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Vyana's avatar

Delicious as always! My kumu, Ali'i Keana'aina, says that "not all wisdom is found in one halau."

I preface my next sentence with that statement so that you know it is shared with humility, since my teachings do not have the corner on Truth -- but we all bring pieces of it to the table to be woven together when appropriate. So here goes . . . the other radical idea that lays hidden in the background of Ho'oponopono when practiced in community as it was shown to me by a Kumu in Maui, was the idea of taking full responsibility for our part in creating the circumstances. For example, if a family member has cancer, then WE have cancer, and we have all played a role in creating it. Without guilt or blame, and from this radical perspective, we all look for what role we play and what we have to contribute to its healing. I used this approach when I was courageously watching the news for the first time in 5 years because I couldn't turn away from how the forest fires were ravishing the West Coast of mainland America at the time. I closed my eyes and asked myself, "How did I create this?" Then I felt the place inside that feels like a voracious fire consuming everything in sight without regard for how it may affect others. I asked myself, "Where have I acted that feeling out before?" The answer surprised me. That's how I feel sometimes shopping at Ross where everything that sparkles wants me to buy it, consume it, and since I can afford the prices, I can fill up my cart without thinking about how my unconscious consumerism may harm the people and places from which the items was sourced. I then thought to myself, "Please forgive me. I'm sorry. I love you. Thank you." From this place, I am able to watch the news from time to time, and it certainly has affected how consciously I shop. Through this radical practice, I feel myself more in community with the planet from the Piko of my heart.

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ei-Light's avatar

No surprise Piko is their favorite book!

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