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.
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.
Yes, so true, Vyana. There are an infinite number of halaus! Thank you for that reminder.
No surprise Piko is their favorite book!
I love this💚
This loves you! And so do I!
so beautifully done
Thank you, Mark. Warmest aloha to you.