From 1987 to 1993 Dr. Hew Len, PhD worked at the Hawaii State Hospital in the ward for the criminally insane. Before he was hired, the hospital could not keep a psychologist on staff for more than a month.
Dr. Hew Len would come to work, observe the patients as he walked into his office and close the door. He never treated anyone directly. And yet, within a year and a half, the isolation rooms had been shut down and the patients were able to care for themselves.
Within the four years he was there, many of the patients went home, and the ward was eventually closed down completely.
How did he do it? He practiced the ancient art of Ho’oponopono — what I like to call a “context for your life.” It’s not religion, it’s not philosophy, it’s more like the Japanese “bushido.”
When practicing Ho’oponopono, we begin by acknowledging that all minds are one. This is the concept that began Dr. Hew Len’s journey to healing the violent patients at the Hawaii State Hospital. He thought deeply about what it was in his mind that created the criminals he was there to work with. Then, through the simple path of Ho’oponopono, he would “come clean” with himself, and the effects would instantly reach his patients.
There are not many “contexts for your life” like this in the world, and the few that exist are all equally powerful.
Join me in talking with Dr. Hew Len and learn about this ancient art, and how you can begin healing yourself and others right now.
You can learn more about Ho’oponopono here.
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Tags: context for your life, Dr. Hew Len, Hawaii State Hospital, ho'oponopono
April 10th, 2009 at 9:03 am
We hear from everyone how important it is too be aware of the people around us and how we are relating to them and they are to us. Dr Hew Len reminds us that there is energy in everything as well as he relates to the plants and the airline. Also important.