How To Use Ho’oponopono To Cure Insomnia
Guest Post by Stephen Bray
Dr. Milton H. Erickson, an American psychiatrist, never cured anyone of anything using Ho’oponopono. But, he treated many for sleep disorders during the course of his career. Whilst there are different reasons why people fail to sleep, and there can be no universal cure-all, he wrote many times about the success of the following method.
Before attempting to sleep, think of some essential, but unwelcome, household tasks that need to be carried out. He suggested such items as cleaning your oven, or washing the loose covers from your sofa.
Place a clock near your bed where you may easily read the time.
Attempt to sleep.
If after 30 minutes you are still awake get up and complete the first task on your list. When you’re finished go back to bed and repeat the process.
Erickson found that three nights of following this regime was sufficient to retrain the unconscious mind that it is preferable to sleep, rather than spend hours doing chores in the middle of the night.
What Is Ho’oponopono?
Ho’oponopono was originally Hawaiian practice of reconciliation and forgiveness carried out within families and the community before, in1976,Morrnah Simeona, regarded as a healing priest or kahuna lapaʻau, adapted the traditional hoʻoponopono for more personal use.
Her, revised, method of Ho’oponopono is an ultimate act of taking responsibility for every piece of news received and seeking absolution for bringing it into wakeful being. The system of belief behind the method shares much in common with the ‘anthropic principle’. Physicist Roger Penrose remarked of the weak form:
“The argument can be used to explain why the conditions happen to be just right for the existence of (intelligent) life on the Earth at the present time. For if they were not just right, then we should not have found ourselves to be here now, but somewhere else, at some other appropriate time.”
It’s also similar to Buddhist thought on causes and conditions. Simply put, this holds that when conditions are right then events must come to pass. A healthy seed planted into appropriately fertile soil and given the correct amounts of sunshine and water has no choice but to grow.
Buddhism, also, says far more than this. Ultimately it’s not concerned with creating good fortune by placing ourselves in the way of great causes and conditions, but of removing the blindfold of ignorance that causes us to seek such new attachments and thus ever renew a creative process that gives rise to suffering.
Some popular proponents of Ho’oponopono see it as a means to improve our personal fortunes. This misses the point. The practice is one of liberation. By taking responsibility for both the disagreeable personal, and impersonal, events coming into our minds, including all the causes and conditions that must have come to pass to bring them about, we liberate our unconscious processes.
The traditional practice of Ho’oponopono is quite complex, with different rituals prescribed to heal various specific conditions. Contemporary practice, however, is very simple. All that is required is to take complete responsibility for your life, so everything you see, hear, taste, touch, think, or in any other way experience is treated as your creation. Liberation of your unconscious thoughts can be achieved with this simple process.
The Ho’oponopono Insomnia Cure
Lie peacefully, and let whatever comes into your mind crystallise into a thought.
Acknowledge Responsibility
Say to yourself, ‘I am sorry to have created such a world that {the thought} exists. And I am also sorry for all the pain and suffering endured by all the beings who must have existed in order to bring about {he thought}.
Seek Forgiveness
Say to yourself, ’Please forgive me’.
Thank Your Divine Nature
‘Thank You’
Join Up The Different Levels Of The Process Making Them One
‘I love you’
As you begin to practice Ho’oponopono you will find that these processes become more fluid and spontaneous. Little by little you gain insight into the causes and conditions behind things happening in your personal life, and also out there in the world.
You will begin to understand how you have contributed to your misfortunes, and those of others, and can begin to make amends, if this is necessary, or simply move on – if it is not.
A sleepless night is the ideal time to practice Ho’oponopono. When I began to practice I could lie awake for what seemed like hours processing various thoughts and concerns. Now, when I set out to do so I’m out cold after just a few minutes of taking responsibility. If I awaken before dawn I simply begin again.
Practicing Ho’oponopono is a wonderful way to settle for the night. I recommend the practice to you even if you have no sleep problems.