"The 7 principles of Ho'oponopono"

1. Pono Maopopo - Harmonious Perspective
2. Pono Mana'o - Harmonious Thinking
3. Pono 'Olelo - Harmonious Communication
4. Pono Hana - Harmonious Action
5. Pono Kahe'e - Harmonious Practice
6. Pono Ho'omana'o - Harmonious Observation
7. Pono Makia - Harmonious Collectedness


"Pono Mana'o"

Your mind works in images, thoughts, feelings,
pictures, self-talk ... even tastes and smells.

If you consciously bring up a harmonious thoughts that
bring you, you are training yourself to develop Pono
Mana'o ... Harmonious Thinking.

By frequently thinking and pondering thoughts that
bring up a feeling of peace, tranquility, happiness,
joy, calmness, etc., you're strengthening this habit
in your mind!

You can see, feel, hear the thoughts you revivify.

By doing so, you consciously replace un-harmonious
thinking with other uplifting thoughts, you are
purposefully feeling that harmonious, uplifting
thought.

So ...

It is necessary to develop the skill of consciously
bringing up tranquil, peaceful images in one form or
another so happiness and joy will permeate all of your
activities.

This builds "Pono Maopopo."

Any distraction that pulls your attention away from
PONO should be let go ... and then by re-directing
your mind back peaceful and tranquil scenes develops
Harmonious Thinking.

How?

Because those thoughts are perceived and acted upon in
an impersonal way ... Harmonious Perspective.

In contrast ... thoughts of sadness, anxiety,
frustration, dissatisfaction, fear, criticism, pride,
worry, etc., causes you to want to control to fight
with what you are perceiving.

That pulls you away from the present moment, and
you're likely to start thinking of all of the reasons
that you don't like what you're thinking about.

... and that puts you out-of-harmony with your present
moment.

Any time you try to fight the the present moment, it
causes DIS-HARMONY ...

... and it causes pain and suffering!

This is how the first two principles of Ho'oponopono
work together.

"Pono Maopopo" is the perspective of everything that
arises being an impersonal process to be observed.

When you're out-of-harmony with the present moment
you're taking whatever arises personally, and that can
create tension.


Any time you take a thought personally, you will try
to control it, fight with it, and force it to be what
it is not ... causing dis-harmony.

Instead ...

... gently relax and let go of that thought.

Gently replace it with a Harmonious Thinking.

Letting go of those things you take personally, and
then relaxing and substituting them with uplifting
thoughts leads you to a clearer perspective ...

... being in harmony with the present moment.

Pono Maopopo.

--Vince

© 2007 Rev. James Vinson Wingo, DD

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