Following are my notes from the book HO'OPONOPONO : The ancient Hawaiian practice of gratitude and forgiveness by Carole Berger.
- Law of Acceptance: No one in the world knows the entire big picture of how things or the world operates and how things are interconnected. So we should accept that we don't have the full picture and so we cannot control everything. This acceptance gives a bit of peace. And this also gives us an opportunity to be OK with being wrong at times.
- Law of Gratitude: Being thankful for what we already have helps us mentally and not be resentful for what we don't have.
- Law of Manifestation: Thoughts have a lot of power. They shape our reality and our attitude towards life is driven by our thoughts. If we have positive thoughts we will see the world in a positive way and if we have negative thoughts we will see the world in a negative way. The process of thinking helps in manifesting those into reality. The more we think about a certain thing the more it helps in turning those thoughts into reality. The more you think about it the more you are likely to act on it and make it happen. The energy around us also changes and helps us with the manifestation of those thoughts.
- Law of Forgiveness: Alleviate wounds from the past and enables us to move forward in life without this weight on our shoulders.
The story about an old Hawaiian elder following a bird to help him spot the best bark for making a canoe was nice to read.
The artwork in the book is really great.
For some reason the book has nudged me into consciously engaging with the world.
