My comment is not about ho'oponopono, it's about cultural appropriation, which is mentioned in the article but probably wasn't why the submitter found this story worthwile. Sorry for that.
Can someone help me out with a dilemma? OTOH, I can see the point that minority cultures have been, and continue to be, horribly mistreated. I can see how cultural appropriation can be hurtful in that context.
At the same time, I can't get past how the whole concept reeks of stuffy nationalism. Can you defend the right of minorities to define and protect their cultures without supporting the idea that the nation or race you are born into defines who you are?
Can someone help me out with a dilemma? OTOH, I can see the point that minority cultures have been, and continue to be, horribly mistreated. I can see how cultural appropriation can be hurtful in that context.
At the same time, I can't get past how the whole concept reeks of stuffy nationalism. Can you defend the right of minorities to define and protect their cultures without supporting the idea that the nation or race you are born into defines who you are?