The "Real" Ho`oponopono
NOT THE 4 MANTRA THAT YOU HAVE READ ABOUT ON THE WEB!
Hoʻoponopono is the Hawai`ian practice of re-connection, correction, forgiveness, gratitude, and creating a good life..
Ho`o in Hawai'ian is a causative prefix added to nouns to create action (changes work into to work, love into to love, etc.). Pono is; goodness, righteousness, a true condition or nature; completely, exactly, carefully, and satisfactorily. Ho`oponopono translates to modern English as ’to make completely true and right’.
Ho`oponopono teaches that there is a Divine Creator who/that supersedes the altruistic natures of humans, and that we must reconnect to that part, and seek forgiveness for our departures. It teaches that we do this through the realigning of the Conscious, Subconscious, and Super-Conscious minds and living by the 3 Prime Laws of Life. Through ho`oponopono, we are able to live the lives that we truly desire.
Ho'oponopono has been practiced for generations throughout the Polynesia although not by that name. The traditional practice of connecting to Creator (Hā), correcting ma`i (illness), hala (wrong), and mana'o (spirituality) to restore and maintain relationships was performed by a kahu (pastor), kahuna (priest or spiritual leader), or Kahiko aʻe (eldest family member). Today, a trained and certified coach often leads the practice.