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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