being loving and forgiving to yourself and others。 A lot of the ideas were really problematic to me， however， like the idea that everyone is personally responsible for everything that happens to them， down to saying that someone with an abusive family is reaping the effects of their behavior in a past life。 I also found upon researching that many of the s I received this book as a gift， and it was just not for me。I did appreciate some of the viewpoints that related to things like mindfulness and being loving and forgiving to yourself and others。 A lot of the ideas were really problematic to me， however， like the idea that everyone is personally responsible for everything that happens to them， down to saying that someone with an abusive family is reaping the effects of their behavior in a past life。 I also found upon researching that many of the scientific studies and theories referenced were very flawed or even discredited。 。。。more

Natalia Fernanda ，

This reading is unconditional。 Is unforgettable。 I started to see everything around me differently after this book。 There is no explanation。 It is knowledge without return。

Alexis ，

This is one of my favorite spiritual books that focuses on my all time favorite meditation。 Reading this book annually is essential。

Patricia ，

This is a beautiful and very interesting book。It explains how every thought and emotion contribute to your DNA expression and how by a mindful practice of noticing the moments were your thoughts become unkind and destructive， owning them and taking the step of understanding how the practice of cleaning up your traumatic memories can liberate Your mind to create and contribute to a healthier DNA expression， mental peace and overall calm in your life to apreciate everyone and everything that exist This is a beautiful and very interesting book。It explains how every thought and emotion contribute to your DNA expression and how by a mindful practice of noticing the moments were your thoughts become unkind and destructive， owning them and taking the step of understanding how the practice of cleaning up your traumatic memories can liberate Your mind to create and contribute to a healthier DNA expression， mental peace and overall calm in your life to apreciate everyone and everything that exists in it as your mirroring expression of Self。Excellent！ 。。。more

Jacqueline Patella ，

I enjoyed this book and while I disagreed with a few things， overall， I do feel there is a good message。 This book helps you "clear old data" such as past traumas in your life。 The idea is that you take responsibility for all that has occurred in your life and learn to forgive yourself for placing yourself in those situations， love yourself and express gratitude for lessons learned。While I do believe in taking responsibility for your actions and situations surrounding you， I believe there are ex I enjoyed this book and while I disagreed with a few things， overall， I do feel there is a good message。 This book helps you "clear old data" such as past traumas in your life。 The idea is that you take responsibility for all that has occurred in your life and learn to forgive yourself for placing yourself in those situations， love yourself and express gratitude for lessons learned。While I do believe in taking responsibility for your actions and situations surrounding you， I believe there are exceptions to this rule （i。e。 rape， mass shooting， shootings， etc）。 I think the book does a good job by addressing several beliefs in order to reach a broader audience。 I also agree with negativity attracting more negativity。 All in all， I would recommend this book for those struggling with grudges and/or traumas。 。。。more

Gary Patella ，

This book has some useful tools， as well as some areas that are way too out there for my taste。 There are sections that are simply scientifically false， such as the section on behavioral epigenetics giving credence to Jean Baptiste Lamarck's discredited theory of acquired characteristics （which is not to discredit true scientific epigenetics）， quantum healing， and information traveling faster than the speed of light。 There is also a lot of religious stuff which is not to my liking。Positive aspec This book has some useful tools， as well as some areas that are way too out there for my taste。 There are sections that are simply scientifically false， such as the section on behavioral epigenetics giving credence to Jean Baptiste Lamarck's discredited theory of acquired characteristics （which is not to discredit true scientific epigenetics）， quantum healing， and information traveling faster than the speed of light。 There is also a lot of religious stuff which is not to my liking。Positive aspects include how the process really can alter your view on the world and in turn affect the behavior of others。 Of course I don't believe it works in the magical way described in the false anecdote about Dr。 Hew Len， but it has been shown that we communicate a lot with body language and being calm and at ease will create a body language that can be read by others。It also has practical advice on how to deal with minor troubles that we often stress over too much （e。g。 spilling coffee on oneself）。While I do not believe in the hippy dippy stuff about changing the entire world and universe and everyone in it by doing Ho'oponopono， nor do I believe that every incident is some mystical message from the universe， I do believe I can use this tool to feel better about things and have a bit more of a positive outlook on things。 。。。more

Laura-Silva ，

DNF @ 50%I like the ideia of hoponopono。 I started to read the book to understand what it meant to say those short sentences to yourself。 I understand now and that’s the only reason I’m not giving 1 star。I absolutely hated that they say you are responsible for everything that happens to you。 It’s actually disgusting that someone deeply believes in that。 They go as far as saying if your family isn’t good to you， it’s your fault or if you keep getting in relationships where your partner isn’t grea DNF @ 50%I like the ideia of hoponopono。 I started to read the book to understand what it meant to say those short sentences to yourself。 I understand now and that’s the only reason I’m not giving 1 star。I absolutely hated that they say you are responsible for everything that happens to you。 It’s actually disgusting that someone deeply believes in that。 They go as far as saying if your family isn’t good to you， it’s your fault or if you keep getting in relationships where your partner isn’t great to you then it’s your fault。 Absolutely disgusting。I will save you time and tell you all you need to know from this book:1。 We create thoughts in our minds because of experiences， situations， fears， preferences，。。。2。 When we think a lot of one thing say “I’m not worth having someone who loves me” we are manifesting。 The same way you can manifest good things into your life， you can also manifest bad things。3。 Hoponopono helps you eliminate those thoughts that make you sad， uncomfortable， afraid，。。。 and it’s 4 short sentences you say to yourself when those thoughts come to mind。 You can repeat the sentences as many times as you like。4。 Here are the sentences:I am sorry。Forgive me。Thank you。I love you。5。 You are suppose to say them in this order and here’s the meaning of each sentence:- “I am sorry” I am sorry I had that thought or carried that memory， I am sorry it keeps coming back into my mind。- “Forgive me” Forgive me because I didn’t realise I had this thought before and forgive me because I didn’t realise how badly it was affecting me。 This is self forgiveness。- “Thank you” thank you for allowing me to release and cleanse this memory。 Thank you for helping yourself free yourself。- “I love you” I love myself。 I deserve better thoughts， memories for myself。 Also using love to accept your memories to let them go。6。 My personal opinion is that you aren’t going to let go of memories but just accept them and put them as part of your past。 I think when we use hoponopono is to change our thoughts to better/happier thoughts and to try to accept some memories and believe that the past doesn’t have to repeat itself in the present。 。。。more

Jennifer James ，

While I had a bit of difficulty with the idea that all of the difficult things in my life were called to me by my own erroneous memories， I did find that by doing the very simple practice that the book teaches， I achieved a new sense of peace and was able to quiet many of the upsetting thoughts my mind produces。 I definitely recommend this book and the practice of Ho'oponopono to people who are looking for peace and a pathway to self love and forgiveness。 While I had a bit of difficulty with the idea that all of the difficult things in my life were called to me by my own erroneous memories， I did find that by doing the very simple practice that the book teaches， I achieved a new sense of peace and was able to quiet many of the upsetting thoughts my mind produces。 I definitely recommend this book and the practice of Ho'oponopono to people who are looking for peace and a pathway to self love and forgiveness。 。。。more

Curtis Nash ，

The concept of Ho'oponopono will take some time to adopt， but it is presented very clearly in this book。 This is a thought-provoking view， and I am pleased that this was recommended to me。 The concept of Ho'oponopono will take some time to adopt， but it is presented very clearly in this book。 This is a thought-provoking view， and I am pleased that this was recommended to me。 。。。more

Diana ，

I will definitely recommend this easy and practical book to anyone and everyone。 The practice of Ho’oponopono is part of the Hawaiian culture， but can be easily implemented anywhere， anytime， in any negative situation and society。 The phrases sound so simple， yet may seem so frightening at first， until you truly want what you say and are ready to forgive yourself。 With practice we can all put positive energy and peace in place everywhere by starting within。

Jamie ，

Such a disappointment。 This book is full of fluff with no real substance。 The authors know all the right things to say without offering any real guidance or practices to help you truly live the mantra they give you。 Which I also don’t completely agree with。 “I’m sorry， forgive me， thank you， I love you”。 They claim all that happens in your life - good AND bad - happens due to your soul choosing it。 They even go as far to say that if you have abusive parents your soul chose those parents for you Such a disappointment。 This book is full of fluff with no real substance。 The authors know all the right things to say without offering any real guidance or practices to help you truly live the mantra they give you。 Which I also don’t completely agree with。 “I’m sorry， forgive me， thank you， I love you”。 They claim all that happens in your life - good AND bad - happens due to your soul choosing it。 They even go as far to say that if you have abusive parents your soul chose those parents for you before you were born。 Now that’s fucked it。 Their ideals put way too much responsibility and pressure on the person reading the book who’s searching for help。 Furthermore， it talks a lot about reincarnation。 So if that’s something you don’t believe in then definitely don’t bother reading the book。 。。。more

Rossana Y ，

This book is great， better than I expected， very interesting。

Brett Elizabeth ，

The most interesting chapter was the second chapter， written by Dr。 Luc Bodin--fascinating history of Ho'oponopono and practical implications for its impact on your life based on extensive research related to different fields: medical， biological， religious， etc。 The first chapter was trite （could have skipped it myself）。 The third and fourth chapters， written by Bodin's wife， were okay but not as intriguing as the second。 The most interesting chapter was the second chapter， written by Dr。 Luc Bodin--fascinating history of Ho'oponopono and practical implications for its impact on your life based on extensive research related to different fields: medical， biological， religious， etc。 The first chapter was trite （could have skipped it myself）。 The third and fourth chapters， written by Bodin's wife， were okay but not as intriguing as the second。 。。。more

Anshuman ，

Good book must read To increase the understanding of hooponopono better must read this book explain greatly with examples from daily life thank you I love you

Robert Yokoyama ，

I live in Hawaii， so I am interested in learning about anything that has to do with the Hawaiian culture。 Hooponopono is the Hawaiian practice of forgiveness and healing。 I understand that when I am feeling a negative emotion such as anger or fear， I can use Hooponopono to replace that fear by saying four simple phrases。 These phrases are I'm sorry， I love you， thank you and forgive me。 This is something that would be very hard for me to do when I am angry and scared， but it is something that I I live in Hawaii， so I am interested in learning about anything that has to do with the Hawaiian culture。 Hooponopono is the Hawaiian practice of forgiveness and healing。 I understand that when I am feeling a negative emotion such as anger or fear， I can use Hooponopono to replace that fear by saying four simple phrases。 These phrases are I'm sorry， I love you， thank you and forgive me。 This is something that would be very hard for me to do when I am angry and scared， but it is something that I should strive to do more。 Hooponopono does not replace medical treatment or therapy。 I should not expect a miracle and be relieved of all negative emotions， but I truly believe that I can feel more at peace with myself and my coworkers by using Hooponopono in stressful situations。I really like the concepts of unihipili， uhane and aumalua。 Unihipili is the unconscious mind。 Uhane is the conscious mind。 Aumalua is the soul or divine intelligence。 These are all parts of an individual person。 When Hooponopono is used， then all of these parts of a person is balanced。 This book motivates me to learn more about Hooponopono and become more balanced in my life。 I want to learn how to develop these Hawaiian aspects of myself more/ I enjoy expanding my Hawaiian vocabulary， and I appreciate this information very much。 I believe that a separate book could be written about each of these concepts。 This book is missing stories of people who have used Hooponopono， but hopefully I can find that in another book or discover it for myself。 This book motivates me to do more research on Hooponopono。 。。。more

Dave Pereira ，

Thank you， I love you。

John Greenleaf-maple ，

Transformative and PracticalOn a very practical level， this book is the best tool I have found for letting go of old baggage that I had been hauling around for decades。 It is as easy to practice as introduced early in the book， and doing so daily without expectations begins to reveal a richer life and unexpected pleasant surprises。 The chapters that relate concepts in the book to modern discoveries in quantum physics are particularly fascinating。 I found it interesting that the book predicted fu Transformative and PracticalOn a very practical level， this book is the best tool I have found for letting go of old baggage that I had been hauling around for decades。 It is as easy to practice as introduced early in the book， and doing so daily without expectations begins to reveal a richer life and unexpected pleasant surprises。 The chapters that relate concepts in the book to modern discoveries in quantum physics are particularly fascinating。 I found it interesting that the book predicted further substantiation of energy capable of unimpeded travel across the universe such as the gravimetric waves recently detected by the LIGO facilities。 。。。more

Amy ，

I requested and read this book after a conversation with a colleague made me curious about the practice。 The content inspired a wide range of emotion for me， from relief to anger。 For those raised in Christian faith teachings， some of the concepts are likely to elicit some uncomfortable feelings。 While I liked the idea that a set of four phrases （"I'm sorry。 Forgive Me。 Thank you。 I love you"） effecting social and emotional change， I struggled to embrace the idea that everything that has ever ha I requested and read this book after a conversation with a colleague made me curious about the practice。 The content inspired a wide range of emotion for me， from relief to anger。 For those raised in Christian faith teachings， some of the concepts are likely to elicit some uncomfortable feelings。 While I liked the idea that a set of four phrases （"I'm sorry。 Forgive Me。 Thank you。 I love you"） effecting social and emotional change， I struggled to embrace the idea that everything that has ever happened or will happen in my life was by virtue of my inviting it in。 n This is a book that is likely to require reading more than once to fully form an accurate opinion。This book was received as an ARC through NetGalley in return for a fair and honest review。 。。。more

SerialReader ，

I'm sorry， forgive me， thank you and I love you can be some of the hardest words to say。 This book will guide you through the practice of Ho'oponopono to establish a sense of peace and reconnect to our true nature。 I'm sorry， forgive me， thank you and I love you can be some of the hardest words to say。 This book will guide you through the practice of Ho'oponopono to establish a sense of peace and reconnect to our true nature。 。。。more

Elizabeth Grieve ，

Hmm 。。。 much as I would like to believe that something so simple can have such drastic outcomes， I'm afraid I am not convinced， and couldn't finish the book。 From what I have read so far， I have seen better （and simpler） explanations of this elsewhere。 While I can see that the original use of Ho'oponopono as a family-based technique of conflict resolution would be useful and effective， I just can't see that repeating these set phrases can cause healing etc， particularly in others。 Regarding the Hmm 。。。 much as I would like to believe that something so simple can have such drastic outcomes， I'm afraid I am not convinced， and couldn't finish the book。 From what I have read so far， I have seen better （and simpler） explanations of this elsewhere。 While I can see that the original use of Ho'oponopono as a family-based technique of conflict resolution would be useful and effective， I just can't see that repeating these set phrases can cause healing etc， particularly in others。 Regarding the story of Dr Len and the Psychiatric Hospital patients， where he is reported to have 'healed' patients without even seeing them， I would like to see some proof of this rather than it just being repeated everywhere without any backup。 Review of a copy provided by the publisher。 。。。more

Kristine ，

The Book of Ho'oponopono by Luc Bodin et。 al。 is a free 。pdf galley copy of a book from Inner Traditions that I read in late February。 Being a avid reader of native Hawaiian culture and history， I knew that I should give this therapeutic， seemingly gorgeous book a try。At first， the concept and method of this book - using mantras that involve love， forgiveness， and gratitude to loosen feelings of stress or unpleasantness - seemed incredibly simple， before realizing that this book had multiple aut The Book of Ho'oponopono by Luc Bodin et。 al。 is a free 。pdf galley copy of a book from Inner Traditions that I read in late February。 Being a avid reader of native Hawaiian culture and history， I knew that I should give this therapeutic， seemingly gorgeous book a try。At first， the concept and method of this book - using mantras that involve love， forgiveness， and gratitude to loosen feelings of stress or unpleasantness - seemed incredibly simple， before realizing that this book had multiple authors。 From there （as in after the mantra of Ho'oponopono was introduced）， the therapy became boggled in interpretation for different faith centres， analysis of psychological practices， and small attempts at the meaning of life。 Ultimately， it's 150 pages too long and not all too much is focused onto Hawaiian therapies。 。。。more

Denise ，

I love the synchronicities that life brings just when you need them！ I'm in the process of changing careers， to follow my heart。 This book was just what I needed to learn to let go and simply be in the moment。 While I found the first section of the book to be very redundant， I did enjoy the overall message。 Coming from a science background I really enjoyed the middle section and the studies offered concerning genetics and quantum physics。 The last section focused on religion and how it is benefi I love the synchronicities that life brings just when you need them！ I'm in the process of changing careers， to follow my heart。 This book was just what I needed to learn to let go and simply be in the moment。 While I found the first section of the book to be very redundant， I did enjoy the overall message。 Coming from a science background I really enjoyed the middle section and the studies offered concerning genetics and quantum physics。 The last section focused on religion and how it is beneficial for everyone regardless of your religion or if you are atheist。 I learned about ho'oponopono several years ago， but I would do it for just one problem or issue I was facing。 In this book I learned the healing power it brings to do it for myself and in learning self-love。 I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

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