Around a year back I read a book called ‘Zero limits’ by Dr. Joe Vitale & it changed my life and
my perspective completely. It is about how a psychiatrist cured a ward full of violent
psychopaths with Ho’oponopono, without even visiting them; how he cleansed his consciousness
which he had shared with them and they got better; not only better, they got normal and finally
they had to close down that ward. Such a miracle!!!
In the 1980s, Dr. Hew Len worked in the high-security ward for criminally insane patients at
Hawai‘i State Hospital. Rather than meeting patients directly, he reviewed their case files and
silently repeated a healing mantra to himself. That healing mantra was the miraculous
Ho’oponopono prayer
“I’m sorry”
“Please forgive me”
“Thank you”
“I love you”
How did he do that???
100% Responsibility:
Dr. Len believed that fully owning everything in one’s
experience—including the behavior of others—allows genuine change to begin
internally and ripple outward. So he took whole responsibility of his patients’
behaviors and started correcting it from his end. Total Responsibility, according to Hew Len, advocates that everything exists as a projection from inside the human being.
Zero State:
He sought to reach a mental state free from identity and
memory—what he and later writings called the “zero state,” which opens the
mind to healing and Divine Harmony. He believed that zero state is where we
have zero limits! No memories, no identities!
Spiritual cleansing :
The mantra is intended as a form of energetic
cleansing—purging subconscious blocks to restore balance and allow healing to
arise naturally.
“Ho’oponopono reflect the ancient teaching that everything we see out in the world is a reflection of our inner world. If we want peace outside, we need to have peace first on the inside. We are responsible for what we see externally. If we see it, we can heal it. If we see it and it bothers us, we need to heal it for it is a reflection of something unhealed within us.”
Such a profound teaching!
Ho’oponopono has helped me & my patients in healing emotional & physical
complaints. I am giving some of its applications below
Mental Health Applications
Anxiety & Stress Relief
Repeating the phrases (“I’m sorry, Please forgive me, Thank you, I love you”) works like a mantra or affirmation, calming the nervous system and interrupting cycles of stress and overthinking.
Depression
By fostering forgiveness, gratitude, and love, the practice helps dissolve guilt, shame, and resentment—core emotions often feeding depressive states.
Trauma Healing
Many practitioners use Ho‘oponopono to reframe painful memories, creating a sense of
release and closure without re-traumatization.
Addiction Recovery
It promotes taking responsibility and cleansing subconscious memories that drive
compulsive behaviors.
Improved Relationships
Since many mental health challenges arise from interpersonal conflicts, practicing
Ho‘oponopono can ease resentment and restore harmony in relationships, which reduces
psychological distress.
Physical Health Applications
Psychosomatic Disorders
Many physical conditions have a stress or emotional origin (e.g., migraines, IBS,
hypertension). Ho‘oponopono helps by addressing the emotional roots.
Chronic Pain Many physical conditions have a stress or emotional origin (e.g., migraines, IBS,
hypertension). Ho‘oponopono helps by addressing the emotional roots.
Immune System Strengthening
By reducing stress and fostering positive emotional states, it indirectly supports immune
function and the body’s healing capacity.
Cardiovascular Health
Calming emotions and reducing anger can lower blood pressure and heart strain.
Faster Recovery from Illness
Practicing the mantra has been associated with higher resilience and faster recovery,
possibly due to lowering cortisol and increasing emotional well-being.
How to practice it???
Daily Practice
Repeat the four phrases silently or aloud whenever negative thoughts or symptoms arise or whenever you come across any untoward circumstance.
File Healing
(Dr. Hew Len’s style): Look at records, test results, or even an object
related to illness while repeating the phrases.
Visualization Imagine the diseased organ or the person suffering, then send the mantra
as light and love.
Group Healing
Families and communities use it to resolve collective trauma and conflicts, improving collective health.
May we all heal fully & completely…
© Dr. Sonal Wagh Varma
Homoeopath | Pain Relief Consultant | Reiki Healer | EFT Practitioner | Akashic Healer
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