A piece of wisdom from
June 17, 2026 · Wednesday
The quote
“Were it not for shadows, there would be no beauty.”
— Junichiro Tanizaki · Wabi-Sabi
The concept
Hoʻoponopono
The Hawaiian art of cleaning memory — four phrases that repair what is broken inside.
In the late 1970s a Hawaiian woman named Morrnah Simeona took the ancient family-reconciliation practice of hoʻoponopono and stripped it down to a self-administered version with four phrases — I am sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I lov…
A practice for today
Before bed tonight, name one thing where the lesson of Hoʻoponopono — The Hawaiian art of cleaning memory — four phrases that repair what is broken inside.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 9.22
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते। तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्॥
“To those who worship me, thinking of no other, ever steadfast, I bring what they lack and preserve what they have.”
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