help bring attention to the book. It got some attention but no im-
mediate sales. I told Dr. Hew Len about this.
“Dunk the book in your mind in a glass of water with fruit in
it,” he advised.“I know it’s crazy. But mark today’s date, dunk book in
water, and see what happens.”
He also surprised me by asking about Oprah.
“You want to go on her show?”
I stammered that I would love to at some point. At that time I
hadn’t yet been on the Larry King Liveshow, so Oprah’s show seemed
like quite a jump.
“You have to be clean so you don’t choke,” he advised.
Clean. Clean. Clean.
“Two authors went on and choked,” he explained.
“I don’t want that,” I said.
“When you go on Oprah, it will be for her reasons, not yours,”
he said.
“That sounds profound,” I commented.
“You have to give up the idea that people do things for you.
They do things for themselves. All you have to do is clean.”
Clean. Clean. Clean.
Before I left Dr. Hew Len on this trip, I again asked him about his
years as staff psychologist at the hospital for the mentally ill criminals.
“I want you to be clear about something,” he told me. “It wasn’t
easy and I didn’t do it alone.”
I left wanting to know more. Much more.
Clean. Clean. Clean.It appears that everyone who does Ho’oponopono has a rather hyp-
notic story to tell. For example:Dear Dr. Hew Len,
I attended the Ho’oponopono gathering in Philadelphia recently. I
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